Meet Davide Cali, author of ‘The Bear with the Sword’
Meet Davide Cali, the multi-talented, guitar-wielding author of our new children’s picture book, The Bear with the Sword.
Meet Davide Cali, the multi-talented, guitar-wielding author of our new children’s picture book, The Bear with the Sword.
Hot off the press is the first review of The Bear with the Sword from Magpies Magazine.
Top 10 Bestsellers for February 2010.
Nice little write up for The Bear with the Sword in The Gleaner, a zine produced by leading Sydney independent bookseller, Gleebooks.
Released this month, Wilkins Farago’s The Bear with the Sword is the story of a handsome bear who does something stupid, but realises the error of his ways and goes about helping those hurt by his stupidity.
Our January 2010 best sellers.
It’s great to see ‘The Red Piano’ on the list of new books recommended for this year’s South Australian Premier’s Reading Challenge. It’s also one of the new books on the New South Wales Premier’s Reading Challenge’s booklist for 2010.
Order ‘I Love Kissing You’ now for Valentine’s Day and you’ll save $10 off the recommended retail price ($29.99) and receive free delivery (within Australia) and free gift-wrapping!
Nice to see A Dad Who Measures Up getting a recommendation from one of Australia’s best children’s bookshops, The Little Bookroom.
ReadPlus’ reviewer finds The Red Piano ‘stunning’ and ‘wonderful’.
‘Kampung Boy will put a smile on the face of everyone who reads it,’ says The Age reviewer.
Catch a sneak peak at our new promotional video for our March 2010 title, ‘The Bear with the Sword’.
‘The Red Piano’ was our top seller in December. View our Top 10 here.
Our featured book for January is In Just One Second. The book is the winner of Best Children’s Book category of the prestigious the Daniel Gil Design Awards.
Wilkins Farago sells Chinese language rights to John Cheetham’s ‘Grow Up!’
‘The Red Piano’ has been named as one of the New Zealand Listener’s Top 50 Children’s Book of 2009
Vote for your favourite WF book of 2009
‘Delightful … witty … endearing … excellent’ – Reading Time likes ‘Kampung Boy’
‘Overall, a book to evoke a strong emotion. Highly recommended.’ says Reading Time, the official journal of the Children’s Book Council of Australia
Our first picture book of 2010 will be ‘The Bear with the Sword’ by Davide Cali and Gianluca Foli.
“This superb book is the inspiring story of a gifted young girl’s indomitable spirit and passion for the piano in a time of historic turmoil.”- Kidslife
‘The Red Piano’ will be featured Foxtel’s arts and culture-focused Ovation Channel this Sunday at 8.30pm.
Our Featured Book for December is ‘Santa’s Suit’ by Davide Cali and Eric Héliot. It’s a piece of pure entertainment for 4- to 7-year-olds that will leave you with a big smile on your face.
‘To a generation growing up on “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, LAT’s “Kampung Boy” has a lot to offer.’ – Read Alert
Book lovers all over Australia are receiving copies of the Summer Reading Guide. This year, we’re delighted to see our title ‘The Red Piano’ is in it.
John McIntyre of the Children’s Bookshop in Wellington reviewed ‘The Red Piano’ on Radio New Zealand’s ‘Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan’ show today.
Another rave review for The Red Piano, this time from one of Victoria’s leading regional papers, the Bendigo Advertiser.
An interview with the author of ‘The Red Piano’, Canadian André Leblanc. It forms part of extensive teacher’s notes for the book that can be downloaded free from the Wilkins Farago website.
‘The Cultural Revolution may seem a grim subject for a children’s book, but André Leblanc’s The Red Piano … unfolds with the simplicity of a parable.’
‘It is impossible to conceive of a future Australian education system that does not take the study of Asia seriously.’