The children’s literature world had heavy hearts on May 1st after news traveled of the passing of the much loved Australian author/illustrator Gregory Rogers. Scholastic’s statement read: ‘Scholastic Australia wishes to note the passing of the much-loved and respected illustrator and author, Greg Rogers. He has left us too soon. He leaves behind a remarkable…
July sees more fantastic books hit the shelves from Scholastic and it was hard to pick a favorite out of so many new and enjoyable books. Appearing in my top 3 was definitely Nick Bland’s (author of last months picture book review ‘King Pig‘) new addition to his Very Cranky Bear adventures ‘The Very Brave Bear’.…
Julia Donaldson and Scholastic bring us a witty and clever story as part of the new Little Gems series from Barrington Stoke. The series is designed to help those who need extra support in reading whilst still pleasing confident readers. Suitable for a reading age of 6+ and aimed at children 5-10 The Snake Who…
June saw, as most months do at Scholastic, a wonderful group of books hit the shelves in bookstores. Some new exciting additions to already popular series and some new picture books are among the group of published works. Here is two of my favorite picture books that came out in June this year. Hold on…
You may have noticed a pause in book reviews being uploaded to WaggaBloggas lately and it would be due to the inconsistent nature of technology and my inability to understand all the modern day tech ‘stuff’. However, after consulting tech savvy people we are back and looking forward to bring you a great selection of…
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