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The Young Adult books featured on Your Kids Next Read in 2022

By Megan Daley | Nov 26, 2022
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Over the year that was 2022, we have featured MANY a book on the Your Kids Next Read podcast. So the obvious end of year activity was getting the Teen-Elf (aka Pudstar)…

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The Middle Grade books featured on Your Kid’s Next Read in 2022

By Megan Daley | Nov 26, 2022
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Over the year that was 2022, we have featured MANY a book on the Your Kids Next Read podcast. So the obvious end of year activity was getting the Teen-Elf (aka Pudstar)…

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Early Childhood Books featured on Your Kid’s Next Read

By Megan Daley | Nov 26, 2022
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Since the very start, we have featured MANY a book on the Your Kids Next Read podcast. So I have collated some of the favourites, in age groups, because who doesn’t love…

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Gifts Which are Literary & Lovely 2022

By Megan Daley | Nov 7, 2022
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The lovely bits and pieces in this post are gift ideas for colleagues, friends, family and teachers – a bit of a mash up of all the things I love, and I…

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Gifts Which are Literary & Lovely

By Megan Daley | Oct 24, 2021
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The lovely bits and pieces in this post are gift ideas for colleagues, friends, family and teachers – a bit of a mash up of all the things I love, and I…

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Theatre People: Nelle Lee

By Megan Daley | Dec 15, 2020
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Shake & stir is one of the country’s leading contemporary theatre companies touring Australia and New Zealand since 2006. They tour as in-school and mainstage productions and are well known for their…

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Year…Until it is Not

By Megan Daley | Dec 21, 2019
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As I try and find a moment this week when my children are not glued (superglued) to my side, in order to simply wrap their Christmas presents, I remember what the lead…

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New Book Gifts for 6-10 Year Olds this Christmas

By Megan Daley | Oct 7, 2019
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Lists! What is not to love? Lists make me feel calm and organised, especially at this time of year when chaos is more my daily reality! I’ve spent several weeks creating book…

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New Book Gifts for 0-5 Year Olds this Christmas

By Megan Daley | Oct 1, 2019
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Can you believe that it is time to turn our minds to Christmas gifts? As you can imagine, I am a very loud advocate for buying book gifts for young and old…

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The Ultimate List of ALL.THE.LISTS this Christmas

By Megan Daley | Dec 6, 2018

Over the last few weeks we’ve been publishing ALL.THE.LISTS for Christmas book buying. To help you find what you’re after here is ONE list with all those lists in one place. There…

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Your Kid’s Next Read Book Lists: The ONE Book I’m buying this Christmas

By Megan Daley | Nov 21, 2018
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Recently in the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group, Allison Tait asked members to name the one book they are definitely recommending or buying for a young reader this Christmas. BEHOLD! This…

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Teacher Gifts

By Megan Daley | Nov 6, 2018
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Good educators can set the path for your child’s future; they inspire, empower and guide our children alongside parents and they deserve an utterly genuine ‘THANK YOU’ for what they do. This thanks…

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Gifts That Give Life, Hope and Opportunity…

By Megan Daley | Nov 28, 2016
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…gifts that meet needs not wants. Gifts that tread lightly on the earth. TEAR Australia was established in 1971, and I first came across them in the late 90s. If you’ve been…

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Teacher Gifts

By Megan Daley | Nov 8, 2016
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I always end the year with a gift for the teacher and teacher aid and also start the year with a gift because…well…if you’d met my children in real life, as opposed to online…

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Christmas Gift Giving: Teachers

By Megan Daley | Nov 19, 2015
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It’s that time. Yep. It really is. You can’t run and you can’t hide…Christmas is coming super soon. I love all the time spent with family and friends throughout the Christmas season…but…

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Last Minute Literary Gifts

By Megan Daley | Dec 19, 2014
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Last Minute Literary Gifts Being a librarian – I am of course super organised in all areas of my life. My Christmas shopping is done and all gifts are beautifully wrapped with…

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Literary Advent Calendar

By Megan Daley | Nov 27, 2014
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I have been called a Christmas scrooge once or twice or thrice in my lifetime…mainly because of my dislike of Christmas trees in my own home. I love visiting the homes of…

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Gifts for Literature Lovers: Part Two

By Megan Daley | Oct 6, 2014
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Gifts for Literature Lovers: Part Two Not in any way, shape or form a sponsored post…just me sharing gift ideas and telling you about a fab  company. Nothing in it for me…

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Gifts for Literature Lovers: Part One

By Megan Daley | Oct 4, 2014
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Last year I really did outdo myself with gifts for the librarians and lovers of literature in my life (see here) and this year I’m on the lookout for more literary themed…

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Christmas Story Stones

By Megan Daley | Dec 5, 2013
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With Christmas just around the corner, there is much Christmas craft happening both at home and at school! This week it’s been Christmas story stones all round and the ones below are…

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