In the mood: Elise Hurst on ‘Adelaide’s Secret World’
Reviewer Margaret Hamilton has awarded five stars to Elise Hurst’s picture-book Adelaide’s Secret World, the story of a rabbit who yearns to befriend a fox. She spoke to the author.You’ve...
Colour by numbers: Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti on ‘Numerical Street’
Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti have followed up their popular picture book Alphabetical Sydney with Numerical Street (NewSouth), which takes readers’ ‘on a journey down a street full of fascinating,...
‘The Dark’ wins 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award
The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (Hodder) has won the 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award, presented for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the US. The award,...
‘Herman and Rosie’ selected for Read for Australia event
Thousands of school children will read Gus Gordon’s picture book Herman and Rosie (Viking) during Read for Australia, a nation-wide reading event to be held during National Literacy and Numeracy...