The Quick Six Interview with Rhonda Ooi and Mel Corrigan on I Am NOT an Owl!

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Rhonda Ooi and Mel Corrigan! We’re over the moon to welcome back a fabulous author-illustrator duo, who show us what a stellar collaboration looks like with every piece they produce. One of our wonderful combos from Our Australian HeArt, Rhonda Ooi and Mel Corrigan, are here to share their newest creation […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Ashleigh Barton on How to Sail to Somewhere

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Ashleigh Barton! We’re delighted to welcome back Ashleigh Barton, best-selling and notable author of popular picture books and middle grade novels, including the ‘What Do You Call Your…’ books and the Solomon Macaroni series (see our interview here). Today she is here to share her newest, achingly beautiful middle grade novel, […]

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#BookReview: Me and You by Ellie Royce and Penelope Pratley

#BookReview: Me and You, Ellie Royce (author), Penelope Pratley (illus.), Ford Street Publishing, April 2025. Blurb: Come and join in on a day of joyful discovery, where treasured memories are made, connection is celebrated, and sharing love is as simple as holding hands. Review: Joyful, treasured, and a loving connection are words that perfectly sum […]

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The Sketch and Scribe Festival with Program Director Stef Gemmill

Interview with Stef Gemmill on the Sketch and Scribe Festival! We’re delighted to welcome back the fabulous, award-winning author, Stef Gemmill to the blog; our 2018 Pitch It! Winner and 2020-2022 Judge, and now Program Director of an amazing new initiative called the Sketch and Scribe Festival! We’re super excited to hear about this new […]

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#BookReview: Rosie’s Garden by Olivia Coates and Samantha McLelland

#BookReview: Rosie’s Garden, Olivia Coates (author), Samantha McLelland (illus.), EK Books, April 2025. Book description: A little determination goes a long way in this inspiring story about creating green spaces and buildingcommunity. Review: When you need a place to meet some friends, enjoy green spaces and have your bucket filled, come to Rosie’s Garden. The […]

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Feeling Empowered: A Chat with Shelly Higgs

Interview with Shelly Higgs! It’s a pleasure to talk again with multi-talented debut picture book author, actor and playwright, Shelly Higgs about her empowering and heartfelt new release, Poppy’s Monster; a reassuring and colourful book about overcoming anxiety. Congratulations (again) on the release of Poppy’s Monster, Shelly! Anxiety comes in many forms, and you’ve brilliantly […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Jacinta Liu on Grandmother from the East, Grandmother from the West

Welcome to The Quick Six Interview with Jacinta Liu! ”I have two grandmothers.One with brown eyes, and one with blue eyes.One makes dumplings, and one bakes bread.They are my grandmothers. One lives in the East, and one lives in the West.” In our current world climate of uncertainty and division, picture books like ‘Grandmother from […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Tom Jellett on The Train at the End of My Street

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Tom Jellett! It is with huge privilege to welcome one of Australia’s best-loved illustrators to our blog, and that’s being modest! The legendary Tom Jellett is here to share his newest picture book – and it’s super exciting that he is the author, too! The Train at the End of My […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Susie O’Leary on Uh Oh Spaghetti-oh!

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Susie O’Leary! What a fun delight to welcome Susanna (Susie) O’Leary to the blog to share her new picture book, Uh Oh Spaghetti-oh!. And here’s something special about this book – it’s also a popular kids song that earned a finalist spot in the Queensland Music Awards! Susie is a highly […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Hayley Gannon and Michelle Conn on Luna’s World

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Hayley Gannon and Michelle Conn! Books about books and school libraries – we love ’em! Thanks to the brilliance of teacher librarian, Hayley Gannon, paired with the talents of award-nominated author-illustrator, Michelle Conn, our world is much brighter for having this new, fabulous junior fiction series in it – introducing Luna’s […]

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