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Australian Children's Laureate News
Hello everyone,
It has been such a busy and exciting start to my second Laureate year, attending events and planning lots more, as well as my own writing behind the scenes.
Spreading my message around Australia is such an incredible privilege and joy, and in the coming months I will be travelling to many parts of our beautiful country. I have a regional Queensland tour in planning, as well as a trip to Tasmania, and an important visit to the Northern Territory.
But first, I’ll be sharing my message to an international audience at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. I’ll be joining Children’s Laureates and Reading Ambassadors from around the world for the International Laureate Summit. I can’t wait to exchange ideas as we all work towards the goal of ensuring all children have access to the stories that can empower and change their lives.
And of course, I’m excited to continue supporting ALIA, as they mark their 25th Anniversary of National Simultaneous Storytime, as well as helping the CBCA celebrate its 80th Birthday year milestone.
There is so much to look forward to.
Archive
06/03/2025 - ACLF Newsletter March 2025
10/02/2025 - Have your say on who should be the 2026–27 Australian Children's Laureate 📚
07/02/2025 - An Australian Children's Laureate anniversary for Sally Rippin 📚🌟
02/12/2024 - ACLF Newsletter December 2024 📚
06/11/2024 - ACLF Newsletter November 2024 📚
02/10/2024 - ACLF Newsletter October 2024 📚
04/09/2024 - ACLF Newsletter September 2024 📚
01/08/2024 - ACLF Newsletter August 2024
03/07/2024 - ACLF Newsletter July 2024 📚
08/05/2024 - ACLF Newsletter May 2024 📚
04/04/2024 - ACLF Newsletter April 2024 📚
08/03/2024 - Your ACLF news for March 2024 📚
07/02/2024 - Announcing the 2024–25 Australian Children's Laureate 📚🌟
Come Over To My House is the winner of the inaugural DANZ award Picture Book Category.
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DANZ stands for Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Come Over To My House invites us into the homes of families who are D/deaf or disabled so it was wonderful to be the recipient of such an important award.
While Eliza couldn’t be there to accept the award on the day, she gave me permission to share this excerpt from our forthcoming book together:
Hello! My name is Eliza Hull. I have a physical disability, which means the world can feel inaccessible for me at times. When I was in school, I used a wheelchair whenever I’d had surgery. Sometimes I’d have to do a whole different class than my friends because the classroom had stairs, and that felt very unfair.
Daniel is busy illustrating our next book and it will be released in 2025.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to watch the Auslan version of Come Over To My House you can find it here.
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