#NSS2024 https://t.co/XaXi597qHM
When: Wednesday May 22@ 11 a.m.
National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australia 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 24th 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 book
I am a collector. Always looking, finding … and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant BLUE! But something is missing. What could it be? This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for BLUE! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, that unfolds as the bowerbird’s search sends him soaring across the sea, sky and city. He swoops and snatches vibrant treasures for his collection, and soon his bower—a mix of natural and unnatural objects—attracts something greater and more fulfilling than he could ever have imagined.
About the author/illustrator
Aura Parker
Illustrator / Designer / Picture book creator /Author / Sydney based creativeAs an illustrator, designer and writer, Aura Parker creates bodies of work, including textile designs, prints and picture books. She is passionate about art, design, children’s literature and the environment. Aura lives in Sydney with her family and has three children, who she tries to read and draw with as much as she can. Over time she has kept an abundance of pets including a cheeky Border Collie called Mojo who keeps her company in the studio.