Blog — children's literature

As a mother of two, I naturally wanted them to share in the joy of Diwali as I did when I was young. The gorgeous decorations, the picture-perfect food, the friends and family that we'd celebrate with, perhaps over a sparkler or two and the meaning behind it all - I wanted to immerse them in all of this. In true bookworm fashion, there's nothing better than literature to warm them up, get them excited in the anticipation of the coming days, marked by the triumph of good over evil, aptly titled the festival of lights or simply 'Diwali'. Diwali,...

Today I'm super excited to share my Q&A with Matt Zurbo, the author of various published young adult novels (two of which have been shortlisted in Australia for the prestigious  Aurealis Awards and  Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award) a nonfiction publication on an oral history of Australian-rules football and eight children’s books. Matt's been working on a really cool project aptly titled Cielo365Stories where he's been writing a story-a-day dedicated to his little baby daughter Cielo. And best of all? All the stories are FREE to read online.  The New York Times called it 'an unconventional labour of...