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CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!

CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!

29 Apr 2025

StoryBox Hub is bringing a host of CBCA Book of the Year shortlisted stories to life for everyone to enjoy! Each week, from mid May, a new title will be released, read aloud by a fabulous and diverse cast of storytellers, making storytime a magical experience for classrooms and families alike.
Get ready to celebrate CBCA Book Week with StoryBox Hub!

Get ready to celebrate CBCA Book Week with StoryBox Hub!

25 Mar 2025

It’s that time of year again when the local kid-lit community starts to get SUPER excited about Children’s Book Week, and gears up to celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. We want to send a HUGE congratulations to all of the fabulous authors, illustrators and publishers on the shortlist!

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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!
National Simultaneous Storytime 2025 Just Got Even More Purr-fect!

National Simultaneous Storytime 2025 Just Got Even More Purr-fect!
CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!

CBCA Book Week Shortlisted titles with StoryBox!
New resources for CBCA Book Week!

New resources for CBCA Book Week!

25 Jul 2024
Watch our all-star event for Children’s Book Week!

Watch our all-star event for Children’s Book Week!

26 Jul 2023
2023 Children’s Book Week activities and resources are here!

2023 Children’s Book Week activities and resources are here!

12 Jul 2023
Online event: 2023 Children's Book Week: “More than costumes!”

Online event: 2023 Children's Book Week: “More than costumes!”

05 Jul 2023
Join the 2023 Children's Book Week Reading & Activity Challenge

Join the 2023 Children's Book Week Reading & Activity Challenge

04 Jul 2023
Children's Book of the Year Awards story releases 2023

Children's Book of the Year Awards story releases 2023

24 Apr 2023
CBCA Book Week activities & resources are here

CBCA Book Week activities & resources are here

28 Jul 2022
Connecting young readers at Brimbank Libraries

Connecting young readers at Brimbank Libraries

19 Jul 2022
CBCA Book Week promotional assets for your community

CBCA Book Week promotional assets for your community

06 Jul 2022
Discover CBCA Book Week 2022 stories

Discover CBCA Book Week 2022 stories

16 Jun 2022
Coming soon: CBCA Book Week 2022 activities

Coming soon: CBCA Book Week 2022 activities

16 Jun 2022
Message from the team at CBCA National Conference 2022

Message from the team at CBCA National Conference 2022

15 Jun 2022
CBCA Book Week activities and stories

CBCA Book Week activities and stories

23 Jul 2021
Activities for CBCA Book Week 2021 - Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds

Activities for CBCA Book Week 2021 - Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds

20 Jun 2021
Get excited for CBCA Book Week 2021!

Get excited for CBCA Book Week 2021!

26 May 2021
Meet Karys McEwen, school librarian & President of CBCA Victoria

Meet Karys McEwen, school librarian & President of CBCA Victoria

26 May 2021
Meet educator and CBCA Vic member, Christine Oughtred

Meet educator and CBCA Vic member, Christine Oughtred

25 May 2021
Story Box Library CBCA Book Week 2020 Activity Resources

Story Box Library CBCA Book Week 2020 Activity Resources

27 Aug 2020
Become a Book of the Year Shadow Judge for CBCA Book Week 2020!

Become a Book of the Year Shadow Judge for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
A Digital Escape Room for Curious Creatures with Wild Minds for CBCA Book Week 2020!

A Digital Escape Room for Curious Creatures with Wild Minds for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
A Curious Message to Solve for CBCA Book Week 2020!

A Curious Message to Solve for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
Write to a Story Box Library Curious Creature for CBCA Book Week 2020!

Write to a Story Box Library Curious Creature for CBCA Book Week 2020!

27 Aug 2020
Meet Boris

Meet Boris

24 Aug 2020
Meet Ernie

Meet Ernie

24 Aug 2020
Meet Edna

Meet Edna

24 Aug 2020
Meet Madge

Meet Madge

24 Aug 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
Curious and Wild CBCA Book Week Planning from Story Box Library

Curious and Wild CBCA Book Week Planning from Story Box Library

18 Jun 2020
Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

Activity Time to get kids excited about #BookWeek2019

19 Aug 2019
Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

Ssshhhh! Reading is My Secret Power

09 Aug 2019