Not long to go now before it’s back into the classroom, so take some time for a little escape with these fantastic reads.
Heather Zubek
From Young Adult fiction to beautiful picture books, here are some new titles to get the children in your life lost in a book this summer.
Gemma Nisbet
With holidays just around the corner, what better time to grab a book to share with your young siblings or friends? Reading aloud brings stories to life!
Magical realism is key for Perth children’s author Paula Hayes and her three novels in one, The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin .
Tanya MacNaughton
If it’s reading in the cool under a tree or at the beach, here are some great titles for you to explore over the holidays.
Feed your curiosity with these amazing non-fiction titles.
Jessica Walton and Aśka know only too well the enormous amount of work and storytelling that goes into comic making, being co-creators of young adult graphic novel Stars in Their Eyes.
Dujuan Hoosan, a 16-year-old from Alice Springs, has faced many challenges and experienced remarkable triumphs throughout his life.
Ramona Jafar
US-born, Perth-based writer, illustrator and cartoonist Sarah Winifred Searle is one of six winners in the 2023 Primer Minister’s Literary Awards.
Award-winning writer Seth Malacari has edited book An Unexpected Party, brings together the stories of a diverse group of emerging authors from the LGBTQIA+ community, featuring trans and gender-diverse voices.
The Map of William by Perth author Michael Thomas is described as a gripping, adventurous tale about the triumph of friendship, and the price of survival in a land with its own ancient story to tell.
Tanya McNaughton
It’s Halloween season and that means spooky spooks and ghostly ghouls abound. These creepy titles will have you reading with the light on all night!
Move aside Red Dog, there’s a new pooch in town, and The West Australian can exclusively reveal this doggo has brought some of Australia’s most beloved actors to make a movie in WA.
Ben O’Shea
Kenyan-born, Perth-based author Chemutai Glasheen has released a book of 11 short stories set in east Africa aimed at young readers.
Get your nose stuck in these books!
An A-to-Z book that rewrites all the rules.
Scribblers Family Festival’s celebration of literature and arts for young people returns to share the magic of storytelling at a new home in the Perth CBD.
Grab your wand and invisibility cloak for the muggle world’s celebration of all things Potter.
The suspense is building! The shortlist for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize - Children and Young Adult (CYA) has been announced.
Who will win the 2023 Historical Novel Prize for Children and Young Adults?
Great reads to keep the kids entertained these school holidays
You’ll never say ‘I’m bored’ over the holidays with these books.
A local ocean swimmer has made it into the record books.
The adventures of Andy, Terry and Jill in their ever-growing treehouse come to an end with the latest release of the Treehouse series.
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