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The Children’s Book Council of Australia

Locality: Moonah, Tasmania, Australia

Address: PO Box 113 7009 Moonah, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.cbcatas.org/

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25.01.2022 Great review of Kate Gordon's new book.

24.01.2022 Fascinating post about Miffy, Dick Bruna and a forhtcoming exhibition at QUT Art Museum - on the off chance you are heading to Brisbane.

24.01.2022 From the blog: Pearl and Dooley Sally Odgers introduces two of her popular book characters and shares a little about her life as a childrens author.

23.01.2022 For those dabbling in audiobooks for teens - and those who are yet to do so - this is a great listen that introduces a range of current YA texts but also explores the value and quality features of this medium.

22.01.2022 From the blog: Not a Zoomer or a Boomer & Not So Silent Tasmanian writer Irene Cowell tracks her technology development as her writing career developed. Regardless of the tech at your fingertips it is the story that you have tell that is most important.

21.01.2022 Bravo!!! to Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller, Shortlisted for 2020 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers. Lisa shares a little about her inspiration for the book, what ...it was like going home to write the story and the creative writing process... #cbcashortlist2020 #ghostbird Lisa Fuller University of Queensland Press

21.01.2022 Something for fans of Sally Rippins Billy B Brown books to look out for - but you will have to wait!

21.01.2022 Read for your life! Did you have a special toy growing up? Well, Australian Childrens Laureate author - Ursula Dubosarsky, loved her teddy soooo much, she wr...ote an adventurous story about him. You can read about Teddys adventures in our NEW publication TALES OF ALL KINDS: THE WORLD OF URSULA DUBOSARSKY. We also have FREE LEARNING RESOURCES as an Author Study about Ursula! Link: https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/tales-of-all-kinds-resourc . Story Poor Teddy! illustrated by @gabrielevansart . #talesofallkinds #ursuladubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky Australian Childrens Writer #theschoolmagazine #ChildrensLaureate #kidlitart #kidlit #DoEliteracy #NSWDoE #aWorldofWords #bookstagram #readmore #readingmatters Australian Childrens Laureate Foundation #wednesdaywords See more

18.01.2022 From the blog: Cover Story Julie Hunt shares insights of her work with illustrator Dale Newman into how the cover for Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air was developed. What an enchanting entry into a world of magic and amazement. @DaleNewmanIllustration

18.01.2022 From the blog: How Absolutely Everything Else Can Feed your Writing Tasmanian childrens and young adult author, Dawn Meredith, provides a suite of suggestions and diverse ideas to stir creative juices to help the writing flow. @dawn.meredith.author

18.01.2022 Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitely Awards for 2020 have been announced with a strong line up of children's literature (scroll down the page). A special congratulations to Tasmanian, Christina Booth for One Careless Night in the Children's Educational category. @ChristinaBoothBooks #onecarelessnight

15.01.2022 From the blog: Connections - Discover the power of story to connect readers in numerous ways in this weeks post.

14.01.2022 My book, Aster's Good, Right Things is out today! It's an #ownvoices story of anxiety, depression and family separation, but it's also a story of love, joy, fam...ily, friendship and hope. I really hope it helps a kid. I really hope you love it. #auswrites Thank you so much to Rowena, Georgie and the team at Yellow Brick Books and Riveted Press for having faith in this story. See more

13.01.2022 Exciting News! Lian Tanner a local Tasmanian author will be presenting her books in a talk "Middle Grade Magic" as part of the November Story Scoop. For those who haven't viewed these before you can also catch up on the sessions you missed. This is a particularly excellent resource for teachers and students developed by CBCA NSW Branch and SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand.

13.01.2022 Tips for nurturing a love of reading that can last a lifetime.

09.01.2022 credit: www.tomgauld.com

09.01.2022 Author Hangout for kids is back next week! 12:30 each weekday streamling live from the incredible Adrian Becks FB page. Adrian Beck Next week its YABBA time a...s Adrian chats to some amazing guests who have a YABBA nominated book! Ill be chatting Monday at 12:30 about my shortlisted book, New City, the 2nd book in the Grimsdon series, and giving a sneak peek at my new book, Bear in Space. Yay! Walker Books Australia Penguin Books Australia Australian Teacher Librarian Network Childrens Book Council of Australia - NSW Branch Childrens Librarians Childrens Books Daily CBCA NSW Branch Discussion Group CBCA (NSW) Newcastle Sub-branch Cbca Victoria CBCA NSW Branch Inc Eastern Suburbs Sub-branch CBCA (NSW) Central Coast Sub Branch NSW School Library Matters Kids Book Review Books for Children BOOKSTOP Book Lovers Tristan Bancks Author Michael Wagner The Childrens Bookshop Creative Kids Tales Network KOALA - Kids Own Australian Literature Awards Inc. YABBA Awards Michelle Nye Megan Light See more

09.01.2022 From the blog: Read Local- Buy Local Nella provides a snapshot of recent and forthcoming childrens literature created by talented Tasmanians. #childrensbooks Be adventurous and pick up a local work from from your local bookseller.

09.01.2022 Enjoy these examples of illustrations from 155 year of Alice in Wonderland. Then check out this reissue of Salvador Dalis interpretation at http://www.openculture.com//the-salvador-dali-illustrated-

09.01.2022 Congratulations Christina!

08.01.2022 From the blog: A timely follow on from last weeks post on our current dystopian reality, this week, discover a new book tackling the impact of living in lockdown. Highly acclaimed childrens author/illustrator, Trace Balla, has just self-published The Heart of the Bubble - a story with 2020 vision set in the time of corona. Trace Balla author/illustrator

08.01.2022 Congratulations and thank you to the ongoing and newly elected members of the CBCA Tasmania committee for 2021, not all were present for this photo shoot.

08.01.2022 From the blog: Ive lost my bookmark! Join Tasmanian author and illustrator, Christina Booth, in a post that navigates the waters of a pandemic world to bring hope and inspiration to her fellow creators and consumers of story we all have a story to share but need to make sure we dont lose our place in the process. Christina Booth Books

08.01.2022 A milestone worth celebrating: Bunker down with a Tashi story today.

08.01.2022 Reading has a significant number of benefits, discover 10 of them.

07.01.2022 From the blog: This week, Victoria Ryle hones in on supporting young readers in difficult times to enrich their reading and writing endeavours and exemplifies the value of creative mentors to guide the process. Artelier Tasmania

07.01.2022 From the blog: Fathers Day - Its Reading Time! Mums are invited to put their feet up this Fathers Day and let the Dads share in some of the bedtime rituals such as reading the bedtime story!

07.01.2022 Literature is a powerful means to support conversations during Refugee Week. https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/

07.01.2022 For the calendar: Book Launch: A Clue for Clara (Lian Tanner) The Hobart Bookshop, 11.00am, Sunday September 20th https://www.hobartbookshop.com.au/upcoming/ Be there - Clara is the most amazing chook - you do not want to miss this event! Cluck, cluckcluckcluck.

06.01.2022 From the blog: Tasmanian author, Verity Croker, shares magic moments at the 2020 SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City earlier this year. @veritycrokerwriter

05.01.2022 From the blog: The first time I saw the illustrations in the The Wildlife Winter Games I was hooked on the creative genius of Tasmanian artist and illustrator, Ben Clifford and his collaborations with author, Richard Turner. This week Ben invites you to be a spectator in the creation of the second picture book in this animal Olympic trilogy. Art of Ben Clifford Richard Turner

04.01.2022 A title to look out for down the track.

04.01.2022 From the blog: Seen the Movie? Now Read the Series Join Felicity Sly as she makes some great connections between movies and children’s fiction series, good timing with holidays on the horizon and summer viewing fun to look forward to. #childrensbooks #seriesfiction #childrensmovies

03.01.2022 Shaun Tan announced as the winner of the Kate Greenaway medal for illustrated childrens books, which was established in 1956 and has been won in the past by some of the biggest names in the genre, including Edward Ardizzone, Helen Oxenbury and Raymond Briggs.

02.01.2022 The decorating and unveiling of the gorgeous new Street Library at Beaconsfield Child and Family Centre in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. The library was donated by Th...e Children’s Book Council of Australia - Tasmanian Branch in partnership with Street Library Australia. What a wonderful addition! See more

02.01.2022 From the blog: Turbo Chooks, Boobooks and Bling! This week Sonia Strong talks about books and art to encourage a love of wild things in this distinctly Tasmanian coverage of some unique wildlife.

01.01.2022 From the blog: Reading in the Time of #BlackLivesMatter @lyndonriggall reflects on the power of literature to consider our own perspectives and views of the world. Read on to explore stories of celebration, history and hope.

01.01.2022 From the blog: Brizzlehounds to Chooks. This week, guest blogger Lian Tanner, provides some insights into her writing craft and passions with a special focus on her latest endeavour that has expanded her repertoire. Read on and be introduced to a most amazing chook called Clara. Lian Tanner Author

01.01.2022 Sally Odgers shares the evolution of a YA series over numerous iterations influenced by changing editors, publishers and formats over many years - and how the work not only comes to fruition but also becomes more finely crafted in the process. Sally Odgers

01.01.2022 We could not be more delighted to congratulate the splendid Lian Tanner and Jonathan Bentley on their win last night at the NSW Premiers Literary Awards! Their... gorgeous picture book Ella and the Ocean (published by Allen & Unwin) was the winner of the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Childrens Literature. The judges described the book as a flawlessly composed and executed picture book. (You can find more of the glowing Judges Comments through The State Library of New South Wales page.) Congratulations to you both, and we expect youll be buying us all the next round of drinks to celebrate! (Pictured: Lian Tanner Author and Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner, AC, Governor of Tasmania at the Hobart Bookshop, where we launched Ella and the Ocean.)