‘Daisy & The Puppy‘ is a beautiful book by Lisa Shanahan written for children of 3 years of age and older. It is a heart-warming story of a little girl who wants a puppy, with a real portrait of family life and the implications of adding a puppy to the equation. The family Lisa portrays…
After a short absence from the blogging scene, WaggaBloggas is back and ready to update you on the books that have and will hit bookshops near you. With a new crew of guest reviewers and a plethora of books circulating our team, 2013’s selection of children’s books will not disappoint. So watch this space for the…
Sophie Masson is an extremely successful Australian writer with over 30 novels published in Australia and overseas. In April this year Sophie Masson’s new novel ‘Boggle Hunters‘ was released and seems to be the beginning an exciting new adventure. In Masson’s word: Jenny and her parents are boggle hunters. They scour the streets for the savage pests,…
After reading Mem Fox’s own comments about writing for children it becomes obvious that it is not her favorite pass time. However, it is something she does extremely well. With her 40 something published books it would be hard to imagine an Australian home without a Mem Fox book in it. Possum Magic, for example,…
“Mel has been a literature and English fan since a very early age. After studying as much English as she could during high school, Mel now tutors English studies at an HSC level while completing her undergraduate degree. ” Infinity Ring: A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner is the first of seven books in…
Tina Matthews is both the writer and illustrator of this fabulous children’s book, A Great Cake. Matthew has demonstrated that she has a keen eye and talent for both. There are normally three categories for children’s picture books when it comes to the same illustrator and author, these being that they are great at both, they are great at…
If you’ve ever wanted to get your child interested in languages here is your chance. Brian Falkner presents us with a character who gains the ability to speak any language in the world, which makes the book friendly to the bilingual children of the modern world and all those children fascinated by the concept of the planet we live…
More recently I have been introduced to the information book, which is a book with the design and format of a picture book – that essentially is non-fiction, holds a lesson or information and is aimed at readers from 9-14. For me the only issue that arises from formatting a book like a picture book, is…
It is hard to imagine how many picture book ideas get created every year. From the one’s that never make it to paper, to the one’s that get a kind but definite NO from publishers, to the one’s that become a first draft for what then might be a 1 to 5 year journey from…
The role of a picture book for a society is to reflect the culture and attitude most required for nurturing the generations who read them, therefor they are unique to every country or community in which they are made. After having this discussion with my charming acquaintance David Gilbey I found that he wishes to…
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