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DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024

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The inaugural DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners  have been announced, and the three books that have won in 2024 are: Picture Book Come Over to My HouseWritten by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-BarnettPublished by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Chapter Books MakuBy Meyne WyattPublished by Pan Australia Middle Grade The Wintrish GirlBy Melanie La’BrooyPublished by… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024

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February 2024 Reading Round Up

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Stats: Reading Goal: 53/150   Dymocks: 8/8             Entrée: 8/8             Main:              Dessert: Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge:  13/16 The Nerd Daily: 32/52 KT Book Bingo: 17/25 QBD: 16/24 #AussieYAChallenge: 2/15                                                                                                                                                                     Book Fair Australia: 3/6 Australian: 50 Australian Men: 16 Australian Women: 33 Indigenous: 2 LGTBQIA: 2 Non-Australian: 3 Men: Women: 3 Total Men:… Continue reading February 2024 Reading Round Up

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DANZ Children’s Book Awards 2024 Longlist

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Introducing the very first longlist for the DANZ Children’s Book Awards for 2024! Check out the judge’s comments here! Diversity is more than just a label  Picture books Echo Written by Lisa Van Der Wielen and illustrated by Anne FarrellPublished by Lisa Van Der Wielen for HeartKids Australia​Be Careful, Xiao Xin!Written by Alice Pung and illustrated by Sher Rill NgPublished… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Awards 2024 Longlist

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Reblog: Rarity of Reviews of Australian Children’s Books

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Reblogging this because I think it is important and we need lots of voices to make change in this area. As many as possible working together to shine a light on Australian children's books and do what we can to give them the love and attention they need. https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2023/10/21/rarity-of-reviews-of-australian-childrens-books/?page_id=16511

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DANZ Children’s Book Award

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DANZ Children’s Book Award As the DANZ website (Diversity in Australia and New Zealand) says, diversity is more than just a label - and in 2024, a new children’s book award enters its inaugural year, and to being with, this will be a biennial award. Autistic author, Kate Foster has created this award to promote… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Award