A silly kid's book podcast for readers aged 5 to 505!
Latest episodes
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12 min
PARTY EPISODE: The Endless Shelf is 1!
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 e…
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24 min
Ruth McGurk: The New Blue Scarf
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 worl…
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24 min
Everyone Wants An Octopus Book - Liz Ledden
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…
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24 min
Victoria Carless - Lani & The Universe
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 Unive…
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24 min
Leo Baker - Tuckshop Terrors
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, gian…
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22 min
Stay For Dinner - Sandhya Parappukkaran
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 feat…
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40 min
BLOCK BREAKERS - Lian Tanner
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…
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2 min
Introducing The Endless Shelf: Block Breakers
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 inspira…
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22 min
Lian Tanner: Fledgewitch
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/Iceb…
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22 min
Some Families Change - Jess Galatola
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 deb…
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23 min
Eileen O'Hely - Aisling & Amelia
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…
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20 min
Vikki Marmaras - Poppy & I Spy Treasure
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, l…
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20 min
School Holiday Book Events Special!
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, b…
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21 min
Zewlan Moor - Nothing Alike & The Bill Dup
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 ALIK…
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20 min
Lauren Hackney - The Lolly Shop
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 Hackney…
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20 min
Emma Greville - Raine In The Underlands (Book one of The Lorekeepers series)
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.RAIN…
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21 min
Let's Go Shopping Grandma - Sharon Giltrow
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 S…
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20 min
The Lucky Shack - Apsara Baldovino
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…
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20 min
Calamity Jones: A Flamingo For Christmas with Alison McLennan!
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…
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17 min
Gabrielle Bassett - Jack's Best Day Ever
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 pla…