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Children's Book Week 2004: 'Doorways'
The Children's Book Council of
Australia (CBCA) was established in 1946 to promote quality Australian
children's literature. It is a non-profit, volunteer organisation
with branches in each State and Territory. The major focus activities
of the CBCA throughout Australia are driving the Children's Book of
the Year Awards, and Childrenís Book Week, held annually in the
third week of August.
The Book of the Year Awards are
presented to books in four fiction categories (Early Childhood,
Younger Readers, Older Readers and Picture Book), and the Eve Pownall
Award for Information Books. The eight judges on the panel (one from
each State and Territory) read and report on every book entered each
year (366 books in 2004). The Winning and Honour Books are announced
on the Friday before Childrenís Book Week.
To celebrate Children's Book Week,
the CBCA WA supports authors, illustrators and storytellers, who hold
sessions for children in public libraries all over the State.
CBCA WA also holds the Make Your Own
Storybook Competition, for children in school years 1-10 to create
their own books. This competition, running for over 25 years, has
attracted over 1100 entries in 2004.
Things to do in Children's Book
Week, 21-27 August, 2004 (theme of 'Doorways')
ï Visit the Alexander Library
Building, State Library of WA, to view the prize-winning entries in
the Make Your Own Storybook Competition.
ï Book to visit the CBCA/Art
Gallery exhibition of Doorways into Art at the Art Gallery of WA.
Exciting, interactive and creative activities for primary students,
featuring characters created by Shaun Tan. (16-27 August. Bookings:
(08) 9492 6644.)
ï Visit the Doorways to Alice
exhibition of illustrated books which celebrate the magical world of
Alice in Wonderland at the Alexander Library (1st July to 31st
August).
ï Visit the Graeme Base exhibition
at the ECU Museum of Childhood, Claremont, between 9st August 2004 and
15th February 2005.
ï Visit your school or public
library to see displays, listen to storytellers, authors or
illustrators, and view, borrow and read the CBCA winning books for
2004.
Visit the CBCA website, for lots of
literature based information www.cbc.org.au
Children'ís book week!
It's time to celebrate Australian
Children's Book Week. Held from 21st to the 27th of August, Children's
Book Week promotes our local literary talents through sessions for the
public and school groups at public libraries.
Authors and illustrators are in the
spotlight nationally with the announcement of the Children's Book of
the Year Award Winners. Each year a theme celebrating books is chosen
and this yearís theme, 'Doorways' suggests books are doorways to
our imagination.
How do you help your child enter
though these doorways? By reading to them! Read aloud to your children
from birth; when children listen to stories, they hear new sounds,
increase their vocabularies, and stretch their imaginations. So give
it a go! Read aloud and share your favourite books with your kids as
often as you can, for as many years as you can! Join your local
library and discover new treasures together.
For more information about Book Week
visit the website: www.cbc.org.au.
Healthway, ArtsWA, Country Arts, the State Library of Western
Australia, the WA Branch of The Childrenís Book Council of Australia
and local councils across the state, support Australian Childrenís
Book Week in WA.
Children's Book of
the Year giveaways
Child Education Services, Perth's
largest children's specialist bookshop, is now located at 96 Royal
Street, East Perth.
This unique bookshop stocks a
wonderful treasure trove of children's books (from babies to teens),
as well as beautifully-made puppets and finger puppets, educational
toys, games, wooden jigsaw puzzles, posters, videos, music and story
CDs, mobiles, science kits, CD-Roms, plus many in store specials.
With a comprehensive range of
parenting books and teacher resources in stock as well, all of your
requirements for and about children are catered for in the one shop.
Friendly, knowledgeable staff will assist you to make the right choice
to suit your needs.
Child Education Services is offering
Kids in Perth - The Parents' Paper readers the opportunity to a book
from the Childrenís Book of the Year Award winners, to be announced
on 20 August 2004. For your chance to receive one of the Book Award
winners, simply visit the bookshop during August and mention our
advertisement in this feature. Trading hours are 8.30am ñ 5pm Monday
to Friday and 10am ñ 12.30pm on Saturday.
Your product requests may also be
made by Phone (9225 6516), Fax (9225 6518), mail order (96 Royal St,
East Perth, 6004) or email marg@childeducation.com.au.
Check out our new website: www.childeducation.com.au
for bestselling new titles and specials.
2004 Children's Book of the
Year Awards
Nominees List
Older Readers
ï Burning Eddy by Scot Gardner
ï Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
ï Boys of Blood & Bone by David Metzenthen
ï Black Taxi by James Moloney
ï How to Make a Bird by Martine Murray
ï Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom) by Garth Nix
Younger Readers
ï Truckdogs: Novel in four bites by Graeme Base
ï Do-Wrong Ron by Steven herrick (Illus. By Caroline Magerl
ï Naming of Tishkin Silk by Glenda Millard (Illus. By Caroline
Magerl)
ï Stella by the Sea by Ruth Starke
ï Mudlark by Michael Stephens
ï Dragon Keepers by Carole Wilkinson
Picture Books
- listed by Illustrator
ï Two Summers by Freya Blackwood (Text
by John Heffernan)
ï Cat and Fish by Neila Curtis (Text
by Joan Grant)
ï Shutting the Chooks In by Ann James (Text by Libby Gleeson)
ï Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat by
Stephen Michael King
ï Reggie, Queen of the Street by
Andrew McLean (Text by Margaret
Barbalet)
ï The Violin Man by Colin Thompson
Early childhood picture books
ï Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen
ï Reggie, Queen of the Street by Margaret Barbalet (Illus.
By Andrew McLean)
ï Snap! Went Chester by Tania Cox (Illus.
By David Miller)
ï Shutting the Chooks In by Libby Gleeson (Illus. By David Legge)
ï Baby Boomsticks by Margaret Wild (Illus.
By David Legge)
ï Little Humpty by Margaret Wild (Illus.
By Ann James)
Information Books (Eve
Pownall Award)
ï The Gallipoli Story by Patrick Carlyon
ï Bush Babies by Kim Dale
ï When I Was Little Like You by Mary Malbunka
ï Zoo Album by Morecroft, Richard & Mackay, Alison
ï Art, History, Place by Christine Nicholls
ï Animal Architects by John Nicolson
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