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.
Review — 24 Sep 2015
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
Brian Selznick is an innovative storyteller who uses both intricate hand drawings and text to tell his stories. His middle-grade novels, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, are…
Review — 24 Sep 2015
Atmospheric: The Burning Story of Climate Change by Carole Wilkinson
This non-fiction book on climate science for readers aged ten and up is well researched and highly readable. To engage readers more effectively, each chapter begins with a first person…
Blog post — 10 Aug 2015
Celebrating the arrival of a new Dr Seuss book
A new Dr Seuss, did I hear you say?
Oh me, oh my, what a fabulous day!
Apologies for the poor rhyming verse, but its not every day you get…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret
Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are the very best of friends. They are trying to decide what to play today but each idea they have is not quite right…
Blog post — 30 Jul 2015
An update from the Readings Children's Book Team
It’s been a big week for children’s books at Readings. Here’s what’s been happening!
On Tuesday, we enjoyed champagne and cake to celebrate Trace Balla’s win of this year’s Readings…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
The ACB with Honora Lee by Kate De Goldi
I was madly in love with De Goldi’s The 10pm Question a few years ago, so expectations were high for the new book by this New Zealand author. This wonderful…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
Kizmet and the Case of the Tassie Tiger by Frank Woodley
This junior detective story is narrated by an unusual sidekick, a currawong named Gretchen. The heroine, Kizmet, is a feisty young investigator with the wits of Sherlock Holmes and the…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
The School of Art by Teal Triggs & Daniel Frost
This is a gorgeous publication that describes the fundamentals of art practice for young students. Using five characters, known as the ‘professors of art’, the book takes the reader through…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater
Pip lives in a world filled with magical creatures and she has a special skill that no-one else has – she can speak to them. Her talent can also get…
Review — 29 Sep 2013
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
After Flora rescues a squirrel sucked up by a high-powered vacuum cleaner, she soon discovers the squirrel is now in possession of amazing superpowers, understands English and writes poetry. Sound…