It was such a pleasure to speak with Lili for the launch of her new YA novel, The Erasure Initiative (Allen & Unwin) at Readings Bookstore, Melbourne. I’ve enthusiastically read Lili’s books since the start of her career, beginning with Joan of Arc (on which I wrote the teacher notes for the publisher) and Scatterheart, […]
Read More The Erasure Initiative by Lili WilkinsonInside the CBCA Shortlist “This new life doesn’t really feel like it fits.” The Thing About Oliver by Deborah Kelly (Wombat Books) is shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia in the Book of the Year: Younger Readers category. The Thing About Oliver is an appealing, although heart-wrenching, story for children told through the […]
Read More The Thing About Oliver by Deborah Kelly“At school we learn about refugees. War. Famine. And persecution. People with nowhere to live.” Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords about Small Town, Phillip and Tony. Your new picture book Small Town (Puffin Books) tells an important story about a small town losing its residents and how renewal happens when refugees arrive. How would […]
Read More Small Town by Phillip Gwynne, illustrated by Tony FlowersInside the CBCA Shortlist My Friend Fred by much loved and awarded author Frances Watts, illustrated by A. Yi (published by Allen & Unwin) is ideal for both cat and dog lovers. Even though they are very different from each other, the cat and dog in this tale can still be friends. The story is […]
Read More My Friend Fred by Frances Watts, illustrated by A. Yi“The man had stolen my mother.” (‘Found’) Found (Magabala Books) is Bruce Pascoe’s first picture book for children. It is illustrated by Kestin Indigenous Illustration Award winner, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, and tells the fable-like tale of a calf who is alone. When the calf’s family are herded into the back of a truck, the calf escapes. […]
Read More ‘Found’ by Bruce Pascoe & Charmaine Ledden-LewisThere’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 The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt, illustrated by Katherine Quinn (Walker Books Australia) is shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia in the Book of the Year: Younger Readers category. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is an appealing story about Magnolia Moon told in lyrical, engaging writing. Congratulations […]
Read More The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina WyattBy Bryan Stevenson Book Review Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson (Scribe Publishing) is also a movie starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillan, the man Bryan tries to save from death row. Based on the powerful true story of young Harvard-educated African American […]
Read More Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionBetween Us by Clare Atkins (Black Inc) is an Australian YA novel published in 2018. It continues to generate interest around the world. Winning the IBBY (Australia) Honour award for writing in 2019 has undoubtedly contributed to this recognition. IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People) is an international network committed to bringing books […]
Read More Between Us by Clare AtkinsInside the CBCA Shortlist Wilam: A Birrarung Story is shortlisted for the 2020 CBCA Eve Pownall Award. In this review, I will focus on the illustrations by Lisa Kennedy. The illustrations in Wilam: A Birrarung Story (written by Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly, published by Black Dog Books, Walker Books Australia) are by emerging […]
Read More Lisa Kennedy’s Artwork in Wilam: A Birrarung Story
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