Meet the Author/Artist: Gus Gordon
Gus Gordon is one of this year’s creators exhibiting at the annual Book Links StoryArts Exhibition held every year at the Richard Randal Art Studio, a glorious purpose built art…
Blue – Dragon of the Sea
By Aleesah Darlison & Tamlyn Teow Reviewed by Sandy Driessens “Meet Blue, a Dragon of the Sea! He’s also known as a nudibranch or sea slug.” Gliding on the currents…
The Interactive Human Body
Explore the Human Body with Flaps, Wheels, Levers, Touch and Feel, and More! By Ryan G Van Cleave & Juliana Eigner Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This very attractive large board…
Soup’s On Around the World
By Denyse Waissbluth & Chelsea O’Byrne Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Soup is one of those versatile dishes that can be the prelude to a main meal or a meal in…
Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom)
By Tahereh Mafi Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Every Spiral of Fate is the fourth book in the Woven Kingdom series by American author and international bestseller Tahereh Mafi, best known…
Cats and Us
A ten-thousand-year fascination By Marta Pantaleo Translated by Debbie Bibo & Yvette Ghione Reviewed by Mia Macrossan What a marvellous book for all cat lovers big and small! Marta Pantaleo,…
Brightest Wild
By Tania Crampton-Larking Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Out of place, out of depths, out of sorts. All the ways eleven-year-old Alex feels when she’s made to leave her comfortable London…
Bear’s Perfect Dance
Written and illustrated by Rachel Tilda Wolf Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Rachel Tilda Wolf is an English children’s book artist, illustrator and writer. Her debut picture book Wolf in the…
Mystery of the Missing Turtles
By Deborah S Bower, Ricky-John Spencer, Michael B Thompson, James U Van Dyke and Elizabeth Hale Illustrated by James O’Hanlon Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This is a great example of…
Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi
By Mat Tait Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Mat Tait is an award winning South Island based illustrator of European and Maori descent. Here he has used traditional motifs to tell…
The Belly of a Wolf
By Julianne Negri Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray Julianne Negri is a CBCA Notable author with middle grade and picture book works in her portfolio. The Belly of a Wolf…
Meet the Author: Fiona Wood
By Mia Macrossan I jumped at the chance to have a chat with Fiona Wood whose books I have enjoyed and admired for many years. (see her website fionawood.com for…
The Hits and Misses of Melody Moss
By Helen Dallimore Reviewed by Jenny Ruge Helen Dallimore is an actress, singer, director and writer. She has written for TV, mostly comedies, but The Hits and Misses of Melody…
Frances Bloom (Frances Bloom, #1)
By Katrina Nannestad Illustrated by Marina Zlatanova Reviewed by Helen Gearing Katrina Nannestad, best known for her much-awarded WWII middle-grade novels, returns to junior fiction in her latest work, Frances…
Red Star Rebels
By Amie Kaufman Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey The multi-award winning Australian author takes us back to space in this sci-fi-for-everyone, edge of your seat thrill ride. With witty banter, loveable…
Meet the Artist: Monty Lee
Monty Lee is one of this year’s artist exhibiting at the annual Book Links StoryArts Exhibition held every year at the Richard Randal Art Studio, a glorious purpose built art…
The Sheep That Stole the Farmer’s Hat
By Tim Saunders & Carla Martell Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Tim Saunders farms sheep and beef near Palmerston North and is the author of two children’s picture books including this…
Gaslit
By Megan Davidhizar Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Plagued by recent migraines, Ella has to ditch her bestie and their New Year’s Eve plans. When she begins feeling better and her…
All About Antarctica
A Fact Book About the Southernmost Continent By Marc Martin Reviewed by Claire Monsour If you don’t like picture books with busy pages and lots of small text: this book…
The Story Writer’s Handbook
Adventures in Creative Writing By Katrina Nannestad Illustrated by Cheryl Orsini Reviewed by Claire Monsour Nannstad writes in the introduction to this book, “My hope is that the spaces in…
Crossing
By Catherine Norton Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Catherine Norton’s first novel, Crossing, was joint winner of the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the 2015 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. It was also…
Book Links March Newsletter
Here is the latest in what’s happening in the KidLit sphere compiled by the indefatigable Jenny Stubbs, essential reading for anyone interested and working in Australian children’s literature. Book Links…
Unfairies
By Huw Aaron Reviewed by Mia Macrossan This rollicking and irreverent graphic novel, the first in a series, by Welsh cartoonist, author and illustrator and now graphic artist, Huw Aaron…
Meet the Artist: Jennifer Horn again!
By Mia Macrossan Jennifer Horn Jennifer Horn is one of this year’s artist exhibiting at the annual Book Links StoryArts Exhibition held every year at the Richard Randal Art Studio,…
The Boy and the Dog Tree
By Fiona Wood Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Fiona is the three time winner of the CBCA Older Reader category. Recently she has started writing for middle grade with How to…
Bun
By Hana Kinoshita Thomson Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Hana is a Japanese-American- Australian illustrator, designer and author and the in-house book designer at Allen & Unwin. Here is her debut…
The Same Backwards as Forwards
By Jennifer Lynn Barnes Reviewed by Lauren Spencer Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a Professor of Psychology and an American writer known for her extensive YA publications. The most popular of…
For No Mortal Creature
By Keshe Chow Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey The second book for award-winning Melbourne author Keshe Chow, For No Mortal Creature is a dark, lyrical fantasy that wonders how far people…
Phoenix
By Kimberley Brubaker Bradley Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Kimberley is the author of the Newbery Medal winning The War That Saved My Life which is aimed at older middle grade…
Meet the Artist: Jennifer Horn
By Mia Macrossan Jennifer Horn is one of this year’s artist exhibiting at the annual Book Links StoryArts Exhibition held every year at the Richard Randal Art Studio, a glorious…
