a dad who measures up

Two great gifts for Father’s Day

If you’re looking for a gift a child can give to Dad on Father’s Day, look no further. We have two delightful picture books that Dad will love sharing with the giver.

‘You’ll laugh, sigh, giggle and be challenged’: Digital Orthodoxy

‘Davide Cali’s stories are beautifully written, innovative, simply structured, deep and touching tales’: an enthusiastic review of What is this thing called love? from Digital Orthodoxy

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!

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.

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.

Davide Cali coming to Australia in 2012

Davide Cali is going to tour Australia in May 2012.

How a book about a mum became a book about a dad

Davide Cali writes about his book ‘A Dad Who Measures Up’

My Little Bookcase lists picture books for dads

A great list of books for Father’s Day on the My Little Bookcase website. Two of our titles are featured.

State reading challenges approach their climax

Across Australia, school kids are gearing up for the last weeks of the various state Reading Challenges.

Meet Anna Laura Cantone, the illustrator of ‘What Is This Thing Called Love?’

Here is an interview with the illustrator of ‘What is This Thing Called Love?’, Italian Anna Laura Cantone.

‘Wonderful’ Cali and Cantone

Cali gives us yet another creative, thoughtful, emotive book filled with his typical humour, rhythm and sheer talent for engaging the reader.

Cali and Cantone inspire puppets

Some paper bag puppets inspired by Davide Cali and Anna-Laura Cantone’s A Dad Who Measures Up.

A Dad to measure up to Father’s Day

David Cali and Anna-Laura Cantone’s ‘A Dad Who Measures Up’ has been chosen as one of five books for Father’s Day by kids book blog Kinder Books With Everything.

Our top 10 bestsellers in bookshops in May were: The Bear with the Sword (1) The Red Piano (2) The Enemy (7) Piano Piano (-) A Dad Who Measures Up (8) Kampung Boy (-) Waiting for Mummy (-) Santa’s Suit (-) I Like Chocolate (4) The Goose Bath Poems (-) (*) denotes last months ranking.