Children’s stories

This category includes children’s stories. Inclusion in this list is not necessarily a recommendation or endorsement. Some children’s stories may not be included in this list so be sure to check YA and general categories as well.

• “Diversity in YA” with Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell August 20, 2015
• “KidLit panel”: Nat Amoore, Andrew Levins, Adrian Beck June 1, 2020
• A Class Full of Lizards by Alison Hart April 29, 2021
• A guided tour of the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature January 11, 2017
• A Wizard in My Shed by Simon Farnaby, illustrated by Claire Powell October 30, 2020
• Adventure Time season 1 July 19, 2012
• Arrietty: the movie July 14, 2012
• Art Collection in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 27, 2017
• Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer January 21, 2011
• Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer Review by Nalini Haynes September 14, 2012
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer July 27, 2020
• Artemis Fowl: Guide to the world of fairies by Andrew Donkin with art by Gonzalo Kenny July 27, 2020
• Beast Within by Serena Valentio February 10, 2020
• Beauty and the Beast (1991) September 20, 2014
• Ben 10 Ultimate Alien January 21, 2011
• Blood of the Zombies by Ian Livingstone October 11, 2012
• Body Book by Nosy Crow, illustrated by Hannah Alice June 6, 2020
• Book of Days by K A Barker October 14, 2014
• Bridget Hodder: The things we share unite us and our differences should excite us March 7, 2022
• C J Daugherty: Keeping up the pace in Night School January 1, 2012
• Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis November 16, 2015
• CBCA Celebrate Story Creators (Children’s and YA literature) June 10, 2016
• Cicada by Shaun Tan April 10, 2019
• Closed: 5 Paddington gift packs to give away to Australian Residents December 3, 2014
• Cloud Road by Isobelle Carmody May 6, 2013
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs April 29, 2014
• Coco: Big City Kitty by Laura Bunting, illustrated by Nicky Johnston May 20, 2020
• Code Name Bananas by David Walliams December 6, 2020
• Conjuror by John and Carole E Barrowman June 11, 2016
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman November 11, 2012
• Countdown to Danger: Bullet Train Disaster by Jack Heath June 17, 2016
• Creative process in developing picture books March 6, 2017
• Creative process in developing picture books part 2 March 13, 2017
• Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr March 2, 2021
• Cyclone by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley April 24, 2019
• Danger Mouse (2015) March 1, 2017
• Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion June 21, 2017
• Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly November 2, 2014
• Deep by Tom Taylor, art by James Brouwer September 23, 2011
• Demelza and the Spectre Detectors by Holly Rivers July 15, 2020
• Derek Dool Supercool: Bust A Move March 3, 2020
• Desperate Dwarf by Ian Irvine July 23, 2011
• Despicable Me 1 & 2 September 27, 2013
• Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E Lockhart December 30, 2015
• DK Help Your Kids With Maths – An Australian Step-by-Step Guide May 11, 2020
• Dragon and Her Boy by Penny Chrimes February 24, 2021
• Dragon Shield by Charlie Fletcher May 4, 2015
• Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr August 31, 2016
• Dreaming Tree by Jo Oliver March 26, 2016
• E-Boy 2: Robofight by Anh Do January 1, 2021
• Echidna Jim Went for a Swim by Phil Cummings and Laura Wood May 8, 2019
• Eddy Popcorn’s Guide To Parent Training by Dee White June 4, 2020
• Edie’s Experiments by Charlotte Barkla July 27, 2020
• Eoin Colfer May 16, 2012
• Evie and Pog: Party Perfect by Tania McCartney June 10, 2020
• Extraordinaires by Michael Pryor January 9, 2012
• Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde May 16, 2014
• Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: Peril at Lake Lizard by Laura James May 18, 2020
• Face your fears and the truth will set you free: podcast July 31, 2023
• Faraway Truth by Janae Marks June 3, 2020
• Fartboy: Ready, Aim, Fart By Adam Wallace May 14, 2020
• Fire Star by A L Tait September 3, 2020
• Fortunately the milk written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell November 19, 2013
• Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer September 30, 2019
• Frankie by Shivaun Plozza April 18, 2016
• FREE EVENT: Children’s Book Festival, Melbourne 24 March March 22, 2013
• From Time To Time (2009) July 31, 2019
• Frozen 2: Forest of Shadows by Kamilla Benko February 12, 2020
• Funny Kid Belly Flop (Funny Kid #8) by Matt Stanton September 26, 2020
• Future Friend by David Baddiel December 21, 2020
• Gender-swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett February 9, 2021
• Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright by Chris Riddell September 14, 2015
• Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky April 21, 2015
• Gracie and Josh launch March 17, 2013
• Graveyard Book: graphic novel volume 1 August 13, 2014
• Great Realisation by Tomos Roberts September 29, 2020
• Hansel & Gretel by Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti November 19, 2014
• Harriet the Spy: The Blog Wars April 22, 2011
• Hell’s Bells by John Connolly July 23, 2011
• Hodgepodge: How To Make A Pet Monster by Lili Wilkinson June 29, 2020
• Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend September 22, 2020
• Home (2015) April 29, 2015
• Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart May 12, 2015
• How To Make A Pet Monster: Hodgepodge by Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Dustin Spence November 24, 2020
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 in 3D June 10, 2014
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell – the novel June 13, 2014
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) PG December 12, 2016
• I’m Ready Puffin Picture Book Series Illustrated by Jedda Robaard May 7, 2020
• Ice Dragon by George R R Martin, illustrated by Luis Royo January 17, 2015
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly September 24, 2020
• Impossible Quest: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth August 10, 2014
• Incy Wincy Spider Illustrated by Karen Erasmus May 20, 2014
• Inheritance by Christopher Paolini March 9, 2012
• Instructions by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess December 17, 2013
• Introducing the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature January 3, 2017
• Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare October 16, 2014
• Items received in the week ending 15 February 2013 February 19, 2013
• Items received: Edgar poses, Smokey whines. July 23, 2013
• Jamie Reign: The Last Spirit Warrior by P J Tierney August 5, 2013
• Kiki’s Delivery Service July 24, 2013
• Kimberly Kenna on communities for kids January 16, 2023
• Last Elephant by Justin D’Ath February 26, 2013
• League of Llamas by Allesah Darlison June 22, 2020
• Legend of the Guardians January 22, 2011
• Lego City: Police on Alert! March 22, 2012
• Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver November 24, 2011
• Lily and the fairy house by Jane Tanner May 9, 2012
• Little Mermaid (1989) August 19, 2014
• Loki’s Wolves by K L Armstrong and M A Marr March 4, 2014
• Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon June 24, 2020
• Lost Thing Collector’s Edition January 21, 2011
• Making a baby: an inclusive guide to how every family begins by Rachel Greener and Clare Owen June 1, 2020
• Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar by Clara Vulliamy August 26, 2020
• Marvels by Brian Selznick December 7, 2015
• Mindcull by K H Canobi May 22, 2019
• Minions (2015) July 15, 2015
• Mirror Mirror: A Disney Twisted Tale February 24, 2020
• Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016) October 31, 2016
• Missing, Presumed Evil by Garth Nix and Sean Williams April 30, 2014
• Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell by Emily Rodda May 22, 2020
• Mystery of the Golden Card by Garth Nix and Sean Williams: a review May 4, 2013
• Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan May 13, 2020
• National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature book collection March 27, 2017
• Nelson: Pumpkins and Aliens by Andrew Levins March 13, 2020
• Nit Boy by Tristan Bancks and Heath McKenzie July 1, 2020
• Ocean Atlas by Tom Jackson with illustrations by Ana Djordjevic July 27, 2020
• Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman December 10, 2013
• Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell September 21, 2016
• Odds by Matt Stanton October 4, 2020
• Out by Angela May George and Owen Swan March 18, 2020
• P J Tierney August 30, 2013
• Paddington (2014) December 2, 2014
• Parlour Games For Modern Families by Myfanwy Jones and Spiri Tsintziras April 8, 2020
• Pests by Emer Stamp May 20, 2020
• Pink! By Margaret Wild and Judith Rossell July 15, 2020
• Pirates: Band of Misfits (2012 movie) February 4, 2014
• Pocahontas (1995) August 16, 2014
• Pocket Dogs and the Lost Kitten by Margaret Wild and Stephen Michael King April 17, 2019
• Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour by Beck and Robin Feiner September 4, 2020
• Poo and other words that make me laugh by Felice Arena and illustrated by Tom Jellett January 29, 2021
• Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan May 9, 2013
• Promise by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-Williams October 18, 2023
• Publishers’ Archives in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 13, 2017
• Rare Books in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 6, 2017
• Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier – book launch July 10, 2014
• Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody January 21, 2014
• References, Journals, Magazines and Catalogues March 20, 2017
• Research material in the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature February 20, 2017
• Rise of the Mythix: Flight of the Griffin by Anh Do February 3, 2021
• Robot Overlords by Mark Stay (novel) March 11, 2015
• Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly March 16, 2015
• Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan April 18, 2014
• Santa and the Sugar Glider by Alexa Moses and Anil Tortop September 24, 2020
• Santa Claws has been busy December 20, 2012
• Schoolmaster’s Daughter by Jackie French June 18, 2020
• Secret Ministry of Frost by Nick Lake January 18, 2017
• Sesame Street Iron Monster and Sesame Heroes April 22, 2011
• Sesame Street presents Hungry Games: Catching Fur November 30, 2013
• Shadow By Lucy Christopher, illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova December 26, 2019
• Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing (animated short) October 21, 2010
• Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi November 24, 2011
• Singing Ape by Justin D’Ath March 4, 2013
• Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, art by Chris Riddell October 28, 2014
• Sleeping Beauty (1959) August 12, 2014
• Smokey discovers BatCat: items received May 6, 2013
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) September 8, 2014
• Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde January 9, 2012
• Space Alien at Planet Dad by Lucinda Gifford May 1, 2019
• Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale by Dominique Valente July 27, 2020
• Super Sporty Girls: be inspired and celebrate Australia’s amazing sportswomen May 22, 2020
• The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza October 9, 2020
• The Cat Returns (bluray) June 30, 2014
• The Forest of Moon and Sword by Amy Raphael December 30, 2020
• The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon July 2, 2017
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) October 2, 2014
• The Year The Maps Changed by Danielle Binks May 20, 2020
• Thea Stilton and the Treasure Seekers #2: The Compass Of The Stars June 22, 2020
• Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan March 22, 2012
• Tindims of Rubbish Island by Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry September 21, 2020
• Toad Delight by Morris Gleitzman July 11, 2016
• Trouble at Home by Cate Whittle, illustrated by Kim Gamble December 18, 2019
• Troubletwisters The Monster by Garth Nix and Sean Williams July 15, 2012
• Valdur the Viking and the Ghostly Goths by Craig Cormick October 3, 2016
• Venture Bros season 4 April 22, 2011
• Very Thirsty Vampire by Michael Teitelbaum & art by Jon Apple October 25, 2014
• W.A.R.P. The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer April 24, 2013
• Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne July 30, 2021
• WeirDo #15: Planet Weird! by Anh Do August 24, 2020
• Wendy Orr June 30, 2016
• Wendy Orr’s Honey and the Valley of the Horses launch August 14, 2023
• What do you call your grandma? by Ashleigh Barton and Marina Heiduczek March 13, 2021
• What Do You Call Your Grandpa by Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek July 15, 2020
• What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers October 1, 2020
• What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta August 4, 2020
• What Zola did on Wednesday by Melina Marchetta September 20, 2020
• Where Theres a Wolf, There’s a Way (Monster High) by Lisi Harrison April 9, 2012
• Wickedpedia by Chris Van Etten April 28, 2015
• Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang November 11, 2013
• Wisp: A Story of Hope by Zana Fraillon and Grahame Baker-Smith April 9, 2019
• Wolf Girl 4: The Traitor by Anh Doh November 25, 2020
• Wolf’s Curse by Jessica Vitalis September 20, 2021
• Wombles by Elisabeth Beresford January 28, 2014
• Women Artists A to Z by Melanie LaBarge, illustrated by Caroline Corrigan February 19, 2020
• Wonder Woman: WW84 by Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns August 10, 2020
• World Between Blinks by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin March 15, 2021
• World of Poo by Terry Pratchett January 14, 2014
• World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams August 27, 2020
• Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend September 21, 2020
• Zana Fraillon July 25, 2016

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