Pack your bags and pull your socks up because school is well and truly in! In this episode, join us at the front of the class with teacher turned kids' book author Tim Harris. Hear more about his author journey, his brand new instalment of the popular Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables series, and lots more. In Kids Capers, we have another exciting guest - R.A. Spratt joins us on the podcast, interviewed by a young superfan!  Discover your hosts latest reads, our latest bookish giveaway, a shout out to the upcoming CBCA Conference, and lots more schoolyard banter. Read the show notes: www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-25/  Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU  Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau  Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau

Episode 25: Back to School

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Join us on the pod one last time in our Grand Finale episode! Not only that, it's also our 2022 Christmas special, so get ready for some festive shenanigans. We take a trip down OMP memory lane, recommend some fab new reads (perfect for Christmas stockings), and meet the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future! We also hear from some of our wonderful past guests who pop in to spread some One More Page love. Merry Christmas!! Thanks so much for tuning in, and whether you're a more recent listener or you've been with us from the start, don't forget we have five year's worth of episodes you can still listen to, covering all kinds of kidlit themes! We'll still be popping into our socials now and then with book reviews and recommendations, so be sure you're following us across at each @onemorepageau, and our author accounts too: Kate Simpson: www.instagram.com/ksimpsonbooks Liz Ledden: www.instagram.com/liz_ledden Nat Amoore: www.instagram.com/nat_amoore Read the show notes: https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-76  Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau   Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau

Episode 76: Kate, Liz and Nat's Totally Awesome Grand Finale and 2022 Christmas Spectacular

In this episode, we're shining a light on the super important reading space between younger kids' novels and YA - upper middle grade! Australia has a wealth of talent in this area, and we chat to two of the industry's finest. First up, meet the accomplished Emily Gale. Hear about her brand new release The Goodbye Year, which straddles the space between childhood and the teen years. Hear more about her varied writing career and achievements, like making change in the industry. And in Kids Capers, young superfan Amelie interviews the amazing Jeremy Lachlan! Hear more about his exciting books in the upper middle grade category, such as Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, and his upcoming title, Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales. We have a great book pack to give away thanks to Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, the usual shoutouts and jam-packed book reviews, and a special announcement you don't want to miss in our On Our Radar segment. Yes, we're wrapping up the podcast after five exciting years of episodes to focus on writing and other commitments, but never fear, we are still around and will continue to pop on our socials with book reviews: @onemorepageau across Instagram/FB/Twitter. We're not done yet though, stay tuned in December for our Christmas episode! Read the show notes: https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-75 Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU  Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau

Episode 75: The InbeTWEENers

Welcome to the One More Page Debutante Ball! An episode dedicated to an amazing crop of first-time authors with kids' books published this year. First up, meet the dynamic Dani Vee and hear all about her debut picture book, My ExtraOrdinary Mum. Plus discover her other work in the world of books, the inspiration behind her debut and her exciting upcoming titles in the works. Then, get to know Anna Battese, the chapter book author behind PD McPem's Agency for Mysterious Mysteries. Hear tips for creating series, the real-life stories behind her stories, and how she celebrated her first book hitting the shelves. You'll also meet new author Reece Carter, whose debut kids' novel A Girl Called Corpse is creating lots of bookish buzz. Hear how the book came to be after an exciting bidding war, how he found his ideas for this unique and spooky story and much more. As always, we have a great book giveaway, this time thanks to Allen & Unwin, lots of book reviews, shoutouts and book chat. Read the show notes: https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-74 Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU  Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau  Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau

Episode 74: Debutantes

In this episode of One More Page, we're exploring The Animal Bookdom! That is, the wealth of amazing kids' books highlighting animals, from fascinating facts, to stories based on real-life animal tales, to the fictional, anthropomorphic kind! First up, meet amazing author Irma Gold. Hear about her picture books Seree's Story and Where the Heart Is, both based on real animal stories, plus hear more about her multi-faceted career in the world of writing, editing and podcasting! In Kids Capers, we have debut author Carla Fitzgerald in the hotseat, being interviewed by her son, Lachie! Hear more about her picture book Keeping up with the Dashchunds packed with cheeky animal characters, plus her middle grade novel How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five. We have a prize pack of animal picture books to give away, thanks to Larrikin House, plus book reviews, shoutouts and more! Read the show notes: https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-73 Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU  Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau  Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau

Episode 73: The Animal Bookdom

In this episode, the Book Month festivities continue as we each tackle our enormous to be read piles! Hear Kate, Liz and Nat's picks from their piles of the latest kids' reads, from gorgeous picture books to must-read middle grade. Get your pens out and your wishlists written as we share books, books and more books! Read the show notes: https://www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-72  Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU  Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau  Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau

Episode 25: Back to School

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