In episode 175 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
10 minutes with Kristin Darell
Allison chats to author Kristin Darell about her new junior fiction series ‘Taronga Presents’, hands-on research and writing collaboratively. Plus, Megan is prepping for a big keynote speech
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘The Book of Hours’ by Clare McFadden
‘To Stir with Love’ by Kate Mildenhall, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
‘The Hummingbird Effect’ by Kate Mildenhall
‘The Mother Fault’ by Kate Mildenhall
‘Party Rhyme’ by Antonia Pesenti
‘Flora: Australia’s most curious plants’ by Tania McCartney
‘Dragon Folding’ by Christopher Cheng and Lucia Masciullo
Other
10 minutes with Kristin Darell
About Kristin
Kristin Darell’s four-book debut junior fiction series Football Fever was hugely popular and now she’s back with a brand-new series called Taronga Presents. Kristin is a strong advocate for children’s literature, working as the Program Manager for the Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation, working with us on our recent Raising Wild Readers event,
About Taronga Presents series
The ultimate animal adventure series! From Australia’s most popular zoo comes a wild junior fiction series, purrfect for animal lovers aged 7 and up!
Join best friends Sophia and Ollie as they experience a day in their DREAM JOB and get up-close and personal with all your favourite zoo creatures, big and small.
Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day . . . cleaning up after the animals!
Sophia and Ollie have always wanted to work at the zoo like their parents. Now they’re getting the chance to volunteer! But there’s a lot to learn before they’re allowed to work with the zookeepers at Taronga Zoo Sydney. They’re going to have to start at the bottom and work their way up!
Part of a publishing program presented by the world-class wildlife experts at Taronga Zoo.
Listen to Kristin talk about Football Fever in episode 69.
Kristin’s recommendations
The Daredevil Princess (series) by Belinda Murrell
Ratbags (series) by Tim Harris
Quick tips
The 2024 PETAA conference, in Sydney and online
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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