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Introducing the Squiz Kids Book Club with Catch the Reading Bug 🐛 A partnership between Walker Books and the Squiz Kids News Podcast!
Listen to a new Book Club episode every month - the March and April episodes are out now! Give them a listen 📚 walkerbooks.com.au/squiz-kid…
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Ooh @ThomasHTaylor the Eerie-on-Sea series just gets better with every book & Festergrimm is your best yet. It was wondeful to be back with Herbie & Vi &the narration is friendly & inviting, even if some of the baddies aren't! A delicious book I couldn't put down. @WalkerBooksUK
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Check it out @Candlewick …just a few principals who will be starting their year with this read aloud! Thank you! @NAESP #NAESP22 @bookelicious #booklove @MrSchuReads @AppleGroveES #naespBOOM
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We have a treat for everyone over on our Instagram today: Sara Acton is taking over to show us behind-the-scenes of her adorable new picture book Jack's Jumper! Learn more about the book's inspiration and check out her original concepts, sketches and more: instagram.com/p/CgAq9qmlxoy/…
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The second book in the phenomenal trilogy from bestselling children's novelist @JonathanAStroud is here!
The Notorious Scarlett and Browne is a fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a broken, future England, following the further exploits of our favourite outlaws...
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There are prizes! How are you going with your writing and illustrating entries for our Tasmanian Devil competition? It's perfect for individuals and classes! We can't wait to see your entries!
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YABBA Shortlist Spotlight - Fiction for Years 7-9 nominee: 'The Book of Chance' by Sue Whiting. Published by Walker Books. View the full shortlist at yabba.org.au/2022-shortlist/
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The Bravest Word by Kate Foster paperbarkwords.blog/2022/07/… @kfosterauthor has thoughtfully explained why she has written her #childrensnovel about #depression #thebravestword for #joyinbooks at #paperbarkWords blog @WalkerBooksAus @walker_class #Mentalhealth
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📷 Step by step layers of @pamelafreemanauthor @walkerbooksaus ‘Dry to Dry’ featuring in the @statelibrarynsw #imagineexhibition #thewonderofpicturebooks with hoards of illustration to chase away the rain @lizanelli @whatleybruce... tmblr.co/ZlHZGucHZLzciy00
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This multi-award-winning picture book is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy.
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“This book captures the beauty and bounty of Australian flora and fauna in rich detail ....” Books+Publishing
Ambelin Kwaymullina and Leanne Tobin's stunning picture book is a beautiful story of how Mother Nature helps a lost girl find her way back to her family.
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This year we're thrilled to partner with @OzKidsTV + @ABCEducationAU to present the #MyPlaceCompetition for #creativewriting! Open to students in Years 1–8, prizes include @WalkerBooksAus book packs and ACTF vouchers. Entries open 15 August!
READ MORE: fal.cn/3q73O
ALT Two boys pulling a makeshift cart stand silhouetted against the sky. In the top left hand corner are the logos of the presenting partners of the 2022 My Place Competition: The Australian Children's Television Foundation, ABC Education and Copyright Agency's Reading Australia.
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Serendipity and positive thinking come into play as a family searches for a missing puzzle piece in Bob Graham’s enchanting story with a sweet surprise ending.
A must-have for any fan of Australia's beloved storyteller!
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We've put together a booklist for students and families of books for all ages that help kids connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Histories and Cultures.
Download the list here:classroom.walkerbooks.com.au…
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Ten foolish teachers wander home through the forest, unaware that hungry, mischievous and hilariously goofy monsters are waiting… TEN DELICIOUS TEACHERS by @mossmontmomery and @SarahWarbie is a counting book like no other! Perfect for end-of-term and back-to-school reading 📚
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Review of THE GHOST LOCKET by an 8year old reader 👻
#LoveOzMG #SpookyTales #kidlit
@WalkerBooksAus @walker_class @Allison_Rushby
readingtime.com.au/the-ghost…
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Happy book birthday to This Is a School in Australia and New Zealand! walkerbooks.com.au/book/9781… @WalkerBooksAus
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Congratulations to @JonathanAStroud for winning the Shadowers’ Choice in the teen category at the UKLA Book Awards!
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We are delighted to announce that our #YTF2022 winner this year is 'All Our Hidden Gifts' by @Czaroline Congratulations Caroline & also to the brilliant shortlisted authors
@joseph_elliott
@nicolapenfold
@tompalmerauthor
@philearle
@foulkeswrites
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Not all stories need words. @laurentobia’s wordless picture book of a boy growing plants with his Nana, OSCAR’S TOWER OF FLOWERS, shows how a silent narrative are deeply powerful. Out now in paperback for the summer seed-sowing and plant-growing season 🪴🌺
