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ALERT! Indigenous Literacy Day is September 4 - celebrate with some great story reads
☹️Are you concerned about the lack of diversity in Australian children's picture books? Here's the talk for you by Sarah Jayne Mokrzycki + a display of the latest books + an annotated bibliography. When? 17 Sept U of Canberra Rego here https://t.co/YkqZt0LQdS
YA novels are often read by adults in Australia as well as in the US. Check out the latest winners of the older readers awards in Australia to see why this is so. via @pjsk65
Check out the winners for @TheCBCA Older Readers just announced https://t.co/c5AHj4mwAH https://t.co/09SVgz3Bba
Thoughtful, imaginative children? Here's a sparsely worded picture book to contemplate how children might save the world plus a reviewer's interpretation @raffteachedu @lobroo @KsilvaKatie @Toltzable
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This middle grade novel, amply illustrated, cleverly peels back the trauma of leaving one's country behind for Australia, finding a comfortable spot in school, making friends - cake plays a major role! https://t.co/HKku0wFcq3
11 transgender titles - picture books, middle grades, YAs focussing on family and friends https://t.co/TG0CK6XWkB
For those YAs + over who lke to be deliciously scared to death - horror books soon out! https://t.co/j89wzDv6Td
Young people dealing with grief - for the youngest this article suggests Michael Rosen's picture book about losing his son. Similarly, Dee Huxley & family offer 'My Brother'. Pictured here are deeply felt novels exploring grief @byronbiblio https://t.co/VRscRQYmZw
How to turn kids into bookworms! 10 UK Children's Laureates @Ozlaureate ruminate on their faves, library closures, lack of librarians in schools, too much screen time, but HERE'S THE THING - we can change this! ✌️https://t.co/eh2NF5WH7g
Fan of podcasts? Here's a roundup of 15 hugely varied - from original stories, how-to-write & illustrate, reviews, interviews and for different audiences - good way to test the waters https://t.co/2XQZsHgljp