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.
Blog post — 13 Jul 2022
Angela's five go-to horse books for all ages
As a self-confessed horse girl, since the age of five I read every single book I could get my hands on that featured horses. I talked of nothing else, and…
Blog post — 15 Jun 2022
Sci-fi and horror for younger fans of Stranger Things
Many of us, young and old, are obsessed with the new season of Stranger Things on Netflix, and as we wait for the second part to drop in July, here…
Blog post — 8 Jun 2022
Recommended children's books and news for June
It’s wintertime and what is better than snuggling under the covers with a good book and reading, either together or alone. Here are some fantastic new books released just in…
Blog post — 8 Jun 2022
Recommended YA books and news for June
It’s finally winter and the days are so cold that the best thing we can do - if we can get away with it - is dive into bed with…
Blog post — 25 May 2022
Recent bird books for kids
Books about birds are always fascinating and it seems as if, in recent times, we have appreciated the freedom and beauty of birds a great deal. With this in mind…
Blog post — 10 May 2022
Q&A with Alison Lester
Alison Lester is a legend of Australian children’s literature and her books have been loved by millions of children and adults over many years. A play of her beloved classic…
Blog post — 2 May 2022
Bestselling books from Clunes Booktown
After predictions of dire storms and a torrential downpour on the Friday night, we weren’t sure what to expect for our first post-Covid Booktown. But the sun shone brightly all…
Review — 26 Apr 2022
When our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
When Our Worlds Collided is a searing novel of racial injustice with a narrative so compelling that it is hard to put down or even draw breath. Set in Manchester…
Review — 26 Apr 2022
Katerina Cruickshanks by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Author and illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett’s debut picture book followed the marvellously eccentric eponymous Grandma Z, and his latest book, Katerina Cruickshanks, is similarly unconventional and delightful.
Katerina, a…
Blog post — 26 Apr 2022
Contemporary YA based on classic novels
There are some classic stories that we can never forget reading when we were young. Authors too become inspired (or even obsessed!) by their favourite books, to the extent that…