Simultaneous Story time - the Speedy Sloth (Rebecca Young & Heath McKenzie)

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 23rd successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

About the author

Rebecca Young is an award-winning author from Sydney. Her first book, Button Boy, illustrated by Sue deGennaro, was a Notable Book for the 2012 CBCA Awards and has been published internationally. In 2016, Teacup, illustrated by Matt Ottley, won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literacy Awards.

About the illustrator

Heath McKenzie is an award-winning children’s book illustrator who has written and illustrated countless books for children. Heath lives in Melbourne with his wife, two kids, dog, and a fish that he considers more of a lodger than a family member.

Student Book Reviews

Exciting New Books for the Library

Mrs Hunt has been busy researching and sourcing new books for the school library. Keeping the library up to date with titles that encourage the children to read is exciting.

RoboDog - David Walliams

Meet Robodog: the future of crime fighting!

Bedlam is one of the most dangerous places on Earth – home to a host of wicked villains. Nothing and nobody are safe from these evil criminals. The city needs its own superhero to defeat the supervillains. But who?

Robodog!

The newest recruit at the Police Dog School - and SUPERCHARGED for adventure. But can he stop the most feared duo in Bedlam, and their evil plans to ruin the city?

Robodog is the action-packed comic caper with cats, dogs and robots and set in a world of superheroes and supervillains.

THE BAD GUYS - Aaron Blabey

Mr Wolf. Mr Snake. Mr Shark. Mr Piranha.

They’re bad guys, right? They look bad. They sound bad. They even smell bad. But guess what? They don’t want to be bad. They want to be good. And they’re going to PROVE IT by doing good deeds… whether you like it or not.

The Bad Guys is a genuine publishing phenomenon with over 16 million copies in print and their demented adventures have now been turned into a spectacular animated heist movie by the brilliant team at DreamWorks Animation.

Buckle up for the funniest, naughtiest and coolest books you’ll ever read.

Niangala Public School Newsletter

Respect for self, Respect for others, Respect for learning

Issue 2 · 31 May 2023

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