Reviews, News & Interviews
The Wheels on the Bus and Other Songs
A celebration of classic songs with Australia’s favourite Play School toys By Playschool Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Here is bright cheerful picture book of ten classic songs familiar to anyone who watches Playschool. They are: The Wheels on the Bus, […]
A Barney Gumnut Christmas (Barney Gumnut, #2)
By Tamsin Ainslie Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Here is a beautiful Christmas book that shows the true Christmas spirit of giving, sharing, and celebrating our blessings. Tamsin Ainslie has illustrated for ABC Books, Scholastic and UQP. Her books include In […]
My Name is Samim
By Fidan Meikle Reviewed by Annaleise Byrd Fidan Meikle is an Azerbaijani-British writer and linguist based in Scotland. My Name is Samim, her debut novel, was inspired by the true story of an Afghan refugee boy. The author worked with […]
Meet the author: D J Taylor
Jenny Ruge talks to author DJ Taylor about her debut novel, Anna’s War. Thank you for taking the time to speak with StoryLinks, Di. Anna’s War is your first novel. How would you describe the experience of being a debut […]
The Wildest Dreams Bookshop
By Gracie Page Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Anna is the girl who had her whole life planned – from a summer internship after high school to what she would do after graduating college. But when everything that could go wrong, […]
The Awesome Physics in Your City
By The Amazing Theatre of Physics. Illustrated by Tomáš Kopecký Reviewed by Lauren Spencer The Awesome Physics in Your City is part of the ‘Science is all around us’ series and follows on from the first book, The Awesome Physics […]
The Disappearing Circus
By Kate Gordon and Helen Edwards Reviewed by Jenny Ruge Kate Gordon is the award-winning author of numerous books, including the Aster series, the Secret Detectives Club series, and My Brother Finch. Helen Edwards has published three previous novels including […]
Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World
A curious question for every day of the year By Molly Oldfield Illustrated by Folasade Adeshida, Neil Badenhorst, Belinda Chen, Sophie Escavy Lim, Marta Antelo, Fernando Martin, Juliana Eigner, Andrés Landazabal, Henry Rancourt, Francesca Tiley, Daniel Gray-Barnett, and Meg Rennie […]
Being Indy
By Zoe Gaetjens & Estee Sarsfield Reviewed by Sandhya Parappukkaran Zoe Gaetjens is a children’s and YA author. Her board book Little Angler was shortlisted as a Speech Pathology Book of the Year in 2024 and her debut YA novel, […]
Latest Interviews
Meet the author: D J Taylor
Jenny Ruge talks to author DJ Taylor about her debut novel, Anna’s War. Thank you for taking the time to speak with StoryLinks, Di. Anna’s War is your first novel. How would you describe the experience of being a debut […]
Feature: Why Children Love Scary Stories – And Why It’s Ok!
By Claire Monsour As parents, carers, and educators, our primary role is to protect the children in our care – so it’s only natural to be concerned or resistant when children show an interest in the scary, the gory, and […]
Meet the Author: Kirsten Ealand
By Lauren Spencer Kirsten Ealand is a children’s book author from the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Working part-time as a library assistant, Kirsten shares her love for books and reading with her community. It’s clear from her two […]
