Saturday, 27 February 2016

Fetcher's Song

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Tasmanian children's author, Lian Tanner reflects on how a series is born and the sparks that can spur a story into life. One of t...
Saturday, 20 February 2016

Tove Jansson

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Patsy Jones recalls the place of the Moomins in children's literature and their return to the book shelves for a new generation of read...
Saturday, 13 February 2016

How do we really know what children want to read?

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During my career as a teacher, I have often bought books for my students to read. Yes, the library at school can purchase the books but I h...
Saturday, 6 February 2016

Lessons from New Scientist

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Recent readings of New Scientist have inspired, and perhaps excused , this week’s blogger Nella, from some reading habits...
Sunday, 31 January 2016

“When I Grow Up”: A Review of Matilda: The Musical.

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Have you seen Matilda: The Musical? Thank you Lyndon for sharing this wonderful experience with our readers. Matilda is a pretty weird...
Saturday, 23 January 2016

In Praise of Libraries

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I recently visited LINC Launceston to borrow some books I had ordered online. As I begin each new writing project I first go to the LINC we...
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Sunday, 17 January 2016

The wonder of a character’s appearance

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This week Tricia Scott ponders on how the reader construes the appearance of the character - words, imagery, film characterisation and eve...
Monday, 11 January 2016

The Hero’s Journey Through Literature (and LEGO)

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  Welcome to 2016 and our first post for the year by guest author Johanna Baker-Dowdell as she explores heroes, villains and the wonderful...