Reading with a chance of tacos

Andrew Daddo is an actor, a TV presenter, and a wonderful author of fun books for kids. Books such as Atticus Fantasticus, Good Night Me, Monster, Just Breathe, and his latest book, Poo Face.

And, he…

The Women's Football World Cup is fast approaching and the ideal book series for kids is FOOTBALL FEVER by Kristin Darell.

Kristin Darell has always loved words and stories and feels lucky to have be…

Warning: This book is impoppable to put down!

Today’s guests are the impoppable dynamic duo responsible for one of the quirkiest books of the year. With retro illustrations and original text, Mr Imp…

Picture Book Author, Amanda Lieber pops in to chat about her new book, her author journey, the importance and fun of being in a writers group, and offers up tips for aspiring authors.

Plus, Rory H Ma…

Wylah is brave, clever and strong-willed, and her adventures have been 40,000 years in the making!

Wylah is Co-Written by Jordan Gould a Proud Peek Whurrong Man and Richard Pritchard an Indigenou…

Jackie Case is an artist with world renowned Rebecca Hossack Gallery. She began her career displaying her art in coffee shops in Melbourne Australia, before a big break took her to art to shows in Ne…

Neil the Amazing Sea Cucumber.

There's nothing boring about Neil. In fact, he's so amazing, he's already been Number One picture book on Booktopia and he's all over social media.

Amelia McInerney is …

Gabriel Evans' books have been published in 12 countries and translated into 10 languages. They’ve been read on ABC’s Playschool, reviewed in the New York Times, and ne of his books was presented to …

Today’s guest believes exploring and owning your cultural identity cultivates happy wholistic people who are capable of mutual respect, empathy, and connectedness in this diverse world we live in.

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Recognising the skills and strengths of neurodiverse children

Author and publisher Rochelle Stephens and illustrator Em Hammond from Neurowild have popped in to share their new book and discuss the…

Award winning author and illustrator, Karen Blair pops in to share her new book, offer up some tips on the process of creating a picture book and her author journey.

Plus, Liv reviews 2 amazing pic…

Vikki Marmaras is a picture book author with a brand-new book out, and two more in contract coming soon. She’s a former news reader from Milton Keynes in the UK and she’s popped in today to share her…

Today’s guest enjoys exploring themes of being Australian, Muslim, and little bit mischievous. She grew up in Western Australia with six siblings, so there was always plenty of adventure and stories …

Deb Hudson is an illustrator whose passion has always been to draw happy and colourful things that evoke emotion and thought in the viewer – the dreamy joy, and wonder-filled moments of the everyda…

Tips on Writing a Graphic Novel

Sean E Avery is the international best-selling author of Frank’s Red Hat. He’s popped in today to share his process of writing a graphic novel.

He shares how he …

Join some of Australia's best loved kids authors and illustrators as they gather together in celebration in country Victoria as part of the 2023 Bendigo Writers Festival. 

Authors and illustrators wi…

Today’s guests are 3 aspiring authors who have just signed their very first book contracts. They tell us what it’s like working with a publishing team for the first time. They share what they’ve lear…

Caz Goodwin is an award-winning author of picture books, short stories, poetry, and junior fiction for children. And has been published internationally.

She heads the Society of Children’s book write…

Today’s topic is creating space for diverse books in the market. And, we’re focussing on cultural diversity.  We’re going to hear two sides of publishing spectrum. We’ll hear from the authors of t…

Lian Tanner has been dynamited while scuba diving, arrested while busking. Spent a week in the jungles of Papua New Guinea hunting for a Japanese soldier left over from the Second World War. She’s …