• Katrina Germein

    Emma Perry

    My Book Corner is very proud to be interviewing Australian children’s author Katrina Germein. Her stories have won Notable Book Commendations from the Children’s Book Council of Australia and her book Big Rain Coming has been published around the world, remaining in print over a decade after its release. My Dad Thinks He’s Funny instantly…

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  • My Dad Thinks He’s Funny

    My Dad Thinks He’s Funny

    Emma Perry

    Dad jokes. Know them? The ones that make your eyes roll and force you to emit a loud sigh?! Ensure Dad reads this one at bedtime!! My Dad Thinks He’s Funny, from Katrina Germein and Tom Jellett, is a picture book full of great one-liners. Fun, light hearted entertainment. Love the changing size of the…

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  • Kip

    Emma Perry

    These gorgeous illustrations tucked into Christina Booth’s Kip, leap off the page, and it’s clear to see why this Australian author received an Honours award in 2010 from the CBCA. We follow Kip as he hatches from his egg, grows up – then discovers his crow. The story traces how Kip’s crow leads to complaints…

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  • Christina Booth

    Christina Booth

    Emma Perry

    My Book Corner loved Potato Music and Kip by Christina Booth. Both books are very different, but both reveal a depth of talent that we adored. Hugest thanks to Christina for popping into My Book Corner today … Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Author / Illustrator; mum of three, wife of…

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  • Potato Music

    Emma Perry

    Oh Potato Music is such a powerful, beautifully written picture book from Christina Booth. The powerful nature of it is absorbed more by the parents, the message for the children is one of dancing, family and overcoming. I’m so impressed by a book that can reach both audiences. Told from the young girl’s point of view, and…

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  • Author Interview: Boori Monty Pryor

    Author Interview: Boori Monty Pryor

    Emma Perry

    Interviewing Boori Monty Pryor, Australia’s first Children’s Laureate, for My Book Corner was an honour and a real highlight of my ‘work’. Boori is a friendly, chatty and inspiring man who, on the day I spoke to him, had just completed three performances at schools – but still made time to speak to me. His…

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  • Maybe Tomorrow

    Maybe Tomorrow

    Emma Perry

      Reading Maybe Tomorrow feels like Boori is talking to you – as a reader you gain a real sense of who he is and what he thinks – and this feels like a real privilege. Maybe Tomorrow is about Boori’s life, his experiences, his thoughts and his feelings – it is a truly inspiring read.…

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  • My Girragundji

    Emma Perry

    A great start for those who are moving on to chapter books; My Girragundji deals with the universal themes of fear and courage set against an exciting backdrop of Boori Pryor’s mother’s homeland, Yarrabah. Our main character is dealing with night time fears – The Hairyman. Told in the first person, our little hero finds comfort…

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  • Shake A Leg

    Emma Perry

    Shake A Leg created by Boori Monty Pryor and Jan Ormerod is an entertaining and educating read – a must have. The premise of the story is three hungry boys entering a pizza shop in North Queensland. The boys are surprised to learn that a) the pizza maker speaks Italian and b) he is an Aboriginal,…

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  • True Blue Santa

    Emma Perry

    Pictures of snow and robins at Christmas in Australia are just too topsy turvy for me, to rectify it True Blue Santa will definitely be coming out of my book corner this year. It will ensure that we’ll be revelling in all things Aussie this Christmas! Jack and Hannah do what is really needed, give…

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  • Stick Man

    Emma Perry

    How many different things can you do with a stick? Poor stick man finds out when he becomes separated from his family! With the quirky humour and wit characteristic of the author of The Gruffalo, this picture book follows the adventures of the poor stick man as he ends up in all sorts of places.…

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  • Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

    Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

    Emma Perry

    The duo of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have created a whole series of great quality, funny and entertaining picture books for children … and adults! Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book begins with Charlie Cook reading a book then each double page leads to the inside of a different book and it all goes round in one…

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  • A Squash and A Squeeze

    Emma Perry

    A Squash and A Squeeze began life as a song written for television! It’s the one that started it all – the very first publication (1993) by Julia Donaldson and the beginning of a fruitful partnership with illustrator Axel Scheffler. Yep! Can hear the song influence. This definitely explains the rhythm, rhyme and ‘page turning…

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  • The Smartest Giant in Town

    Emma Perry

    The gentle giant with a heart of gold. The Smartest Giant in Town is a story told with the bouncing rhythm so typical of a picture book by Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo). The illustrations by Axel Scheffler are instantly recognisable and are the reason my children picked this one up. George is keen to become smart in…

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  • The Gruffalo’s Child

    Emma Perry

      A classic for sure, this story follows on from the infamous The Gruffalo. It’s hard to fathom that it was only Julia’s second picture book. Delving deeper into the character who captured the imagination of so many children, Julia now focuses the story from the view point of the gruffalo. The book opens with…

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