The Art of an Illustrator: Mel Corrigan

Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Mel Corrigan! We’re just so in awe of our talented Aussie creators, and it’s such an honour to showcase another superb artist to the blog! Thanks to Mel Corrigan, illustrator to the gorgeous ‘Sweet Summer Days’ in Our Australian HeART for being here today. With the lyrical […]

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The Art of an Illustrator: Imogen Hartland

Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Imogen Hartland! It’s such a pleasure to welcome another one of Our Australian HeART‘s brilliant contributors to our ‘The Art of an Illustrator’ segment! Thank you to the wonderful writer and illustrator, Imogen Hartland, to talk about her gorgeous art, Ocean Pools, and her illustration process. We […]

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The Art of an Illustrator: Jeanette Stampone

Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Jeanette Stampone! Today we’re thrilled to have passionate author and up-and-coming illustrator extraordinaire, Jeanette Stampone on the blog! Jeanette is the author of Shadow and the Girl and soon-to-be-released The Dragon Guest Handbook, as well as one of our contributors in Our Australian HeART. Her piece, After […]

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The Quick Six Interview with David Lawrence on Xander and the Pen

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with David Lawrence! It’s such a huge honour to welcome award-winning children’s author, Indigenous Literacy Foundation Ambassador and all-round funny man, David Lawrence to our blog to talk about the latest magical book in his Pen series; Xander and the Pen. Following the success of Ruby and the Pen, this sequel is […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Sally Soweol Han on Nightsong

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Sally Soweol Han! It’s such a pleasure to welcome CBCA Award-Winning New Illustrator (2023), Sally Soweol Han to our blog to share her beautiful, joyous new picture book, Nightsong. This gorgeous, rhythmic melody of nighttime sounds in a story of a curious, wandering boy in the midst of nature, is a […]

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#BOOKREVIEW: The Garden at the End of the World by Cassy Polimeni and Briony Stewart

#BookReview: The Garden at the End of the World, Cassy Polimeni (author), Briony Stewart (illus.), UQP, April 2023. Blurb: At the end of the world is an island covered in ice. On the island is a mountain. Inside the mountain is a vault. And inside the vault are millions of seeds. When Isla makes a […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Vikki Marmaras on I Spy Treasure

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Vikki Marmaras! Who doesn’t love a game of ‘I Spy’, a snarky pirate and a sparkly-kind-of-mystery?! On top of that, a high-seas adventure story with a fun environmental focus on the joys and benefits of upcycling to save our planet! This ‘charming’ new picture book, I Spy Treasure, spoils its readers […]

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Picture It! Anthology 2023

Author-illustrators! Would you like to be a part of a wildly wonderful and beautifully-crafted anthology that encapsulates the complete joy of our land… and gives back to the community? We’re looking to view Australia through a colourful lens of diversity – from our stunning landscapes to our iconic parts of nature, a unified community of […]

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#BookReview: Neil, the (Boring) Amazing Sea Cucumber by Amelia McInerney and Lucinda Gifford

#BookReview: Neil, the Boring Amazing Sea Cucumber, Amelia McInerney (author), Lucinda Gifford (illus.), Affirm Press, April 2023. Look! I’ve found Neil! Oh wait, it might be Sandra. The identity of this little cucumber may be unknown, but we’re here to explore the identity of the real Neil – the star of the bottom of the […]

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Avery’s Hat-Tastic Adventures Teaching Notes

#averyshattasticadventures #howdoesahatsavetheday #bookcampaign #booksontourpr Avery’s Hat-Tastic Adventures is a fun new series from award-winning author Ellie Royce, with zesty illustrations by Mardi Davies, for junior readers aged five to seven that incorporate positive, true to life, stand-alone stories with themes of imagination, friendship, family and real-life challenges. The first title, How Does A Hat Save The […]

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