Literacy, families and learning

'Jasmine' (Deltora Quest) It's Children's Book Week in Australia. This is a time when the Children's Book Council ...

The Children's Book Council Australia yesterday announced the winners of its 2011 book of the year awards. This coincides with the st...

Emily Gap N.T. An Introduction for non-Australians Indigenous Australians were the original inhabitants of the continent we know to...

The tree where I played as a child Can you recall a special place where you played as a child? An object, structure or piece of equipme...

Sandy Fussell lives south of Sydney (Wollongong) with her husband and two sons. She studied mathematics at university. But it has been hist...

In Great Britain there are two major awards for children's books - the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal ( here ). The Char...