Can you believe our little podcast has been going for one whole year now?! We are completely chuffed at its beginnings, and it's got a very promising future ahead. In this special episode we listen to messages from our birthday hotline, with calls from listeners and past guests, and even a silly question or two! It's endless fun & now we're one! Se…

Picture book magic is landing on the shelf again! Ruth McGurk is a picture book author living with her family and teaching in Victoria. She has two new picture books out in the world, The Dinosaur Did It & the book she and Renata discuss in this episode, The New Blue Scarf. Renata and Ruth talk kid's books, jumper collections, teaching inspiration,…

The shelf has a new bright shiny treasure to show you! Liz Ledden is a kid's book author and host of the classic Aussie kidlit podcast One More Page. She lives on the east coast of Queensland making fantastic picture books including Tulip and Brutus, Walking Your Human, and today’s featured story, Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! Renata and Liz talk…

We're back with another middle-grade book for the shelf! Victoria Carless has two middle-grade books, Gus & the Starlight, and the book we focus on in this episode, Lani & the Universe! Renata and Victoria talk kid's books, tigers, science, hot air balloons, pillow forts, space & the orange origin. The episode is squishy, squeaky, and colourfully t…

It's a time to add another middle-grade book to our shelf! Leo has come to share his debut novel Tuckshop Terrors with our listeners! Leo and Renata talk kids books, animation, giant toothbrushes, felt, school, great authors, and fish scales. TUCKSHOP TERRORS AUTHOR: Leo Baker PUBLISHER: Australian Society of Authors *** The Endless Shelf does not …

Another beautiful picture book is on The Shelf! Sandhya Parappukkaran is a picture book author with titles including The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, Amma's Sari, and the featured story, Stay For Dinner, which recently won the Multicultural NSW award from the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. There's a very special announcement waiting in this ch…

Welcome to our very first Block Breakers episode! Block Breakers are writer's cut versions of previous interviews, with lots and lots of amazing writer content that we normally cut for our kid friendly episode format. Lian's interview is a perfect example of why we need this second format for the kidlit community. It's endless inspiration! Send com…

Tune in 29 May 2024 for our first writer's cut of an interview! Our first Block Breaker's episode is an extended version of last week's episode with Lian Tanner. It's endless inspiration! Send comments to Renata & Booky: Support the Show. Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.…

Another great book is on the endless shelf! Lian Tanner is one of the greats in the Aussie kidlit world of today. With many series including The Keepers, The Rogues, The Hidden/Icebreaker, Feathered Crime Fighters, and picture book Ella and the Ocean, Lian has a new series to share with us, and we're focusing in on its second book. The middle-grade…

You know the shelf always has space for more books, and it's time for another great picture book to join the greats on our list. This week's guest is Jess Galatola, sharing her debut picture book and some exciting news on an upcoming project! Renata and Jess talk kid's books, teaching drama, how to talk about hard things with kids, planets, toe str…

We're back with more great Aussie kid's books to add to our shelf and yours! Eileen O'Hely has many kid's book series out in the world, and today we celebrate her latest addition to her published works: picture book Aisling & Amelia! Eileen and Renata talk kid's books, astronomy, dance, visiting wizards, languages, canoes & secrets of the insect wo…

It's our final episode for the year! What a wonderful year 2023 has been for Booky & the team. This episode is our first International recording! Vikki and Renata talk kids books, libraries, Christmas, Lego and shot putters. We have plenty of new episodes coming in 2024, but for now we hope you have a great holiday period! PICTURE BOOK: POPPY, THE …

It's time for the school holidays, and we don't want you listeners to miss your chance at attending awesome kid's book events! We focus on events at kid's book shops in brisbane, but we'll be sharing the names of kid's bookshops all over Australia, so that you can find the one closest to you and go experience their magic! So many cool experiences a…

It's season 2, episode 2, so how about we celebrate 2 picture books!! It's too good. Renata and Zewlan talk kids books, diversity, empathy, dancing, dinosaurs & mangoes! NOTHING ALIKE AUTHOR: Zewlan Moor ILLUSTRATOR: Peter Cheong PUBLISHER: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing THE BILL DUP AUTHOR: Zewlan Moor ILLUSTRATOR: Simon O'Carrigan PUBLISHER: …

We're back for a second season! Lauren and Renata talk kids books, lollies, the power of story, witches, pyjamas, & leprechauns. THE LOLLY SHOP AUTHORS: Lauren, Baxter & Ethan Hackney ILLUSTRATORS: Baxter & Ethan Hackney It's endless fun! Send comments to Renata & Booky: Support the Show. Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the f…

It's time for a middle grade fiction edition of The Endless Shelf! Renata and Emma talk kids books, fantasy, an awesome kids writing competition, frogs, and chocolatey treasure. RAINE IN THE UNDERLANDS - THE LOREKEEPER SERIES: BOOK ONE AUTHOR: E.M. Greville COVER ILLUSTRATOR: Kit Cronk PUBLISHER: Lightning Source Inc It's Endless Fun! Send comments…

We're back and straight into another awesome episode! Renata and Sharon talk kid's books, teaching, and whether they've ever tried fire eating. This episode focuses on just one of Sharon's fantastic picture books, but we recommend you check out all of her titles! LET'S GO SHOPPING, GRANDMA AUTHOR: Sharon Giltrow ILLUSTRATOR: Dhwani Gosalia PUBLISHE…

This week we add some beautiful serenity to the shelf, with picture book The Lucky Shack by Apsara Baldovino. This story brings life and beautiful meaning to a little place through beautiful art work in words and illustrations. Renata and Apsara talk gratitude, creativity, tutus and symbiotic pockets. It's endless fun! THE LUCKY SHACK (Picture Book…

Alison McLennan is a many times published kid's book author. She's got titles such as Growing Pains, Great and Small, Hotel for Bees, and Birdie Lights up the World. But guess what? She has a new book coming out, and we got to chat about it! Renata and Ally talk kid's books, cartwheels, and woolly giraffes. Calamity Jones: A Flamingo for Christmas …

Renata and Booky welcome Gabby Bassett to join them for a chat about kids books, inclusion, fairy lights and pizza! The ending really pops...with non-stop surprises all over the place. JACK'S BEST DAY EVER (Picture Book) AUTHOR: Gabrielle Bassett ILLUSTRATOR: Annabelle Hale PUBLISHER: Woodslane Press It's endless fun! Send comments to Renata & Book…

Episode five celebrates another magnificent picture book - Easy Peasy by Ky Garvey! Ky is also the host of Totally Lit, a great Australian bookish podcast. If you haven't listened to it yet, we highly recommend you add it to your queue. Ky and Renata talk kid's books, family, and if turtles would show up on time to a party. Easy Peasy (picture book…

Bethany Loveridge is a kidlit community member, and creator of LoveOZMG As an expert on Australian middle grade it was only right that she bring us a middle grade book she LOVES - Jack Henseleit's The Vampire Knife from his Witching Hours series! Renata and Betty talk kidlit, spooky middle grade and if Betty's ever said hello to a wobbegong. The Wi…

This week's episode is a different sort! And we don't mean we're polishing the vegetables. Renata chats with Karen about kids books, mental health, and Karen and her husband Steve put on a radio style pantomime of Andy & Ghost Boy! It's a pantomime special! Steve is a kid's book writer just like Karen! It's a two for one deal. Andy & Ghost Boy (jun…

It's our first kid reader episode! Squinky brings us the glorious picture book Piano Fingers by Caroline Magerl! But first she talks about school, her WEIRD family, and what animal is the noodle of the sea. Book: Piano Fingers (picture book) Author & Illustrator: Caroline Magerl Publisher: Walker Books Australia It might not end sensibly, but it's …

It's finally time for the first episode! Renata and Rory discuss the magic of kid's books and how many toes he's got. Then they chat about his new picture book, Book Week Bear! Book Week Bear (picture book) Author: Rory H. Mather Illustrator: Ruth-Mary Smith Publisher: Scholastic Absolutely nothing strange happens at the end of this episode... It's…

In just two weeks episodes will start dropping weekly! Listen on your ride to school each Monday from the 21st of August. Three guests make an anonymous appearance in this sneak preview, who could they be? And wait until you hear the rest of their episodes! It's never ending fun. Send comments to Renata & Booky: Support the Show. Follow us on insta…

A kidlit podcast! First episode will hit the airwaves on 21st August 2023. Like, follow and tune in wherever you're listening now! Send comments to Renata & Booky: Support the Show. Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.By Renata

Join us on the pod one last time in our Grand Finale episode! Not only that, it's also our 2022 Christmas special, so get ready for some festive shenanigans. We take a trip down OMP memory lane, recommend some fab new reads (perfect for Christmas stockings), and meet the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future! We also hear from some of our wo…

In this episode, we're shining a light on the super important reading space between younger kids' novels and YA - upper middle grade! Australia has a wealth of talent in this area, and we chat to two of the industry's finest. First up, meet the accomplished Emily Gale. Hear about her brand new release The Goodbye Year, which straddles the space bet…

Welcome to the One More Page Debutante Ball! An episode dedicated to an amazing crop of first-time authors with kids' books published this year. First up, meet the dynamic Dani Vee and hear all about her debut picture book, My ExtraOrdinary Mum. Plus discover her other work in the world of books, the inspiration behind her debut and her exciting up…

In this episode of One More Page, we're exploring The Animal Bookdom! That is, the wealth of amazing kids' books highlighting animals, from fascinating facts, to stories based on real-life animal tales, to the fictional, anthropomorphic kind! First up, meet amazing author Irma Gold. Hear about her picture books Seree's Story and Where the Heart Is,…

In this episode, the Book Month festivities continue as we each tackle our enormous to be read piles! Hear Kate, Liz and Nat's picks from their piles of the latest kids' reads, from gorgeous picture books to must-read middle grade. Get your pens out and your wishlists written as we share books, books and more books! Read the show notes: https://www…

In our third Book Week Bonus episode (our series of mini episodes celebrating Book Week all month long!), we meet the curator of the Kids and YA Festival at the event itself - wonderful author Belinda Murrell! Get the lowdown on one of the kids' book industry's most loved festivals, bringing together publishers, authors, illustrators and book lover…

In our second Book Week Bonus episode (yes, we're celebrating Book Week throughout the entire month of August!) we have another author interview recorded at the recent Kids and YA Festival, held at Writing NSW in Sydney and curated by author Belinda Murrell. This time, hear from super-accomplished kids and YA author (and recent Survivor contestant!…

To celebrate Book Month (because we all know the Book Week festivities really go all month long!), we have a series of episodes coming to you throughout August! Team OMP recently attended the amazing Kids and YA Festival held at Writing NSW in Sydney, curated by author Belinda Murrell. On the day, Kate interviewed several of the authors who spoke a…

This time, we have a bumper episode for you where'll you meet not one but four kidlit creators! Meet illustrator extraordinnaire Jess McGeachin, and discover his mix of fiction and non-fiction picture books. Find out how his museum work has influenced his settings and stories. Next, get to know exciting picture book duo behind new release Where?, J…

In this episode, we're talking thrills, sprills and stunts! Meet an exciting new middle grade author on the kidlit scene, Trent Roberts, and hear about his debut kids' book STUNT KIDS. Discover his journey to becoming an author and insights into his working life. Check out team OMP's latest reads in our Whatcha Readin section, plus hear what our wr…

This episode, we're having an Arty Party with amazing illustrator (and author!), Sophie Beer! Discover more about her books, background, working life as a kids' book creator, productivity tips and more. It's a super inspiring and insightful chat with the creator of Loves Makes a Family, illustrator of Izzy and Frank and many more beloved titles. Th…

This time, we're chatting real-life adventures with a fascinating special guest. Delve into the the world of Antarctic exploration with an in-depth interview with author Joanna Grochowicz. Hear all about her new book with Allen & Unwin, Shackleton's Endurance, and the research and knowledge behind it. Then in place of our usual Kids' Capers antics,…

In this episode, we delve into the magical (and emotional) moments of childhood. Meet author Edwina Wyatt, whose many books incorporate universal childhood experiences, as well as everyday magic. From her junior fiction books like Magnolia Moon to her wide array of picture books, hear more about her stories, writing processes, and the moments that …

If you've ever wondered how a book is built - from its foundations to the final product, this is the episode for you! Meet Kids and YA Editor at Allen & Unwin, Nicola Santilli, and head behind the scenes of making books. From reading submissions to the sometimes complex editing process, there's so much to happen before a book hits the shelves! And …

Hooray, it's end of year party season! And this episode is the official One More Page office Christmas party. Not only are your hosts Kate, Liz and Nat celebrating, but the illustrator of our fun episode images, Ramona Davey, joins in the fun. From Christmas crackers full of bookish questions to a special Uber pressies delivery (you guessed it - Sa…

In this episode, we're going all post-lockdown and taking a trip beyond Australia's borders (well, virtually anyway)! Join us in a celebration of British books, and meet three exciting stars of the UK kidlit scene. Hear from Harriet Muncaster, author/illustrator and creator of the hugely popular kids' book series Isadora Moon, Mirabelle and Victori…

In this episode, we are delving into kids' books that evoke all the feels. From touching friendship stories to books tackling deep and sometimes tricky topics, we speak to some amazing authors weaving emotional magic with words. First up, meet Maryam Master, esteemed playwright and scriptwriter who has now turned her hand to middle grade. Hear more…

In this episode, it's time for some quality chat with several stars of the kidlit scene - Aboriginal, female creators with fascinating stories and spectacular books. First up, meet illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, winner of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award via Magabala Books, which led to her first book, Found, written by Bruce Pascoe. He…

While Book Week may look a little different this year for many of our listeners, we are still celebrating virtually with a bumper Book Week themed episode! First up, meet emerging picture book author Rory H. Mather. Hear more about his journey to publication, fun picture books, advice for aspiring authors and more. And we have another up and coming…

In this episode, we're celebrating families - a key theme in kids' books, and of course, our lives! We meet Radhiah Chowdhury, and hear about her important work in the publishing industry around representation, as well as her recently released picture book. The Katha Chest draws on her Bangladeshi family heritage with real life family members inspi…

In this episode, we are celebrating a brand new kids' book release written by one of our own! Nat's new middle grade THE RIGHT WAY TO ROCK is out in the world! We wrap up her fab launch, then meet our first special guest. Jess Thom is a comedian, disability activist and also a sensitivity reader on THE RIGHT WAY TO ROCK. This interview offers a fas…

In this episode, we get to know three kids' book creators we've long admired. In fact, we can't BELIEVE it's taken us so long to have them on One More Page! First up, Liz chats to author Yvette Poshoglian about her junior fiction series Ella and Olivia and Puppy Diary, plus middle grade historical novel Escape from Cockatoo Island. Hear her thought…

In this episode, your parents will NOT approve of the hijinks the characters get up to in our special guests new book, Huda and Me. However, they will definitely approve of its amazing author, H. Hayek! Hear more about this debut author and her super fun new middle grade read, involving a daring parent-free trip to Lebanon. In Kids Capers, the pare…