Love Me, Love My ADHD by Chrissie Davies and Trish Burton is a heartwarming, empowering and delightful book that shines a light on the world of children (and families) living with ADHD. It is an optimistic reminder that each individual is unique – children with ADHD are not all the same. This important picture book highlights the […]
Just Write For Kids Australia are thrilled to offer Australian writers of children’s books the opportunity to present their ‘knock-out’ pitches to publishers through the annual Pitch It! Competition!* This year will be the sixth year we have organised this popular competition, and due to last year’s popularity, we are also allowing participants the chance […]
The annual Pitch It! Competition is back for its sixth year, and the team at Just Write For Kids Australia are ecstatic to be able to offer a range of resources and opportunities to help you on your publishing journey! Think about this… your pitch is often your first point of contact with your chosen publisher. This […]
Tulips for Breakfast by Catherine Bauer is a powerful story of life, death and endurance against the odds, set in Amsterdam during the Second World War. From the German army’s arrival to liberation, the story takes its readers through the internal and physical struggles of Adelena, a young Jewish teen left in hiding with German […]
#BookReview: Tulips for Breakfast, Catherine Bauer (author), Ford Street Publishing, October 2022. Blurb: Set in World War II Amsterdam, from the arrival of the German army through to liberation, Tulips for Breakfast is a powerful and relatable tale of life, death, friendship and the ability of the human spirit to both endure and transcend evil. […]
#BookReview: Love Me, Love My ADHD, Chrissie Davies (author), Trish Burton (illus.), Chaos to Calm Consultancy, April 2023. Blurb: Welcome to the world of Clancy and Tully – they see the world a little differently and in the most amazing ways! Love Me, Love My ADHD is a heartwarming book that shines a light on […]
My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi sweeps its readers along a fun-filled, fast-paced and slow-paced sensory adventure! This book beautifully highlights the emotions, behaviours, challenges and triumphs that are associated with the sensory processing neurotype, as playfully told by a young child in the book. Sensory activities can […]
Are you ready for an adventure? An adventure you can choose and control? Well, thanks to Prasha Sooful, author of My Brain is Magic; A Sensory-Seeking Celebration, here is the most EPIC ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ game – sensory style! Read the instructions and then download the full guidelines and your own special game cards […]
#BookReview: My Brain is Magic; A Sensory-Seeking Celebration, Prasha Sooful (author), Geeta Ladi (illus.), Soaring Kite Books, July 2023. Blurb: Is your brain magic? Does it turn into a bee or a lion? Let’s take a journey to find out! This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on sensory processing and neurodiversity in a fun and […]
Prepared by Debra Tidball. If you can’t go sailing on the high seas, then the next best thing is to pretend – and here’s a craft that will allow wanna-be sailors to do just that! It’s a rocking paper-plate boat, based on Tug, a character from my latest picture book, Anchored, illustrated by Arielle Li […]
