Reviewed by Wendy Lipke This hard covered 290 x 230 mm 44-page book has been created by Eleri Harris, award winning cartoonist, journalist, editor and feminist and history tour guide. Her non-fictional comics have found their way across the world. Created as a children’s book, it highlights issues such as inclusivity, equality and accessibility. To
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke Earth Speak is the first book by Sean McCann who lives on Noongar lands in Perth. He is a small business owner, a rope access technician and a rigger. This book is illustrated by Gamilaroi woman, Jade Goodwin. With her commitment to showcasing a range of perspectives through her illustrations, she
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke In children’s picture books like this, often the pictures take centre stage with the text stating what the illustrations show. I don’t believe that is the situation in Sofie Laguna’s publication, The Last Egg. The water-coloured illustrations by Jess Racklyeft are beautifully presented and support the story rather than dominate it.
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke As the cover suggests this story is about sailing, but it is not just about that. It is also about family history and the tensions between two families who have been in a particular area for generations. With the main characters pre-teens, this story is also about friendships and jealousies. Nell,
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke The author of this children’s book is Jacqueline Anne French AM, known professionally as Jackie French. She is an Australian author who has written across several genres for both adults and children. Her most notable works, among the 200 she has written, include Rain Stones, Diary of a Wombat, The Girl
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke Once again well-known celebrity Anh Do and illustrator, Anton Emdin, have combined to produce another book in the series Smarty Pup. For those who do not know this series, Lily’s dog JJ had once had purple space goop plopped on him and since then he had become a talking genius, so
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke This book is another beautifully presented hard-covered children’s book about Dreaming stories. Presented by First Nations’ people, these books share the stories and knowledge passed down from generations to generations. The information in this particular book is presented by Uncle Bud Marshall who shares information of the land around Nambucca Heads.
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke This beautiful hard-covered children’s book is by debut author Sharara Attai. She believes that the racial and cultural diversity within her own children and their cousins is a good reflection of modern-day Australia. Through the brief text on each page and illustrations including people from diverse backgrounds, she shares the message
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke Allen and Unwin have produced another book by the creative team behind CBCA Picture Book of the Year, Iceberg. This one is called Volcano. This hard covered 26x31cm, 31-page book tells the story of how the seabed changes as a volcano births a new mountain. This book is the work of
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke This book, which is the final in a series, is the creation of Reece Carter, a high-profile Australian nutritionist who has also written two non-fiction books for adults. He has appeared on many of Australia’s major television networks and his written work has featured in The Australian Women’s Weekly and GQ
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke As I get older, I often think of the early years of my life spent at my grandfather’s holiday home across the Esplanade from the beach at Hervey Bay. The time spent on the beach building volcanos and preparing bonfires or walking along the sand, exploring rock pools or just swimming
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke What a fascinating informative book which I am sure all students would enjoy reading. It has been presented in a unique format and includes typical Australian humour. Yet at the same time it shares lots of information about the work being done at the Melbourne University by the TIGRR research team
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke This is the first book in an Indigenous history series about Australia’s most iconic landmarks. This hardcovered 30x26cm book has thirty-six pages of beautifully presented pictures on glossy paper with a small amount of text fitting the illustration shown. Each page represents the use of the land on which the Opera
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke Queensland author, Tina Strachan, has spent twenty years working and studying wildlife conservation and has now written a set of three children’s books set in a location called Wilder Zoo. Her unique experiences provide authenticity for her stories for middle – grade readers. Her debut book is called Neeka and the
Reviewed by Wendy Lipke There are many children’s books of this title and most appear to be presented by Bluey and Bingo. The book I have just read is part of Albert Street books, Allen and Unwin, and has been compiled by Nic McPickle, a fun-loving children’s author based in Melbourne who has also produced