Once I was a Giant by Zeno Sworder Published by Thames & Hudson Australia “At daybreak the wanderer scrambled through my branches to warn the birds and tunnelled underneath my roots to warn the insects. Before leaving they called out goodbye. ‘Sun seeker. Sky dancer. Life maker. Thank you.’” (Once I was a Giant by […]
Read More Once I was a Giant by Zeno SworderPaper-flower Girl written by Margrete Lamond, illustrated by Mateja Jager Published by Dirt Lane Press, WestWords Inside the CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2024 CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2024 Notable Books Paper-flower Girl is an HONOUR BOOK in the CBCA 2024 Picture Book of the Year category. “Up there the Paper-flower Girl. She speeds. She cuts. […]
Read More Paper-flower Girl written by Margrete Lamond, illustrated by Mateja JagerA Giant’s Trek by Nick Stella (Text Publishing) Guest author post by Nick Stella about A Giant’s Trek, an imaginative, well put-together fantasy adventure, at PaperbarkWords blog I love a good quest. A group of heroic characters bound together to achieve a common goal. Striding across plains, wading through marshes, climbing over mountains. Fighting monsters, solving riddles, […]
Read More A Giant’s Trek by Nick Stella“There was a giant who stood on the shore of the sea. She looked out across the water because that is what she had promised to do long, long ago.” The Giant and the Sea by Trent Jamieson, illustrated by Rovina Cai (Lothian Children’s Books) is a significant multifaceted work. It is likely to become […]
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