Book Week is coming …

My favourite week of the year is fast approaching.  It begins on Friday, 15th August with the winners of the CBCA Book of the Year Awards announced and continues until the following Friday.  We have lots planned for that week including a fabulous guest author! Ellie Marney, whose debut novel, Every Breath, has had everyone … Continue reading Book Week is coming …

CBCA Book of the Year – Younger Readers

I have had the pleasure of reading all short listed titles in the Younger Reader Category of the CBCA’s Childrens Book of the Year Award and have been delighted by each and every title.  All have a place in our secondary collection and each one has something quite special about it. Interestingly, three of the … Continue reading CBCA Book of the Year – Younger Readers

CBCA Short List 2012

It has taken me far too long to post the 2012 CBCA Short List!  Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, publishers and the 2012 Judges.  I have noted the titles we have in our collection with a * Older Readers Short List Bauer, Michael Gerard, Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel, Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia * Condon, … Continue reading CBCA Short List 2012