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We are so excited to reveal the winners of the My Two Blankets colouring competition! Check out the winning entries below then browse through the entire gallery of entries. Laguna Street Public School (Year 6) Woollahara Public School (Year 4) Foundation Christian College (Year 3)
Keep ReadingIt’s our 3rd Birthday and we’re celebrating by giving you the chance to win a print by Australian illustrator Ann James! Ann James, the well-loved Australian illustrator who has brought to life books such as The Midnight Gang, The Butterfly and Lucy Goosey, has designed a series of special colouring sheets just for Reading Australia’s 3rd birthday. For […]
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We ran a My Two Blankets colouring competition during National Literacy Week and received over 250 entries from students across the country! Browse our gallery below to see all the creative, colourful and unique artworks inspired by Freya Blackwood’s award-winning illustrations. Click on the images to enlarge them. The winners will be announced next week in […]
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How did Reading Australia celebrate National Literacy Week? Through literacy-themed knitting! The Copyright Agency’s inaugural Knitting Group has been meeting every Wednesday for the last two months, clicking and clacking their knitting needles, and combining their efforts to produce this beautiful woollen blanket. The design was inspired by My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya […]
Keep ReadingTo make your 2017 teaching year the most organised, stress-free and fulfilling year yet we have done the hard work for you. Below you will find lists of resources curated around key dates, themes and year levels. We’ve even created lists to help you target cross-curriculum priorities. Plus you get a sneak-peek into future resources, so you […]
Keep ReadingFreya Blackwood is an award-winning illustrator of over 25 children’s books currently living in Orange with her daughter Ivy and their various pets. She’s won numerous awards for her work, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Most recently My Two Blankets won the 2015 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. To celebrate the selection of My Two […]
Keep ReadingWe are just over two weeks away from the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Miles was one of our most influential novelists and the author of My Brilliant Career. The winner will be announced on 26 August and be selected from a shortlist that includes the Reading Australia novel, The Natural Way of Things, by Charlotte […]
Keep ReadingJoin Reading Australia’s Colouring Competition during National Literacy Week! My Two Blankets, written by Irena Kobald and illustrated by Freya Blackwood, has been selected for this year’s National Literacy and Numeracy Week as the ‘Read for Australia’ book. ‘Read for Australia’ is a national simultaneous reading event, where students and teachers, parents and children, across […]
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Do you live in or near Byron Bay? Do you love writers? Also festivals? One lucky person will receive TWO passes to the Byron Writers’ Festival. The prize includes two three-day passes, complimentary parking and VIP access to sessions sponsored by the Copyright Agency. To enter, simply go to our Facebook page, find the top […]
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