Archive for the ‘Children's Books’ Category

Short stories

·         ‘The parliamentary cat: a modern folk tale’, illustrated by Erin McGuire, in The House at Work, Parliamentary Education Unit, Parliament House, Canberra, 2001: 144–148
·         ‘The empty leg’, illustrated by Astra Lacis, Blast Off: New South Wales School Magazine 88(3), April 2003: 81–83
·         ‘Under the frangipani tree’, illustrated by Noela Young, Touchdown: New South Wales [...]

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Feeling Fine!

 

 
 
Feeling Fine! (National LIbrary of Australia) is an entertaining board book about emotions. With its colourful illustrations and engaging word play, it encourages children to recognise faces that are happy, sad, angry or even scared. This is a perfect interactive board book for babies and preschoolers who are learning to understand their own emotions and [...]

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The Flaming Witch

 

A traditional Indonesian tale published by Random House (1997)
Based on an Indonesian folk tale from the 14th century, this is the story of Rangda, a powerful witch who curses the whole kingdom when no one will marry her daughter because no-one wants a witch as a mother-in-law! The king tries to fight fire with fire, but [...]

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I’ve Got a Feeling!

Included on the IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities booklist 2011
When children feel an emotion, it is written all over their faces and reflected in their body language—the set of their eyebrows, the shape of their eyes and mouth, the way they hold their body and what they do with their hands. [...]

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Lost! A True Tale from the Bush

Shortlisted, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Awards 2010

Honour Book, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, CBCA Junior Judges Project, 2010
  

Tales of children lost in the bush have frightened and fascinated the Australian public since colonial times. In August 1864, three children––Isaac aged nine, Jane [...]

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Colour My World!

Colour My World! (National library of Australia, 2009) is a picture book for preschoolers and junior primary children which celebrates colours and how they make us feel. Colours are all around us, but there is more to colour than meets the eye. Colours are often associated with feelings. Red can be warm and cheery, or [...]

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