#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 […]
Interview with Olivia Coates! We’re honoured to be able to speak with talented author, Olivia Coates about her newest picture book, Rosie’s Garden. Stemming (pardon the pun) from a place of passion for nature, her story shines with kindness, compassion and advocacy for the people and the green spaces around us. Like in the book, […]
#BookReview: Clutterbugs, Maura Pierlot (author), Maya Bora (illus.), Big Ideas Press, April 2025. A neat tale of waste mindfulness wrapped in the gift of creativity, friendship and play, fashioned with whimsy, lively action and heart. This picture book is the gift that keeps on giving! For readers and environmental warriors as young as four, Clutterbugs […]
You can CLEAN UP with the CLUTTERBUGS #BOOKGIVEAWAY! We’re learning the art of decluttering with the adorable clutterbugs, showing Steff and her pal Pierre the way to a more organised life (that’s good for the environment, too!). With thanks to author Maura Pierlot, we’re sweeping in to gift one lucky recipient a SIGNED COPY of the […]
Interview with Maura Pierlot! It’s such a pleasure and honour to welcome back the incredible and multi-talented, Maura Pierlot, who is an international award-winning author of books in various genres. Today, and over the next few months, we are thrilled to be a part of her launch for her latest picture book; Clutterbugs, a vibrant, […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Brentos! It’s the greatest privilege to welcome the phenomenal, highly acclaimed award-winning artist, Brentos to the blog, to share his newest GORGEOUS release following Australia: From Dawn to Dusk and Australian Animals: From Beach to Bush – it’s Wild Australia: Marine and National Parks. With his characteristically playful, clean style sweetened […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Jevita Nilson and Jess Racklyeft! It’s with pure delight to welcome talented author Jevita Nilson, together with the superlative, multi award-winning author-illustrator, Jess Racklyeft, to share their absolutely stunning new picture book, Our World Full of Wonder. This gorgeous narrative non-fiction for ages 5+ completely sparkles with its evocative, lyrical language […]
Welcome to The Quick Six Interview with Mo Davey! It was a pleasure to have a chat with debut author and illustrator Ramona Davey about her much-awaited debut, I Am Tree Rex. Ramona is a passionate advocate of kid lit and is always there to cheer on her fellow kid lit creators, as well as being very […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Bridget Acreman! We’re so delighted to welcome the brilliantly talented Bridget Acreman to the blog! Bridget is an animator, broadcast designer and illustrator, with books including The Wizard Shark, Elkie’s Escape and My Nonno. Her piece in Our Australian HeART is ‘Leaf Party Dress’; a whimsical illustration […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Alisha Dyer! This week, it’s a thrill to welcome illustrator, writer and graphic designer, Alisha Dyer, to the blog to talk about her inspirations for her stunning artwork. We were immediately drawn to Alisha’s ‘Redbank Gorge‘ for the Our Australian HeART anthology, for its breathtaking beauty in […]
