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CBCA Notables for 2024Each year the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) judges read hundreds of books (over 600 this year) and then they select up to...
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Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor KhanTake a look at the labels I have assigned to this post - curiosity, friendship and fear. Safiyyah lives in the mosque in...
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The DANZ Children's Book AwardWHAT DOES DANZ STAND FOR? Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand This is a biennial award which began in 2024. WHO...
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Predicting the CBCA NotablesPocket Treasure The Concrete Garden The Balloon Blow Up On Tuesday night the CBCA (Children's...
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The Beehive by Megan Daley illustrated by Max Hamilton (Walker Nature Storybook series)It is always thrilling to me when I see bees buzzing around flowering trees and small flowers. Megan Daley, the author of this...
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The Circus Ship by Chris van Dusen"Five miles off the coast of Maine and sightly overdue, a circus ship was steaming south in fog as thick as stew." You could...
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We Know a Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke"We know a place that's mysterious-magic, a window to lives you can't even imagine." The place is a bookshop on...
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These Little Feet by Hayley Rawsthorne illustrated by Briony StewartThis book has sweet end papers with an ownership space that says: "These little footprints belong to:" The text is written...
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The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff illustrated by Nancy CarpenterI have decided I am not very good at asking questions. I need to be way more curious. I have been to London several times but it never...
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Nightsong by Sally Soweol HanThe world is never quiet. Adults are talking, clocks are ticking, even the 'fridge is not silent. Lewis is surrounded by sounds...
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Big Book of Colorful Foods by Olga KonstantynovskaThe Adventures of Snail Ellie in the World of Fruits and Vegetables" is the creative debut of Olga Konstantinovska: she is the author...
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Leo and Ralph by Peter CarnavasImage source: Peter Carnavas "Just because you couldn't see something, didn't mean it wasn't there."...
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I like Animals ... What Jobs are there? by Steve Martin illustrated by Roberto BelfariThis book is brilliant! It is from a series of nine titles called That's a Job? and if I was still in my school...
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Elf dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson illustrated by Junyi Wu"Clay had never seen a dog like her. She was thin like a greyhound or a whippet. She was milk white. She had tall,...
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Reading in the news they say we need a revolution - lets revolt!A new "report" by The Grattan Institute has hit the media this week. It is early in the Australian school...
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Mannie and the Long Brave Day by Martine Murray illustrated by Sally Rippin"Wait a minute! What's in the box?" Mannie is going on an adventure. She's taking her favourite elephant Lilliput and her doll...
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The Fixer of Broken Things by Julia PattonDon't worry! Now we have spoken, I fix what is broken. Beatrice Millicent Robinson is a fixer. She fixes a tiny precious clock...
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Ena Nöel award shortlist announced by IBBY AustraliaAuthor Shortlist: Reece Carter, A Girl Called Corpse (Allen & Unwin) With a body made of wax, seaweed for...
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Clink by Kelly DiPucchio and Matthew MyersThis book was published in 2011 so I was surprised to discover it is still available but sadly it is quite expensive here in Australia....
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Circles in the sky by Karl James Mountford"And there in the clearing it was, something small, something still ... perhaps forgotten?" It is a small,...
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Henry's Little Sister by Jo WeaverHenry is introduced to his new baby sister. He is sure she will be happy to learn all his elephant wisdom but each time he shows...
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IBBY Hans Christian Andersen recommended book listThe Hans Christian Andersen Jury, in wanting to help build bridges of understanding , has created a list of twenty outstanding books from...
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New Clothes for New Year's Day by Hyun-Ju Bae"Today is New Year's Day. It's a new year it's a new day, and it's a new morning. It's the first day for...
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One Bee too Many by Andrés Pi Andreu illustrated by Kim AmateI love the little touches of humor in this story which I am sure any adult sharing this book with a young child will really enjoy such as...
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Broken Beaks by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer illustrated by Robert Ingpen"Then, one morning the young sparrow awoke to discover that his beak had broken while he slept. It does not happen often, but...
