Floating by the Clouds
Written by Mohammad Awad Illustrated by Niña Nill Penguin Books, 2026 Reviewed by Zewlan Moor When I heard an enthusiastic review of this book by teacher-librarian Megan Daley, on the “Your Kids Next Read” podcast, for some reason I braced myself for a sentimental,
Turtle Tears
By Megan Albany & Paul Seden Reviewed by Barbara Braxton Magabala Books, 2026 "Ever since Pop died, my Nan won't stop crying." Morning, noon and night the tears flow - she even makes her chips soggy at dinnertime
Little One
By Jane Godwin & Gabriel Evans Reviewed by Claire Monsour “Ed has a teddy, Lola has a blanket, Penny has her Elly… But Little One is mine” There are plenty of picture books where a child loses a treasured toy, and is then
The Other Side of the Clouds
By Matt Samuel & Tamlyn Teow Reviewed by Margarite Igras This is Matt’s debut Children’s picture book. After two decades in advertising and a former career as a primary school teacher, he decided to try his hand at writing a picture book, drawing
Dragon Folding
By Christopher Cheng and Lucia Masciullo Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray Dragon Folding is a quiet picture book about community support and intergenerational learning. It sees both Christopher Cheng and Lucia Masciullo, who last worked together on The Imagineer (2022), playing to
Beginnings and Endings
a Play School Mindfully Me book about death and life By Jan Stradling & Jedda Robaard Reviewed by Helen Gearing Beginnings and Endings is the second instalment in the Play School Mindfully Me series, a collection designed to ‘[help] children and their parents
