Reviewers and reviewing sites for Australian Children’s Literature:
Australia has a significant number of children’s book reviewers and quality evaluation and reviewing sources:
The Children’s Book Council of Australia publishes online reviews and interviews in its free resource Reading Time
Copyright Agency
Kids’ Book Review
Reading Australia provides teaching resources, essays and links to the Australian curriculum
StoryLinks
Trove
State Departments of Education provide reviews to their populations. Education Websites
Magpies: Talking about Books for Children is available by subscription since 1986, and features reviews, interviews, articles on creators and publishers
Consider the amazing number of free blogs in the field of Australian children’s literature. Choose those that are knowledgeable and useful for reviewing purposes. Some suggestions are:
- Joy Lawn’s Paperbark Joy in Books
- Read NCACL’s recent blog about Joy’s pursuits
- Ashleigh Meikle’s The Book Muse
- Dr Sandy Bigna’s Aussie Kids Books
- Barbara Braxton’s The Bottom Shelf
- Dr Helen Edwards
- Elise Ellerman’s Reading Opens Doors
- Margo Lindgren’s Momo Celebrating Time to Read
Australian authors and illustrators may have websites featuring news, reviews and other items about their work. Publishers feature information about the creators they publish and may include links to related material. There is a wealth of material waiting to be discovered.
See also:
Websites on Australian Children’s Literature
Websites A-H
Websites I-Z
Education Websites
Posted by: NCACL | Published: 05 Nov 2023
