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Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
A review by Nalini Haynes Etcetera and Seth attend a Communist Party: an event where a lot of people gather at a disused factory, get …
Creative process in developing picture books part 2
Dr Belle Alderman continues showing us the creative process behind developing a children’s picture book, using Dinosaurs Love Cheese and associated artwork. Dinosaurs Love Cheese …
Hairy Taxi Driver — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This Hairy Taxi Driver is from outer space, working while worrying about his visa status. He quit working for Uber after Uber worked while New York taxi …
Thorne by Charlotte McConaghy
A review by Nalini Haynes Finn is a rebel without a cause, a seemingly bipolar teenager. When she sees Prince Thorne, the son of ‘The …
Creative process in developing picture books
Dinosaurs Love Cheese is an adorable book by Jackie French for which the Centre has original artwork demonstrating the creative process of developing art for …
Gutbuck — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Gutbuck is the name for this silly illo in the historical files, however, I wonder if it’s an abbreviation? Gut Bucket? Guts in Bucket? Gutbucket Golem …
Is being fat a disability? A biased opinion
Shakespeare (from Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited [2013], Routlege) and others seem to accept that ‘fat’ people are disabled although they have no impairment causing their …
Danger Mouse (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes A long time ago in the time of the dinosaurs, Danger Mouse and Penfold (two actual albeit cartoon mice) saved …
Art Collection in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
In the below 6th video in this series, Dr Belle Alderman shows us a sample of the Centre’s art collection associated with Australian children’s Literature. …
Gun — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
It’s an alternative gun. I can’t read the dial and I have no idea what Ian Gunn originally intended for this gun. Was it a …
Research material in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
In the below video, Dr Belle Alderman shows us the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature’s research materials available onsite in this, the 5th part …
Play Dough’s Republic — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
A creature suspiciously like the 1990’s character Gumby is reading Play Dough’s Republic. What’s next? Play Dough’s Cave? Instead of shadows shaping perception, is reality …
Arrival (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Arrival is a science fiction movie where alien ships that look like rocks you’d skip over a lake come to …
Publishers’ Archives in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
The below video is part 4 of a series focusing on the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature. Dr Belle Alderman shows us the publishers’ …