Picture books in particular, are awesome gifts to pass on to children at Easter. Snuck in between those piles of yummy chocolate, the right picture book will help to create some lovely memories. Gifting one book each Easter, is a wonderful way to gradually build a great seasonal library. At My Book Corner we’ve curated…
Those Pesky Rabbits is a delightful picture book from Ciara Flood featuring a rather grumpy bear and some very friendly rabbits.
Drumroll pleeeease!! The CBCA Book Awards shortlists for 2014 have been announced. They provide a great vehicle for highlighting some great Aussie talent – don’t forget to have a browse of the notables too (there are some great ones in there). Exciting to see a self-published book come into the New Illustrator Category. How cute…
“If happiness is usually the size of a tennis ball, my feelings are the size of Australia!” … this was Tony Robinson’s enthusiastic response to today’s news! Tony Robinson has beaten off the competition to win himself his second Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts, with the WWII instalment in his Weird…
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize is in its ninth year. Run by a UK based bookseller its aim is to ‘reward and champion new and emerging talent in children’s writing.’ The award itself is divided into three categories – Picture Books, Fiction 5-12, and Teen Books. Each of those category contains six fabulous books – we’ve listed…
The shortlists are out for both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Carnegie Medal 2013!
Winners announced … Looking for some reading inspiration? Take a look out our top picks from The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) short list, 2012. Click on the links for full reviews and our on line price comparison! The CBCA have announced the winners and honour books for each short list in each of the five categories. In…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…