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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview with Ellie Royce! It’s such a joyful delight to connect with talented author, Ellie Royce, to discuss her latest picture book, Me and You. Inspired by her own experiences, hopes and dreams as a loving grandmother, Ellie has penned this beautifully heartwarming story about fun and precious bonding moments between child and grandparent; taking […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Kathy Clutterbuck! Teachers of art and children with dyslexia, illustrator and author duo, Alice Blue and Kathy Clutterbuck have formed to create their charming AliKat Rhyme Time resource that empowers readers of the rhymes to express themselves creatively through images and words. The modern-day rhymes have today’s children in mind, effectively […]
#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 […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Catherine Bauer! It’s always a privilege when award-winning author, journalist and history-enthusiast, Catherine Bauer comes to share her latest news! Catherine is the talented author of many brilliant, poignant books, including Australia Remembers 3: Len Waters, Colourful Memories and Tulips for Breakfast, and not to mention the Winner of the 2019 […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Bella Traynor! We’re delighted to have new author, Bella Traynor, to the blog, alongside her friend and illustrator, Irin Hurren, here to share the inspiration behind their delightful picture book, Nature’s Magic Potion. With its gorgeous Australiana touches, this imaginative rhyming tale takes two children out adventuring into the bush to […]
