Tasmanian writers in line for $155,000 award

http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17497684%255E3462,00.html

I met one of my favourite authors

Young reader meets Michael Morpurgo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4470000/newsid_4471400/4471452.stm

They're changing their 'toons

Article on the history of comic books and impact of graphic novels
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/120905/ent_comics001.shtml

They're changing their 'toons

Article on the history of comic books and impact of graphic novels
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/120905/ent_comics001.shtml

Tasmanian Public Libraries introduce porn blocks

http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17528784%255E921,00.html

Writer fulfils book dream...

with publication of Colin Thiele biography.

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8882300%255E30778,00.html

The True History of the Kelly Gang wins more awards

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,3882548%255E30779,00.html

A writer's life: Neil Gaiman

UK Telgraph article
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/12/11/bokgaiman.xml&sSheet=/arts/2005/12/11/bomain.html

In Victoria The State Library is putting on display many of the treasures of its rare book collection.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/bound-for-glory/2005/12/01/1133311152935.html

UK writer and actress Mary Hayley Bell dies at 94

Daily Telegraphy report from the UK
http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/03/db0301.xml

Students on line for a chat with Morris

Account of an author activity at Blechington Public School

http://orange.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&story_id=442113&category=General%20News&m=11&y=2005

Shadowlands of Narnia

An article abour C. S. Lewis in The Scotsman.

http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=2304382005

National snapshot of children's development

Nearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI), a national research project that measures children's developmental progress as they enter school.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/ra-nso112305.php

New Disney Narnia Website

http://www.narnia.co.uk

Berenstain Bears co-creator dies

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/11/29/obit.berenstain.ap/

The Reading Champion

Age article about Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/the-reading-champion/2005/11/18/1132016935459.html

Michael Morpurgo wins Book Award

BBC Report http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4450000/newsid_4450700/4450758.stm

Best Children's Books of 2005 from Publisher's Weekly

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6280581.html

'We are breaking down barriers'

E-learning in Ireland http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,1642290,00.html

Toronto author and journalist David Gilmour has won the Governor General's Literary Award for English fiction for A Perfect Night to Go to China

http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/story/gg-award20051116.html

It's Children's Book Week

In the United States from November 14-20, 2005. Take a look at the CBC website
http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbw/

'Mable Riley' earns children's book award

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award winner is announced.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/11/02/Arts/TDbookaward_051102.html

Microsoft moves to digitize British Library

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;9308950;fp;16;fpid;0

Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Nominate your favourite for the ALA list to be published in 2007.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/nomination.htm

Touring the world in a paper doll

The Flat Stanley project has a blog. Read about it at: http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/11/12/news/community/sat02.txt

The art of melancholy

Interview with cartoonist anad author, Chris Ware

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1605195,00.html

Blossoming story of the Rain Flower

AIATSIS Chairman Professor Mick Dodson launched The Rain Flower on 8 October at the National Library of Australia as part of the Canberra Readers and Writers Festival.

http://www.nit.com.au/thearts/story.aspx?id=5970

They love what Simon says

Francesca Simon's popular Horrid Henry stories are set to be on TV in the UK.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1604382,00.html

Peas, love and understanding

Article about Lauren child and her "Princess and the pea".

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1604378,00.html

The books that devour Frankfurt - a report from the Frankfurt Book Fair

http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/the-books-that-devour-frankfurt/2005/10/28/1130400316670.html

2005 Once Upon a World Children's Book Award

"Ellington was not a street" is this year's winner http://www.latimes.com/features/kids/readingroom/la-et-kidcal26oct26,0,5353557.story?coll=la-living-kids_reading_room

The most read children's author in British public libraries

Read the The NGfL guide to Jacqueline Wilson at http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/features.jsp?sec=16&cat=99&res=89616

Library Journal - ACRL Launches a Blog

Library Journal - ACRL Launches a Blog

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6276026.html

Novels

The Complete List TIME Magazine - ALL-TIME 100 Novels

http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html - Have you read them all?

2005 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

Sonya Hartnett's novel "Surrender" last night won the $30,000 Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction.

YARA Awards

Voting for the Young Australian Readers' Award closes this Friday - for further info go to http://www.yara-online.org

New Literary Award

'The Blooker Prize,' The World's First Literary Prize for 'Blooks' (Books Based On Blogs or Web Sites) Launches October 10th http://www.lulublookerprize.com/

Zellweger to play children's author Beatrix Potter

American actress Renée Zellweger has been signed up to play Beatrix Potter in a film about the celebrated author's life. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/29/ubeatrix.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/29/ixportaltop.html

Two articles about Children's author Robin Stewart's new book

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,16867714-5001022,00.html
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,16864513%255E3102,00.html

The book is about a 175 year old tortoise that lievs at Steve Irwin's zoo

Mem Fox hits the headlines in Idaho

Read about Mem's Conference presentation http://www.kpvi.com/index.cfm?page=nbcheadlines.cfm&ID=28847

Ingpen and paper theage.com.au

A detailed article was recently published in The Age about Australia author and illustrator, Robert Ingpen. It is available by subscription. http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/ingpen-and-paper/2005/10/08/1128563036413.html

Kate Thompson wins Guardian Award

"The New Policeman" took out the 2005 award
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1581645,00.html?gusrc=rss
Author interview http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1581274,00.html

Can't manage to get to the AASL Conference?

Find out what's happening from the conference blog at http://www.abc.net.au/abckids/guide/netw/ZY7657A001D3.htm

Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature

2005 Winners and Honor Books http://www.hbook.com/awards/bghb/current.asp

Smarties Awards

The shortlists for the Nestle Children's Book Prize (formerly know as the Smarites Awards) were announced yesterday. See the list at : http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/index.html

Great Online Journal for Teacher Librarians

The latest issue of SLIC, titled "Young People and Literature", is now online at http://www.schoollibraries.ca/issues/10.aspx

Fancy a trip to the ACT?

The 3rd Canberra Readers and Writers Festival will be held from 6-9 October at the National Library of Australia. International and Australian writers include Ian Holding, Greg Baker, Merlinda Bobis, John Muk Muk Burke, Ian Callinan, Miranda Darling, Shirely Fenton-Huie, Jackie French, Wayne Grogan, Clive Hamilton, Kate Holden, Aneurin Hughes, Diane Langmore, Gabrielle Lord, Melissa Lucashenko, Nigel Marsh, Maxine McArthur, Michael McGirr, Lizz Murphy, Peter Raftos, Kaaren Sutcliffe and Peter Saunders Program available at: www.actwriters.org.au

Helen Cresswell Obituaries

British author, Helen Cresswell, died this week aged 71. There have bee a number of tributes in the British Press.
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article315482.ece
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4286364.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1580373,00.html

Animalia bound for the small screen

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=101&article=26619
The series, for Ten Network in Australia, is based on the alphabet picture book by Graeme Base.

Happy 10th Birthday Internet Public Library

The timeline of its development is online at http://www.ipl.org/div/anniversary/timeline.html

Nancy Drew is popular with granddaughters of her original readers

Seventy-five years since they were first published the adventures of Nancy Drew are being read by a new generation. In honor of the 75th Anniversary of Nancy Drew, the University of Maryland Libraries, Special Collections presents the exhibition Nancy Drew and Friends: Girls' Series Books Rediscovered. Rad about it in The Washington Post at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092102252.html

GOT YOU! The Bottersnikes and Gumbles Fan Site

Worth a look is this fan site for S.A. Wakefield's classic series
http://www.bottersnikes.ubiquedesign.com.au/index.html

Victorian Premier's Literary Awards: Shortlist 2005

The 2005 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlist has been recently announced. The winners will be annonuced on October 17. See the list with judges' comments at http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/index.html

Colin Thompson Desktop Background Images

At his website http://www.colinthompson.com/ author and illustrator Colin Thompson has made some of his images available for download. The bookshelf image is available in full colour or sepia.

Fully booked teacher's pet in a class of his own

Article about Ursula Dubosarsky from the Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fully-booked-teachers-pet-in-a-class-of-his-own/2005/09/18/1126981947767.html

E-Portfolios for Learning

Helen Barrett's blog with links to her site on professional portfolios is a must for the teacher librarian who wishes to keep up with current practice.

MusicAustralia

"MusicAustralia is an online service developed by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (a division of the Australian Film Commission). MusicAustralia helps you to find, access and navigate a rich store of information on Australian music, musicians, organisations and services from a single access point." Search this database at http://www.musicaustralia.org/

The follow a theme feature is similar to that found at PictureAustralia.

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Shortlist Announced

See the titles at: http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2005/story/0,16065,1571857,00.html
The winner will be announced on October 1st.

Australian Author hits headlines in Bangkok Post

'The first book I wrote was a children's book," said Andrew Matthews, Australian author of Being a Happy Teen, " Read the full article in the Bangkok Post at http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/17Sep2005_out01.php

Books for Boys

Over dinner last night a colleague reminded me of Newington College's visually appealing reading lists for boys in years 7-10. "The books that remain are here because people like you have said they are good, not because teachers think they are good for you." Take a look at http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/widereading/index.html

New UK Report on Young People and the Internet

The nature and meaning of children's internet use and emerging patterns of attitudes and practices across diverse contexts and social groups in the UK are discussed in the report from The London School of Economics. The report is available at :
http://www.children-go-online.net/

National Simultaneous Storytime

Wombat Stew was a great hit for National Simultaneous Storytime. At our school 1,000 people gathered for a reading of the story by the Principal and students from Kinder to Year 12. Parkes Christian School also joined the fun. See the newspaper report.

Misrule Blog

One of my favourite blogs is Misrule, http://www.misrule.com.au/serendipity/. The blogger, Australian Judith Ridge, says "Mostly, it concerns itself with news about children's literature." It is a good place to catch up on news with an Australian flavour.

Australian author passes on

Donald Horne, author of The Lucky country died this week aged 83. For further info see 'The Lucky Country' author dies, aged 83

Australian Authors and Illustrators for Young People

I have spent quite a bit of time recently updating the links on this page at http://www4.tpgi.com.au/welwel/ausauthors/ recently. The site has hundreds of links to biograpical information, interviews and teaching materials.

The First Post - TLNewsau reborn


It is two years since I posted anything to TLNewsau first edition (now deleted).

Spurred on by Pat Pledger's session at the IASL Conference in Hong Kong in July I decided to give blogging another go. Hopefully the bits I post here will be of some use to TLs - particularly those in isolated areas.

New Mitchell Library Site

I alerted the staff at school to this a few weeks ago and some were suitably impressed. My mate Kate wrote this week "It’s a Wow! – make sure you go to “our libraries” and go to the door at Mitchell Library and make sure you’ve got your sound on too…"

Take a look at http://www.atmitchell.com/