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Sketch of boy riding a horse through a forrest fire, with black ink and messy colouring
Meet the 'Courageous Kids'

Get introduced to the seven stories in Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie.

Blog
Cover of the book 'My Australia'
My Australia

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Garry Fleming

Book
NLA Publishing book
Book cover titled 'Geigi the stubbon boy' and authors Elliot and Michael Passi to the right of the cover
NAIDOC Week Online Author Talk ‘Geigi the Stubborn Boy’

Ahead of NAIDOC Week 2026 we celebrated Torres Strait Islander tradition and culture.

Event
Cover of the book 'New Year Surprise!'
New Year Surprise!

Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Di Wu

Book
NLA Publishing book
Front cover of a red leather book

John Ireland and Thomas Teller, The shipwrecked orphans : a true narrative of the shipwreck and sufferings of John Ireland and William Doyley, who were wrecked in the ship Charles Eaton, on an island in the South Seas, 1845, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-50459466

O'Neill Collection

1534 children's books written by Australians, with significant Australian content, or with an Australian as one of the main characters, published between 1813 and 1981. They include novels, short stories, picture books, plays, poetry and non-fiction books.

Collection guide
Part of the cover of children's book 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman' featuring a woman sitting on a horse, which is standing on its back legs, holding her hat up
On writing 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman'

Author Mark Greenwood shares his process of writing NLA Publishing children’s title The Legend of Jessie Hickman.

NLA Publishing book
Cover for 'Peculiar Parents' by Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak, featuring illustrations of framed animal pictures on a blue background

Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder. Peculiar Parents. 2025. https://www.library.gov.au/discover/nla-publishing/peculiar-parents 

Peculiar Parents

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak

Book
Cover of the book 'Phonobet'
Phonobet

Kathy Weeden, illustrated by Kim Drane

Book
NLA Publishing book
Video
Coloured image featuring headshots of two women smiling at the camera. In the middle of the image is a collection of four sketches of Australian animals.

Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

Science Week Online Learning Peculiar Parents Author Talk

We learnt about the features, habitat and behaviours of some truly peculiar Australian animals in this interactive online learning session.

Event
Learning activity for kids
Video
Cover of the book 'Sorry Day'
Sorry Day

Coral Vass and Dub Leffler

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Star of Anise'
Star of Anise

Jane Jolly & Di Wu

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Strangers on Country'
Strangers on Country

David Hartley and Kirsty Murray. Illustrated by Dub Leffler

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book

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