Reading aloud reports Margaret Kristin Merga, can help young children learn about new words and how to sound them. There’s great value too in providing opportunities for children to enjoy regular silent reading, which is sustained reading of materials they select for pleasure particular during...
The award-winning children’s author will film a reading of his new book the 117-storey treehouse to bring fun and laughter to kids facing cancer and kids around Australia. A digital premiere of Andy’s virtual reading went live on Friday 12th June at 8pm EST. The video...
What we read matters. Reading shapes the way we see the world, increases our understanding of others, and helps us imagine different narratives for ourselves, write Larissa McLean Davies, Jessica Gannaway, Lucy Buzacott, and Sarah E. Truman, Alfred Tatum, a US education professor specialising in literacy...
Not every child is a bookworm, but research shows that developing a love of reading early in life can provide many benefits, writes Isang Awah, From a positive impact on academic achievement, increased general knowledge, vocabulary growth, improved writing ability, and helping children to develop empathy,...
Part of a child’s development is the process of beginning to understand, and grapple with, the complex concept of gender, reports Dr Tania KingWe all know that children are like little detectives. They are constantly seeking to classify and categorise the world around them in...
Located in Blackheath in the Blue Mountains West of Sydney, is Pinerolo Children’s Book Cottage. Run by Margaret Hamilton AM and her daughter Melissa, Pinerolo is a unique establishment in NSW, and has become a mecca for anyone interested in children’s picture books. Margaret’s passion for...
Girls consistently outperform boys on reading tests – and have done so for several decades around the world, write Louis Volante and Francesca Borgonovi Lack of motivation, a weak vocabulary, poor reading engagement and lack of role models have all been considered possible reasons for this...
Australian Book Industry Award Winners 2020 have been announced yesterday with a Virtual Awards event. This is the first time that an illustrated Children's Book has won the Book of the Year Award. ABIA book of the year: Bluey: The Beach, Ludo Studio, BBC Studios and Penguin...
There was a record number of entries for the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, indicating children’s publishing in Australia is alive and well, writes Margaret Hamilton. To get the shortlist Download the list here Here are a few new books that could be entered...
Arriving across our desk this month have been quite a few new books for the younger age group of which our favourites are reviewed. Generally picture books and other books for the under 6's seem to be more carefully printed and positioned to be kept ...
