Cockadoodle Moo
By Tanya Hennessy & Shiloh Gordon Albert Street Books 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Tanya Hennessy is a very popular multimedia personality who has written several books including the picture book Pink Santa. Shiloh Gordon has been illustrating for more than twenty years
There’s a Chicken in the House
By Sonya Hartnett & Lucia Masciullo Puffin 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Australian author Sonya Hartnett is a well-known Australian writer of fiction for children, YA, and adults. She has won many awards in Australia and in 2008 she won the prestigious Astrid
What makes a Reviewer? Alison McCaffrey Hotchkis talks books and reviews
By Mia Macrossan I have been writing for many, many years. Recently I returned to my longtime passion, finding my voice and comfort zone among the words of Young Adult stories, and I am constantly learning and evolving. What are writers
StoryLinks reviews the 2026 CBCA Older Reader Shortlist
By Alison McCaffrey who has reviewed all six titles in the Older Reader category of the 2026 CBCA Book of the Year. The pinnacle for many Australian children’s authors is to be awarded one of the lauded prizes reserved for works
Greedy Frog
Written and illustrated by Greg Dreise Magabala Books 2026 Reviewed by Margarite Igras Gregg Dreise is an award-winning Indigenous Australian author, illustrator, musician and storyteller, whose books, such as Cunning Crow, Mad Magpie, Kookoo Kook, and Awesome Emu, can be found in our
Movie Magic at the Wildest Dreams Bookshop (The Wildest Dreams Bookshop, Book 3)
By Gracie Page Harper Fire Books 2026 Reviewed by Zewlan Moor It is summer after final exams, and Mia is excited about starting a film course in the autumn. In the meantime, filming of the bestselling romance book, Ocean Deep, is about to
Darkest Night, Brightest Star
By Barry Jonsberg A & U Children 2025 Teaching resources Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Morgan Pickford doesn’t fit in with the other kids at school. But he doesn’t really fit in at home, either, where the only people in his life are his dad
Tākapu the Lone Hunter
By Ned Barraud A & U Children NZ 2026 Reviewed by Margarite Igras Ned Barraud is a New Zealand-based author and illustrator of exquisitely detailed books about the flora and fauna of his country Aotearoa. The books, aimed at 4- to 10-year-olds, celebrate the
One Knight Stand: Lady’s Knight 2 & Interview with Amie Kaufman
By Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner A & U Children 2026 Reviewed by Lucille Rose One Knight Stand is the only dragon-fighting, sword-wielding, knight in shining armour series you will ever need. Set in a medieval fantasy kingdom, fierce noblewoman Isobelle and recently
Jackie French wins the 2026 Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction
Congratulations to Jackie French whose book The Mushroom in the Sky, published by Harper Collins, has won this year’s Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction. The judges were unanimous in their decision commenting on the 'honesty and bravery of the subject', the
