Fleur Ferris, Seven Days & other books “It blows my mind to think what we do today matters – not just to us, but to those who come after us, to those who aren’t even born yet. It can impact someone one hundred years from now.” (Seven Days) All of Fleur Ferris’ novels (published Penguin […]
Read More Fleur Ferris and Seven DaysReviews > GranbadPenny TangeyUQPReviewed by Joy LawnReleased August 2023HardbackISBN 9780702266232RRP $24.99Category: Children’s picture book Granbad by Penny Tangey, illus Peter Baldwin (UQP) 13 June 2023 Unlocked content from the archive. Books+Publishing (This review was commissioned by Books+Publishing and is reproduced with permission.) Grandad is a rebel who breaks so many rules the family call him ‘Granbad’. He […]
Read More Granbad by Penny Tangey & peter BaldwinReviews > Tiny TradiesTami Sussman, illus by Tom JellettAffirm PressReviewed by Joy LawnReleased March 2023HardbackISBN 9781922848123RRP $19.99Category: Children’s picture book Tiny Tradies (Tami Sussman, illus by Tom Jellett, Affirm Press) 6 December 2022 Unlocked content from the archive. Books+Publishing (This review was commissioned by Books+Publishing and is reproduced with permission.) Tami Sussman and evergreen illustrator Tom Jellett […]
Read More Tiny Tradies by Tami Sussman illus Tom JellettHello Twigs by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood “Nature stuff is TREASURE!” (Hello Twigs: Let’s Find Treasure) The new Hello Twigs series of lively, humorous graphic novels for children has great appeal because of its familiar and yet unpredictable stories based around four friends (the familiar) who are twigs (the unexpected) who all have an […]
Read More Hello Twigs by Andrew McDonald & Ben WoodDirt by Sea by Michael Wagner, illustrated by Tom Jellett (published by Penguin Random House Australia) Inside the CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2023 CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2023 Notable Books Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner, illustrated by Tom Jellett (Puffin Books, Penguin Random House) Author Interview with Michael Wagner Dirt by Sea by Michael […]
Read More Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner, illustrated by Tom JellettSnap! by Anna Walker Inside the CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2023 CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2023 Notable Books Snap! By Anna Walker (published Scribble Kids’ Books) Snap! is an exuberant gem of a picture book for young readers and will also be relished by those who share it with them. It is the dramatic tale […]
Read More Snap! by Anna WalkerThe Wish Sisters by Allison Rushby, illustrated by Karen Blair, published by University of Queensland Press Allison Rushby is part of the famous Brisbane writing Rushby duo. Allison’s mother, Pamela Rushby, is the awarded author of When the Hipchicks Went to War, The Horses Didn’t Come Home and The Ratcatcher’s Daughter. Allison is the author […]
Read More The Wish Sisters by Allison RushbyFix-It Ninget co-written by Sarah Dabro, co-written and illustrated by Luca French (published by Five Mile) Author interview with Sarah Dabro and Luca French ‘There was a Space Ninget who loved building things, She made gadgets and robots and rockets with wings.’ (Fix-It Ninget by Sarah Dabro and Luca French) Luca French’s Ninget Universe animation […]
Read More Fix-It Ninget by Sarah Dabro and Luca FrenchTwo Can Play That Game by Leanne Yong (published by Allen & Unwin) Review and author interview “I want to create something that makes people gasp in revelation with each new level.” (Two Can Play That Game) ***** Book Review Review of Two Can Play That Game by Joy Lawn in Magpies magazine, March 2023 […]
Read More Two Can Play That Game by Leanne YongNoah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne Christmas gift / book review A recommended gift book for Christmas is Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (published David Fickling Books). Noah Barleywater Runs Away was the first book I was commissioned to review for the Weekend Australian in 2010. The book […]
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