Emily Gale
Emily Gale is a former Readings bookseller and prize manager. She is the author of a number of children’s and young adult books.
Blog post — 21 May 2013
Kids' & YA May Round-Up
Saints and sinners, unique characters and clones, giant brains and dinosaur-sized ones, too: it’s all in this month’s wonderfully varied round-up.
Earlier I received an impassioned email from fellow children’s…
Review — 6 May 2013
Amy’s Three Best Things by Philippa Pearce & Helen Craig
During Amy’s first sleepover at Gran’s house, she bravely battles night-time anxiety using her imagination and some comforting belongings from home.
Ten years after it was first published, Amy’s Three…
Blog post — 1 May 2013
Essential Picture Books (Part 3)
A double-mention for Judith Kerr as the children’s specialists return with 10 more picture books they voted as must-haves after a brainstorm last year. We hope you enjoy using it…
Blog post — 17 Apr 2013
Kids' & YA Books April Round-Up
In this month’s children’s selection we’ll explore life’s big questions, such as: is author Lili Wilkinson
It’s been a couple of weeks since we launched Lili Wilkinson’s latest YA novel…
Blog post — 2 Apr 2013
The Children's Book Festival, Melbourne, 2013
Family Day at the Melbourne Children’s Book Festival does nothing less than restore Emily Gale’s faith in humanity. Or at least her faith in children’s book publishing. Here’s why.
At…
Review — 30 Mar 2013
Song For A Scarlet Runner by Julie Hunt
Nine-year old Peat and her big sister Marlie live in isolation at The Overhang, banished from the nearest settlement because of Peat’s heritage. There they tend cows and long for…
Blog post — 12 Mar 2013
Kids' & YA Books March Round-Up
Bushrangers, bankrobbers and missing person investigations all feature in this month’s round-up but don’t worry, it’s more hopeful than bleak, and we can confirm that the Next Big Thing is…cute…
Blog post — 21 Feb 2013
Essential Picture Books (Part 2)
The children’s specialists across all Readings stores have been working on a Top 40 Essential Picture Books list. Back in December we published Part 1, consisting of 10 books
Owl…
Review — 25 Feb 2013
Starring Jules (As Herself) by Beth Ain & Anne Keenan Higgins
Jules Bloom is the central character in this new series that will appeal to fans of Judy Moody.
Quirky, fun and wholesome, the first story sees Jules tying herself…
Review — 24 Feb 2013
Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught
Plenty of YA novels contain characters that see themselves as existing at the edges of society, but in Freaks Like Us it’s undeniably true. Jason becomes an instant murder suspect…