The Shortlist for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards was announced Tuesday 30 March, celebrating a wild year of storytelling about everything from lost souls to a party-crashing cockroach. CBCA Chair Wendy Rapee said authors and illustrators worked in physical...
Debate over how to teach children to read has raged over the past 40 years. But what is the best practice for those children who are struggling with reading and how should we intervene? Dr Jon Quach, Dr Tanya Serry, Professor Janet Clinton and Professor Sharon...
My favourite detective: Trixie Belden was smart and sensitive in the ways that mattered, writes Tanya Dalziell Trixie Belden, girl detective, does not rank in the world’s pantheon of cool sleuths. She’s unlikely to appear in a Coen brothers’ film (à la Marge Gunderson in Fargo...
Most of these books are part of a series or the author has written more books in the same genre - so plenty of reading to find here! Carly Mills Pioneer Girl –‘A New World’ -Time Travelling Adventure #1 by Jane Smith (Big Sky Publishing, PB, RRP$12.50)...
Shih-Wen Sue Chen, Kristine Moruzi and Paul Venzo look at books about COVID-19 for kids NSW Health With remarkable speed, numerous children’s books have been published in response to the COVID-19 global health crisis, teaching children about coronavirus and encouraging them to protect themselves and others. Children’s literature...
Concepts of friendship, kindness and inclusion are becoming more important in our increasingly angry world. These picture books for the young offer a range of ways that we can look at improving their understanding of these concepts as they grow up. Who’s Afraid of the Quite...
As Love Your Bookshop Day approaches on August 11, bestselling children's author, Sally Rippin, shares why there is nothing like a children's' bookshop....
Before they even get to school, the love of reading in children usually begins at home. Think about your own childhood memories of bedtime stories, trips to the library and the "just one more book" attempt at avoiding sleep! Here are some tips from Yarra...
Today we take a peek into the minds of five amazing authors who just so happen to write books for children, enjoy. ...
We have put together a collection of books for kids to help them learn more about the world and discover all the amazing things our countries have to offer....
