Tag: Australian Author

  • My Australian Story: Who Am I?

    Emma Perry

    Who Am I? tells one story from the Stolen Generation, and in the opinion of My Book Corner, is an ideal way in which to teach understanding of this period in Australia’s history. The journal format of any story has immediate appeal to younger readers, they can relate to it, it’s on their level and…

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  • Stolen Girl

    Stolen Girl

    Emma Perry

    Stolen Girl captures the emotions of just one girl who was a part of something much larger – 100,000 Australian children who were taken from their homes and have been referred to as the ‘Stolen Generation.’ The reader joins “the girl” as she wakes, again, to the sound of the bell at the children’s home.…

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  • Loongie the Greedy Crocodile

    Emma Perry

    The most striking thing about this picture book? Well, that would be the illustrations by Bronwyn Housten from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Hard to believe this is her first book! Loongie, the crocodile at Walaman Creek, manages to look both fierce and cheeky at the same time – I think it has something…

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  • Too Many Elephants in this House

    Emma Perry

      My Book Corner is loves this brilliant picture book from Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner the creators of The Terrible Plop. What is a mum to do when there are just too many elephants in the house? Seriously, there’s even one in the bath tub! Like any self respecting normal person, Eric’s mum eventually…

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  • 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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  • Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House

    Emma Perry

    Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House from Libby Gleeson, features Freya Blackwood’s gorgeous pencil illustrations.

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