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Interview: Alison Lester: Reading and Rainy Days

July 13, 2010

I’m a Queenslander; through and through, so I’d never thought I’d say this but {deep breath} here goes: I envy Victorians right now. Why? The Victorian Government has established the Young Readers Program to support and encourage parents in reading to their children. In its second year, the Young Readers Program is designed to encourage parents to read to [...]

The Fun Funnel: Book Giveaway

June 28, 2010

I’m always on the look out for interesting children’s picture books. The Fun Funnel brings together a book and DVD, creating an interactive story in a pop-out-of-the-page way. Read it… Watch it… Show it… Share it… A message from the author, Robbie Cameron: “I have self produced and published “The Fun Funnel”. A children’s picture book that comes with an animated [...]

You Are Sooooo Beautiful: Book Giveaway

June 21, 2010

Leanne Power, author of You Are Sooooo Beautiful, made a striking discovery. Although being intelligent, athletic and successful, she never fully understood the meaning of ‘real’ beauty. Then came a moment of time, when Leanne was forced to strip away all the social-conditioning about what a woman should be and look like, and You Are Sooooo Beautiful was born. [...]

Bloom Where You Are Planted

June 20, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot of my Mum lately. I am in a constant state of missing since her death, but right now it really hurts. “Bloom where you are planted,” she used to say. I recalled that today. It made me happy and sad at the same time. Bloom Where You Are Planted The [...]

Guest Post : Reading

June 4, 2010

Many of us have wonderful childhood memories of being read to, and reading favourite books. I have a lasting memory of the pride I felt when I read a book in its entirety at the age of 6. It was called Mortimer K Saves the Day! [by R Gelman]. My love of books has been passed on [...]

Books are NOT Just for Reading

March 18, 2010

Books are not just for reading, so my children have taught me. They sometimes grab a book each and run around the house playing the character. So there you go, that’s really getting into a book isn’t it? Love it.

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