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Many of my generation (sadly not all) and those of the next, fortunately have not endured the atrocities of war like those seen during the Holocaust. That we are able to feel its impact, appreciate the drama and acknowledge its implications is the unique potency of a picture book. Margret Wild and Freya Blackwood exploit [...]

A picture book about vampires? Seems like a rather odd idea. But that’s exactly what author Margaret Wild and illustrator Andrew Yeo have given us with Vampyre. This is a gorgeous book with stunningly evocative illustrations. Muted colours and lovely acrylic texture combine to create a soft darkness — intriguing and alluring. Even if it [...]

Reviewed by Ann Skea (ann@skea.com). Fox is a beautiful book. The rich colours and textures of its illustrations are dramatic and satisfying and the hand lettering is interesting and unusual, although it may be a problem for some early readers. The story it tells is unusual and open-ended in a way that stimulates the imagination. [...]

Boomerang Books is proud to announce that this weekend, not only is a member of our Boomerang Books blogging team speaking at the sold-out 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia NSW Branch Conference, but we’ll be live-blogging the two-day event – with scheduled appearances by the big names in Australian children’s writing, including Libby Gleeson, [...]