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An Australian children’s author and illustrator that caught my attention this week is Nick Bland, with his books ‘The Very Cranky Bear, ‘The Very Itchy Bear’ and ‘Some Dads’.

The illustrations across all three titles are absolutely gorgeous, and the stories don’t disappoint either.



The Very Cranky Bear
In the Jingle Jangle Jungle, we meet four animal friends who cross paths with a very cranky bear, each of whom try ...

Tags: books, education, preschool, products, reviews

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‎ Bub Hub , ‎ Early Childhood Education , ‎ Parenting , ‎ Education , ‎ Product Reviews

Infant and nursery safety

Every year hundreds of children in Australia need hospital treatment for injuries caused by infant and nursery products.

While most manufacturers work to ensure their products are safe, from time to time some enter the market that may fail to meet safety standards.

Over the past five months, national product safety regulators have conducted inspections across Australia to check for unsafe items and, where required, ...

Tags: cots, infant, products, recall, safety

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‎ Child Care , ‎ Bub Hub , ‎ Product Safety , ‎ Education , ‎ Consumer Affairs

June 1 marks the first official day of winter although it feels like winter has been here for a good few weeks already as I am permanently rugging up at the moment!

The cooler weather is a great time to make stews and soups too which are easy to make, are filling and provide great nutrition. Below is our pick of the top five favourite winter foods for you to cook with to give your health and weight loss a boost over winter - enjoy!

1. Cauliflower

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Tags: healthy eating, lose weight, weight loss, winter foods

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‎ Bub Hub , ‎ Budget Recipes , ‎ Family and Baby Recipes , ‎ Recipes & Food , ‎ Weight Loss

Keen to get out and explore the great indoors this weekend? Here's some ideas to soak up your weekend:

QPAC has plenty going on this weekend, with Hi-5 bringing some holiday spirit to rainy Brisbane. Tickets for all shows are $39.90 per person, unless you are under 18mths when you can get in for free! Book at qtix.

If you're looking for something a little more cultured, Opera Australia begins its season of The Magic Flute this weekend. A blaze of colour and spectacle, ...

Tags: things to do in brisbane, things to do with kids, what's on

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‎ Things to do with kids in Brisbane , ‎ Things to do with Kids

Who doesn't love a slice of pizza? Thick crust, loads of cheese, toppings galore. Delish. But perhaps some Congressmen in the US have gone a little too far in their personal love of all things pizza, suggesting that Congress should consider pizza a 'vegetable'.

No kidding. The two tablespoon's of tomato paste that adorn most pizzas, so they argue, should be considered 'a full serving of vegetables' for the purposes of meeting minimum standards for healthy eating in US school canteens.

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