Children: Younger Children/Toddlers

The Launch of Riley and the Dancing Lion

6 Dec 2009 - 11:30
6 Dec 2009 - 13:00

All kids, big and small, welcome to the exciting launch of...

Venue: 
Dalton's Books
Address: 
Cnr Marcus Clarke & Rudd Streets
Town/City/Suburb: 
Canberra City
Postcode: 
2000
Bookings Email: 
daltons@daltons.com.au
Bookings Phone Number: 
02-6249 1844
Event/Bookings URL: 
http://taniamccartney.blogspot.com/2009/11/announcing-launch-of-riley-and-dancing.html

Big Star Reading Website New Zealand

Organisation: 
Big Star
Project URL: 
http://www.bigstar.co.nz/about/
Information: 
Big Star is a unique on-line reading resource for young New Zealanders and their families. On the site you’ll find recommended reads for everyone from the budding board-book chewer right through to the savvy late teen who’s seen it all and read the book. There are suggestions on what your child might want to read next, joining the dots between great reads for every age group. You can discuss, ask questions, and share information on reading and literacy with other parents in our forum. There is also a section for parents, with book suggestions covering everything from kid-wrangling to cooking for a family as well as advice on getting your kid to actually read a book. Our kids section is just for the kids with competitions, reader profiles, reviews (by the kids for the kids!) and other fun activities. Big Star aims to expand the horizons of young readers and their families by providing an easy route to new reading material.

A Thousand Words - A Festival of Children's Stories

21 Nov 2009 - 01:00

 

 ‘A Thousand Words Festival’ celebrates the unique place that children’s stories hold in our society. Our aim is to create a vibrant forum where stories and books are told and displayed, where other art forms are used to bring stories to life, and above all, where there is a constant and lively discussion between book lovers of all ages.
Children’s literature holds an incredibly unique place in our society. These books exist in every form imaginable and come to life in the telling, reading and remembering of them.  ‘A Thousand Words Festival’ is a celebration of these stories, created for children, but open for everyone. Our goal is to bring wonderful stories, in all their forms, to people who are young in years or at heart.

With this in mind, we have created our inaugural event, celebrating local talent. We have brought together the creators, tellers and readers of some amazing stories in a space that is inviting and exciting. There will be a range of activities on the day which include go-go workshops, activity stands, competitions, food, freebies and more. In the afternoon there will be several sessions aimed at young adults, and the winner of our first annual ‘A Thousand Words’ story competition will be announced. There will be plenty of free activities throughout the day and book lovers will be able to purchase books to be signed by their favourite authors.

 

A Thousand Words: A Festival of Children’s Stories

 Cost:  Author Sessions: $10 adult full day, $5 child full day, children under 2 FREE.

Venue: 
The Abbotsford Convent
Address: 
1 St Heliers Street
Town/City/Suburb: 
Abbotsford
Postcode: 
3067
Bookings Email: 
bec@athousandwordsfestival.com.au
Event/Bookings URL: 
http://www.athousandwordsfestival.com.au

Room To Read

Organisation: 
Room To Read
Project URL: 
http://www.roomtoread.org/
Information: 
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature, constructing schools, and providing education to girls. We seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education empowers people to improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries and future generations. Through the opportunities that only education can provide, we strive to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.

Victorian Young Readers Programme

Organisation: 
State Library of Victoria
Project URL: 
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/partners/collab/youngreaders.html
Contact phone number: 
38664705
Contact Name: 
Christine Andell
Information: 
The Young Readers Program is a partnership between the State Library of Victoria, the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Municipal Association of Victoria. Part of the A$2.1 million Victorian Government initiative to encourage Victorian families and care givers to read to their children, this program brings together Maternal & Child Health Nurses, early childhood workers and Victorian childrens public librarians to promote the pleasure of reading with children. Program objectives The Young Readers Program will: * promote the importance of reading to young children * provide professional development for Victorian Maternal & Child Health Nurses, children’s librarians, early childhood professionals and childcare staff * promote family involvement in young children’s literacy development through reading together * promote the involvement of community support in helping families and care givers value literacy and reading for pleasure * increase access to books for families and care givers with young children * improve literacy outcomes in Victorian children * support Australian children’s literature.
Contact email: 
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/partners/collab/youngreaders.html
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