FLY: Financially Literate Youth (Penguin) is such a good idea for a book for high school students and those who have left school. It is a comprehensive and well set-out handbook that will help people make informed decisions about their financial future and also prevent them from falling into potholes. Thank you for speaking to […]
Read More FLY: Financially Literate Youth by Marlies & Jai HobbsReviews of Natural History Picture Books from Walker Books Australia Kookaburra by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Tannya Harricks Inside the CBCA Shortlist Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu by Pamela Freeman, illustrated by Liz Anelli Two new outstanding picture books in Walker Books (Australia) Nature Storybooks series are Kookaburra and Dry to Dry. Like […]
Read More Nature StorybooksLittle Lon by Andrew Kelly, illustrated by Heather Potter & Mark Jackson (published by Wild Dog Books) Andrew Kelly is a stalwart of the literary community. He has undertaken many roles but is most recently recognised as the co-author, with Aunty Joy Murphy, of Wilam: a Birrarung Story. Wilam is featuring in children’s literary awards. […]
Read More Little Lon by Andrew KellyThere’s a Zoo in my Poo by Felice Jacka, illustrated by Rob Craw (Macmillan Australia) is a brilliantly executed explanation of gut health for children. It is both informative and funny and aimed perfectly at children. Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords, Felice. What has led you to write about gut health for children with […]
Read More There’s a Zoo in my Poo by Felice JackaInside the CBCA Shortlist Traditionally held in August, the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week will be held in October 17-23 in 2020. Congratulations to the winners – now announced – and to all the shortlisted authors and illustrators. The CBCA awards are prestigious and influential and now is a great time to have […]
Read More CBCA Book Week 2020Inside the CBCA Shortlist Searching For Cicadas by Lesley Gibbes, illustrated by Judy Watson (Walker Books Australia) is a superb picture book about cicadas in Australia. It is told from the viewpoint of a boy camping with his Grandpa while they look for cicadas. This book is an adventure! Congratulations on your CBCA shortlisting, Lesley […]
Read More Searching For Cicadas by Lesley Gibbes, illustrated by Judy WatsonInside the CBCA Shortlist The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals (Lothian Children’s Books) is a fascinating and beautifully designed book that is garnering enthusiastic response from young and older readers, as well as in book awards. Natural history illustrator Sami Bayly has selected animals that seem to be ugly but she has found beauty in […]
Read More The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami BaylyInside the CBCA Shortlist Heads and Tails: Insects (Berbay Publishing) is cleanly and consummately designed to appeal to young children and either elicit or nurture their interest in insects. The form of the clues in the narrative is deliberately repetitive, with every sentence beginning with the word, “I”. The book begins: “I live in a […]
Read More Heads and Tails: Insects by John CantyInside the CBCA Shortlist Sorry Day (National Library of Australia) skilfully tells brief, powerful stories from Australia’s past and recent past about lost and stolen children. The earlier story is told in italics. In the recent past, Maggie and her mother are present in Canberra in 2008 when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes the first […]
Read More Sorry Day by Coral Vass & Dub LefflerInside the CBCA Shortlist Our Birds: Ŋilimurruŋgu Wäyin Malanynha (Magabala Books) is written by 15-year-old Yolŋu girl Siena Mayutu Wurmarri Stubbs. She introduces herself by saying, “my malk, or skin, is Gutjan, I am a Gumatj girl from the Yirritja moiety.” The book is set in Arnhem Land, where she lives, and its creation enabled […]
Read More Our Birds: Ŋilimurruŋgu Wäyin Malanynha by Siena Stubbs
