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...
A simple book swap could help put thousands of books into the hands of First Nations children. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is calling on schools, families and communities to get involved—and it’s easier than you think. A simple idea with a big impact Swapping books might feel...
Inspired by Nietzsche, his story about a bad-tempered pudding, which never diminishes no matter how much you eat it, has been widely interpreted as defending our “way of life”, writes John Uhr The federal parliamentary seat of Lindsay, west of Sydney, was formed in 1984, honouring...
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its 2026 Notables list, highlighting the best Australian children’s books published in 2025. From picture books to teen fiction, these standout titles celebrate storytelling that inspires young readers. The annual Notables list is the longlist of standout...
Do you know a youngster about to start school? There are some great new books available to help ease the introduction. Starting School All About Stating School by Felicity Brooks, illus. by Mar Ferrero, an Usborne Book, pub. HarperCollins, h/b RRP$19.99. Ages 3+ Usborne books are always fun and...
Want to get your younger teens reading books this summer? Try these kid reviewed books says Kate Douglas, Around the world, young people are reading for pleasure less often, suggests a recent report. In Australia, 29% of high school students don’t read in their free time....
