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About StoryLinks

StoryLinks is a children’s book review site supported by Book Links.

We believe that children’s literature plays an important part in shaping culture, expanding knowledge, increasing empathy and empowering children and we will review children’s books accordingly.

We aim to be champions for children’s literature, children’s authors and illustrators and hope to inspire children, families, librarians, teachers and anyone else to value story and this art form.

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Book Reviews

We publish reviews on the latest books for children and young adults, including board books, picture books, junior fiction, middle grade and YA.

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Reading Lists

Popular lists of recommended reading arranged under headings, useful for both parents and teachers when looking for books on particular topics. Prepared by Dajo Finlayson.

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Interviews

Read our interviews with a growing list of people who are significant in the world of children’s literature, including authors, illustrators, teacher librarians and more.

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Competitions

Every year StoryLinks runs two short story competitions, one in the beginning of the year for adult writers of children’s stories and one, in the second half of the year for young writers in grades 4,5 & 6.

Latest Reviews

Finding Bear

By Hannah Gold Illustrated by Levi Pinfold Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Finding Bear is a continuation of Hannah Gold’s debut and award winning novel The Last Bear (reviewed in StoryLinks) but it works very well as a stand alone. Hannah […]

Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop, #5)

By Katrina Nannestad. Illustrated by Cheryl Orsini Reviewed by Helen Gearing Katrina Nannestad, perhaps best known for her multi award-winning historical fiction (Waiting for the Storks; Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief; and We are Wolves), has teamed up with beloved illustrator […]

The First Move

By Jenny Ireland Reviewed by Lucille Rose The First Move by Jenny Ireland is a YA romance starring Juliet, a cynical teen with inflammatory arthritis, and Ronan, a brooding bad boy with a secret, who meet disguised as online chess […]

11 Ruby Road: 1900

By Charlotte Barkla Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray 11 Ruby Road, 1900, is the first in a new Brisbane-based historical fiction series for readers 7+. Technically beginning with a prologue in 1860, the stories will be set every 25 years, in […]

2023 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement

Aurealis Awards Shortlists BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION The lonely lighthouse of Elston-Fright, Reece Carter (Allen & Unwin) Ghost book, Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin) The letterbox tree, Rebecca Lim & Kate Gordon (Walker Books Australia) Deadlands: Hunted, Skye Melki-Wegner (Walker Books […]

Ask the Author: Annaleise Byrd talks about Losing the Plot

By Mia Macrossan Annaleise Byrd is a Brisbane writer whose debut middle grade novel, Losing the Plot, has just been published to much popular acclaim. It is a portal fantasy perfect for children who enjoy action and humour and aren’t […]

Shower Land 1: Break the Curse

By Nat Amoore. Illustrated by James Hart. Reviewed by Helen Gearing Since somersaulting onto the kidlit scene in 2019 with her award-winning middle-grade novel, Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire, Nat Amoore has become one of Australia’s most beloved children’s authors. […]

Wongutha Tales

Bawoo & Badudu Stories By May O’Brian Reviewed by Mia Macrossan May O’Brian was one of Australia’s first indigenous school teachers and served for many years as community leader and on many committees. She was also a gifted storyteller. This […]

My Dream for You

By Ash Barty with Jasmin McGaughey & Jade Goodwin Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Ash Barty has been busy since putting down her tennis racquet producing a memoir, Ash Barty Champion, the younger reader edition of her memoir My Dream Time […]

OPEN YOUR IMAGINATION! Short Story Competitions Every year StoryLinks runs two short story competitions, one for stories written by adults and one for stories written by students in grades 4, 5 & 6.

Winners receive cash prizes and will have their stories published on this website.

Latest Interviews

Ask the Author: Annaleise Byrd talks about Losing the Plot

By Mia Macrossan Annaleise Byrd is a Brisbane writer whose debut middle grade novel, Losing the Plot, has just been published to much popular acclaim. It is a portal fantasy perfect for children who enjoy action and humour and aren’t […]

Winning the StoryLinks Short Story competition by Ali Rutstein

Ali Rutstein won the 2023  Short Story Competition for adult writers 18+ with her story The Loophole. Originally from England, Ali Rutstein moved to Australia over twenty years ago. She is now firmly settled in Brisbane, where she lives with her […]

Becoming a published author: A guest post by Annaleise Byrd

Annaleise Byrd writes funny books for kids. Her debut middle grade novel, Losing the Plot – a humorous portal fantasy set in the world of Grimms’ original fairy tales – will be published by Walker Books Australia this March. Annaleise  […]

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