For 80 years, the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards have helped parents, teachers and librarians discover some of the best Australian books for children and young adults. The familiar CBCA award stickers have become a trusted sight on library and bookshop...
Looking for free family entertainment? Your local library may offer books, audiobooks, magazines, movies, internet access, kids’ activities and more....
Seven Indigenous Literacy Foundation books have been selected for a new IBBY-UNESCO global collection celebrating Indigenous languages and storytelling....
Ten Australian children’s and YA books have been shortlisted for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Meet the books before winners are announced in September....
Some parents worry if their children only read graphic novels – or even mostly read them. A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have...
The Grey Beret’s Guide to Surviving the Odds: a funny adventure for young worriers. This middle-grade featured book is around resilience, courage, adventure and will keep older primary readers engaged....
To understand why reading is difficult, one must first understand the physiology of reading. As you are reading this sentence, your eyes are making a series of rapid movements, called saccades, from one word to the next. During these saccades, the processing of visual information is...
Tiwi War Hero: Footprints in the Sand shares an important and little-known story of courage, Country and wartime service from the Tiwi Islands. A powerful new children’s book from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation is helping bring an important part of Australia’s wartime history into the light. Tiwi...
Is your child’s school, preschool or childcare centre getting ready for Book Week? A much-loved Australian book giveaway is back for 2026, helping children learn where their food and fibre come from through fun farming stories. In 2026, Book Week will run from Saturday 22 August...
Looking for books that will keep kids coming back for more? Series fiction is a brilliant way to build reading confidence and momentum — once children connect with the characters, they’re hooked. From gentle adventures and animal tales to imaginative fantasy worlds, these newer series...
