The Endless Shelf Renata

Another beautiful picture book is on The Shelf! Sandhya Parappukkaran is a picture book author with titles including The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, Amma's Sari, and the featured story, Stay For Dinner, which recently won the Multicultural NSW award from the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.There's a very special announcement waiting in this chat!! Renata and Sandhya talk kids books, canoes, triangles, the hokey pokey and criminal artwork.STAY FOR DINNERAUTHOR: &...

Welcome to our very first Block Breakers episode! Block Breakers are writer's cut versions of previous interviews, with lots and lots of amazing writer content that we normally cut for our kid friendly episode format. Lian's interview is a perfect example of why we need this second format for the kidlit community.It's endless inspiration!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

Tune in 29 May 2024 for our first writer's cut of an interview!Our first Block Breaker's episode is an extended version of last week's episode with Lian Tanner.It's endless inspiration!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

Another great book is on the endless shelf!Lian Tanner is one of the greats in the Aussie kidlit world of today. With many series including The Keepers, The Rogues, The Hidden/Icebreaker, Feathered Crime Fighters, and picture book Ella and the Ocean, Lian has a new series to share with us, and we're focusing in on its second book. The middle-grade Dragons of Hollow Series began with Spellhound, and now she's added Fledgewitch to this delightful fantasy series.Lian and Renata talk kids books, ...

You know the shelf always has space for more books, and it's time for another great picture book to join the greats on our list. This week's guest is Jess Galatola, sharing her debut picture book and some exciting news on an upcoming project!Renata and Jess talk kid's books, teaching drama, how to talk about hard things with kids, planets, toe strength, flowers, flours, and fish and chip flavoured fairy floss!It may be jolly difficult to hear this episode finish! SOME FAMILIES CHAN...

We're back with more great Aussie kid's books to add to our shelf and yours!Eileen O'Hely has many kid's book series out in the world, and today we celebrate her latest addition to her published works: picture book Aisling & Amelia! Eileen and Renata talk kid's books, astronomy, dance, visiting wizards, languages, canoes & secrets of the insect world.It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in ...