The Bear is a conversation starter: blog tour day 14
Alphabet Soup Editor Rebecca Newman reviews Davide Cali and Gianluca Foli’s fable, The Bear with the Sword on her Boobook Blog. Blog tour day 14.
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10 Little Insects ‘film poster’ revealed! Blog tour day 13
Here’s the promotional poster for Davide Cali and Vincent Pianina’s forthcoming 10 Little Insects. What do you think?
Little Melbourne plugs Davide Cali visit: blog tour day 12
In today’s instalment of the blog tour, we’re off to popular kids activity website Little Melbourne, who provide a profile of Davide and his Australian tour dates. They’re also running a competition town a copy of Davide cali and Evelyn Daviddi’s delicious picture book, I Like Chocolate.
What is this thing called, love?: blog tour day 11
Today, independent Melbourne bookseller Brunswick Bound highlights Davide Cali and Anna-Laura Cantone’s ‘What is this thing called love?’ on their news blog. Davide Cali blog tour day 11.
‘Working with somebody is cool’: blog tour day 10
Australian illustrator Ann James chats with Davide on her Books Illustrated blog about how he works with illustrators, his celebrated collaborations with French illustrator Serge Bloch and which other writers and illustrators inspire him.
Does your dad measure up? Blog tour day 9
My Little Bookcase uses the Davide Cali/Anna-Laura Cantone classic, ‘A Dad Who Measures Up’, as the springboard for an exploration of what makes Dad special. You won’t believe the lengths they go to!
Reading for peace and the storyteller’s craft: blog tour day 8
Exciting news of a new reading project for kids, Reading for Social Peace, which Davide Cali will be launching on 24 May. Also, popular children’s author and blogger Dee White examines Cali’s approach to creating picture books. Blog tour day 8.
From Lamouche to McFly: blog tour day 7
What does it take to change a book from French to English? We take you through the process of adapting Davide Cali and Vincent Pianina’s ’10 Little Insects’.
Davide Cali makes his confessions: Blog tour day 5
Today, it’s the turn of My Little Bookcase. The blog’s creator Jackie Small has managed to extract five confessions from Davide Cali, and is also the latest to rave about Cali and Vincent Pianina’s forthcoming graphic novel, 10 Little Insects.
Tips for young writers: blog tour day 4
‘I think reading is just like feeding yourself. And you know, writing is just like feeding others. So, how can you feed others if you don’t eat first?’ Blog tour Day 4.
Cali ‘genius’/Does the world need any more books? Blog tour day 3
“Genius.” My Book Corner’s verdict on Davide Cali and Vincent Pianina’s forthcoming ’10 Little Insects’. Cali blog tour, day 3.
A sneak peek at ’10 Little Insects’: Blog tour day 2
A special treat from Kids Book Review: a sneak peek at Davide Cali’s new book, 10 Little Insects, which will be released in late May.
Davide Cali blog tour starts today!
The Davide Cali blog tour is up and running, and we have some fantastic posts and giveaways from the lovely book bloggers participating.
Announcing the Davide Cali blog tour
Do you blog about books? Why not participate in the Davide Cali blog tour?
Adelaide Matters interviews Davide Cali
Adelaide Matters magazine features an interview with Davide Cali, who will be appearing at the Children’s Book Council of Australia National Conference in Adelaide from 17 to 19 May
‘The Red Piano’ playing well with schools and libraries
‘The Red Piano’ going down well with schools and libraries
Erm, does anyone out there like chocolate?
One shop in Australia has sold more copies of I Like Chocolate than any other, and you may be surprised to learn it’s not a bookshop.
Wilkins Farago books for NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
Four Wilkins Farago books are on the recommend reading lists for this year’s NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge, which runs until 1 September.
Davide Cali: the banner
We’ve just completed a natty looking promotional banner for Davide Cali, who is touring in May.
Australian parenting methods now available to Chinese speakers
This week we got a box from Taiwan containing a very pleasant surprise: the first Chinese language edition of John Cheetham’s popular parenting manual, ‘Grow Up! How to raise an adult by being one yourself’.
Who’s your Valentine?
ST VALENTINE’S DAY (14 February) is coming soon and we have two books that make ideal Valentine’s Day gifts, both by the wonderfully talented Davide Cali, who will be touring Australia in May.
Davide Cali coming to Australia in 2012
Davide Cali is going to tour Australia in May 2012.
A little Christmas present from us to you
We had quite a bit of fun putting together this video version of Davide Cali and Eric Heliot’s popular Christmas tale, Santa’s Suit. Feel free to share.
How a book about a mum became a book about a dad
Davide Cali writes about his book ‘A Dad Who Measures Up’
Davide Cali on chocolate
One of our very favourite authors, Davide Cali, reminisces about his book, I Like Chocolate
‘Kampung Boy’ video passes 70,000 views on Youtube
Our video for Lat’s hilarious graphic novel ‘Kampung Boy’ has now passed 70,000 views on Youtube. Quite amazing.
Win ‘3 wishes for Pugman’: Kids Book Review
Kids book website Kids Book Review is running a competition to win one of three copies of Sebastian Meschenmoser’s hilarious ‘3 Wishes for Pugman’.
Guest post: It’s time to save our children from reading failure
‘I simply do not understand why every primary school cannot teach every child to read and spell to a functional level in the seven years of attendance.’ – Read the guest post from literacy expert Fay Tran
Author Fay Tran wins prestigious literacy award
Author of ‘Teaching Kids to Read’, Fay Tran, is to be awarded the prestigious 2011 Bruce Wicking Award in recognition of her contribution to the field of learning difficulties.
‘The Red Piano’ makes impression on US librarians
‘It’s hard not to be moved by this biography of Zhu Xiao-Mei, the young pianist who plays for the love of music in a hostile situation.’