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You’ve Seen the Movie, Have You Read the Book?

Book Lists

20 January 2022

You’ve Seen the Movie, Have You Read the Book?

5 Picture Books to Learn About First Nations Cultures

Book Lists

20 January 2022

5 Picture Books to Learn About First Nations Cultures

4 Books for Junior Naturalists

Book Lists

17 January 2022

4 Books for Junior Naturalists

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

Book Lists

17 January 2022

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

6 Books About Inspiring and Empowering Girls

Book Lists

14 January 2022

6 Books About Inspiring and Empowering Girls

The Teleportaloo is Back: Extract from The Listies' Big Number 2 by The Listies

Review | Extract

13 January 2022

The Teleportaloo is Back: Extract from The Listies' Big Number 2 by The Listies

Activity Pack: Terry Denton's Bumper Books of Stuff to Do

News | Book Life

13 January 2022

Activity Pack: Terry Denton's Bumper Books of Stuff to Do

Colouring-in Fun with Bluey: Hammerbarn

News | Book Life

13 January 2022

Colouring-in Fun with Bluey: Hammerbarn

Featured Articles

Give the Gift of Reading: The 2021 Indigenous Literacy Foundation Festive Appeal

Give the Gift of Reading: The 2021 Indigenous Literacy Foundation Festive Appeal

BREAKING NEWS: Announcing Better Reading’s 2021 Top 50 Kids’ Books!

BREAKING NEWS: Announcing Better Reading’s 2021 Top 50 Kids’ Books!

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books
Deborah Abela, Laura Bloom, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Will Kostakis

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books

A Valuable Read: Review of The Book of Australian Trees by Inga Simpson and Alicia Rogerson
Alicia Rogerson

A Valuable Read: Review of The Book of Australian Trees by Inga Simpson and Alicia Rogerson

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #16: Big Shot
Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #16: Big Shot

The 143-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton

The 143-Storey Treehouse

Wolf Girl 6: Animal Train
Anh Do

Wolf Girl 6: Animal Train

They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End

Cat Kid Comic Club #2: Perspectives
Dav Pilkey

Cat Kid Comic Club #2: Perspectives

Bluey: Hooray, It's Christmas!

Bluey: Hooray, It's Christmas!

One of Us is Lying
Karen McManus

One of Us is Lying

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
David Walliams

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

Bluey: Camping
Bluey

Bluey: Camping

Bluey: Verandah Santa

Bluey: Verandah Santa

2021 Top 50 Kids' Books: Read The Full List Here

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Possum Magic
Julie Vivas, Mem Fox

Possum Magic

Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree
Enid Blyton

Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree

Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend

Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

The Gruffalo
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo

Where is The Green Sheep?
Judy Horacek, Mem Fox

Where is The Green Sheep?

Room on the Broom
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

Room on the Broom

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Garth Williams

Charlotte's Web

Matilda
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Matilda

The Grandest Bookshop in the World
Amelia Mellor

The Grandest Bookshop in the World

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Pig the Pug
Aaron Blabey

Pig the Pug

Invisible Boys
Holden Sheppard

Invisible Boys

Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School
Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School

Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities

The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton

The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse

The BFG
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The BFG

WeirDo #1
Anh Do

WeirDo #1

The Snail and the Whale
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Snail and the Whale

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
May Gibbs

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Helen Oxenbury, Mem Fox

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Kissed by the Moon
Alison Lester

Kissed by the Moon

The Very Cranky Bear
Nick Bland

The Very Cranky Bear

Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began
John Marsden

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began

Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition
Marcia Vaughan, Pamela Lofts

Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition

Wonder
R. J. Palacio

Wonder

Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham

The Twits
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The Twits

Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak

Where The Wild Things Are

Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild
Anh Do

Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild

The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley

The Wonky Donkey

Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief
Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief

Each Peach Pear Plum
Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Each Peach Pear Plum

Bluey: The Beach
Bluey

Bluey: The Beach

Hotdog! #1
Anh Do

Hotdog! #1

Lenny's Book of Everything
Karen Foxlee

Lenny's Book of Everything

Once
Morris Gleitzman

Once

The Wizards of Once #1
Cressida Cowell

The Wizards of Once #1

Dog Man #1
Dav Pilkey

Dog Man #1

Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell

Dear Zoo

The Bad Guys: Episode 1
Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys: Episode 1

Sing Me the Summer
Alison Lester, Jane Godwin

Sing Me the Summer