Keeping up to date with the latest publications of children's literature is not an impossible task, with many publishers providing newsletters via email, plus a number of websites offering reviews written by educationalists, students or parents.
ReadplusInspire a love of reading with ReadPlus, a collection of over 10,000 selected books and films arranged under themes for librarians, teachers and parents about books for young people aged 5 to 18.
Provides reviews free online or via RSS feed, or search and find weblinks and teacher resources if you subscribe (cost $90 individual licence + GST. $130 school wide licence + GST) http://www.readplus.com.au/ |
Random House |
Magpies: Talking about books for childrenReviews of new children's and young adult books published in Australia and overseas.
Articles of interest to people involved in children's literature. An author illustrator interview in each issue. Information on awards and what's happening around Australia in children's literature. Subscription: $46.50 p.a. http://www.magpies.net.au/ |
Packed full of new books, resources and author articles & interviews, OFF THE SHELF is a fantastic classroom resource and a great read!
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Allen & Unwin |
Walker BooksHave you signed up for Walker Books’ NEW monthly education newsletter yet? If not, you’ve been missing out on all the latest releases, news, teachers’ resources and competitions. This newsletter has replaced our old education subscriber list – so if you signed up to receive our newsletter before June this year, you will need to resubscribe. (If you’re not sure whether or not you’ve subscribed, you may want to try and sign up – if you have already subscribed, a “Too many subscribe attempts for this email address” message will pop up.) http://www.walkerbooks.com.au/Teachers/
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new kids books
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aussie reviews
review books from all genres - from children's picture books to serious nonfiction, as well as occasional Music and DVD titles.
http://www.aussiereviews.com/index.html |
kids book review
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the book nut
A semi-regular Australian podcast discussing children’s and YA books, for libraries and parents and anyone interested! Each episode features a different guest, coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, discussing fiction for children and young adults.
You can stream each episode from this website, or subscribe through iTunes. http://fablecroft.podbean.com/ |
junior newsletter
Published three times a year, Junior is your source of news and information about books and publishing for children. Junior covers both trade books for children and young adults and educational books for K-12.
Junior is also the only place you will find pre-publication reviews of a wide range of Australian children’s books. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/junior/ |
Laetitia Cross (K-6 Deputy Principal) and Sue Morton (primary teacher/librarian)