Wednesday, March 26, 2025

International Children's Book Day 2025

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In 2025, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is sponsored by IBBY-Netherlands and the poster is made by two Dutch creators of chil...
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Something like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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Laura is sure it is all her fault. The authorities have taken her mum and dad away. Laura now has to live with an aunt who she does not know...
Monday, March 24, 2025

My Mum is a Bird by Angie Cui illustrated by Evie Barrow

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Mum is coming to school but my mum is so different. It is Parents and Carers Day. Visitors come to school, talk to the class and then enjoy ...

Saskia Spark-Lee Trading Trouble by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg

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I picked this book up by mistake. The second book from this series is a CBCA Younger Readers Notable title but anyway I did enjoy this first...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

CBCA 2025 Shortlist predictions Younger Readers and the picture book categories

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The 2025 Book of the Year Award received 730 entries for 15   judges to assess. The longlist showcases the incredible work of 122 books,  re...
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Oscar's Lion by Adam Baron illustrated by Benji Davies

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Reading this book is a roller-coaster ride. Oscar wakes up (a little later than usual) and he wonders why his parents didn't call out te...
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Then and Now by Datsun Tran

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"This book is dedicated to those who have had to make the difficult decisions to leave their homes, to those who had to cross oceans fo...