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Children’s Books Daily is Megan Daley’s own little space on the interwebs where she connects with other parents, teachers, creators of books and readers about all things children’s and YA literature. There are reviews, author/illustrator interviews, giveaways, bookish products and tips for encouraging a love of words in young people.

Probably that I am a practising teacher librarian, working in the most beautiful school around. There a lots of great book bloggers in the Australian blogosphere, but as a practising teacher librarian (TL) I probably come from a slightly different angle to other reviewers. I’ve also been working ‘behind the scenes’ in the Australian literary industry for too many years now, mostly in voluntary positions (oh the Arts industry!) such as being a former National Vice President of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, a current judge for the Queensland Literary Awards, on the committee for the Story Arts Festival Ipswich and an editor for the IDTLN Book Week publication.

I feel like I’ve been wandering around the children’s literary industry for a long time, I’m good friends with many creators of children’s literature (my children didn’t bat an eyelid when Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton sat down next to them for lunch in the green room of the Story Arts Festival) and I work in the library/education industry so my blog is an eclectic and sometimes chaotic mix of some of my observations of the industry, reviews and educational insights. I’ll never be mistaken for a Mummy Blogger because parenting advice is not my shtick…in fact I need all the advice I can get.

I started blogging in 2013 when my family friend and ‘web dude’ extraordinaire Tom (unpronounceable surname) De Spiegelaere of http://mangomattermedia.com/ set my blog up for me and presented it to me on a virtual platter – telling me to stop reviewing all over the shop and keep them all in one place. My brother had just passed away and my blog filled the long night-time hours when I couldn’t sleep. I owe so much to Tom but I’m sure he rues the day he ever set me up on a screen. Before Children’s Books Daily I had been reviewing and writing in the literary space for many years.

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As of May 2017, Children’s Books Daily is no longer accepting books for review except through publishers with whom I have an existing relationship. The preferred method of finding out about new and exciting books is through the little people in my life – my own two children and the students at school. They are my eyes and ears for what is new, on-trend and totally not a happening thing.

Please bear in mind the following policy points;

• There is no guarantee of a written review on the Children’s Book Daily site, socials media or at in person events such as book launches, conferences and literary festivals.
• Published reviews will not be emailed to creators. It is the responsibility of the organisation or individual submitting book/product for review to keep note of mentions of book/products on CBD socials or website.
• We reserve the right to review or not review books/products received, even those which have been openly solicited.
• Books/products may appear in an article, list of suggested books on a topic, or used in some other way either electronically or at in person events such as launches, conferences and literary festivals.
• Books/products cannot be returned.
• Some books and products submitted for review may be donated to organisations which support children’s literacy or used in giveaways.

One of my most popular blog posts ever has been my ‘Top Ten Books for Babies’, which I regularly update. More recently, it has been the hardest post I have ever written, announcing the death of my husband, Daniel Daley. The support myself and the girls have received from my online tribe of has been overwhelming and has reaffirmed why I love blogging – for the sense of community.