Sunday, August 3, 2025

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Yoko Takana

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“You must follow the elephant,” said the fortuneteller. “She will lead you there.” This is the second time I have read The Magician's El...
Saturday, August 2, 2025

When you Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

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I used to be able to talk to her. I used to tell her everything. If this had happened a few years ago,  I would have said, I JUST SAW A TIGE...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Allan Ahlberg 1938-2025

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Image Source: The Daily Telegraph 6th Sept 2013 This morning I read the sad news that we had lost one of our most amazing and talented liter...
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Have you discovered Pernille Ripp?

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“We hold the future of the world in our hands when we teach children and our teaching should reflect that weight. That is why I teach, so th...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Wedding Picture Books and Junior Fiction (and bridesmaids too)

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Mr. Slinger has big news. He’s getting married. Married! Lilly has big plans. She’s going to be the flower girl. (Lilly has always wanted to...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

No Room for a Mouse by Kyle Mewburn illustrated by Freya Blackwood

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My favourite parts of this book are the cross section illustrations of the huge house and the kindness of Christopher. It is not directly st...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Meet the illustrator Sami Bayly

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Image source: Sami Bayly web page Here in Australia we are so LUCKY to have a talent like Sami Bayly. And we are so lucky she has applied he...