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Dave Petzold’s Journey Behind We Live In A Bus

Dave Petzold’s Journey Behind We Live In A Bus

21 Jun 2025

From flat tyres to frog symphonies, author-illustrator Dave Petzold shares how a real-life road trip through Queensland’s Dinosaur Trail inspired We Live In A Bus. In this warm and insightful interview, Dave discusses how lived experience, hand-drawn textures, and digital techniques bring his story to life—and how it felt seeing David Wenham perform it for StoryBox Hub.
Walking in Their Shoes: Coral Vass on Storytelling, Empathy, and the Refugee Journey

Walking in Their Shoes: Coral Vass on Storytelling, Empathy, and the Refugee Journey

16 Jun 2025

To mark World Refugee Week 2025 and its theme Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community, we’re honoured to share a deeply moving conversation with author Coral Vass, whose acclaimed picture book Grandma’s Treasured Shoes continues to resonate with readers across generations.

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We’re part of the Victorian School Readiness Funding menu

We’re part of the Victorian School Readiness Funding menu
Improving school library access with Oliver V5 by Softlink

Improving school library access with Oliver V5 by Softlink
Boost Reading Skills with new Read-Alongs!

Boost Reading Skills with new Read-Alongs!
Signing into Stories: New Auslan Translations!

Signing into Stories: New Auslan Translations!
CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!

CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!
StoryBox CBCA Book Week 2025 Resources Have Arrived!

StoryBox CBCA Book Week 2025 Resources Have Arrived!
Love, Loss & Memory: A Conversation with Josh Pyke

Love, Loss & Memory: A Conversation with Josh Pyke

04 Jun 2025
A Tender Journey Through Loss: Behind the Pages with Kelly Canby

A Tender Journey Through Loss: Behind the Pages with Kelly Canby

04 Jun 2025
Tooth Fairies, Dirty Socks & Wild Discoveries: A Chat with Briony Stewart

Tooth Fairies, Dirty Socks & Wild Discoveries: A Chat with Briony Stewart

04 Jun 2025
Weaving Stories, Country, and Connection: A Celebration of Kirli Saunders

Weaving Stories, Country, and Connection: A Celebration of Kirli Saunders

21 May 2025
Celebrating World Bee Day with Megan Daley

Celebrating World Bee Day with Megan Daley

15 May 2025
Drawing Stories: Inside the World of Illustrator Danny Snell

Drawing Stories: Inside the World of Illustrator Danny Snell

07 May 2025
Unpacking Boxes and Big Ideas: A Conversation with Jess Horn

Unpacking Boxes and Big Ideas: A Conversation with Jess Horn

07 May 2025
In Conversation With Jess Racklyeft

In Conversation With Jess Racklyeft

05 Feb 2025
Celebrating Anna Walker: Beloved Author, Illustrator, and Storyteller

Celebrating Anna Walker: Beloved Author, Illustrator, and Storyteller

20 Jan 2025
Q&A with author Andrea Rowe

Q&A with author Andrea Rowe

27 Nov 2024
Why Captions Matter: StoryBox and the Power of Read-Alongs

Why Captions Matter: StoryBox and the Power of Read-Alongs

26 Nov 2024
Q&A with Maggie Hutchings for 'Mental Health Month'

Q&A with Maggie Hutchings for 'Mental Health Month'

25 Oct 2024
Q&A with Nature Book Week Ambassador, Dr Jen Martin

Q&A with Nature Book Week Ambassador, Dr Jen Martin

18 Oct 2024
What If ... you could have your story read on StoryBox Hub!

What If ... you could have your story read on StoryBox Hub!

15 Oct 2024
Q&A with Jessica Smith, Paralympian and author of Jessica Goes Swimming

Q&A with Jessica Smith, Paralympian and author of Jessica Goes Swimming

19 Aug 2024
Q&A with Timeless author, Kelly Canby

Q&A with Timeless author, Kelly Canby

08 Jul 2024
In conversation with author/illustrator, Blake Nuto!

In conversation with author/illustrator, Blake Nuto!

12 Jun 2024
10 Years and 500 Stories - That's a Whole Lot of Fun!

10 Years and 500 Stories - That's a Whole Lot of Fun!

08 Feb 2024
The book improving First Nations' history in schools across the country

The book improving First Nations' history in schools across the country

26 Oct 2022
Cat Rabbit, How to Make Friends & The Soft Library

Cat Rabbit, How to Make Friends & The Soft Library

02 Jan 2022
Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

Celebrating difference: supporting kids to see in new ways

07 Oct 2020
Stories keep languages and histories alive: why we’ve chosen to celebrate Jasmine Seymour’s Baby Business in our library

Stories keep languages and histories alive: why we’ve chosen to celebrate Jasmine Seymour’s Baby Business in our library

11 Aug 2020
Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

Stories act as reminders that we are all in this together

28 May 2020
A Q&A with Lucinda Gifford, creator of Whitney and Britney!

A Q&A with Lucinda Gifford, creator of Whitney and Britney!

21 May 2020
Maintaining Community Connection for NSS 2020

Maintaining Community Connection for NSS 2020

08 May 2020
What's to come in 2020

What's to come in 2020

31 Jan 2020
Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

Reading aloud is the most important things you can do, for kids of all ages

12 Sep 2019
Get to know Noni Hazlehurst

Get to know Noni Hazlehurst

06 Sep 2019
A reflection on Story

A reflection on Story

22 Aug 2019
Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

19 Aug 2019
A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

A stand against consumerism (in a fun way)

30 Jul 2019
Fantastic Worlds: Why we love the latest exhibition at the Counihan Gallery in Brunswick

Fantastic Worlds: Why we love the latest exhibition at the Counihan Gallery in Brunswick

10 Jul 2019
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Story!

10 Jul 2019
Meet Richard Fairgray

Meet Richard Fairgray

17 May 2019
Get behind-the-scenes of #NSS2019!

Get behind-the-scenes of #NSS2019!

07 May 2019
The Travel Bug guest post by Benjamin Gilmour

The Travel Bug guest post by Benjamin Gilmour

20 Mar 2019
Filming #NSS2019

Filming #NSS2019

12 Mar 2019
12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

12 Ways You Should Be Using Story Box Library In Your School

07 Mar 2019
Remembering Black Saturday

Remembering Black Saturday

30 Jan 2019