The Children's Book Council of Australia (VIC Branch) aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians and foster their enjoyment of books.

Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2010
We are excited to share another fantastic costume idea for your 2023 Children's Book Week celebrations! This is easy to make with your kids, with simple materials that you will probably be able to find at home...
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Check out Zoe Arnott's clever frog costume inspired by Anna Walker's CBCA shortlisted picture book Snap: drive.google.com/.../1w3YmsD…... cbca.org.au/book/snap scribblekidsbooks.com/books/…
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We are excited to share a wonderful costume idea for your 2023 Children's Book Week celebrations! This is easy to make with your kids, with simple materials that you will probably be able to find at home...
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Check out this beautiful video by Shannon Wong-Nizic from Oh Creative Day, inspired by Sally Soweol Han's CBCA shortlisted title Tiny Wonders: drive.google.com/file/d/1Isp… cbca.org.au/book/tiny-wonder… uqp.com.au/books/tiny-wonder…
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To help celebrate Kevin Hennah's 2023 Australian Tour, INSPIRED: A Library Design & Reinvigoration Showcase, CBCA is offering 3 FREE tickets to attend this inspirational event, valued at $260. All fully paid May orders from our online store automatically enter the draw to win!
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That's right, to enter, order and pay for any product, big or small, and you have a chance to attend one of Australia's most sought after creative workshops - FREE! Competition includes all paid orders between May 1-31, 2023. Winners will be notified by email on Friday June 2.
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In 2023, The Foundation for Learning and Literacy will convene a symposium featuring organisations whose primary work is with children and young people, literacy and drama.
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The 2023 Literature Symposium will involve a series of free online presentations from a range of organisations, including CBCA. Once a month, the presentations will be released on the YouTube Channel.
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By registering, you'll be informed of the presentations as they go live, and able to view them immediately. Register now to be kept informed, and see below for the Symposium Program: foundationforlearningandlite…
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Night of the Notables is nearly here! Come celebrate with us in person (trybooking.com/events/landin…) or watch the announcement online! #cbca2023 #nightofthenotables
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Calling all Aussie #kidlit authors& illustrators 📣 who are members of a #CBCA branch #ReadGrowInspire @TheCBCA #CBCANotables2023
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Our 2023 yearly digital planner is available now! What a perfect new year's gift! (to a friend or to yourself...) store.cbca.org.au/ #cbca2023
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Would you like to be the next CBCA national judge? The applications for the 2023 – 2025 Book of the Year Judge are now open.   We would love to encourage members to submit their applications to be considered for the next term 2023-25. We are looking for 15 new judges.
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Every two years, The Children’s Book Council of Australia appoints individuals with outstanding experience and knowledge within the children’s literary field. Judging panels are formed through application with merit-based processes applied.
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For more information visit the CBCA website or reach out to the Awards Committee at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!
Shadow Judging is on again in 2023! Get in early and register your interest for 2023. Go to cbca.org.au/ and under the Shadow Judging link, register your group or school. An email will be sent to you when registrations open in February 2023.
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In 2022, over 200 schools around Australia participated with feedback overwhelmingly positive. #cbcashadowjudging #shadowjudging #cbcavic #cbca2023
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In case you missed the release in the Foundation for Learning and Literacy's 2022 Symposium playlist, our Sun Project summary is now on YouTube. A Conversation - Increasing Young Readers' Engagement in Literature: Age... youtu.be/7BSJtTSwjJU via @YouTube