The Little Kiwi Builder
By Tim Saunders & Minky Stapleton A&U Children's NZ 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Tim is a New Zealand writer of adult and children's books including the very amusing The Sheep That Stole the Farmer’s Hat. Here he has teamed up with Minky Stapleton,
Yalla! Let’s Go!
Written by Peter Bol and Jennifer Castles Illustrated by Louie Joyce A & U Children 2026 Reviewed by Sandhya Parappukkaran Nagmeldin Bol, aka Peter Bol, a Sudanese-Australian Olympian and silver medallist, has an inspiring life story to tell. Yalla! Let’s Go! is the bright
The Rebound
By Fiona Harris A & U Children 2026 Review by Alison McCaffrey Fourteen-year-old Harry loves basketball. Watching games with his dad, playing with his best friend, training with them both. Everything has been building to making the Grover Secondary Under 16s Firsts team,
Hometown*
By Shaun Tan A & U Children 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Shaun Tan describes himself as ' primarily a writer of illustrated books for no particular audience', and it's true, both adults and children enjoy his work. He has won many awards
The 113th Assistant Librarian 3: Forbidden Pages
By Stuart Wilson Penguin 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Stuart is the author of the amazingly fun, creepy, weird and macabre middle grade series set in Prometheus High, How to Make a Monster and its sequel The Books of the Dead. Forbidden Pages
The White Ravens: A Selection of International Children’s and Youth Literature
Congratulations to the creators of the four Australian titles selected for inclusion in the prestigious 2026 White Ravens catalogue, featuring brief annotations of more than 200 notable new children’s and young adult books from about 50 countries and regions and
How to Get Rid of a Princess*
By Alison McLennan & Mel Pearce Hardie Grant Children's Publishing 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Alison McLennan is an Australian professional voiceover artist and actor as well as a writer of children's books which include Birdie Lights up the World, Great and Small and
Meet the Author: Maryam Master
Lightness and humour are what keep me going. In life and in my writing Dimity Powell talks to Maryam Masters about writing, books, and her latest novel My Tiny Universe. Why do you write for children? They’re the most important people in
Meena’s Moving Day
By Brenton Cullen & Jennifer Horn Rhiza Press 2026 Reviewed by Sandhya Parappukkaran Brenton Cullen is a Queensland children’s author, children’s literature enthusiast and a bookseller. His debut middle grade novel, The Prime Minister Problem, was shortlisted in the 2026 Speech Pathology Book of
Bah Humbug!
By Andy Geppert A & U Children 2026 Reviewed by Zewlan Moor The latest Christmas picture book is by Andy Geppert, the author-illustrator of the popular Australian Backyard Buddies and Meep. This book is about a bug’s perspective on Christmas. Specifically, a cranky humbug.
The Between-Worlds B&B
By Amy Mae Baxter Harper Fire GB 2026 Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Margo is a little bit bored, a little bit lonely, and a little bit disorganised. With summer stretching ahead and nothing to look forward to, the last year of high school
Dobby
By J K Rowling Illustrated by Helen Brady Bloomsbury Children's Books 2026 Pocket Potters – Little Guides to the Harry Potter Stories Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Dobby the ever helpful house-elf is a standout character in J K Rowlings Harry Potter series and here he
Hagrid
By J K Rowling Illustrated by Olia Muza Bloomsbury Childrens Books 2026 Pocket Potters – Little Guides to the Harry Potter Stories Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Hagrid has to be one of J. K Rowling's most popular creations and this book, devoted solely to him
Come Home, Bigibila
By Corey Tutt and Irma Gold Illustrated by Jessica Tedim Allen & Unwin 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Corey is Kamilaroi man and Bigibila is his totem animal so this story about a lost echidna is rather special. This is his first collaboration with
Worl Barna: Sky Creatures
By Jayden Boundry & Tyrown Waigana Fremantle Press 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Jayden Boundry is Wadjak Balardong Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji and a Noongar language teacher who has teamed up with Tyrown Waigana, a Wardandi Noongar and Ait Koedhal multidisciplinary artist and graphic
Meet the author of The Lost Island: Samantha Wheeler
By Mia Macrossan Samantha Wheeler talks in depth about her latest book The Lost Island, a book that provides plenty of 'brain food' for its readers. Animals and the outdoors are my safe space, my brain food – there’s so much to see
Rewind To Us
By Molly Morris\ Harper Fire 2025 Reviewed by Lucille Rose This contemporary romance stars Dixie Mulligan, a cinephile 17-year-old with bad hair-dye and one big secret… fine, two big secrets. Her family, the Mulligans, have the ability to rewind time to whatever moment
AI for Beginners
By Rachel Firth and Rose Hall Illustrated by Hylton Warburton Usborne GB 2025 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan AI has become an integral part of our lives even though many people are not sure what it is, how it works exactly, and are concerned about
The Seventeenth Quest*
By Elizabeth Kamakawiwoole Illustrated by Elise Hurst Puffin March 2027 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Here is an impressive debut by Eliazabeth Kamakawiwoole, who when not writing children's books, manages a theatre company. Maybe it is this experience that has given her her skill with
50 Ways to Die in the Ocean
By Eileen O’Hely Illustrated by Nico O’Sullivan Hawkeye Publishing 2026 Reviewed by Annaleise Byrd Eileen O’Hely is a science communicator who has published a variety of children’s books since the release of her first junior fiction title, Penny the Pencil, in 2005. More recently,
Thornbird
By E Kennedy Farshore 2026 Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Stepping away from her usual spice and seduction, Thornbird is a new direction for E. Kennedy (a.k.a. Elle Kennedy), author of the now-infamous Off-Campus book series. Focused on a younger audience, with higher stakes
The Mystery of Colour
and how we solved it By David Coles Illustrated by Margaux Samson-Abadie Thames & Hudson 2026 Reviewed by Dimity Powell What's your favourite colour? It's a great character defining question, but have you ever considered why you like the hues you do. Do you even
Meet the Author: Suzy Zail
By Alison McCaffrey Suzy Zail talks in depth about writing her latest book A New Kind of Beautiful Suzy Zail is an award-winning Australian author, whose latest release, A New Kind of Beautiful, explores the sudden change in a teenager’s life
Before It Was Called Science
Discover 65,000+ years of First Nations knowledge By Corey Tutt llustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai A & U Children 2026 Reviewed by Paul Memmott Corey Tutt is the founder of Deadly Science and the author of Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles (also reviewed in StoryLinks). Jaelyn Biumaiwai is
If I Could Eat the Stars (and other poems)*
Chosen by Rebecca M Newman and Sally Murphy Illustrated by Briony Steward Fremantle Press and Alphabet Soup Books, 2026 Reviewed by Zewlan Moor Starred review There are not enough children’s poetry anthologies published, in my opinion, so I was very excited to review If I
K-Pop Superfans: Battle of the Bands
By Zanni Louise IllustratedBy by Paige Walshe HarperKids 2026 Reviewed by Sue Wright When Penguin Random House released their Little Golden Book biographies series on pop culture icons, alongside The Beatles was the biography of South Korean-band BTS, released in 2025. With millions of fans
Howl-O-Ween
Come Trick or Treat On Spooky Street By Emma Bowd & Lara Porter Penguin 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This book is called Howl-o-ween because it is all about dressing up your pet pooch as something scary to fit in with your own scenario
Up, Down, Over, Through
By Jane Godwin & Kim Drane Lothian Children's Books 2026 Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Jane Godwin has written numerous books for very young children including All the Words I Need to Know, A Life Song and Little One. Kim Drane has illustrated the Handbooks for LIttle
The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks
By Katie Kirby Penguin Books 2026 Reviewed by Annaleise Byrd Katie Kirby is a British author/illustrator who became an online sensation with her ‘mummy blog’ Hurrah for Gin (502K Facebook followers) featuring stick figure drawings and cynical/hilarious takes on parenting. After releasing several
Book Links AGM Celebrating 20 years
Book Links AGM and Write Links October 2026 Sat, 3 Oct, 11:30am - 5pm AEST State Library of Queensland South Brisbane QLD, Australia Book Links AGM will be followed by a light lunch then a session reflecting on the 20 years since Book Links
