It's a delight to welcome back  author, researcher and illustrator, Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder, who first answered our 12 Curly Questions ...

This book  –   and its companion books (see below) are like the perfect day for me. With caramel on top. The joy they bring me  –   I can...

Happy Easter! KBR celebrates this Easter with a look back at some of the picture books we've enjoyed over the years - some relating dire...

It's that time of the year again when the KBR team like to do their bit for the festive season. This year's question has the potenti...

‘I wonder what that plant is called?’ Ever heard yourself or your kids saying this? Me too! I often find myself walking through the bush cur...

As the world seems to grow more confining and life more confounding, we here at KBR take a moment to ponder, as always, the pure simplicity ...

I’m beyond thrilled to reveal the cover for FLORA: Australia’s Most Curious Plants – a long, long-awaited companion to FAUNA: Australia’s ...

Our lucky winners are ... Christina De Blam, NSW Louise Brooks, QLD Emily Williams, NSW Congratulations! You have each won a copy of the ver...

It’s Christmas in Antarctica and our favourite travelling penguin is popping with festive excitement. There are gifts to wrap, cards to writ...

Plume: Christmas Elf is a bright and busy festive celebration. It's the fourth book in the series about the curious penguin who loves to...

Did you know ... a s of September 2023 KBR is ranked   #2 in the top 25 Best Australian Children's Book Blogs and Websites  by Feedspot ...

'...First, the fires came rampaging up the valley, taking everything in their path. Those of us who were here that summer got ready to r...

Charley Harper is a mid-century artist who long ago captured my heart. His work is beyond iconic, exquisite and way ahead of its time, with ...

The title of this astonishing book says it all - it's not only full of life, it's bursting at the spine seams.  Subtitled 'Explo...

Gotta love an alphabet book. They are ever such fun, and it's even lovelier to find one that sits outside the square and is clever in so...

Cover reveal!  Dorrie , by KBR's Founder Tania McCartney, is a biographical tale of a young Dorothy Wall, the creator of Australia'...

Two books that sit on the top shelf of my favourite picture books of all time (it's a squeeze - every single Miroslav Sasek book sits th...

Last month I fare-welled a dear friend as she left our world in the form we'd always loved her in to become another. The loss was felt a...

My friends are all very aware of my penchant for penguins. Surely, they are one of the cutest creatures in the world? Al...

One of the most important things we can gift our children is an appreciation of culture, diversity and celebration. Plume: Festival Seeker ...