All guides: Children's and Young Adult Literature: Websites

Recommended websites

Australian websites:

Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
Established in 1945, the CBCA is a not for profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians and promotes reading, particularly of Australian literature. Presents annual awards in various categories for children's books by Australian authors.
Children's Laureate Foundation
The Australian Children's Laureate is appointed on a biennial basis, and their role is to promote the transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians.
Vic Premiers' Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge encourages children and students to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts. Book lists recommend age appropriate books for each school year level.
Melbourne - City of Literature: Explore Children's Literature
Discussion of Melbourne's connection to youth literature with links to relevant websites and organisations.
National Centre for Australian Children's Literature (NCACL)
A comprehensive collection of books and other resources about authors, illustrators, publishers and their creative works.
Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA)
Includes research-based publications, teaching resources and professional learning courses.
Reading Australia
Provides resources (developed by PETAA, ALEA, AATE and the NSW English Teachers' Association) on Australian texts to support Primary and Secondary teachers.
Readings Bookshop: Kids
Readings Bookshop lists new and popular books for children and young adults in Australia.
Teacher Magazine (ACER)
Reader-friendly articles contributed by teachers, school leaders, researchers, policymakers and others within the education community.

International websites:

Children's Book Council (CBC)
Nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading.
Children's Literature WebGuide (CLWG)
Includes teachers' resources, book reviews, and lists of authors/stories on the web.
Children's Picture Book Database (Miami University)
A collection of picture book abstracts searchable by topics, concepts, and skills for building content area reading across all academic subjects.
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Aims to promote international understanding through quality children's books.
Open Education Resources (OER Commons)
Educational materials from various disciplines. Tip: Search using the term 'literature', then refine your results.
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
A division of the American Library Association.

Book recommendation websites

Booktrust
Booktrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. Use 'Bookfinder' to find books by age group and theme, and find tips for reading with children.
Children’s Books Daily
A guide for parents and a resource for educators, curated by Megan Daley.
Choices Reading Lists
Book recommendations from the International Literacy Association.
The Guardian: Children's book roundup
A wrap-up of the month's best children's book releases.
NPR Books We Love
Yearly list of top books from National Public Radio (NPR). Select either "Kids' books" or "Young Adult" from the menu on the left-hand side.
Reading Zone
A UK-based site which provides book recommendations, extracts, new titles and author information.

Promoting reading

Read.gov (Library of Congress)
A project to promote reading from the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
A US-based children’s literacy non-profit organisation, RIF's goal is to help children achieve their full potential through literacy. Its "Literacy Central" page is useful for teachers.
Reading Rockets
A US-based public media literacy initiative. Focuses on teaching reading and offers strategies, lessons and activities to develop children's reading skills.

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First Nations:

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