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