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Interview with Corinne Fenton on One Lone Swallow
We're taking you to Florence, Italy with today's blog post. We speak to One Lone Swal...READ MORE
Concept artwork for Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf?
Illustrator Laura Wood shares initial stage artwork, from storyboards to cover ideas, from her latest book Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf?October 5th, 2019READ MORE
Hélène Magisson Illustrates Little Puggle's Song
See the award-winning Hélène Magisson at work in this beautiful illustration video and learn all about her work process behind Little Puggle's Song by Vikki Conley.September 17th, 2019READ MORE
Vikki Conley's inspiration behind Little Puggle's Song
Let Vikki take you on an evocative journey, exploring her memories of nature and how they have shaped her work.September 16th, 2019READ MORE
Robert Vescio on the Inspiration Behind Under the Same Sky
Under the Same Sky by Robert Vescio and Nicky Johnston is now available in Australia. Robert discusses his inspiration behind the book, and what he hopes it will achieve.September 3rd, 2019READ MORE
An Exclusive Interview with Journalist Extraordinaire Scoop McLaren
We recently caught up with feisty detective editor, Scoop McLaren, and asked her all about her amazing life as a teenage newshound and mystery solver...August 28th, 2019READ MORE
Watch Beatriz Castro Illustrate Scoop McLaren
The amazing illustrator of Scoop McLaren: Detective Editor by Helen Castles gives us a behind the scenes look at her hard at work on the cover artwork. She also share's a fantastic sketch featuring different versions of Scoop.August 14th, 2019READ 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 MOREView by Category
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