From the blog: Lu Rees Archives Part 2
Belle Alderman continues her fascinating account on the establishment, growth and maintenance of this significant resource on Australian children's literature.
News Archives
Newsletter Archive
From the blog: Belle Alderman explores the Nan Chauncy collection in the Lu Rees Archive
Join Belle and enjoy this fascinating written and visual account of Nan Chauncy, the archival collection and its significant contributors.
From the blog: A unique festival for the children's literature community
Susanne Gervay reports on an author's experience at the Bruny Island Festival of Children's Literature.
From the blog: Handy reference guide for ANZAC Day resources
Looking for ANZAC Day resources? You need go no further than Mud and blood and tears. Read Helen’s review and order a copy.
From the blog: New Year’s 'Reading Resolution' – Have you kept yours?
If your New Year’s Reading Resolution was to pick up some new books Nella reviews of new summer releases will get you sizzling.
Reading Time online
Reading Time online includes reviews and interviews with established and emerging authors and illustrators as well as reports from the CBCA judges.
New Facebook page
CBCA Tasmania has launched a new Facebook page. Please ‘like’ our new page to ensure that you keep up-to-date with our events, activities and blogs. We look forward to seeing you over on our new page. Happy reading!
From the blog: In Praise of Nonsense
Ten years ago (it shocks me that it was really that long!) Telstra had a very clever little advertisement that they used to use to plug their burgeoning broadband service. The ad featured a little boy in the back of the car completing his homework.
From the blog: The completed work
When sharing and responding to children’s literature we are usually referring to a finished product, in most cases a book, however the process that lead to the physical item should also be examined to determine quality and excellence – how it evolved from an initial idea to being captured by an author’s and/or illustrator’s imagination and finally designed and published as a complete work.
Book an Adventure
CBCA Tasmania sponsored the film nights at the Book an Adventure: Bruny Island Children’s Literature Festival, which ran from the 15th to the 18th January 2015 on Bruny Island. The festival was such as success that the workshops were oversubscribed!