Everything you need to know about the best picture books for kids.
I remember the Azaria story like it was yesterday. A young family camping in the Aussie outback. A cry in the night. A mother accused of the most unspeakable crime.
Now part of our national story – and shame – everyone had an opinion on what happened to baby Azaria that night in August 1980 at what back then was still called Ayers Rock. And most of them damned Lindy Chamberlain.
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Kids are naturally anxious about what’s happening with coronavirus. There’s no escaping the constant and grim news updates of spiralling death tolls and infection rates.
Children are kept at home, separated from their friends, their schools, their grandparents and relatives. Details on what we can and can’t do – and when or with who – change every day. And when even the adults don’t know what’s going on, what hope do the kids have?
Publisher Nosy Crow has teamed with The Gruffalo’s Axel Scheffler to create a book to help debunk the COVID-19 fear factor for kids. And the best bit? It’s free.
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We’re a couple of weeks into remote learning at home thanks to the coronavirus school shutdowns. And here in Victoria at least, and a few other states around the country, there’s still quite a few weeks to go before we can send the kids back to their classrooms.
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Need a new book for the kids to get lost in? You’re in luck! The Children’s Book Council of Australia has just announced the shortlist for its 2020 Book of the Year awards. Get ready to have your book brains blown…
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Smashing the patriarchy really can start with something as simple as giving the right kid the right book.
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The bushfires devastating Australia this summer are wreaking a terrible toll on more than just our landscape. Thousands of homes have been lost to the flames, people are dead and officials can’t even begin to know precisely how many millions of animals have perished.
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Come, they told me, parum-pa-pa-pum. A new Christmas book to read, parum-pa-pa-pum … Okay, so it might not be the version of Little Drummer Boy you’re used to, but that’s how Christmas rolls in our house!
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My youngest kid prefers fact over fiction when it comes to books. And animals are one of his favourite topics. He’s amassed quite the collection of non-fiction animal books over the past few years. With such a bounty of bookish brilliance, we’ve gotten into the habit of reading about a different animal each night in lieu of a traditional bedtime story.
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Picture books and public libraries are just about the perfect pairing. That’s why when you want to know which picture books are must-haves for tots, asking a librarian is a really good idea. And when the New York Public Library announces its pick of the best picture books of 2019, that’s a list worth looking at.
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YABBA-dabba-do! Australian kids have voted and here’s the top four books they like best, according to the 2019 YABBA Awards.
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Remember when leg warmers were in, when crimped hair ruled the school and when getting a mix tape from your crush was the best thing, like, eva?
Welcome to the ’80s! And welcome to the picture book that lets you relive those glory days again through the eyes of your kids.
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