Children’s author and artist Leigh Hobbs is the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016-2017. Leigh described his appointment in February as ‘a lovely thing for me because my books are on the subversive side, and … Continue reading …
Leigh Turina is Lead Librarian for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, which is held at Toronto Public Library in … Continue reading …
Little girl Jo has … Continue reading …
Snow – love it or dread it, I think most adults would agree at least that for children there’s something very special about it. And there are also some very special picture books around too. Here, in no particular order, is a small selection of snowy stories set around the … Continue reading …
‘On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay … Continue reading …
The Snow Leopard
On her fascinating web-page about the process of creating The Snow Leopard (Frances Lincoln, 2008), author and illustrator Jackie Morris says:
Delaram Ghanimifard is the co-founder with her husband Karim Arghandehpour of the exciting Tiny Owl Publishing, which launched its first collection to great acclaim last year. Their catalogue is already bursting with beautiful picture books by … Continue reading …
A few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for the Continue reading …
