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Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

07 Oct 2020

For World Sight Day 2020, we’re taking the time to raise public awareness of blindness, and the impact vision impairment and wearing glasses can have on children at home or in the classroom. One of our recent releases (and free preview story until October 9 2020) The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses is a story to generate such awareness, with a focus on self-acceptance, empowerment and inclusivity.
Stories keep languages and histories alive: why we’ve chosen to celebrate Jasmine Seymour’s Baby Business in our library

Stories keep languages and histories alive: why we’ve chosen to celebrate Jasmine Seymour’s Baby Business in our library

11 Aug 2020

We’ve been talking to Jasmine Seymour about the messages of her book Baby Business, and the ways storytelling can preserve history and language. Given her background as a primary school teacher, we’ve sought her advice in helping non-Indigenous teachers who ‘feel a sense of trepidation’ in sharing the beliefs, cultures and experiences of First Nations people in the classroom.

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Improving representation in children's literature

Improving representation in children's literature
Public Libraries Online PD event: Getting to Know the SBL Basics

Public Libraries Online PD event: Getting to Know the SBL Basics
Creative ways to use Activity Time at your library

Creative ways to use Activity Time at your library
Exploring curious creature stories in May

Exploring curious creature stories in May
First Nations stories and short films for children during National Reconciliation Week

First Nations stories and short films for children during National Reconciliation Week
School resources for National Reconciliation Week and Sorry Day

School resources for National Reconciliation Week and Sorry Day
Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

28 May 2020
A Q&A with Lucinda Gifford, creator of Whitney and Britney!

A Q&A with Lucinda Gifford, creator of Whitney and Britney!

21 May 2020
Maintaining Community Connection for NSS 2020

Maintaining Community Connection for NSS 2020

08 May 2020
What's to come in 2020

What's to come in 2020

31 Jan 2020
Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

12 Sep 2019
Get to know Noni Hazlehurst

Get to know Noni Hazlehurst

06 Sep 2019
A reflection on Story

A reflection on Story

22 Aug 2019
Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

19 Aug 2019
A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

30 Jul 2019
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

10 Jul 2019
Fantastic Worlds: Why we love the latest exhibition at the Counihan Gallery in Brunswick

Fantastic Worlds: Why we love the latest exhibition at the Counihan Gallery in Brunswick

10 Jul 2019
Meet Richard Fairgray

Meet Richard Fairgray

17 May 2019
Get behind-the-scenes of #NSS2019!

Get behind-the-scenes of #NSS2019!

07 May 2019
The Travel Bug guest post by Benjamin Gilmour

The Travel Bug guest post by Benjamin Gilmour

20 Mar 2019
Filming #NSS2019

Filming #NSS2019

12 Mar 2019
12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

07 Mar 2019
Remembering Black Saturday

Remembering Black Saturday

30 Jan 2019