Meet Sue Lawson, author of Freedom Ride Thanks for talking to Boomerang Books, Sue. It’s a pleasure, Joy, thanks so much for asking me. Where are you based and how involved are you in the world of children’s and YA lit? We moved to Geelong two years ago from a smaller regional town. Though we […]
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JacketFlap tags: Historical Fiction, Author Interviews, racism, CBCA, Walker Books, After, Christmas reads, black dog books, Sue Lawson, Pan's Whisper, Book Reviews - Childrens and Young Adult, Joy Lawn, Australian YA, Charles Perkins, Dare You, Freedom Ride, Indigenous issues, You Don't Even Know, Add a tag
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JacketFlap tags: Carlee Yardley, Dog and the Lost Leg, David West, Felicity Gardner, The Complete Guide to a Dog's Best Friend, Book News, courage, friendship, adventure, loyalty, Walker Books, Corinne Fenton, Mates, Andrew McLean, New Book Releases, black dog books, Book Reviews - Childrens and Young Adult, Hachette Australia, Romi Sharp, Bob the Railway Dog, Lothian Children's Books, Add a tag
If you’re anything like me you’ll love a good dog story, especially those feel-good ones of friendship, courage and love. Typically known as our best mates, the canine variety so often teach us about loyalty, responsibility and maintaining a zest for life, and these three picture books certainly contain these elements in their own gorgeous […]
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Corinne Fenton is established as one of Australia’s treasured authors of beautiful picture books. They often contain an element of social history, and her knowledge and passion for writing is regularly shared in schools, libraries and workshops. This Christmas, there are TWO Corinne Fenton picture books that are unmissable and will have children from […]
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A surge of debut novels by talented Australians for children and young adults may be on the way. Deryn Mansell’s Tiger Stone (Black Dog Books), an original, intricate mystery set in fourteenth century Java for upper primary and junior secondary readers and Caro Was Here by Elizabeth Farrelly (Walker Books) are some forerunners. Caro Was […]
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The Australia Council for the Arts got it right by supporting this innovative collection of stories and illustrations that are scary, fun, moving, questioning
- and donated by some of Australia’s most loved creators to help kids. All proceeds from the sales go to Australian kids to help them when they need mentoring and support.
SHORT & SCARY
edited by Karen Tayleur
published by Black Dog Books
isbn 9781 7420 31330
Here are some beginnings:-
JARED LOVES Karyn. The wind howled through the trees, as Jared carved a heart around the words……. George Ivanoff
Since time began the Shivers, lurking. Hide behind the human back …. Sally Odgers
ON A DAY of wild storm, a strange bird …. Gabrielle Wang
YOU’D BETTER take a look/ ‘Cos you don’t know who they took …… Meredith Costain illustrated by Marc McBride
THE THREE friends had been arguing the whole way home. …. Aleesah Darlison
Here’s my story -LUNAR ROSE – ( I love that title).
‘I don’t want a birthday party this year ….. ThIRTEEN is the big one’.
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