Showing posts with label gifts for baby boys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts for baby boys. Show all posts
18 August 2015
Rocky Cots at Lilly and Lolly in Australia
For all you parents or parents-to-be looking for a beautiful cradle that can rock (no more rocking chair!), will convert to a cot and then a bed, check out the gorgeous lines of the Rocky cot, available for pre-order now at Lilly & Lolly.
23 July 2013
A royal baby care package from Australia
Well the big day has arrived for Britain's Royals with the birth of Kate and William's son - the new HRH Prince of Cambridge. We're sending them a huge congratulations as well as a virtual Royal Baby Care Package kitted out with some of the very best Australian-designed products, fit for a Prince. Ubabub? Wheely Bug? Udder? Oishi-m? Love Mae? Only the best, of course!
1. Ubabub Nifty Clear Cot & Junior Bed from Urban Baby
2. Organic Cotton Cushion Cover - Plus One - Yellow and Grey from Down That Little Lane
3. Metal Welcome Sign from OllieRose
4. Designer Kids Swing Vinyl Wall Decals from Tots n Tales
5. Udder Flash Cape and Mask from Skip To My Lou
6. Oishi-m Blitz Skinny Jean from Where Did You Get That?
7. Yellow kangaroo leather Ruby & Sam shoes from Antipodean Love
8. Wheely Bug from Urban Baby
9. Love Mae Fabric Wall Decals - Up, Up & Away from Urban Baby
10. Brown Damask Owl from Lelbys
Curated by: Steph Bond-Hutkin | Bondville
1. Ubabub Nifty Clear Cot & Junior Bed from Urban Baby
2. Organic Cotton Cushion Cover - Plus One - Yellow and Grey from Down That Little Lane
3. Metal Welcome Sign from OllieRose
4. Designer Kids Swing Vinyl Wall Decals from Tots n Tales
5. Udder Flash Cape and Mask from Skip To My Lou
6. Oishi-m Blitz Skinny Jean from Where Did You Get That?
7. Yellow kangaroo leather Ruby & Sam shoes from Antipodean Love
8. Wheely Bug from Urban Baby
9. Love Mae Fabric Wall Decals - Up, Up & Away from Urban Baby
10. Brown Damask Owl from Lelbys
Curated by: Steph Bond-Hutkin | Bondville
24 June 2013
One Very Tired Wombat children's book by Renee Treml
Renee Treml is both a dear friend of mine and a talented illustrator-turned-author/illustrator. Her first children's book One Very Tired Wombat is a counting book for kids full of her incredible illustrations of Australian animals and... wait for it... is on the 2013 Crichton Award shortlist for new illustrators!
What is the message of your story for kids?
RT: Other than the counting theme, I wanted to show off some of my favourite (and sometimes lesser known) Australian birds. I always hope that after reading my book, a child will recognize a crested pigeon or fairy wren in the wild.
Is the Very Tired Wombat based on a real character?
RT: Wombat is based on a common wombat I saw at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, in 2007 – just a few weeks after I moved to Australia. It was the first time I had ever seen a wombat and all he did was sleep, despite all the noisy children, lorikeets and kookaburras around him. I didn’t realize how impressed I was by his ability to just sleep until the illustrations started popping up in my imagination.
Where did your inspiration for this story come from?
RT: The story came to life after I started illustrating the above mentioned sleeping wombat – first I drew him with one frogmouth, then two galahs, then three kookas and so on. I kept hoping someone else would come along and write me a story featuring the wombat, which I could illustrate. f course, this didn’t happen, so after my son was born I decided to try to write it myself. It took well over a year for the story to transform from a straight-up boring counting book (1 frogmouth, 2 galahs…) to the story it is now.
Have you always been interested in illustrating animals, and in particular, Australian animals?
RT: I have always been interested in illustrating animals and I tend to be interested in whatever is in my immediate environment. In the States, it was chickadees and barred owls. Here in Australia, it’s wombats and frogmouths and boobooks…
How did you decide to make the transition from illustrator to author and illustrator?
RT: Taking on a new title is tough – I didn’t study writing and was very unsure about claiming myself to be an author. But after Wombat was published and the second contract was signed I had to look myself in the mirror and repeat ‘I’m an author-illustrator’ until I believed it.
Are there any more children's books in the works?
RT: Yes! Colour for Curlews is due out in September – in fact it’s at the printers now and I’m anxiously awaiting my preview copy to arrive in a few weeks. Curlews is published by Random House Australia and follows the two curious curlews and a host of other birds as they get into mischief with my paint brushes and paint. (Of course Wombat makes a guest appearance as well.) I am finishing up two other manuscripts that feature Aussie natives and another pesky one about a cheeky owl that I just can’t seem to whip into shape.
You can find One Very Tired Wombat in good bookstores including Fishpond, and Amazon. Read more about Renee Treml here on Bondville.
Images: One Very Tired Wombat
What is the message of your story for kids?
RT: Other than the counting theme, I wanted to show off some of my favourite (and sometimes lesser known) Australian birds. I always hope that after reading my book, a child will recognize a crested pigeon or fairy wren in the wild.
Is the Very Tired Wombat based on a real character?
RT: Wombat is based on a common wombat I saw at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, in 2007 – just a few weeks after I moved to Australia. It was the first time I had ever seen a wombat and all he did was sleep, despite all the noisy children, lorikeets and kookaburras around him. I didn’t realize how impressed I was by his ability to just sleep until the illustrations started popping up in my imagination.
Where did your inspiration for this story come from?
RT: The story came to life after I started illustrating the above mentioned sleeping wombat – first I drew him with one frogmouth, then two galahs, then three kookas and so on. I kept hoping someone else would come along and write me a story featuring the wombat, which I could illustrate. f course, this didn’t happen, so after my son was born I decided to try to write it myself. It took well over a year for the story to transform from a straight-up boring counting book (1 frogmouth, 2 galahs…) to the story it is now.
RT: I have always been interested in illustrating animals and I tend to be interested in whatever is in my immediate environment. In the States, it was chickadees and barred owls. Here in Australia, it’s wombats and frogmouths and boobooks…
RT: Taking on a new title is tough – I didn’t study writing and was very unsure about claiming myself to be an author. But after Wombat was published and the second contract was signed I had to look myself in the mirror and repeat ‘I’m an author-illustrator’ until I believed it.
Are there any more children's books in the works?
RT: Yes! Colour for Curlews is due out in September – in fact it’s at the printers now and I’m anxiously awaiting my preview copy to arrive in a few weeks. Curlews is published by Random House Australia and follows the two curious curlews and a host of other birds as they get into mischief with my paint brushes and paint. (Of course Wombat makes a guest appearance as well.) I am finishing up two other manuscripts that feature Aussie natives and another pesky one about a cheeky owl that I just can’t seem to whip into shape.
Images: One Very Tired Wombat
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