From all the team at WaggaBloggas we hope you had the most amazing Christmas and that you have an excellent new years. We’ve been flat out putting together the second issue of PRISM, a litmag we started this year, set to come out mid Jan. We’d love if you checked it out. http://prismontap.com/ We’re excited…
This weekend I found myself at the National Young Writers Festival which was just an eclectic array of everything you could possibly hope to get from an event with the words festival, writers, national, young in it. As I paced the room labeled ‘pop-up book shop’ my eyes were drawn instantly to the only picture…
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…
Ella and Olivia–Puppy Trouble By Yvette Poshoglian Illustrated by Danielle McDonald “Ella and Olivia have wanted a puppy forever. But when they get their wish, can they keep their promise to look after him?” This endearing book is one in an Australian series published by Scholastic. The Ella and Olivia books follow two sisters as…
This is a book filled with adorable illustrations and an easy to understand storyline. Written by Tania Ingram, and aimed at children of a young age, ‘Dog on a Log’ is the story of Dog and his animal friends preparing for the visit of Dog’s friend, Cat, by throwing a party. This story represents the…
Featured in Scholastic’s March Wombat book club ‘10 Green Geckos‘ by Phillip Gwynne is one to keep your eye out for. Hitting shelves in February this year ‘10 Green Geckos’ is a retelling of ‘Ten Green Bottles‘ that is both entertaining and fun with cheeky geckos, but also a way to help young children count backwards without realizing it. …
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