CBCA Book Week artwork by Jess McGeachin (c) 2025 For 80 years, the Children’s Book Council of Australia has been promoting quality Australian children’s books for young readers of all ages. Every year since 1946, the CBCA has presented The Book of the Year Awards to promote Australian books that had a high literary and… Continue reading Celebrating 80 Years of the CBCA
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Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest by Nicole Steyn
Title: Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest Author: Nicole Steyn Genre: Children’s Fiction/Fantasy Publisher: Self Published: 1 August — to be in time for Book Week 2025 and the theme of ‘Book an adventure’! Format: Paperback Pages: 32 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Bert loves an adventure! A secret book discovery leads him to find the mysterious Bubbly… Continue reading Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest by Nicole Steyn
Book Week Bear by Rory H Mather
Title: Book Week Bear Author: Rory H Mather Genre: Humour Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Claire’s costume was amazing—she had hair and teeth and claws. Plus, there was the smell of fish coming from her jaws! Claire’s bear costume has a lot of flair ... almost… Continue reading Book Week Bear by Rory H Mather
Get Back in Your Books by Rory H. Mather, illustrated by Shane McGowan
Title: Get Back in Your Books Author: Rory H. Mather, illustrated by Shane McGowan Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st July 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: My jaw dropped in the picture books, when something caught my eye: first a greedy little caterpillar . . . then three pigs went by!… Continue reading Get Back in Your Books by Rory H. Mather, illustrated by Shane McGowan
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