When I moved to Sydney in 2008, I was struck by the beauty of the coastline. It was wild yet accessible, a completely different landscape to the northern hemisphere coastlines of my youth. It became my companion in the early days as a new migrant; a place of solace during times of grief and […]
Kylie Mort – Little People Big Emotions
Little People Big Emotions by Kylie Mort is a children’s book that can be used as a platform to begin very important socio-cognitive discussions. It is award winning in emotional intelligence as it approaches important safety conversations in a child-friendly and individualistic nature, written by an author with professional qualifications and experience in education, neurolinguistic programming and psychology.
BOOK REVIEW: I WONDER
Written by Allison Paterson and Illustrated in Nancy Bevington Allison Paterson is a well-established name in children’s literature. Known for her well-researched and personal non-fiction narrative accounts of life in the past. From the evocative Shearing Time about life on the rural farm to Granny’s Place about 1960’s childhood and intergenerational bonds to her highly […]
How To Help Children Have A Healthy Body Image
As a mental and family health advocate and a parent who has supported my daughter through recovery from an eating disorder, I am often asked, “How can I help my child with their body image?” Sadly the parents who do approach me have often waited to speak up about their concerns until their child’s thinking […]
“HEROES OF THE SECRET UNDERGROUND”: A REVIEW
The Holocaust: Budapest 1944 and A Child’s World: Sydney 2000 Could these two periods of time be more different? Can we look back and say we’ve learned from mistakes of the past and so built a new more tolerant world? What makes us human, defines both our capacity for great acts of charity, as well […]
Future Women Leaders – #OneMinuteWisdom Interview Series with Final Year University Students
featured image courtesy of WEN website The IWD theme for 2021 is ‘Choose to challenge’. The UN’s IWD theme is also “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. When we caught up recently, my friend and fellow writer Sonia Bestulic asked me for what I was going to #choosetochallenge. I decided […]
Win a copy of Teena Raffa-Mulligan’s You Can be a Writer
Teena Raffa-Mulligan has been having fun with words for as long as she can remember. She discovered the wonderful world of storytelling as a child and decided to become a writer at an early age. Teena is the author of more than 20 books for children and many of her short stories and poems have […]
Author Interview – Michelle Worthington
In this month of March I am out and about talking to some amazing women who are leading the way in their area and bringing new ideas and support to others. Today I am privileged to speak with Michelle Worthington who has not one but two sweet new picture books about little Mouse. The […]
A Unique Book To Tug The Heart Strings
Solo Dan by Teena Raffa-Mulligan and illustrated by Kym Langfield is a real surprise of a book. I was not sure what the story would be when I first read this gently portrayed account of a child’s journey towards family inclusion.
Rain Shaker Book Launch Live on Facebook
We’re welcoming our new children’s book, Rain Shaker, and our incredible eco-warrior Erin to the world. Erin wants to grow sunflowers for each of her family members, but there is a problem… There’s no RAIN! What will Erin do? Join us LIVE NOW in storytime to find out: Rain Shaker transports the reader […]
Chasing Rainbows Part Two – The Visualist
So as promised the second part of my look at one of Big Sky Publishing’s latest picture books – Chasing Rainbows; a sweet story about siblings trying to catch a rainbow and find that rainbow magic. During their journey, they find out a lot of things and discover something incredible. This time we will discover more […]
Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows is a story about siblings, Sam and Ruby, that asks children to look at the magic of rainbows in a different way. Sam and Ruby are extremely curious about rainbow magic. They have some unanswered questions. Are there pots of gold at the end, will they feel zingy if they touched one, do unicorns live on the top? Together they set out on a mission to find these answers…