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Modern children's classics of 2021

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Modern children's classics of 2021

These titles were all voted by Australian readers into the Better Reading Top 50 of 2021.

Read aloud videos

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle | Read aloud by Zoë Foster Blake

Australia's sweetheart Zoë Foster Blake reads the timeless picture book, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle.

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Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek | Read Aloud by Richard Harris

Richard Harris, author of AGAINST ALL ODDS, reads Australian-favourite children's book WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP? by Mem Fox with illustrations by Judy Horacek.

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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd | Read Aloud by Morris Gleitzman

Famous picture book HAIRY MACLARY FROM DONALDSON'S DAIRY by New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd, read aloud by Morris Gleitzman, author of ONCE, BOY OVERBOARD and TOAD RAGE.

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox & Helen Oxenbury | Read Aloud by Nicole Alexander

Nicole Alexander, author of THE CEDAR TREE, reads TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES by Mem Fox with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury.

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Kissed by the Moon by Alison Lester | Read Aloud by Monica McInerny

Classic picture book KISSED BY THE MOON read aloud by author of THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME, Monica McInerney.