Why you should write a book
Book 1 : A Dash of Trouble Leonora Logroño’s family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more…
Ella At Eden by Laura Sieveking
It’s good to be getting back into the flow of things after returning from our holiday to Tasmania (we were so incredibly lucky that all the sparkly things in the sky aligned and we actually…
Proof copies have arrived
Watch on YouTube or Instagram Madison Lane and the Wand of Rasputin After seven years, Madison Lane and the Wand of Rasputin now has an updated cover design with the series branding in place.…
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Did you know that you CAN judge a book by its cover?
It’s true. A lot of expertise goes into creating a cover so that it conveys genre and age-appropriateness, and hints at the content. If you’re looking for your child’s next favourite book or series, you…
The Convoluted Key
ISBN: Print: 9780992443863 | EPUB: 9780992443849
The Convoluted Key is the first book in my brand new middle grade series, Draconian Rules. It’s available in print and ebook from most online book retailers, including Angus & Robertson and Book Depository. More details and other store options are here.
How to Work From Home (With Distractions)
As a somewhat reclusive author who has been working from home for 15 years (eleven of those with children), I thought I’d share some of the processes I’ve honed over the years.
The Case for Supervised Play in Early Childhood and Primary School – Essay
“Boys will be boys” is a catch-phrase tossed up by over-worked and under-resourced early childhood educators when concerned parents query playground etiquette. But when children as young as four years old are playing games that involve “shooting all the girls in the heart”, capturing and “killing” each other, and targeting any children who do not actively choose to play with this group, a radical reassessment is required.
10 Reasons Ant-Man and the Wasp is a Fun, Feminist-Friendly Family Film – SPOILERS
SPOILER WARNING
Ant-Man and the Wasp is a Marvel Studios movie that was released in 2018. The movie stars Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hannah John-Kamen, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishburne.
Here are ten refreshingly feminist details and plot points the writers of Ant-Man and the Wasp got right.
Herman Parrish – Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Series
The Amelia Bedelia chapter book series is a spin off written by Herman Parrish based on the character created by his aunt Peggy Parrish in the 1960s. While the original features Amelia Bedelia as an adult, Herman Parrish’s series places an approximately 10-year-old Amelia Bedelia in a current-day setting and explores school and small-town life in general through her eyes. Amelia Bedelia might not be one of the “cool” kids, but she always somehow manages to pull off the most spectacular wins when it counts.
I Own All the Blue
“Pink is a flamingo colour. Blue is for bowerbirds.” Join bowerbird and his friends in a colourful tale of mayhem as they experience a world where entitlement is taken to the extreme. Ideal as a…
Denise Kirby – 88 Lime Street : The Way In
This review contains SPOILERS and is intended for parents.
The Way In is a great start to what will presumably continue as an 88 Lime Street series, although there is very little information on any follow up books. Beginning as a standard-fare haunted house story, the plot twists into more of a time-slip adventure with some big scares unsuitable for young or sensitive readers. It’s a bit Indiana(s)-Jones-for-teens with booby traps and hazards.
I Own All the Blue – Release Date Announced
I Own All the Blue will be available as a paperback book from the 13th of June 2018. This picture book for ages four to seven tells the story of a bowerbird who refuses to…
Jessica Day George – Tuesdays at the Castle – Castle Glower Series
This review contains SPOILERS and is intended for parents.
Elizabeth Pulford – Sanspell : Book 1 of The BloodTree Chronicles
This review contains SPOILERS and is intended for parents.
Sanspell, the first book in Elizabeth Pulford’s BloodTree Chronicles, is a strange piece of metafiction that has some familiar echoes in the race to fulfil a quest before the last leaves fall from the cursed and dying Bloodtree. This book takes itself seriously with none of the tongue-in-cheek self-mockery that usually takes the edge off stories of this type.