Sunday Shelfie - Here, Bear and Everywhere

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome the wonderful Damian Balassone and Jess Racklyeft. This week we are celebrating their gorgeous new picture book Here, Bear and Everywhere.

Meet a pear bear, a share bear, even an éclair bear in this beary fun-filled romp through rhyme!

With Damian Balassone’s playful poetry and Jess Racklyeft’s irresistible illustrations, this book delights little ones – while its clever rhymes and gentle humour make it a joy for parents to read again and again.

Written by Damian Balassone
Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft 
Published by Little Book Press

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Sunday Shelfie - Time to Go to the Park

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome the wonderful Emma Bowd and Leila Rudge. This week we are celebrating their delightful new picture book Time to Go to the Park.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, breakfast is done.
Time to go out. Let’s have some fun!

And what could be more fun than a day at the park? Playing with friends, exploring the outdoors and having adventures. Created by the award-winning duo, Emma Bowd and Leila Rudge, this is a book that’s sure to inspire many happy trips to the park.

A fun, feel-good book for preschoolers that captures the everyday joys of childhood and family life.

Written by Emma Bowd

Illustrated by Leila Rudge

Published by HarperCollins Australia 

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Sunday Shelfie - Tiny Good Things

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome the wonderful Gabrielle Tozer and Sophie Beer. This week we are celebrating their beautiful new picture book Tiny Good Things.

This life is full of magic
as you learn to stretch your wings.
A big bright world awaits you,
filled with tiny good things.

Each day a glorious adventure awaits us all – if we know where to look!

From talented, award-winning duo, Gabrielle Tozer and Sophie Beer, comes an inspiring picture book that celebrates life's small wonders and the joy of finding happiness in everyday moments.

Written by Gabrielle Tozer

Illustrated by Sophie Beer 

Published by HarperCollins Australia 

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Sunday shelfie - Spare Kisses

Happy #sundayselfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome the wonderful Pip Harry and Yiscah Marcatili. This week we are celebrating their beautiful new picture book Spare Kisses.

Eve’s Nan has lots of spares. A spare key in her pot plant for after-school drop-ins. Seats at the table for morning tea pop-ins. A collection of teacups in all shapes and sizes. And always, yes, always, delicious surprises. Most special of all are Nan’s spare kisses that make everything right.

A warm-hearted celebration of the endless supply of love (and treats!) that grandmothers have for their grandchildren.

Written by Pip Harry
Illustrated by Yiscah Marcatili
Published by Lothian Children's Books

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Sunday Shelfie - Girls Like

Happy #sundayselfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome the wonderful Katrina Germein and Deb Hudson. This week we are celebrating their delightful new picture book Girls Like.

Dance feet Dare feet Fast feet Bare feet

Vibrantly illustrated by Deb Hudson, award-winning author Katrina Germein’s gorgeous Girls Like is a joyous celebration of all the ways to be a girl.

Written by Katrina Germein
Illustrated by Deb Hudson
Published by MidnightSun Publishing 

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Sunday Shelfie - UnBEARable

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Kathryn Apel and Beau Wylie. 
This week we are celebrating their fun and delightful new picture book UnBEARable.

This is the story of three grumpy bears, who couldn’t see anyone’s viewpoint, but theirs. 

Until, with a bowl ... and a bed ... and a stool, a little girl taught them the Golden Grr-rule!

Written by Kathryn Apel

Illustrated by Beau Wylie

Published by Scholastic Australia 

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Sunday Shelfie - Banjo The Hot Cross Bun

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Rory H. Mather and Christopher Nielsen.
This week we are celebrating their fun new picture book Banjo The Hot Cross Bun.

Gather round, children, there’s a story to tell, about a delectable treat, with a wonderful smell. Prepare to laugh, prepare to have fun. For this is the tale of Banjo the Bun.

Banjo the Bun has found himself out on the shelves on Boxing Day and he is not happy. Will anyone be able to tame this hot cross bun?!

Written by Rory H. Mather
Illustrated by Christopher Nielsen
Published by Scholastic Australia 

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NEW TEAM MEMBER: Nicola McGeown

KBR welcomes new team member, Nicola McGeown! What better way to get to know Nicola than with our infamous 12 Curly Questions.

1. Tell us something hardly anyone knows about you. I was born in Alice Springs!

2. What is your nickname? Nic or Nicoletta.

3. What is your greatest fear? I am not good with cold climates, so being bitterly freezing cold and not being able to get warm.

 

Sunday Shelfie - The Flower Garden

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Claire Saxby and Lucia Masciullo. 
This week we are celebrating their special new picture book The Flower Garden - A Changi Secret.

A gorgeously illustrated historical picture book about the women and children of the Changi POW camp.

I have a secret – we have a secret –
in this place where secrets are not allowed.

The children in the Changi camp are working on a surprise for Mrs Ennis' birthday. They scavenge for scraps of fabric in every colour, and hide in cornered shadows to stitch flowers. But they must keep their surprise a secret, not just from Mrs Ennis, but from their black-booted captors …

Written by Claire Saxby
Illustrated by Lucinda Masciullo 
Published by Walker Books Australia 

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Sunday Shelfie - The Boy Who Lost His Laugh

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Dimity Powell and Heidi Cooper Smith. This week we are celebrating their wonderful new picture book The Boy Who Lost His Laugh.

Tim is always losing things when he travels — he is a foster child, and often moves from one family to the next. One day he realizes he has lost something very precious: his laugh. Then he moves in with the Lee family, and some news arrives that might just help Tim find his laugh again. 

The Boy Who Lost His Laugh takes a sensitive look at foster care from the child’s perspective, and shows how humour and love can help you bounce back and find what you’ve been looking for all along.

Written by Dimity Powell
Illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
Published by EK books 

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Picture Book Podium : Easter edition!

Welcome to the 'Picture Book Podium'. These four new gems are getting us excited for Easter! Buns, bilbies, bush turkeys and bunnies! 

Sunday Shelfie - Let's Make an Adventure

Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Carrie Gallash and Kia Hing Fay.
This week we are celebrating their delightful new picture book Let’s Make An Adventure.

Adventure awaits for two bored kids who dream big and create their own worlds of wonder.

Written by Australian favourite Carrie Gallasch and illustrated by exciting new talent, Kïa Hing Fay, this vibrant picture book follows two imaginative kids who turn an ordinary day at home into an extraordinary adventure.

A washing basket becomes a boat, a suitcase becomes a horse and the backyard transforms into a magical mountain range in this picture book that celebrates the boundless power of imagination and the magic of a play pal.

Written by Carrie Gallash
Illustrated by Kia Hing Fay
Published by Little Book Press

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