Coasting Australia

Family Travel in Australia

  • Start Here
  • Travel Australia
    • Tasmania
    • Queensland
    • Explore Tropical North Queensland
    • New South Wales
    • Australian Capital Territory
    • Western Australia
    • Victoria
    • South Australia
    • Living in a Bus
    • Pet Friendly Australia
  • Resources

Preschooler Top Reads – Great Aussie Books for Early Readers

November 26, 2022 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Preschooler Top Reads – Great Aussie Books for Early Readers

We love books – and finding new Aussie reads is one of our favourite things. We have already written about our favourite Australian books for pre-schoolers and books to get your kids excited for an Australian holiday, so when …

Filed Under: Books

Our Favourite Books for Preschoolers

November 20, 2022 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Our Favourite Books for Preschoolers

I’ve really enjoyed writing our recent series on our favourite books – here are some more of our choices for books for preschoolers. We wrote this list as our first one was exclusively Australian children’s books – this time the …

Filed Under: Books

The Best Australian Kid’s Books for Early Readers

November 6, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

The Best Australian Kid’s Books for Early Readers

We love books! And we especially love Australian kid’s books. If you’ve been following our book reviews for a while you’ll know what our favourite Aussie books for pre-schoolers are and also some great reads to get your children excited …

Filed Under: Books

The Best Australian Children’s Books for Preschoolers

October 4, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

The Best Australian Children’s Books for Preschoolers

Following on from the popularity of our post on books to get your children excited about a lap of Australia, we’ve put together a list of our favourite Australian books for pre-schoolers. (because Aussie authors are the best!)

We …

Filed Under: Books

The Tale of Wobbly Jim and a Parrot Named Sue – Book Review

April 25, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 8 Comments

The Tale of Wobbly Jim and a Parrot Named Sue – Book Review

Australian children’s books are our favourites – and we just found a brilliant one in Kate Toon’s ‘The Tale of Wobbly Jim and a Parrot Named Sue’.

Reading is a big part of our daily routine – I sneak an …

Filed Under: Books

The Best Children’s Books for Travelling Australia

March 31, 2018 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

The Best Children’s Books for Travelling Australia

Here are some of the best books that we have discovered to get your kids excited and educated about your next Aussie adventure!

  • Australia Series – Roland Harvey
  • Are We There Yet – Alison Lester
  • Our Australia Series – Phil
…

Filed Under: Books, Travel

Pointy Pembleton – A Gregarious Greyhound Out to Make a Difference!

December 14, 2017 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia 5 Comments

Pointy Pembleton – A Gregarious Greyhound Out to Make a Difference!

I am absolutely certain that our dog and beloved travel companion Bobby would be firm friends with the fun-loving and cheeky main character in this beautiful book out to make a difference.

Pointy Pembleton follows the tale of a gorgeous …

Filed Under: Books, Pet Friendly Australia

Personalise this Christmas with Create Me Books

November 26, 2016 by Bryony @ Coasting Australia Leave a Comment

Personalise this Christmas with Create Me Books

Anyone who grew up in the 1980s with an unusual or slightly different name will know the torment of walking into a gift shop and not being able to find one personalised hat, pen, door sign,  keyring, magnet….all the essential …

Filed Under: Books, kids, Learning, mum, parenthood, Product Reviews

Get Social!

  • View coastingaus’s profile on Facebook
  • View coastingaus’s profile on Twitter
  • View coastingaustralia’s profile on Instagram
  • View coastingaustralia’s profile on Pinterest
  • View UCz9HeAGFtPG56FkzNNz70Ow’s profile on YouTube
  • View coastingaustralia’s profile on WordPress.org

Find your next Aussie Adventure

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required

© 2023 · Your Site Here · Georgina Theme design by Rakshi Creations

Enter your name and email to get our monthly newsletter... it's FREE!
Join our adventures around Australia! Family and pet friendly travel tips - as well as news of the latest travel deals and discounts.
Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.