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Nicole Prust on Trying New Things as We Come out of Lockdown
The author of the Sloth and the Dinglewot, Nicole Prust, reflects on trying new thing...READ MORE
Joanna Francis and The Literature Centre
The Literature centre has had Lucia and Lawrence by Joanna Francis on exhibition for two terms over the last year. We asked Jenny Botje, Senior Education Officer at The Literature Centre, about her work and the reception to Joanna's book, and she shared the fabulous session she had with Year 3 students from Booragoon Primary School and that other schools have had.July 15th, 2019READ MORE
Four New Frontier Titles Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Awards 2019
The shortlist for the Speech Pathology 'Book of the Year' awards has been announced, and we are thrilled to say that four New Frontier titles have been selected. Congratulations to the shortlisted authors and illustrators!July 2nd, 2019READ MORE
Upcoming Events for Scoop McLaren: Detective Editor
Helen Castles will be hitting the road to promote her exciting debut, Scoop McLaren: Detective Editor.July 1st, 2019READ MORE
Q and A with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?
We had a chat with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?, about his artistic process and influences on his work.June 10th, 2019READ MORE
5 Questions with Paul Beavis, the illustrator of Ron the Royal Guard
Paul Beavis talks to us about working on Deano Yipadee's Ron the Royal Guard, writing vs illustrating, and gives some advice to aspiring illustrators. He also shares some rough drawings from the book.June 6th, 2019READ MORE
It's Nearly Yoga Day! Illustrator Sheena Dempsey Talks Yoga Babies
To celebrate the International Day of Yoga on 21st June, we spoke to Sheena Dempsey, the illustrator of Yoga Babies by Fearne Cotton. She tells us about how she came to work on the project, her influences and her daily routine. Sheena also shares some lovely roughs from the book. Plus - scroll to the bottom of the page to see Fearne Cotton reading from Yoga Babies!June 5th, 2019READ MORE
Joanna Francis on Lucia and Lawrence and Mental Health Awareness
We asked Joanna Francis, author and illustrator of Lucia and Lawrence, to write about her inspirations behind the characters in the book and how understanding yourself and your friends better, leads to positive mental health and life-long connections.May 15th, 2019READ MORE
Eco Rangers Blog Tour
Candice Lemon-Scott will be doing an Eco Rangers Blog Tour with some fantastic bloggers on their websites and social media channels.May 15th, 2019READ MORE
Behind the Scenes of Marvellous Mummy with Giuseppe Poli
In honour of all those fabulous mums out there, we thought we'd let you have a sneak peak behind the scenes of Marvellous Mummy, now available in Paperback.Giuseppe Poli, illustrator of Marvellous Mummy, and husband of the super talented author and Mummy Katie Poli, guides us through his working process for a spread in the book and gives us some tips for your own artwork.May 13th, 2019READ MORE
Alex G Griffiths Illustrates The Bug Collector and Talks to Us About the Book
Watch Alex G Griffiths illustrate a scene from his debut book as both author and illustrator, The Bug Collector. Alex also answers a few questions about working on the book, his background as a graphic designer and some exciting upcoming projects.May 13th, 2019READ MORE
Behind The Scenes of Emily Green's Garden with Megan Forward
Megan Forward, the illustrator of Emily Green's Garden, gives us a special insight into her creative process. See early drawings, photos from the family holiday on Stradbroke Island where Megan worked on the book, and some words on what Megan was trying to convey with her drawings of Emily. A fascinating, in-depth look into the world of a children's book illustrator.April 30th, 2019READ MORE
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