Australian Picture Books: Bronwyn Bancroft

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you might remember when I kicked off a series on Australian picture books. I wrote a »

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Favourite Board Books: 3 - 6 months

This is the second instalment in my series of posts on books my daughter liked in her first year. Click through for the previous post on »

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Favourite Board Books: 0-3 months

I’m not sure when I’ll get the brain power back for full reviews, but I thought I’d do some posts sharing some of »

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Six Random Books You Should Read

Six books you should read. »

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Favourite Bookstores on Instagram (#LoveYourBookshopDay)

I highly recommend dropping into your local bookshop today to show them some love. Of course, this is not possible for everyone. If this is you, you can still enjoy the spirit of the local bookshop online with these instagram accounts. »

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Australian Picture Books: Jeannie Baker

Jeannie Baker is an artist and authored over a dozen picture books using collage to create the illustrations. Her books primarily explore the interactions the natural and created environment and the impact people have on the spaces around them. »

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Books to Read if You Love Georgette Heyer

There's a particular kind of enjoyment that is to be had when reading a Georgette Heyer [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18067.Georgette_ »

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5 Charities to Support

A great way to give presents during the holiday season is to donate to a charitable organisation. There are so many wonderful options, and each works »

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Five Favourite Australian Authors

Quite frankly it is ridiculous to try and narrow down the incredible talent the Australian book world has to just five favourites. For this post, I »

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Five Favourite Booktubers

Booktube is a community within the broader youtube community focused on books (obviously). I discovered it a few years ago and have been watching ever since. »

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