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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 The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. A man is crouched down patting a cat. There is a bowl in front of the cat, a bush with flowers in the foreground, and trees behind a white pole fence and a truck cabin in the background.
ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2025: 'The Truck Cat'

We read 'The Truck Cat' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025.

Event
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
Pile of colourful books of different sizes by authors Kylie Tennant, Doris Pilkington, Christina Stead, Colin Thiele, Norman Lindsay and Gabrielle Wang
Australian authors in the oral history collection

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

Blog
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, 2000, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-971313378

Australian children’s literature

Module

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
Illustration of a bunch of golden wattle

Ellis Rowan, Acacia pycnantha Benth., family Fabaceae, c. 1880, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138784565

Australia’s hardcore flora

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

Blog
Cover of the book 'Ayla's Christmas Wish'
Ayla's Christmas Wish

Pamela Jones, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

Book
NLA Publishing book
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

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