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picture book that celebrates Afro-Latino culture in Australian homesPicture books have long served as windows into worlds beyond our own neighbourhoods, and few do this as powerfully as stories rooted in Afro-Latino heritage.…
Lessons from the Frontline: Reviewing an Urban Teacher's MemoirTeaching memoirs from urban classrooms tend to arrive carrying the weight of grand claims, and readers in Australia have grown used to sifting through them…
Why Reading Aloud to Tweens Still MattersWhen parents picture story time, they usually imagine a toddler on a lap. Yet the practice of reading aloud well past primary school years quietly shapes how…
-Fiction Space Books That Fifth Graders Will Love ReadingFifth graders sit at a wonderful crossroads for reading. They are old enough to handle chapter books packed with real scientific detail, yet young enough to…
Book Review: The Last Green Year by Mira SandovalMira Sandoval's debut novel arrives at a moment when readers across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are increasingly searching for fiction that speaks to the…
Starting a family book club with your primary schoolerReading with your child is one of the most rewarding things you can do together, and turning it into a book club gives it a special kind of magic. A family…
The Crossover And The Pulse Of Growing Up In The CityKwame Alexander’s The Crossover is a verse novel about brothers, basketball, family expectations and the unsettled business of becoming yourself. Its short…
Books about empathy and kindness to share with childrenAustralia's multicultural classrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane bring together families from every background. Parents across the country often look…
Why Historical Stories Matter To Young ReadersBooks that feature real historical events give children a way to meet the past through memorable people, difficult choices and vivid places. A story about a…
Brooklyn Sketches and a Young Immigrant's Voice in Graphic FormThe graphic novel medium continues to grow as a powerful storytelling tool for young readers exploring themes of identity, displacement, and belonging. Recent…