I’m loving having Aussie authors drop in to tell us all about their latest book. Today I’m especially pleased to welcome my friend, and wonderful children’s author Claire Saxby.Claire is here to tell us all about her beautiful new book, Sea Dog. Over to you, Claire. 1. Give us the details – title, publisher, illustrator, …
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May 142013
May 092013
I’m really pleased today to welcome brilliant poet, Lorraine Marwood, to the Aussiereviews blog. Lorraine has agreed to take part in the ‘Meet My Book’ feature. Over to Lorraine, and her answers to my questions. 1. Give us details: title, publisher, illustrator, release date. My latest title is Guinea Pig town and other poems about …
Even More Awards News
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May 072013
Recently I posted a big list of recent awards and shortlists. No sooner had I done this than there were several more announcements. It may be hard to keep up, but it is really exciting seeing books (and their creators) in the spotlight. So, hoping I don’t miss any, here’s a summary of recent announcements …
April Reads
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May 062013
Another new month means that it’s time to look back over what I read last month. I got through nineteen books and, as with the previous month, lots of poetry collections, which has been fun. I also read several Anzac and war-themed books, with Anzac Day falling in April. Here’s the list with, as always, …
May 052013
Introducing a new series of posts, where I invite authors to drop in and tell us about their new books. To get the ball rolling, I thought I’d post about my own new release. I look forward to sharing lots of new books this way in the coming months. 1. Give us the details – …
Awards, Awards and More Awards
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Apr 262013
It is awards season in the Australian book industry, and I have been a bit remiss in not posting about the various short lists and awards announced in recent weeks. So, here’s a wrap-up. Firstly, the Notable books and shortlists for the annual CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards was announced. These books will …
March Reads
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Apr 012013
I had lots of reading fun in March. I’m currently immersing myself in collections of children’s poetry, which has given me a chance to rediscover some old favourites and discover some new (to me) gems. Of course, I’ve read lots of prose, too, but it may be the first month ever that the amount of …
Of Poetry Collections
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Mar 102013
I’ve been pondering poetry of late, particular poetry for children, inspired both by some study I’m doing and by the rediscovery of some of the poems of my childhood, including that of A. A. Milne, some of the earliest poetry I remember loving (along with Dr Seuss). So I’ve been thinking a lot about what …
February Reads
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Mar 092013
Another month has passed, and so it’s time to have a look at what I read for February. Pleasing to see my balance being restored towards my chief love – books for children. This month I indulged my six year old self and tracked down old copies of AA Milne’s poetry from Ebay. I loved …
January Reads
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Feb 012013
Well, where did that go? And by that I mean January. Seems only seconds ago we were ushering in the new year and now here it is February already! After last year’s challenge to try to read a book a day (at which I failed miserably) this year I’ve decided not to put a number …
