Sally Rippin – Australian Children’s Laureate 2024-25 Q&A

Sally is Australia’s highest-selling female author, with her fantastic Billie B Brown series having 10 million books in print. Her work includes the highly acclaimed Polly and Buster trilogy and the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books, which became the highest-selling series for 6-8 year-olds in Australia within the first year of their […]

Author Q&A with Sam Kerr

Samantha Kerr is not only a talented Australian soccer star, but she is also an incredible children’s author. Her new books “Kicking Goals: The Flip Out” and “Kicking Goals: A New Knight” have just hit the shelves and demand to be read. With page-turning action and plenty of sports references, these books are perfect for […]

QBD’s June Children’s Book Of The Month – The Underdogs Catch a Cat Burglar

Hilarious, Entertaining and Filled with Adventure! The Underdogs Catch a Cat Burglar is perfect for young readers who loved The Bad Guys Series, or The Funny Guys Series! In a city gone to the dogs … get yourself a cat. The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffng out trouble (plus sniffing each […]

Happy Roald Dahl Day!

Today is Roald Dahl Day! Get your splendiferous threads out and dress up like an oompa loompa, dance like no-one is looking and celebrate the great author’s 100th birthday! Can you identify some of his most famous characters in the image below?