CBCA Reviews and Other Articles
Articles:
Guest Post: Cherie Bell on Gifting Books To Children on Kids’ Book Review
Teacher Librarians: The Aunty of the School
Reviews for Reading Time (The Children’s Book Council of Australia):
2018
Duck!, Meg McKinlay (text), Nathaniel Eckstrom (illus.)
Grandma Dangerous and the Dog of Destiny, Kita Mitchell (text), Nathan Reed (illus.)
The Heart of the Whale, Anna Pignataro (text and illus.)
The Cat Wants Kittens, P Crumble (text), Lucinda Gifford (Illus.)
Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie, Kate Temple & Jol Temple, (text), Grace West (illustrator)
Australia Illustrated, Tania McCartney (text and illustration)
Total Quack Up!, edited by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck
Ninja Kid 2: Flying Ninja, Anh Do (text), Jeremy Ley (illus.)
2019
Maple the Brave, Chloe Jasmine Harris
Brawl of the Wild (Dogman #6), Dav Pilkey
George and the Great Bum Stampede, Caz Wilson (text) and Sarah Davis (illustrator)
The Poppa Platoon in Saving Private Rabbit, Danny Katz (text) and Mitch Vane (illustrator)
Olivia’s Secret Scribbles: Box Car Racers, Meredith Costain (text) and Danielle McDonald (illustrator)
Noodle Bear, Mark Gravas
Zanzibar, Catharina Valckx
Grace’s Secrets, Louise Park
The Return of Thelma the Unicorn, Aaron Blabey
Marlow Brown: Scientist in the Making, Kesta Fleming (text) and Marjory Gardner (illustrator)
Footprints in the Clouds, Zhiwei Xing
The Beach Wombat, Susannah Chambers (text) and Mark Jackson (illustration)
2020
Isla’s Family Tree, Katrina McKelvey (text) and Prue Pittock (illustrator)
Little People, Big Dreams: Astrid Lindgren, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (text) and Linzie Hunter (illustrator)
Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement, Magda Szubanski (text) and Dean Rankine (illustrator)
The Night of the Hiding Moon, Emma Allen (text) and Sher Rill Ng (illustrator)
To The Bridge: The Journey of Lennie and Ginger Mick, Corinne Fenton (text) and Andrew McLean (illustrator)
When Billy Was A Dog, Kirsty Murray (text) and Karen Blair (illustrator)
Vote Weirdo (Weirdo #14), Anh Do (text) and Jules Faber (illustrator)
Ernie’s Journey, David Woodland
Rosie and Rasmus, Serena Geddes
Santa and the Sugar Glider, Alexa Moses (text) and Anil Tortop (illustrator)
2021
The Little Queenslander’s Alphabet, Sarah Scudmore (text) and Sophie Beer (illustrator)
Once I Munched a Mango, Samantha Wheeler (text) and Shannon Horsfall (illustrator)
Shoosh!, Simon Howe
FLY: Financially Literate Youth, Jai Hobbs and Marlies Hobbs
No! Never!, Libby Hathorn, Lisa Hathorn-Jarman and Mel Pearce (illustrator)
I’ll Always be Older Than You, Jane Godwin (text) and Sara Acton (illustrator)
Coming Home to Country, Bronwyn Bancroft
Puffin Little Historian: Dinosaur, Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin Little Environmentalist: Gardening, Penguin Random House Australia
Paris Takes Over the World, Kyla May and Zanni Louise
Florence and Fox, Zanni Louise (text) and Anna Pignataro (illustrator)
Crocs Don’t Do Yoga, Michelle Wilson (text) and Catherine Suvorova (illustrator)
Toy Mountain, Stef Gemmill (text) and Katharine Hall (illustrator)
Afloat in Venice, Tina Wilson (text and illustrator), Joan Wilson (knitting) and Matt Ottley (music)
Little Bilby’s Bush Christmas, Yvonne Mes (text) and Jody Pratt (illustrator)
2022
The Bear and the Little Green Thing, Berbay Publishing
Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast, Sue Whiting (text)
Jumping Joeys, Sarah Allen
Little One, Jane Godwin (text) and Gabriel Evens (Illustrator)
A Pair of Pears and an Orange, Anna McGregor
Sunshine and Moonlight, Jan Omerod