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10/08/2024

Oh Hi there! Do you have a copy of Beyond the Gate, edited by and ? It’s a really great read.

28/07/2024

Roasted miso eggplant and I’m suddenly back in Canberra having dinner with Ann Pelo after her keynote at a conference. I’m reckoning maybe 6 years ago …

21/07/2024

Blackout here at Pademelon Press HQ. A result of big windstorms last night. I hope everyone stayed safe. The brave electrical workers are hoping to have power restored by this time tomorrow night, so it’ll be a quiet Monday in the office.

12/07/2024

Be INSPIRED!

INSPIRE: AN UPRISING - INTRODUCING ONE OF OUR FOUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - KELLY GOODSIR (AUS)

Kelly brings over 20 years of early education experience gained in New Zealand and Australia. She specialises in walking alongside educators, teachers and organisations as a pedagogical companion, strengthening the systems and approaches they adopt to deliver genuine and authentic educational programs for children. Kelly loves facilitating conversations that invite teams to unpack the ‘whys’ behind their practice, fostering a strong sense of purpose, knowledge and joy. She believes in making meaningful connections between practice and theory over time and through slow pedagogy. Kelly's expertise has made her a sought-after speaker and professional development provider known for simplifying complexities and inspiring pedagogical courage. Widely respected for her dedication to children's and educators' rights, her creativity and commitment drive transformative change across the education and care sector.

Kelly has published several resources and books contributing to conversations related to mental health and documentation and, more recently, co-founded The Creative Collection, a new resource inviting early childhood teams to reimagine the arts in teaching and learning.

When Kelly is not knee-deep in empowering organisations ‘to think and learn,’ you will find her running, planning her next holiday, and spending time with her son Caleb.

Register for inspire at www.inspireconference.com.au

11/07/2024

I am so grateful to every reader of Pademelon Press books. Thanks for supporting a small Australian publisher. With your help, we can continue to give a voice to Early Childhood. Our new website makes your shopping experience so much better. Big ❤️❤️❤️❤️ to all the readers.

Booktopia's collapse has rocked an industry that was already financially on thin ice, so what will fill the giant hole left by its collapse?

09/07/2024

Great opportunity for South Australian educators wanting to learn about Claire Helen Warden Floorbooks. Briony Brooks Education Consultant is great value. And, of course, you can buy a copy of Talking and Thinking Floorbooks and all of Claire Warden’s books in the Pademelon Press online bookshop.
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Prepping for August 9 workshop at Gowrie SA: Floorbooks - planning with and for children. Looking forward to working with educators who are interested in finding out more about this approach when documenting learning and teaching. Bookings available through this link. http://www.gowriesa.org.au/events/floorbooks-planning-with-and-for-children

07/07/2024

Congratulations to Aunty Millie Ingram, one of the founders of the first Aboriginal Community Controlled early childhood centre, Murawina.

https://www.naidoc.org.au/awards/winner-profiles/aunty-millie-ingram

06/07/2024

Uncovering treasures! Beautiful hand written note from Hon Linda Burney MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians, on the publication of VOICES & VISIONS: ABORIGINAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA. Edited by Dr Karen Martin, this book is written entirely by Aboriginal educators. Beautiful, strong, proud Aboriginal Voices.

03/07/2024

Inspire 2025 will be amazing. Get your tickets now and we will see you there!
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01/07/2024

The Honeycomb Hypothesis is in the Pademelon Press bookstore right now!

29/06/2024

Website link for Reimagining Heartbreak below

Stop. Look. Listen. Feel. Come fully alive in your encounters with young children. Reimagining Heartbreak is a call to return to fullhearted, embodied teaching. It is a journey through the woods and into the depths. Shelley Brandon’s stories reveal the extraordinary beauty that is possible in ordi...

27/06/2024

It’s here! The next instalment in the ROW collection edited by Ann Pelo and Margie Carter. This is a very popular collection of knowledge. I’ll get it up on the website.

24/06/2024

This is great news for centres looking to plant

We have an exciting announcement this morning, as of today, all schools and early learning centres can now buy our plants at wholesale prices. This is an important step for us and our goal of introducing more people to native plants and making them accessible so more are planted on country. The more accessible we make them the more we increase biodiversity of plants and animals and help make our environment more sustainable. For any schools and centres interested, please enquire at [email protected]

22/06/2024

SLOW KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNHURRIED CHILD BY ALISON CLARK
Thrilled to let you know that I’ve just added this book to our website and it is in stock.
Professor Clark is a keynote speaker at the ECA Conference this year.
Hop on the website and find out more.

https://www.pademelonpress.com.au/product/slow-knowledge-and-the-unhurried-child-time-for-slow-pedagogies-in-early-childhood-education/

22/06/2024

What a brilliant idea from the Stella Prize people.
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14/06/2024

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07/06/2024

Pademelon Press author and dear friend, Claire Helen Warden, is coming to Australia to work with our other dear friends at Semann & Slattery. So excited. I encourage you to get amongst these gorgeous offerings.

05/06/2024

📢 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

Dr Sue Elliott is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of New England, AU (UNE), New South Wales and visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Sue is a long-standing early childhood education for sustainability advocate, researcher and author.

She joins esteemed panellists Prof Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér and Prof Julie M Davis for "Conversations about ECEfS: History, hope and resilience in times of polycrises"

Learn more: https://ecsustainabilityalliance.org.au/program/
Register: https://ecsustainabilityalliance.org.au/registration/

01/06/2024

It’s been great showing BEYOND THE GATE to educators at the Early Years Nature Connections conference today. So many great stories of learning beyond the gate at the conference. and were mentioned in a few conversations I heard and presentations given.

01/06/2024

.saunders new book, The Land Recalls You, is beautiful and it’s available today at our pop-up bookshop at the Early Years Nature Connections Conference.

24/05/2024

Just back from a great meeting with Eureka Creative and three very special authors. We talked all things gorgeous book design for an exciting new book due early 2025.

23/05/2024

Sign up to make sure you are in line for tickets to this not-to-be-missed conference. Pademelon Press will be there.

21/05/2024

Oooh! Jane Austen fans … great news

Larissa Behrendt Announcement

21/05/2024

This was such a great conference and we were excited to be a part of it. Semann & Slattery offer truly high quality professional development.

18/05/2024

This was such a good conference!
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17/05/2024

More gorgeous books going out to gorgeous educators today. You’ve got mail!

08/05/2024

Cumberland Council passes motion to ban books about same s*x families in their libraries. Please sign the petition to reverse this decision.

Protect rainbow families in Western Sydney and reverse Cumberland Council's book ban!

02/05/2024

Congratulations to Alexis Wright for her second Stella Prize win. The novel is called Praiseworthy. That’s going on my reading list!

Wright has become the first author to win the $60,000 Stella Prize twice, taking out the 2024 award with her novel Praiseworthy.