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An illustration of a fire truck loaded up with presents and decorated with tinsel. Santa is standing next to the fire truck, carrying a sack. He is greeting several children and adults.

Illustration from 'Ayla's Christmas Wish'

A new Australian Christmas picture book from NLA Publishing

Ayla's Christmas Wish by Pamela Jones and Lucia Masciullo.

Media release
Book cover with blue bird with a blue flower in it's beak, standing near other blue objects, including a fork, spoon, bottle lids and more

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2024: 'Bowerbird Blues'

Join Mike from the National Library Bookshop as he reads 'Bowerbird Blues' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.

News article
Video
Cover of the book 'Australia's Weird Wild Wonderful Weather'
Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather

Stephanie Owen Reader and Tania McCartney

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Australian Backyard Earth Scientist'
Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

Peter Macinnis

Book
NLA Publishing book
A collage of green and purple plant matter, aluminium and perspex, lit from above by a warm, yellow internal light.

Jeannie Baker, Hidden Forest, Endpapers, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-971313378

Australian children’s literature

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English for Year 4 students. It has been developed to use National Library collection material as the basis for an exploration of children’s literature as part of the literature strand of the English learning area.

Digital Classroom
Cover of the book 'Ayla's Christmas Wish'
Ayla's Christmas Wish

Pamela Jones, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

Book
NLA Publishing book
Illustration of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush

Detail from the cover The Colt of Old Regret written by Dianne Wolfer and illustrated by Erica Wagner

Book Launch: The Colt from Old Regret

An immersive read-through of this new classic, followed by a hands-on crafting activity where children could collage their own horse. 

Event
Cover of the book 'Captain Thunderbolt's Recital'
Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital

Jane Jolly, illustrated by Liz Duthie

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Courageous Kids'
Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Liz Duthie

Book
NLA Publishing book
A pile of children's books
Creative storytelling

Module

This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for Year 3 English - Language, Literature and Literacy.

Digital Classroom
Cover of the book 'Dog Beach' showing dogs running around on a beach
Dog Beach

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

Book
NLA Publishing book
Photo of 'Dog Beach' author at the beach with her dog Banjo on a sunny day

Julie Murphy and her dog, Banjo, at the beach, courtesy of Julie Murphy

Down At the Dog Beach

Learn more about the children's book Dog Beach and and important jobs that Aussie dogs have done over time.

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