Fun Festivities for The Christmas Door

#thechristmasdoor #bookcampaign #booksontourpr It is with great joy and delight to share some fun festivities for little ones to get creative this festive season! From poetry to letter writing, making hugs and role plays, we have been inspired by the magic and wonders of Penny Macoun and Paul Nash‘s joyous picture book, The Christmas Door! […]

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#BookReview: The Christmas Door by Penny Macoun and Paul Nash

#thechristmasdoor #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #Bookreview: The Christmas Door, Penny Macoun (author), Paul Nash (illus.), Penny Macoun, October 2022. Blurb: A rumble from behind brought us out of our trance As the open oak door quivered and danced, And through the floor Came a giant red sack That whooshed past me and collapsed. The reindeer did not […]

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#BookReview: Gorkle by Penny Macoun and Anam Akram

#gorkle #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day2 #BookReview Gorkle, Penny Macoun (author), Anam Akram (illus.), ©Penny Macoun 2019, November 2020.   Blurb: Gorkle is a gremlin who lives in cyberspace. He doesn’t like where he lives, it’s a miserable place because there are no bright colours anywhere. He likes the look of Earth. He really likes the brightly coloured […]

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Picture book review: Bubbles and Puddles

Review: Bubbles and Puddles, Michelle Wanasundera (author), Thana-one Yazawa (llustrator.), Lilly Pilly Publishing, 2017 “These are perfect stories to read before I go to sleep.” These were the words my 7-year-old son spoke after I read him the first page-long story in Bubbles and Puddles, a collection of delightfully eclectic rhyming stories, covering a diverse […]

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Review: Dinner on the Doorstep by Elizabeth Cummings

Dinner on the Doorstep, Elizabeth Cummings (author), Bronte Goodieson (illustrator), Coogee (publisher), October, 2017 Having a chronically ill parent is an immensely difficult and confusing time for a young child. From deeper issues like the fear of death, to the simple disappointment of not having mum’s home-cooked favourite for dinner, children’s emotional experiences are complex. Dinner […]

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Review: It’s OK to feel the way you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be you by Josh Langley

It’s OK to feel the way you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be you, Josh Langley (author and illustrator), Big Sky Publishing, 2017. “Everyone has feelings… happy, sad, lonely, angry, anxious, proud, scared – and they’re all OK! But sometimes we just don’t know what to do with them. Until now that is!” There are myriad […]

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