Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan Daley

Angourie Rice reads from ‘My Wonderful Disgrace’, her darkly funny YA novel, co-authored with Kate Rice.

00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters
01:53 Angourie Rice reads from ‘My Wonderful Disgrace’

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Learning HOW to read and learning to LOVE reading are two different things and both take effort. Megan and Allison explore different ways to instil the will to read in our kids – with some quick ideas you can try today.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
07:33 New Books For Kids and Teens
18:06 The Skill and Will of Reading
32:32: Quick Tip:  Talk About Books in the Home 
36:20 What's on For Megan and Allison

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Jacqueline Harvey reads from ‘Grand Opening’, book three in her bestselling middle-grade series ‘The Girl And The Ghost’.

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02:29 Jacqueline Harvey reads from ‘The Girl And The Ghost: Grand Opening’

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Allison chats to author Samera Kamaleddine about her new middle-grade novel ‘The Clueless Guide To Solving A Mystery’, the role of inter-generational relationships in her writing, and what she does in her day job to encourage kids to read. Plus, Megan has many thoughts on kids and public transport.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
09:13 New Books For Kids and Teens
17:52 10 minutes with Samera Kamaleddine
37:48 What's on For Megan and Allison

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Brenton Cullen reads from his debut middle-grade novel 'The Prime Minister Problem'.

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00:00 Brenton Cullen reads 'The Prime Minister Problem'

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Taking inspiration from the 2026 CBCA Book Week theme ‘Symphony of Stories’, Allison and Megan take a deep dive into books about music, including recommended titles from picture books to YA and beyond, plus ideas for bringing the theme to life. 

00:00 Quality Waffle
03:37 Book Mail for This Week
09:45 Books About Music
39:22 What Else is Happening This Week

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Samera Kamaleddine reads from hew new middle-grade novel ‘The Clueless Guide To Solving A Mystery', illustrated by Hykie Breeze 

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01:54 Samera Kamaleddine reads ‘The Clueless Guide To Solving A Mystery’

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Bestselling author Matt Stanton is back in our interview hot seat, and Allison takes the opportunity for some updated insights on kids and reading, as well as taking a deep dive into Matt’s writing process and his latest middle-grade novel ‘Duck’.

00:00 Quality Waffle
04:06 Book Mail for This Week
11:12 10 minutes with Matt Stanton
44:57 What Else is Happening This Week

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Barry Jonsberg reads from his new middle-grade novel ‘Nerds vs Aliens’.

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01:55 Barry Jonsberg reads ‘Nerds vs Aliens’.

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When times are troubled, books can offer a comfortable place to escape – but what exactly is a ‘comfort read’, where do they fit in a kid’s reading journey, and how can you tell when ‘comfortable’ has become a rut?

00:00 Quality Waffle
03:12 Book Mail for This Week
14:00 Can reading be too ‘comfortable’?
12:45 What Else is Happening This Week

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