The Endless Shelf

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!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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, desserts, social media content, writing heroes, time constructs & manatees.THE NEW BLUE SCARFAUTHOR:               R M McGurkILLUSTRATOR:      Claudia RanucciPUBLISHER:          Five Mile BooksIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 kids books, ducks, podcasting, the first potato eater, humpty dumpty, inclusion, friendship, and ghostly busy bodies.EVERYONE WANTS AN OCTOPUS BOOKAUTHOR:                 Liz LeddenILLUSTRATOR:        Makoto KojiPUBLISHER:            Hardie GrantIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 tears our host away!LANI & THE UNIVERSEAUTHOR:           Victoria CarlessPUBLISHERS:    HarperCollins Publishers AustraliaSend comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 TERRORSAUTHOR:               Leo BakerPUBLISHER:          Australian Society of Authors*** The Endless Shelf does not guarantee the safety of visitors to the podcave. Guests enter at their own risk and if they happen to leave the planet, Booky and Renata are not responsible. ***It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 chat!! Renata and Sandhya talk kids books, canoes, triangles, the hokey pokey and criminal artwork.STAY FOR DINNERAUTHOR:                           Sandhya ParappukkaranILLUSTRATOR:               Michelle PereiraPUBLISHER:                     Bright Light BooksSend comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 Dragons of Hollow Series began with Spellhound, and now she's added Fledgewitch to this delightful fantasy series.Lian and Renata talk kids books, her life as a juggler, roosters, bleach & lollipops.Tune in next week for our first-ever special cut episode Block Breakers for our kidlit community.  Our chat with Lian was way bigger and better than this, and will get you pepped up and ready to make more great kidlit to add to the shelf!DRAGONS OF HALLOW: FLEDGEWITCHAUTHOR:                       Lian TannerILLUSTRATOR:           Martina HeiduczekPUBLISHER:                 Allen & UnwinIt's endless fun!While you wait for our writer's cut of this interview, if you haven't listened already, go check out Lian's podcast with her critique group, 5 Writers 5 Minutes. Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 strength, flowers, flours, and fish and chip flavoured fairy floss!It may be jolly difficult to hear this episode finish! SOME FAMILIES CHANGEAUTHOR:                      Jess GalatolaILLUSTRATOR:          Jenni BarrandPUBLISHER:                EK BooksIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 world.It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 QUEEN & THE SEATAUTHOR:              Vikki MarmarasILLUSTRATOR:  Caterina MettiPUBLISHER:        Red Paper Kite PublishingPICTURE BOOK: I SPY TREASUREAUTHOR:              Vikki MarmarasILLUSTRATOR:  Binny TalibPUBLISHER:        Frontier PublishingSend comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 await you all.Lauren Hackney is back after her visit on the first episode of season 2, but she's turned the tables on Renata, and this time Lauren is the one asking silly questions! They talk kids books, fairies, an octopus and a cow who are friends, and the end will leave you hopping for more! Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 ALIKEAUTHOR:               Zewlan MoorILLUSTRATOR:   Peter CheongPUBLISHER:         Hardie Grant Children's Publishing  THE BILL DUP AUTHOR:              Zewlan MoorILLUSTRATOR:  Simon O'CarriganPUBLISHER:        Windy Hollow Books Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

 We're back for a second season!Lauren and Renata talk kids books, lollies, the power of story, witches,  pyjamas, & leprechauns.THE LOLLY SHOPAUTHORS: Lauren, Baxter & Ethan HackneyILLUSTRATORS: Baxter & Ethan HackneyIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 ONEAUTHOR: E.M. GrevilleCOVER ILLUSTRATOR: Kit CronkPUBLISHER: Lightning Source IncIt's Endless Fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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, GRANDMAAUTHOR:                  Sharon GiltrowILLUSTRATOR:      Dhwani GosaliaPUBLISHER:            Dixi BooksIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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)Author:           Apsara BaldovinoIllustrator:    Jennifer FaulknerPublisher:     Harper Collins AustraliaThe ending is unbearable....it will build your need to read this picture book. You'll be growling for more!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 ChristmasAUTHOR:          Alison McLennanPUBLISHER:    Five Mile PressI'm dog-tired of all these endings being interrupted...It's Endless fun.Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 BassettILLUSTRATOR:       Annabelle HalePUBLISHER:             Woodslane PressIt's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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)Author:                Ky GarveyIllustrator:         Amy CalauttiPublisher:          Exisle PublishingIt's hard to hang onto the signal when magic is involved...It's Endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 Witching HoursBook One: The Vampire Knife (middle grade fiction)Author:                         Jack HenseleitPublisher:                    Hardie Grant Children's PublisherGenre:                           HorrorThe ending is a hole lotta chaos as usual...It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 (junior fiction)Author:                         Karen TyrrellCover illustrator:    Nicola HooperPublisher:                   Digital Future PressWill we make it to the end of Andy's story?Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 MagerlPublisher:                            Walker Books AustraliaIt might not end sensibly, but it's a lot safer than last week's ending!It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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. MatherIllustrator:       Ruth-Mary Smith Publisher:        ScholasticAbsolutely nothing strange happens at the end of this episode...It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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 instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

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.