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Easy Book Week Costumes 21 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
Book Week means two things: firstly the announcement of the CBCA winners, and secondly – costumes! Most schools have a dress-up day or parade to celebrate Book Week, and kids are invited to dress as ...
Award Winning Non-Fiction 14 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
Writing picture books is not for the faint hearted, and any emerging author will agree that it is hard to land that first contract. A little recognition goes a long way in balancing out all of the rej...
Hello Sydney 23 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
New state, new city, new suburb. New house, new yard, new neighbourhood. New school, new church, new shopping centre. (Garie Beach, Royal National Park, NSW) New things are exciting, but also a li...
Goodbye Brisbane 4 Jul 2013 | 04:59 pm
Once again blogging has taken a back seat to real life, as we farewell our hometown of Brisbane. Relocating a family is a huge undertaking! We have spent the last few weeks in a whirlwind of cleaning,...
I’ve an Uncle Ivan 4 Apr 2013 | 03:39 pm
If you are in Melbourne this weekend, there's a book launch not to be missed. Friend and colleague, Ben Sanders, is launching his first picture book!
Yellow Dress Day 12 Mar 2013 | 03:53 pm
What will Ava wear on a windy, yellow-dress-kind-of-day, when her yellow dress is nowhere to be found?
Bamboo Panflutes 2 Mar 2013 | 04:56 pm
Panflutes or panpipes are very old, and very simple. They are pitched, meaning you can play different notes with them, and sound is made by blowing across the bamboo sections of varying length.
The Children Who Loved Books 15 Feb 2013 | 09:21 am
The two children in the story, Angus and Lucy, don't have very much - but with books and each other they have pretty much everything they need.
Reading Signs 30 Jan 2013 | 04:25 pm
Text isn't limited to words on a page. There is text all around us! Pre-readers are particularly aware of environmental print, and often it provides their first experiences of independent reading.
Holiday Free Play 18 Jan 2013 | 05:01 pm
Here's the thing about free play: it requires very, very little. Children who are good at free play know how to make their own fun. They don't need an adult to provide them with toys. They don't need ...
