In episode 191 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
10 minutes with Felice Arena
Allison chats to bestselling children’s author Felice Arena about his brand-new picture book ‘My Big Secret’, finding himself as an illustrator and, er, bunyips. Plus, Megan has a tip for educators about selecting the best texts for the classroom.
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Epically Good Greek Myths by R.A. Spratt
Bravepaw and the Clawstone of Rotwood Mire by L.M. Wilkinson. Illustrated by Lavanya Naidi
The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
10 minutes with Felice Arena
About Felice Arena
Felice Arena describes himself as one of Australia’s most prolific children’s authors. His books have topped bestseller lists and garnered several awards, including six Australian Children’s Choice awards.
His most popular books include the iconic Specky Magee series, the Sporty Kids series, the highly acclaimed historical adventure novels and CBCA notable books – The Boy and the Spy, Fearless Frederic, A Great Escape, and The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan – and the lyrical read-aloud picture books Pasta! and Cheese!
Felice’s most recent picture book, My Big Secret, is a fun uplifting story about love, acceptance, and being yourself
Find out more about Felice Arena
About ‘My Big Secret’
A fun, funny story about love and acceptance, no matter what team your heart belongs to!
Everyone in my family goes for the RED team. My dad goes for the RED team. My mum goes for the RED team… EVERYONE goes for the RED team. But . . .
I go for the BLUE team!
Will this little pig ever have the courage to tell everyone his big secret?
And will that be okay?
Felice Arena’s recommendations
‘Leo and Ralph’ by Peter Carnavas
‘Freddie Spector, Fact Collector: Space Cadet’ by Ashleigh Barton and Peter Cheong
‘Every Night At Midnight’ by Peter Cheong
‘The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek’ by Jenny Wagner, pictures by Ron Brooks
Quick Tip
The article referenced by Megan.
Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years
ISSN (print):2204-3667
Publisher: Australian Literacy Educators’ Association
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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