The perfect Father’s Day gift
Father’s Day falls on the first Sunday in September in Australia, and this year we’ve got the perfect Father’s Day gift for the dad with a young family.
Wilkins Farago moves to Dennis Jones
We are delighted to secure the services of Dennis Jones and Associates to distribute our books as of 1 August 2011. Dennis and his team will start representing our September list nationally with immediate effect.
Have you met Pugman yet?
Click here to take a sneak peak at our new title for July.
‘Striking, truly funny and gorgeous…’ – Kids Book Review
A nice positive review from Tania McCartney on Kids Book Review. Here’s an extract: Cali once again touches the heart strings whilst simultaneously gadding about with romping humour – and a cleverly honed level of perception that really gives the brain a workout. You can read the full review here, and view the book trailer here. […]
‘The Red Piano’ chosen for VCE Drama
‘The Red Piano’ has been chosen for this year’s Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Drama exam.
Trip to Beijing makes us feel even smaller
We recently attended Australian Writers’ Week in Beijing, China – here are some snaps.
Video gives sneak peak at new Cali book
We’ve put together a little video to give you a taste of Davide Cali’s new picture book for kids, ‘What is this Thing Called Love?’ (June 2011).
The Big Read is coming
If you have kids who love reading and live in Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong, then you’ve got something to do on the morning of Sunday 10 April 2011: The Big Read!
Next Davide Cali picture book explores meaning of love
We’re delighted to announce we have reach agreement to publish Davide Cali and Anna Laura Cantone’s latest picture book for kids, ‘What is this thing called Love?’
Mexicans make short work of Cali book
There’s a short animated Spanish language film of David Cali and Anna Laura Cantone’s ‘A Dad Who Measure Up’. Click to have a look.
Buk bilong pikinini: an unexpected haven for kids’ books
On my last trip to PNG, I drove past a brightly painted shipping container in the suburb of Six Mile in PNG’s capital Port Moresby. On the outside were the words Buk Bilong Pikinini Library—PNG pidgin for ‘Children’s Book Library’.
‘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.
Love to shop, but hate to wrap?
Any purchase in the month of December will receive FREE festive gift wrapping. So visit our online shop and get your books beautifully gift wrapped in time for Christmas.
Harvey Norman calls for GST on web sales
If tiny little businesses such as ours can be transformed into efficient GST-collecting machines, it should be a cinch for Amazon and co with their fully automated service delivery.
Kampung Boy video hits 20,000 views
Why? Put simply, people who read this book fall in love with this book. We certainly did, and you will too.
What parents can do to help their kids read
Fay Tran lists the things you can do to help your child improve their spelling and reading.
Kirkus Reviews finds ‘The Red Piano’ beautiful
‘Dazzling collage, pencil and paint illustrations from Barroux create a beautiful chiaroscuro of tension and release.’ – Kirkus Reviews previews US release of The Red Piano
Education Today admires ‘Teaching Kids to Read’
‘The book’s strength lies … in the addressing of the entire literacy problem, ways forward and in its encouragement of deeper investigation and care on a kid-by-kid basis.’ Education Today
‘In Just One Second’ gets great review in US
‘A novel portrait of the mysteriously intertwined lives of city dwellers, and an almost philosophical reflection on the nature of time.’ – Publishers Weekly
Amazon hit with US$269 million sales tax bill
Texas has sent a bill for a massive US$269 million to Amazon.com for unpaid sales tax.
Moonlight Market supports Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation
Food, wine and shopping all in the name of a great cause. What better way to spend a Friday night in Melbourne?
Wilkins Farago books available in the US
North American booksellers can now obtain our books through Trafalgar Square Books, a subsidiary of major US book distributor Independent Publishers Group.
‘Red Piano’ introduces kids to China’s Cultural Revolution
‘Picture books such as “The Red Piano” are a wonderful way to introduce inquiring younger readers to different events in world history.’
Teaching Kids to Read – an extraordinary guide
Written in a clear, approachable, intelligent voice with an obvious passion for helping children achieve their very best, this book is a wonderful resource.
Do u hav bad gramma skillz?
Recently Fay Tran, author of Teaching Kids to Read discussed this very topic with Alex Mann from SBS Radio’s Alchemy program.
The Enemy ‘extraordinary’ – Kids’ Book Review
‘The Enemy is a gorgeously-styled, extraordinary book that will touch an adult heart and stretch open the heart of a child.’ – Kids’ Book Review raves about ‘The Enemy’
Cali and Cantone inspire puppets
Some paper bag puppets inspired by Davide Cali and Anna-Laura Cantone’s A Dad Who Measures Up.
Bloch gets political and green
One of our favourite illustrators, Serge Bloch, has contributed the piece below for a special exhibition in New York.
Teaching Kids to Read ‘sensible’: Kaz Cooke
You don’t often get other publishers’ website plugging your books, so I was delighted to see that the promotional site for Kaz Cooke’s Kidwrangling describe Fay Tran’s new Teaching Kids to Read as ‘a sensible book’.
Waiting for Mummy ‘amazing’: Reading Upside Down
‘A beautiful story to share with children’ – a very positive review of our Korean children’s picture book Waiting for Mummy by reviewer Susan Whelan