By Lynda Mullaly Hunt & Nancy Carpenter Reviewed by Mia Macrossan In 2015 Lynda wrote  Fish in a Tree,  a middle grade novel about how even if you struggle in school, you can still be quite smart and that intelligence […]

By Zana Frallon Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Zana is the much awarded writer of picture books including The Gargoyle and The Curiosities and books for older readers such The Lost Soul Atlas and The Way of Dog, both reviewed in StoryLinks. She says the idea for this […]

Written by Jennifer Niven Reviewed by Sandy Driessens The day before we kill Meredith Graffam is calm and blue opens Jennifer Niven’s latest YA thriller. Eight of the brightest, most visionary senior students, from the prestigious Brighton and Hove Academy […]

By Julia Lawrinson Reviewed by Helen Gearing Lawrinson is a prolific and well respected children’s author, publishing 17 books since winning the 2001 Western Australian Premier’s Award for her debut young adult novel Obsession. Her latest work, Trapped, is a […]

By Kimberley Brown Reviewed by Margarite Igras Kimberly Brown has used her skills as an illustrator to craft her first picture book about the various instruments we use to measure the world around us. It is a fascinating yet complex […]

By Mark Greenwood Illustrated by Lucia Masciullo Reviewed by Mia Macrossan It’s 1969 in the sleepy country town of Murchison when, while Lucky is milking the cows, a meteorite hurls across the sky and lands, making houses shake, windows rattle […]

By Stephanie Owen Reeder & Rachel Gregg Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Stephanie Owen Reeder is the author of over 20 historical and environmental books for children, including Trouble in the Surf. She has won both the CBCA Book of the […]

By Kitty Black Illustrated by Rebecca Crane Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This is Australian author Kitty Black’s debut middle grade novel. She is best known to date for her many picture books which include If I Were a Lion, Mr […]

By Pamela Allen Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Pamela Allen is in her 90th year and still creating marvellous picture books. Since her first publication in 1980, her picture books have enchanted generations of children around the world, and have garnered […]

By Lauren Spender Sandhya is a children’s author who believes owning one’s cultural identity cultivates happy, holistic people. She lives in Brisbane and works as a library assistant in a public library. She says her experience there has given her […]

Ashleigh Barton is a prolific Australian writer for children, whose infectious enthusiasm for reading and creative expression makes her a hit with adults and children alike at schools and festivals. She enjoys inspiring young audiences to value books and to […]

By Mia Macrossan Amelia’s debut novel The Grandest Bookshop in the World, inspired by Melbourne’s real Cole’s Book Arcade was an original mix of detailed history and fantasy and was shortlisted for the 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize. She followed […]