Magazine Articles

The Book Bag Test

Rebecca Fortey explores what messages come home in a five-year-old’s school reading book

Features, Issue 4Kirstie BeavenNovember 10, 2018books, reading, school, bechdel test, Maisy testComment

Picture Books with Power

Books can impact on us in ways we don’t expect. We take a few that have made their mark on readers as children and as adults.

Issue 4, FeaturesKirstie BeavenNovember 10, 2018books, children books, reading, Katharine Bosman, Alex Mees, Amanda MaisterComment

Re-reading stories

Hayley Grove finds that revisiting childhood favourites can sometimes be a surprise

Features, Issue 4, Hayley GroveKirstie BeavenNovember 10, 2018reading, books, children books, stories, Issue 4, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v Comment

Christmas Gift Guide 2018

Looking for out of the ordinary gifts for the small people in your life? Wishing you could find toys, games and books without wading through a sea of pink and blue? Your Christmas wish is granted!

Issue 4Kirstie BeavenNovember 10, 2018Issue 4, shopping, gift guide 2018, gift guide, giftComment

Gifts for babies and new parents

Mark a new arrival with a gift for parents or child - maybe even an heirloom that will be used and loved for years to come.

Gift Guide 2018, Issue 4Kirstie BeavenNovember 10, 2018gift, shopping, gift guide Comment