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Early Childhood Shortlist
From 8 June to mid July, Story Box Library will be releasing two CBCA shortlisted titles each week from the Early Childhood, Picture Book and New Illustrator categories. https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/blog/get-excited-for-cbca-book-week-2021?fbclid=IwAR14mvkE7MUg3E-52fk5tAD2rbxJNVxnvxdQ0M0XqOmXutYPNTrha3BXFWE
Karina Vitalone's presentation from the Book Week Forum
Sarah Allen Busy Beaks. Affirm Press 9781925972948
- Themes: birds
- Reading Time review https://readingtime.com.au/busy-beaks/
- Make cardboard bird beaks https://www.instructables.com/Cardboard-Bird-Beak/
- What bird(call) is it/your favourite
- Bird scavenger hunt using those common to your area
- Creating birdhouses / bird feeders
- Local birdwatchers/rescue group chat
- Group art - bird outline and they stick feathers on it
- STEM – design thinking – make a birdsnest to hold 1 egg shaker – pictures of weird, wonderful nests afterwards – more than one way of solving a task
- Bird books and /or pictures around library with paper roll tube binoculars for ‘bird-watching’
- Colouring in pictures of local birds
- Birds in backyards https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/
- Building bird boxes - milk cartons and milk bottles
- local Landcare groups might have resources could display of local species in your area
Bernadette Green (illus. by Anna Zobel) Who’s Your Real Mum? Scribble Kids’ Books 9781925849493
- Themes: families - mums - rainbow families
- Tell us about your mum/s social media call out
- Family tree – celebrate all the different shapes
- My mum is secretly …
- Link to History syllabus (ES1) - stories about my family
- Family portraits – draw or have a photography session with a background
- Dress up to act out the imaginary pursuits of the mums
- Outreach to rainbow family organizations in your area
- Rainbow families book display
- 'My mum …’ index cards for public to add
- Rainbow Families https://www.rainbowfamilies.com.au/
Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman (illus. by Mel Pearce) No! Never! Hachette Australia 9780734418906
- Themes: behaviour and feelings - routines - cooperation
- Libby Hathorn website
- Tell us your parenting stories on social media
- safety presentation - fire, police, road safety
- Children illustrate a chart of routines parents can use at home to encourage them
- Reverse role-playing - parents acting as kids and kids as parents for a simple task
- Co-operative game session
- Parenting session on managing 'big' emotions
- Parenting and other picture books about children's behaviour on display
- Child created cartoons of themselves in their routine - could also be a routine social story as a program
- Readers Theatre with a sign “No, Never” to encourage audience participation
Anna McGregor Anemone is not the Enemy. Scribble Kids’ Books 9781922310118
Heidi McKinnon There’s No Such Thing. Allen & Unwin 9781760877279
Briony Stewart We Love You, Magoo. Penguin Random House Australia 9781760896904
- CBCA video of author and illustrator Briony Stewart talking about creating the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T41nQ399jt0
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