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From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite Australian reads for children this year

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by <strong>Kris Swales</strong>

After decades raising her children, Tegan Bennett Daylight needs a rest. As her youngest finishes school, she reflects that the children are beautiful - but they are also dickheads

What writers look for when they read a novel We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Ed., Belinda Castles As The Sydney Morning Herald’s new literary editor in 1996, I dashed off a note to writer Debra Adelaide, asking her to review Kate Jennings’ first novel, Snake. Twenty-five years later, I’m thrilled to see the ripples of enjoyment and influence set off by my choice of a perceptive reader. Within days of...