#BookReview: Our Shellharbour, Karen Hendriks (author), Emma Stuart (illus.), Little Shell Books, December 2023. Blurb: Join Lani and Oli as they explore Shellharbour’s natural wonders. Let’s go to magical places – From the mountains to the sea. Shellharbour is our treasure. Review: What a treasure of a book! From the opening endpapers and all the […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Samantha-Ellen Bound! What an absolute honour to welcome an award-winning author and podcast host to our blog to talk about the third book in her incredibly epic, portal fantasy series! Samantha-Ellen Bound is a folklore, fairytales and mythology enthusiast, and the Seven Wherewithal Way books for middle grade readers are immersed […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Karen Hendriks! Welcome to a special edition of our Quick Six Interview as we celebrate a regular guest on the blog with her new, beautiful picture book release. Thank you, Karen Hendriks, author of Go Away, Foxy Foxy, Home and Feathers, returning to share a book that pays tribute to the […]
Welcome to a special #TheQuickSixInterview with Jill Smith from The Ten Penners! We are honoured to be invited to join the blog tour to celebrate the release of a wonderful collection of fun and whimsical (and a little bit spooky) tales from the amazing, The Ten Penners! ‘Adventures with ravenous witches, fantastical creatures and extraordinary […]
#BookReview: Jack’s Best Day Ever!, Gabrielle Bassett (author), Annabelle Hale (illus.), Woodslane Press, May 2023. Blurb: Jack loves anything that zooms, digs and races. But Jack doesn’t like change and he only ever wants to eat peanut butter sandwiches! This heartwarming story of friendship explores how it feels to be neurodivergent and introduces children to […]
‘I wanted to show the main character, Jack, as the loving, friendly and helpful boy that he is.’ – Gabrielle Bassett. Jack’s Best Day Ever! celebrates a joyous, unconditional friendship between Jack and Poh as they, each with their own neurodiversity and disability, triumph with bravery and simply enjoy the fun times they have together. Taking […]
We’re thrilled to see Gabrielle Bassett back at Just Write For Kids with her heartwarming debut picture book, Jack’s Best Day Ever! Gabrielle is here to share her inspiration – her amazing son – and her writing journey about her diverse and inclusive picture book that is absolutely bounding with energy, heart and triumph. Combined with vibrant illustrations […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Kate Foster! OHMYGOSH! Who doesn’t love a good mystery between a group of daring friends? And who doesn’t love ALL of Kate Foster‘s glorious books! Well, Kate is here to tell us more about another of her wildly fun and heart-warming stories – her latest rollicking middle grade adventure – The […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Gabrielle Bassett! We’re so excited to welcome author, scientist and mum, Gabrielle Bassett to Just Write For Kids with her debut picture book, Jack’s Best Day Ever! Here is a book roaring with energy, bursting with heart and leaping with triumphant moments as two friends, each with their own neurodiversity and […]
My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi sweeps its readers along a fun-filled, fast-paced and slow-paced sensory adventure! This book beautifully highlights the emotions, behaviours, challenges and triumphs that are associated with the sensory processing neurotype, as playfully told by a young child in the book. Sensory activities can […]
