Australian children’s books shortlisted for Japan’s Sakura Medal
Five Australian children's books have been shortlised for Japan's Sakura Medal. Jeannie Baker's picture book Circle (Walker) has been nominated in the picture books category, while in the chapter books category, Paul...
Yarra Plenty library to expand Doggy Tales reading program
Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL) in Victoria is seeking dogs for its Doggy Tales program, which helps children struggling with literacy by giving them the opportunity to read to dogs....
2012 KROC Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Awards, the children’s choice book awards for the Northern Territory, have been announced. The winning titles are: Picture storybooks Very...
Government to combine National Year of Reading, Let’s Read campaigns in 2013
The Federal Government has announced that that the National Year of Reading (NYR) Love2Read brand will continue after this year, with the campaign to be merged with the Let’s Read...