International Children’s Book Day is on Saturday 6 April 2013 and the WA Branch of IBBY Australia invites you to join in the celebrations! Join local authors and illustrators and WA IBBY members to discuss your favourite animal character from children’s books (please bring the book along, too.) Share your love of children’s books over [...]
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IBBY Australia is delighted to offer a special Limited Edition Print, Story Furnace by internationally acclaimed Australian author-illustrator and 2008 Hans Christian Andersen Australian illustrator nominee, Shaun Tan. Story Furnace is fine art print in a limited edition run of 200, signed and numbered by the artist. Order before 16 December 2012 to be in [...]
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Celebrate International Children’s Book Day in honour of Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday. Join local IBBY Australia members and WA authors and illustrators on Saturday 31 March at 7pm at Villa Roma 9-13 High St Fremantle, WA. Bring along your favourite childhood picture book Launch of the new edition of Shy the Platypus by Leslie Rees [...]
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This Saturday 2 April is International Children’s Book Day, celebrated since 1967 on Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday to inspire a love of reading and call attention to children’s books. You are invited to join 16 WA authors and illustrators, including Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac, and the children’s literature network in celebrating this special day, [...]
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IBBY’s role is to promote international understanding through children’s books. IBBY Australia promotes Australian books to other countries, and here in Australia raises awareness of books from other lands and languages. IBBY Australia wants to welcome 255 more individual Friends of IBBY Australia and another 24 institutional Friends. Please join as a Friend of IBBY [...]
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31 March 2010 is International Children’s Book Day. This is usually celebrated on 2 April, Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, but was brought forward this year due to Good Friday. Posters for International Children’s Book Day are available for $5 each from IBBY Australia. International Children’s Book Day Dinner When: Wed 31 March at 7:30pm Where: [...]
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