No More Kisses |
Baby has had enough of kisses and cuddles. He squirms and wriggles and runs away through a maze of obstacles, with his friends in hot pursuit. This delightful rhythmic and accumulative story is full of twists and turns, as well as fun words that toddlers will love to repeat again and again.
Review by Melinda Bilbey, Bookseller + Publisher April 2010 Storytime will be loads of fun with No More Kisses! The text is marvellously interactive as the repetition grows throughout the story. With such lovely noisy, active words like ‘whooshy-whoo’ and ‘wiggle, squiggle’, it won’t be long before this book joins the favourite book pile. Toddlers will identify with being kissed from top to toe, and the mischief of chasing games. The reaction when Baby turns the tables will have massive appeal. Nina Rycroft’s gorgeous watercolours are simple but capture the feeling of playfulness effortlessly. Each character has a range of expressions but their enjoyment can’t help but be communicated to the reader. The garden is a delight, and the simplest everyday objects form part of the playground. A simple, effective tale full of mischief, mayhem and plenty of frivolity. There is an overwhelming feeling of being securely loved. This is an exuberant book, that won’t be read quietly, the accumulative story will encourage the toddler to assist with the narration. It’s easy to see why Margaret Wild is an award-winning author, and this is an effective and enchanting partnership with Nina Rycroft. |
Ballroom Bonanza Time-lapse front cover on YouTube |
An animal ABC with a difference. Join alpacas, bears, camel and a host of other animals as they conga, can can and hip-hop the night away. Find out why the jaguar blushed and what happened to the elephants when the music stopped. A sumptuous, playful picture book with a dash of mystery and a lot of monkey business.
‘Your artwork is so brilliant. The details, the joy, the playfulness - I just LOVE it so much. I also felt warm and fuzzy when you spoke about your children’s great grandfather - what a lovely backstory.’ Susanne Gerva
Reviewed by Jenny Gorman Megalong Books, Leura “In this exuberant rhyming book, animals visit a famous ballroom at Blackpool to dance in an alphabetically arranged contest. So camels conga, donkeys disco and lions line dance (very badly, but no-one dares to mention this!) Mischievous monkeys hide the bands instruments part of the way through the programme and readers must backtrack to find them hidden in the previous pages, before the contest can resume. Altogether, it’s an enjoyable and entertaining romp through the alphabet. For school, public library and family collections, for use by two to eight.” |
Boom Bah! BOOM
BAH! process illustrations |
This story starts with a Ting! when a tiny mouse taps on a cup with a spoon. And ends with a Tah-dah! As one by one, all the other animals join in. Nod your head. Tap your toe. BOOM BAH! Here we go!
In 2007 Windmill Performing Arts toured Australia performing BOOM BAH! in SA, NSW, Victoria, and Queensland as a literacy initiative between Windmill and the advertiser Little Big Book Club. Boom Bah! travelled to Korea and Singapore April/May 2009 and Auckland NZ July 2009.
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Reviewed by Kerry White May- August 2007 Junior YA and children’s
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Elephant Dance |
Hugo and Millie were the best of mates. They did everything together. They kicked up dirt. They tramped through trees. They played water fights. And showery fountains...
Reviewed by Sally Murphy Elephant Dance is a beautiful picture book about
friendship and compromise. The repeated refrain of 'boom-boompa-chee'
will delight youngsters who will echo it during and after the story
- when I read it to a class of year one students they wanted to
boom-boompa-chee around the school for the rest of the day. |
Macquarie My First Animal Alphabet |
From aardvark to ape and wombat to whale, an A-Z of all kinds of animals to delight children and help them learn more about the animal world around them.
Hippopot-a-mouse |
Hippopotamouse is a hilarious story about an imaginative girl and her extraordinary pets. At a deeper level it is about adults listening to what children have to say.
Tricky Little Hippo Tricky
Little Hippo process illustrations |
Holly wants to be the best at something but her friends win all the games. Then Holly has a really good idea and discovers she is the best at something!
Little Platypus
Little
Platypus process illustrations |
Awarded
Children's Book Council of Australia notable book 2001.
'Who are you? asked the small glossy creature.
'Am I one of your?''
Little Platypus is feeling lonely. He doesn't know where he belongs. How can he find a friend who is just the same.
Sir Joshua and the Unprofessional Dragon |
When commanded to destroy the dragon, bold Sir Joshua sets off at once to do the King's bidding. But this is no ordinary dragon. Although the giant creature can shoot red hot flames from his nostrils, or crush an opponent with one swipe of his sharp green claws, he prefers the quiet life.
'Unprofessional!' Sir Joshua calls him.
Still, the King wants the dragon dead, and Sir Joshua must obey the King. So what's an unprofessional dragon to do? What tricks can a dragon play to get rid of a pesky knight who insists on slaying him?
Charlie's Gold (An Early Reader) |
Emily loves the beautiful covering of white over the land. But now the peaches are ruined, and without this years crop the family will lose their farm.
Emily tells her older sisters that Charlie will help them to find gold and save the farm. But Joanna and Harriet say she's talking rubbish. Who is Charlie? What could a little kid like Emily know?
