http://www.bdb.com.au/webmaster@bdb.com.auhttp://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=42Black Dog has six great reasons to celebrate the CBCA shortlist2008-04-01http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=41Flowergirl Me author Sally-Ann Balharrie visited Berkelouw Books in Melbourne in December for a book signing and high tea with cupcakes...2007-12-21http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=40Carole Wilkinson's Dragon Moon has been shortlisted for Best Children's Book in the 2007 Aurealis Awards2007-12-14http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=39We’ve just received some footage from Dr Mark Norman from one of his trips to the Antarctic. There’s penguins, seals — and lots and lots of ice! View the footage at our movies page2007-11-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=37Karen Tayleur (Chasing Boys) will be talking about writing books for the MSN generation at the 2007 School Libraries Association of Victoria conference at the Telstra Dome on 16 November. Author and web designer Chris Miles (Who's on the Money?) will be revealing how our money offers a fascinating glimpse into our past, and will be sharing his research methods, on- and off-line2007-11-02http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=36Danny Katz and Mitch Vane are campaigning hard, with appearances on radio and at bookshops promoting A Little Election, the funniest guide to Australia's electoral process you're ever likely to read!2007-11-02http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=38Sally-Ann Balharrie will be signing copies of Flowergirl Me at Berkelouw Books in Armadale, Melbourne at 11am on 2 December. The book signing (and high tea with cupcakes!) will be held in conjunction with the bookshop's Sunday Storytelling session. Prizes will be available for children who come dressed as flower girl or pageboy. For more information, contact the store on 03 9576 2555 or by email at armadale@berkelouw.com.au2007-11-02http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=34Teachers notes have been added for Rachel Flynn's My Canberra Project, the most informative and comic book on Canberra ever written.2007-09-28http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=31Carole Wilkinson will be appearing at Mostly Books, Torrens Park, Adelaide on Saturday 6 October from 2-4pm to sign copies of her latest book, The Dragon Companion.2007-09-21http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=32The Dragon Companion by Carole Wilkinson and illustrated by Dean Jones will be launched in Melbourne on Sunday 21 October at Readers Feast, Melbourne CBD2007-09-21http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=33Leon Davidson's Red Haze has been praised as a "gripping, illuminating and moving" account of the Vietnam War by the Library & Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa.2007-09-21http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=29Danny Katz and Mitch Vane will be appearing at Borders Chadstone on 22 September. Bookings are free.2007-09-07http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=30Carole Wilkinson will be presenting at the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) conference in Adelaide on 4 October, with The Dragon Companion to be launched on 5 October.2007-09-07http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=27black dog books has scooped the pool in the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Awards for Information Books for 2007.2007-08-17http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=26The 'Once Upon A Story' Festival at Melbourne's Gasworks Arts Park features a full afternoon of black dog authors and illustrators bringing their books to life with readings and fun activities for kids.2007-08-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=28Aussie A to Z illustrator Heath McKenzie will be appearing at the 'Get Into Art' day at Dromkeen Art Gallery on 28 October.2007-08-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=24Teachers notes have been added for Michael Panckridge's The Cursed and books 5 and 6 in the Sue Lawson's Diva series, Girls Stuff and Girls at Sea2007-08-09http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=25Corinne Fenton will be appearing at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens Open Day on Sunday 14 October.2007-08-09http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=22Allie McGregor’s True Colours by Sue Lawson has won the 2007 Australian Family Therapist’s Award for Children's Literature (Older Readers).2007-07-24http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=23Teachers notes for Granny: Superstar and Diva: Finale have been added to our teachers page.2007-07-24http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=21Teachers notes for Garden of the Purple Dragon and Dragon Moon have been added to the downloads section of the website.2007-07-02http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=20The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits by Dr Mark Norman has been shortlisted for the Australian Publishers' Association Australian Awards for Excellence in Australian Publishing in the primary student reference category.2007-06-08http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=19Teachers notes have been added for The Aussie A to Z2007-05-25http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=18Teachers notes have been added for the CBCA shortlisted picture book Queenie: One Elephant's Story2007-04-27http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=17Three black dog titles included in the shortlist for the 2007 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards2007-04-20http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=16Teachers notes for Kokoda Track, The Patch and The Penguin Book are now available from our teachers page.2007-04-13http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=14Teachers notes for Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion and Riding High: Heads or Tails? have been added to our downloads section.2007-03-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=15Get a sneak peak at Chasing Boys by Karen Tayleur — a page-turning coming-of-age story for girls who don't like pink — with a special chapter extract2007-03-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=13black dog has launched a special Dragonkeeper mini-site to celebrate the forthcoming release of Dragon Moon, the third and final book in the best-selling, multi-award-winning series.2007-03-07http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=12black dog has a stack of books on the 2007 Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge list.2007-02-26http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=11The new black dog catalogue is now available for download from our website, with fabulous new titles that will grab even the most reluctant reader.2007-02-19http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=10Our February titles are now in stores and are available for purchase through our online shop. Discover one of the most important documents in Australian history with Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter, edited by Carole Wilkinson and illustrated by Dean Jones, and discover an Australian story of extraordinary bravery in Kokoda Track: 101 Days by Peter Macinnis. Also available in February are two great picture books: The Patch by Justina Chen Headley and illustrated by Mitch Vane, and a paperback edition of Open Wide: Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller.2007-02-01http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=8We're continuing to receive entries for the Maxx Rumble Cricket colouring competition. Every entrant receives a set of free Maxx Rumble Cricket cards featuring characters from the series!2006-12-22http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=9We're giving you the opportunity to have a peek inside some of our new titles for 2007, including Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter by Carole Wilkinson.2006-12-22http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=6Explore the process behind the design of a black dog book cover. Currently featured: Dragonkeeper and Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter.2006-12-08http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=7A bind-up of the eight cricket stories from Maxx Rumble -- when one Maxx Rumble cricket book just isn't enough!2006-12-01http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=3Carole Wilkinson's Dragonkeeper has won the Kalbacher Klapperschlange reader's choice award in Germany (where Dragonkeeper goes by the title Huterin des Drachen) and the 2006 KOALA award (Kids Own Australian Literary Awards) for older readers.2006-11-28http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=4Danny Katz and Mitch Vane entertained children and parents alike at Sunflower Books in Melbourne on 25 November2006-11-26http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=2Teachers notes have been added for The Australian Twelve Days of Christmas.2006-11-16http://www.bdb.com.au/news/index.php?id=1Congratulations to Pamela Freeman with The Black Dress being named one of the winners of the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Young People's History Prize.2006-10-06