Tuesday, April 24, 2012

SUPPER CLOTH COMPETITION - MAY/JUNE 2012

Do you remember when your grandmother would bring out a beautifully decorated supper cloth to set up cups and saucers, cakes and sandwichs for afternoon tea, or for supper? We'd like to recreate that elegance with our competition this year and if you look at the flyer you'll see the details.

As in the past we'll be raising funds for cancer research and this time for the Relay for Life organisation. It's a bit of fun and we do get some wonderful entries to our competition each year, you'll be able to look at each of the entries on our blog as they are submitted.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

HISTORY IN AN HOUR - HARPER COLLINS

From Henry VIII's Wives to Afghan Wars, History in an Hour ebooks do just that, you can read about times in history as you commute to work, or over lunch. Priced well at $2.99 look at the history you can catch up on.

EBOOK PUBLISHER'S SPECIALS - APRIL/MAY 2012


A number of publishers have special deals for ebooks over the next couple of months and I suspect this will happen throughout the year. We will establish a 'special deals' section on our ebook website so you don't miss out. Keep looking and buying!!

Friday, April 20, 2012

CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA - AWARDS 2012

Congratulations to all the Allen & Unwin authors and illustrators whose books have been shortlisted in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. There are nine in the list from this publisher and they are:
The Dead I Know by Scott Gardner a well known young adult author, click here for the story.
Ship Kings: The Coming of the Whirlpool by Andrew McGahan, you can read some of the story here.
A Straight Line to My Heart by Bill Condon, there are notes for teachers and it's available as an ebook. Look!
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky, from an Australian author who has alread been recognised by the CBCA. Click here.
Crow Country by Kate Constable, another Australian author who is no stranger to these awards.
That's Not a Daffodil! by Elizabeth Honey, will this be another picture book success for Elizabeth?
The Dream of the Thylacine by Margaret Wild and Rob Brooks, there's a pdf here if you'd like a preview of this picture book.
Playground by Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle, there are teacher's notes and reviews by teachers here.
The Little Refugee by Anh Do, Suzanne Do and Bruce Whatley, this title is also shortlisted for Notable Picture Book of the Year. Teacher's notes here.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

TEXT PUBLISHING - APRIL 2012

This is an example of the wonders of technology, we can offer our customers a print copy of a title at the same time as an ebook. Text Publishing will be releasing print and digital copies of books simultaneously. See details of this title by Johan Lehrer here and a video interview with the author here.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Kid's Day March 2012


We had a great time last Saturday with the enthusiasm of the kids making their version of the well known Very Hungry Caterpillar. Jennifer was reading stories and keeping the little ones entertained when they got a little tired of sticking and colouring. Many brightly coloured balloons went home as well as their artistic endeavours. Thanks to the mums and grandmums who helped out.