If there's a 5th Monday in a month, Brydie will be blogging on humour and innovative Australian children's books for Mira Reisberg's The Blogfish page, on the Children's Book Academy website. It's been voted one of Feedspot's Top 20 #kidlit blogs for 2017, so you know it's great stuff, especially Brydie's blogs!  Check out these comic delights so far...

The Fun and Humour of Fear in Children's Picture Books - spotlight on The Gruffalo and three delightfully scary Australian books

Excuse Me. Is all this Toilet Humour in Picture Books Really Necessary?- spotlight on Old McDonald Heard a Fart and others of questionable, but hilarious content

The Humorous Powers of 'No' In Children's Picture Books - spotlight on Do Not Lick This Book

Why Do We Love Fractured Fairy Tales?- spotlight on Tales From A Tall Forest

Making Fun of the Classics Through Parody - spotlight on The Cow Tripped Over The Moon

Dark Humour in Kids' Books - spotlight on Mopoke

Laughter Makes the World Go 'Round - spotlight on My Aussie Dad

So, That's What Publishers Really Think? (Creative Kids Tales Blog)

Advantages of Self-Publishing (Being Author)

Warning: This Children's Book Portrays Real-Life (Being Author)

Building a social media platform (Goodreads)

Finding your voice as an author (Goodreads)

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Check out Brydie's most popular, current articles...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Film Review

Shaun Tan's The Red Tree - Theatre Review

Friends of Old Government House

Stratford-upon-Avon's Hidden Gems

Odds Farm Park, Buckinghamshire

Operantics' La Finta Giardiniera - Opera Review

A Ghost Story - Film Review

Lady Macbeth - A Film Review

Whitney: 'Can I Be Me?' - A Film Review

Don't Tell - A Film Review

Stars of the North Dance to Success for Cancer Council NSW

Diary of a Wombat National Tour (til Nov), Theatre Review

Little Gnome - Biggest Little Bookstore

The Other Side of Art Cafe, Ghinni Ghinni

Coffee 'Cupping' Session at The Q on Harris

Jazzercise - Dance Party Workout

Ladies in Black - book vs. stage review

Kids' Space at Warringah Library

Ghosts of Cockatoo Island

Bread and Roses Bakery

Winter at Ocean Beach 

Cinema Paradiso, Ettalong

Zen Oasis Vegetarian Restaurant

Beachside Bookshop

Rooftop at InterContinental Sydney Double Bay

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Check out Brydie's latest articles...

Warriewood Square Shopping Centre

Manly Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Aquatic Centre

The Boss Baby and the latest kids' movies

A Visit to Nutcote, May Gibbs' home

Finding the Right Day Care Cenre in Sydney

Epping Aquatic and Leisure Centre

Best kept secrets of Narrabeen

The Secret World of Soft Play Centres

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Cool Yule festival

Vivid festival

Woolworths Collectibles launch (co-written)