kids books

James Foley Cartoon Workshop

Learn how colour, shape, costume and body language all make great unique characters, and learn to design your own characters for your own stories.

Better Reading Kids

Whether your child is a bookworm or a reluctant reader, Better Reading Kids is a rich resource for children's books, news and information

Writing Activities

In her role as Australian Children’s Laureate, Ursula will be releasing a new writing activity every month.

Jacqueline Harvey on becoming a writer
Jacqueline Harvey, author of the Alice-Miranda, Clementine Rose and Kensy and Max series of books talks about becoming a writer and the questions she often gets from readers.

Oz Authors Online
Oz Authors Online offers YA authors a way to digitally interact with the community. There are many author interviews, especially from authors bringing out books at this time who cannot hold events.

Kids' Book Review

Kids’ Book Review is a fantastic children’s/YA literature and book review site that features both Australian and international authors and illustrators.

Solli Raphael
15 year old slam poet Solli Raphael performs two of his poems and reads from his book, Limelight.

Will Kostakis - How to tell Monumental Stories

Will is an award-winning young adult fiction author. This is the first in a series of videos Will has created on how to tell monumental stories, titled ‘The Blank Page – the four questions to ask before starting’.

Alphabet Soup
A great website for kids under 13 who love books and creative writing.

The Literature Centre

The Talented Young Writers' Programme has gone online and so any student in WA can participate.

Josh Langley Gets To Know

Josh Langley chats with people from around the world at the forefront of kid's mental health and well-being.