#BOOKREVIEW: Jack’s Best Day Ever! by Gabrielle Bassett and Annabelle Hale

#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 […]

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It’s the BEST Day to WIN Jack’s Best Day Ever!

‘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 […]

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It’s the Best Day to Talk with Gabrielle Bassett

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 […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Kate Foster and The Unlikely Heroes Club

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 […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Gabrielle Bassett on Jack’s Best Day Ever!

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 […]

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The Quick Six Interview with R. A. Stephens on Riz Chester

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with R. A. Stephens! What an honour and thrill to welcome R. A. Stephens to the blog to share the first in an exciting new series for junior fiction readers; Riz Chester: The Counterfeit Bust! Riz is a clever, brave, unique and curious strong female character with a penchant for solving mysteries […]

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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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The Quick Six Interview with Amelia McInerney

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Amelia McInerney! Oh my gosh! Internationally published author (and one of our fabulous Pitch It! judges), Amelia McInerney is such a mega star! And you know who else is? Her newest book character – Neil. Neil’s a sea cucumber, and he is totally AMAZING! If you thought you’d never fall in […]

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#BookReview: The Fix-it Princess by Janeen Brian and Cherie Dignam

#thefixitprincess #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview: The Fix-it Princess, Janeen Brian (author), Cherie Dignam (illus.), Walker Books, March 2023. Royalty is coming to town. Several towns in fact. And not for reasons you may think. Princess Shona is on a very important quest – to find her missing parents! The Wing-Thing took Dad-King and Mum-Queen out of […]

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A Step into STEM – Janeen Brian measures up The Fix-it Princess

#thefixitprincess #bookcampaign #booksontourpr Today we’re getting creative with Janeen Brian and her Stupendously Thoughtful and Enigmatic Method to the wonderful world of STEM, which is cleverly and energetically explored in her latest middle grade title, The Fix-it Princess! How many STEM projects are incorporated into this book of miscalculated mishaps, I wonder?! On page 25 in my […]

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