Bill the Fish is out now. “Bill the Fish celebrates individuality. It teaches children through a series of wildly differing aquatic characters that we are all meant to be different. It’s OK to be yourself. Quirks and all.” - Brett Curzon, author/illustrator. You can find out more on the Bill the Fish website. The Australian Literature Review […]
Kids Book Review has published an interview with author Sandy Fussell. Sandy has written a number of novels for children, including the popular Samurai Kids series.
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The sensational CYA Later, Alligator (Children’s and Young Adult (CYA) Writers & Illustrators Conference) will be held in Brisbane on 4th September 2010 in partnership with the Brisbane Writers Festival. For more .. http://bit.ly/boYIuB
The humble to-do list hasn’t changed much over the years, but the methods we use to manage it have. Here’s a look at five of the most popular tools for helping you manage your to-do list.
Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln
Download Bookclub Notes Miles Franklin Award Winner 2008 Man Booker Prize winner 2007 Bestseller Just released Fishing for Stars ~ Bryce Courtenay The Time We Have Taken ~Steven Carroll The Gathering ~ Anne Enright The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest ~ Stieg Larsson Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5) ~ Richelle Mead Get all […]
The future of books ...Margaret Noble’s 12th-grade class at High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego. Noble assigned her class to create interactive artworks around the theme of children’s books of the future, and the results are amazing
“The thing that is really hard, & really amazing, is giving up on being perfect & beginning the work of becoming yourself.” - Anna Quindlen
Delivering an effective presentation to 20 or to 200 people is difficult. Because listeners have better access to information since the internet became commonplace, audiences expect more content from speakers today. In addition, because of the entertainment slant of most media today, audiences want a presentation delivered with animation, humour, and pizzazz. If you would […]
