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Australian Children's Laureates

This Is Home: Essential Australian Poems for Children

In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood…

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Tania McCartney Publisher: National Library of Australia Published year: 2019

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One Little Goat

It starts with one little goat. It ends with one little goat. But what happens in between is a…

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2017

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A Ghost in my Suitcase

An award-winning magic realism story for 10+ readers about finding yourself, ghost-hunting, Chinese …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Gabrielle Wang Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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Mr Chicken All Over Australia

Australia is big, but so is Mr Chicken. He can't wait to go everywhere, see everything and meet …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Leigh Hobbs Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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The Garret: Alison Lester

Reading Australia presents this Alison Lester podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alison Lester Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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The Garret: Ursula Dubosarky

Reading Australia presents this Ursula Dubosarky podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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Loyal Creatures

Like many of his mates from the bush, Frank Ballantyne is keen to join the grand adventure and do …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Morris Gleitzman Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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The Garret: Morris Gleitzman

 Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He started his career as writer…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Morris Gleitzman Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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The Garret: Leigh Hobbs

Leigh Hobbs is the 2016-2017 Australian Children's Laureate. The theme for Hobbs’s term as …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Leigh Hobbs Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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Tiwi Girl

Tiwi Girl, written by the students of Tiwi College (Tiwi Islands, NT) with Alison Lester, is about a…

Author: Tiwi College, Alison Lester Publisher: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Published year: 2016