No Dancing in the Lift: A Memoir by Mandy Sayer Published by Transit Lounge, 2025 An edited extract: Mandy Sayer on the enduring legacy of her father’s humour Dad was forever joking, even in the most inappropriate settings. Once, on the way to radiotherapy, he leaned heavily against the lift’s handrail, winked at me and […]
Read More No Dancing in the Lift: A Memoir by Mandy SayerTO and FRO by Anton Clifford-Motopi Allen & Unwin To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi is shortlisted for the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers. Congratulations on To and Fro being shortlisted by the CBCA, Anton. I was laughing out loud most of the way through. It also has important themes that you share aptly and originally. […]
Read More TO and FRO by Anton Clifford-MotopiTigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French (HarperCollins AU) “It wasn’t easy being the smallest bushranger on the goldfields. It was worsewhen your borrowed horse ate your wig.” (Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger ) Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French is shortlisted for the 2025CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers. Tigg and the […]
Read More Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie FrenchAggie Flea Steals the Show by Tania Ingram, ill. A.Yi (Scholastic Australia) “Or maybe my brain just made them up. My brain sometimes does stuff like that. Mum says I have a big imagination like Dad. Sometimes my big imagination gets me into trouble, though. Like the time I thought my new neighbour was a vampire. […]
Read More Aggie Flea Steals the Show by Tania Ingram & A.YiFluff: Mess Up! by Matt Stanton (ABC Books) “ ‘Hello? Is this Organised Grime?’ Fluff says into the phone. ‘I’m looking for someone to clean our caravan. Yes, it’s urgent. There’s been an accidental food fight and … well, we have a fish with a poop problem.’ ” (Fluff: Mess Up!) Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt […]
Read More Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt StantonTilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond illustrated by Monty Lee Dirt Lane Press, WestWords ‘Tilly’s boat tumbles and jumbles. It muddles and mangles. Before long, Tilly is tangled inside, all the way to who-knows-where. (Tilly in a Tangle) Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond, illustrated by Monty Lee is a 2025 CBCA Notable […]
Read More Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond illustrated by Monty LeeThe Garden of Broken Things by Freya Blackwood (HarperCollins Australia) Inside the 2025 CBCA Shortlist 2025 CBCA Shortlist 2025 CBCA Notable Books Freya Blackwood is one of our most accomplished and highly regarded picture book creators. Two of her books are shortlisted in the 2025 CBCA Picture Book of the Year category: The Garden of […]
Read More The Garden of Broken Things by Freya BlackwoodFrog, Log & Dave Almost Save the Day! by Trent Jamieson & Brent Wilson Penguin Books The first in the new Frog, Log & Dave graphic novel series by Trent Jamieson & Brent Wilson has arrived. It is really good – an interesting story, funny, generously illustrated and well designed. It sets up the action […]
Read More Frog, Log & Dave Almost Save the Day! by Trent Jamieson & Brent WilsonThe Midwatch by Judith Rossell Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Author Interview with Judith Rossell about The Midwatch ‘Miss Mandelay says we should all learn as many useful things as we possibly can,’ said Harriet, ‘so we’re ready.’ ‘Holy mackerel. Ready for what?’ asked Maggie. Harriet took a bite and said with her mouth full, ‘Ready […]
Read More The Midwatch by Judith RossellMeg Rosoff and Almost Nothing Happened Published by Bloomsbury Author interview with Meg Rosoff ‘Eurostar was showing a twenty-minute delay, which was perfect because if I didn’t get something to eat before I boarded the train I’d have to eat my own liver. I joined the queue for a sandwich with my mate, Moe, and […]
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