Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to Kylie Howarth, an award-winning, bestselling, internationally published author and illustrator from Western...
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Peter Cheong spent several years in the Australian Army, before he finally decided to pursue his dream of a career in books. Peter is the...
It's been a whirlwind eight weeks since the first four titles in the Your Next Read Silver series hit bookshops around the country and online and we have been thrilled with the outpouring of excitement and support they've received! In an effort to try to corral some...
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to Jade Goodwin, an illustrator and Gamilaroi Aboriginal woman living and creating on Wonnarua Country in the Hunter Valley NSW....
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to Laura Stitzel, an illustrator, author and animator who has been working as an independent artist in Canada and Australia since...
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to Jasmin McGaughey, a Torres Strait Islander and African American writer and editor. She writes for children and young...
Want to get to know some of the incredible creative minds behind the Your Next Read junior fiction novels? Read on! Today, we say hello to Cheryl Orsini, who draws pictures for her supper! She’s illustrated over 70 picture books including The ABC Book of series, The...
Since 2017, Team Your Kid's Next Read has shown up week in, week out, to help the members of our community answer one question: "What should my child read next?" It’s the question that lies at the heart of every podcast episode we create, every newsletter article we...
What is wide reading? In episode 204 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast, Megan Daley and Allison Tait took a deep dive into the concept of wide reading discussing its place in the development of a child’s love of literature as well as how wide reading feeds into...
If ever an announcement deserved a parade, the introduction to the world of the Your Next Read series at Sydney Writers' Festival was such an announcement. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to have a room full of people who agreed and you can see the resulting...