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Angela Crocombe

Angela Crocombe is the Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator and a senior buyer for Readings Kids.

She is also the author of two books on sustainable living, A Lighter Footprint: A Practical Guide to Minimising your Impact on the Planet and Ethical Eating: How to Make Food Choices That Won’t Cost the Earth.

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Kids
1 Dec 2021

Kids book buyers’ favourites of 2021

Book buyers at each of the stores of Readings come across thousands of books each year and have to make decisions about which ones to stock, which ones to feature and how many to order. It’s an enviable job and…
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Nonfiction
29 Nov 2021

10 women writing history in 2021

2021 was a terrific year for history books written by women. Some of the many brilliant reads include an incisive look at the ongoing colonial violence experienced by First Nations people, a humorous look at advice to women over the…
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Kids
18 Nov 2021

Recent picture books about cats

A little while ago I wrote a blog post focusing on picture books about dogs, which was great for dog lovers, but the cat lovers were very scratchy about it! Where were all the picture books about cats, they miaowed…
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Kids
10 Nov 2021

New (and favourite) Christmas books for children

It’s nearly Christmas again (where has the year in lockdown gone!?) and it’s time to start sharing with children our beloved seasonal stories. They’re fun, they’re festive and this year we have a plethora of new ones to choose from…
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Kids
8 Nov 2021

Classic WWII stories for children

War stories have a perennial fascination for children, perhaps because even when life is challenging, a story about a child overcoming adversity in wartime shows that a happy ending is always possible. With the release of Katrina Nannestad’s latest World…
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Kids
27 Oct 2021

Children’s books for big thinkers

The release of the extraordinary new book by Brian Selznick got us thinking about books that defy easy categorization and are suitable for readers who like to question everything, consider the big philosophical questions of life, and formulate their own…
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Kids
25 Oct 2021

Recent children’s books in translation

Translated children’s books are a wonderful opportunity and a pleasure for children to experience very different perspectives on the world. We are blessed with a number of absolutely stunning translated picture books, including the winner of a prestigious World Illustration…
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Young adult
20 Oct 2021

Books on climate activism for young adults

Young people are understandably worried about one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate emergency. Rather than portraying dystopian futures, the following four novels and one non-fiction book show positive ways that young people can become engaged…
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Kids
17 Oct 2021

Spooky reads for Halloween

October is traditionally the month for spooky stories, decorating pumpkins and dressing up in wacky costumes. While the trick or treating may be a little more socially distanced this year, there are still plenty of terrifyingly fun stories to read…
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Kids
5 Oct 2021

Animal rescue stories for junior and middle fiction readers

When I was a kid, the stories I loved most were about animals, and I was particularly fascinated with animal rescue narratives. Well, it turns out this love is perennial and there is a whole new wave of charming books…
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Kids
27 Sep 2021

Best truck books for toddlers

Toddlers and trucks just seem to go together like cheese and tomato, chocolate and ice cream. Playing in the sandpit, driving your truck around the house, vroom vroom, what could be better? Here are some of our all-time favourite truck…
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Kids
20 Sep 2021

New indestructible books for babies

It’s important to introduce books to babies from birth to stimulate learning. They will soon get into the routine of handling books and even learn to turn the pages from a young age. But there’s no doubt they will also…
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