Esme’s Wish: An Excerpt

#EsmesWish #BooksOnTour #BlogBlitz #Day4 If you’ve only heard snippets, and rave reviews, of Esme’s Wish, here’s even more of a taste of this powerful tale and beautiful writing; a glimpse into the fantastical world of the mystical creatures of Esperance… Esme stared ahead at the city, desperately hoping it wasn’t just a mirage. From a […]

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Esme’s Wish: The Winding Road to Publication by Elizabeth Foster

#EsmesWish #BooksOnTour #BlogBlitz #Day2 Elizabeth Foster generously shares her journey to publication with us today for her Esme’s Wish blog tour. See how she found a publishing home that perfectly fits her book’s unique crossover between age range and unobstrusive yet beguiling themes. Thanks, Elizabeth! ☺️ If you’re an aspiring author, no doubt you’ve heard […]

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Author Article: Inspiration Lies Within by Nicole Madigan

#BallerinaMonkey #BooksOnTour #BlogBop #Day3 A deep and meaningful read here by Nicole Madigan on finding your truth; how your values will help you realise your strengths. Just inspiring! Thank you x “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” I read this quote, spoken […]

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Author Article by Anne Helen Donnelly: Learning to Compromise

#OrisChristmas #BooksOnTour #BlogBlast #Day3 What is compromise, and how do young children learn to manage the challenge between satisfying themselves and others at the same time? Anne, too, pondered this aspect of maturing awareness, and so her loveable Ori’s Christmas was born… PLUS, there’s a chance to WIN in our fabulous #bookgiveway! Learning to Compromise […]

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Author Article by Melissa Gijsbers: Creating Bubbles

#LizzysDragon #BooksOnTour #BlogTour #Day3 How does such an inventive, mystical creature such as the beautiful Bubbles enter an author’s consciousness? Find out how Melissa’s water dragon emerged, PLUS check out the #bookgiveaway details below! 😃 🌈 🐉 Creating Bubbles by Melissa Gijsbers It’s been quite a while since I’ve read a lot of fantasy, and […]

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Book Review: Max Booth Future Sleuth, a Sci-Fi Adventure Series for Young Readers

Max Booth Future Sleuth: Selfie Search, Cameron Macintosh (author), Dave Atze (illus.), Big Sky Publishing, 2017 Synopsis: Max Booth Future Sleuth is back with more sci-fi adventure and another mystery to solve! Max has been handed an ancient mobile phone. It’s from the year 2017, which makes it more than 400 years old! What’s more, […]

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Guest Post: Georgie Donaghey on Clover’s BIG Ideas

Guest Post: Georgie Donaghey on Clover’s BIG Ideas What a pleasure to join in the blog tour for the remarkable Georgie Donaghey’s newest book baby, Clover’s BIG Ideas. How did she get to where she is today? Where did her ideas stem for this sweet story? And how did the writing journey progress from conception […]

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Guest Post by Vanessa Ryan-Rendall: It’s Our World

Guest Post by Vanessa Ryan-Rendall Thanks, once again, to Vanessa Ryan-Rendall from Educate. Empower, for contributing your wisdom to our blog! Please enjoy her article on facilitating an environmentally-aware community amongst our young Australians.  How do we raise our children to be more environmentally conscious children? How we do we raise them so that they […]

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Doing The Right Thing: An Article by Robert Vescio

Thanks once again to the awesome Robert Vescio for returning to the blog to discuss the importance of ‘doing the right thing’, which explains the moral intentions behind his newest book, Finn and Puss (see review). Robert writes with a thoughtfulness and tenderness that are always welcomed with a genuine affection by his readers. Thanks […]

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Guest Post Review: Big Fella Rain

Guest Post Review by Vanessa Ryan-Rendall A big thanks goes to educator and reviewer, Vanessa from Educate. Empower, for providing us with this marvellous review and teaching notes based on a wonderful Indigenous story. 🐸 🐸 🐸 Big Fella Rain by Beryl Webber and Fern Martins, Magabala Books, October 2017. Thunder Rolls – BOOM! Way […]

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