Crunch! Kaboom! Story Time!

Calling all FIFO families, truck lovers and dozer fans, this is one Story Time you won’t want to miss. 

Join us in the Story Place for a very special Story Time with Conor Mills, author of Crunch! Kaboom! Enjoy songs, storytelling and marvel over some Mighty Mining Machines! Perfect for curious kids, proud mining families and anyone who loves a good CRUNCH… KABOOM!

About the author 

Author Connor Mills

Conor Mills was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and made the move to Perth, Western Australia shortly after graduating from university to explore a career path in the Mining and Technology industries. Today, he calls New York City home, where he lives with his partner Dani and their son Felix. 

About the book Crunch! Kaboom! 

Children's book cover Crunch! Kaboom!

Outside the town in the heat and the dust, where the sky is bright blue and the earth is like rust, is an iron ore mine that's bigger than big, with mighty machines that blast, drill and dig.

With bright colours, enormous engines and lots of fun sounds, Crunch! Kaboom! is for kids who love to play with toy trucks and dozers.

Australia is world-leading in iron ore production, with the industry responsible for 10% of GDP and employing more than 200,000 Australians. With open pit mines located in remote areas of the outback, the technology and scale of the operations isn't often seen, even by friends and families of those in the business. This book illustrates how iron ore makes its way from pit to port, in a fun and engaging way for children, showing them all the massive, marvellous machines that help it along the way.