Australian authors and personalities read some of our favourite picture books.
To celebrate CBCA Book Week, we are sharing these incredible read-aloud videos. Will you join us for a story?
Andrew Daddo reads Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Jamila Rizvi reads Bluey: Bob Bilby
Hamish Blake reads No One Likes a Fart by Zoë Foster Blake and Adam Nickel
Teresa Palmer reads Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn by Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton
Kathy Lette reads Where's Spot? by Eric Hill
Paul Kennedy reads I Love You Dad With The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Julia Gillard reads Bluey: The Beach
Fiona McIntosh reads There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards and Deborah Niland
Zoë Foster Blake reads her latest book, Back to Sleep with illustrations by Mike Jacobsen
Frank Woodley reads We Love You, Magoo by Briony Stewart
Turia Pitt reads Ten Sleepy Sheep by Renee Treml
John Williamson and illustrator Simon McLean read their book, Old Man Emu
Sam Thaiday reads Bluey: My Dad is Awesome
Monica McInerney reads Kissed by the Moon by Alison Lester
Paul Kelly reads Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
Josh Pyke reads his book, Lights Out, Leonard
Greg Fleet reads Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham
Richard Harris reads Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Judy Nunn reads It's Not Scribble to Me by Kate Richie and Jedda Robaard
John Wood reads Bluey: The Creek
Nicole Alexander reads Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
Morris Gleitzman reads Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Kate Ritchie reads her book, I Just Couldn't Wait to Meet You
Tristan Bancks reads Finding François by Gus Gordon
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<h2>NATIONAL BESTSELLER</h2>
<h2>WINNER OF THE 2018 ABIA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR</h2>
<h3>A sweet, funny story about accepting yourself and finding a friend who loves you just the way you are. Mostly, though, it's about a fart. And fart jokes. Loooots of fart jokes.<h3>
A special 40th anniversary edition of the very first lift-the-flap book featuring lovable Spot and his family.
This beautiful little gift book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the perfect way to say 'I love you, Dad!'
A warm and funny bedtime story where it’s the parents who won’t go to sleep.
The perfect follow-up picture book to No One Likes a Fart by the inimitable Zoë Foster Blake.
Magoo has his own ideas about what a dog should do – in the kitchen, in the car, at dinnertime and bedtime! But there are so many rules! So many things a dog can't do.
But wait! Magoo, THIS is for you...
Silly dogoo, we do love you!
A perfect read-aloud picture book that captures Magoo's energy and emotion in every line.
<h3>A perfect bedtime book for small children, introducing the concept of counting down from ten.</h3>
A new picture book adaptation of John Williamson's first and now legendary hit song, 'Old Man Emu’, to celebrate John’s 50th year of performing and the song’s 50th anniversary in 2020.
Eric Carle's classic and much loved picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
A warm and hilarious story about a cheeky little bear who's bursting with creativity.
Twinkle the unicorn has a knack for finding adventure... but will she get to bed on time?
Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!
From Australia's favourite picture-book creator Alison Lester comes a timeless book to share and to treasure.
The perfect recipe for children's picture book classic - a mischievous mutt and bathtime.
THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR – EARLY CHILDHOOD
Mem Fox and Judy Horacek take you on a wildly wonderful adventure in their rollicking search for the green sheep in this Australian classic.
<h3>As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes . . .
A delightful Australian classic that will have children begging to hear it again and again.</h3>
Join Hairy Maclary and his friends on their first ever adventure in this foiled 40th anniversary paperback edition of the beloved rhyming classic
<h3>Much-loved actor and radio host Kate Ritchie's first book is a beautiful tribute to the joy and anticipation of expecting a child.</h3>
A heartwarming story from award-winning author and illustrator Gus Gordon about hope, possibility and finding a friend.
A cheeky story about night-time fears from award-winning Australian singer and songwriter Josh Pyke.
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