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The Wheeler Centre

Kate DiCamillo  /  Children’s books

‘Reading aloud binds us together in unanticipated ways. It brings us home,’ Kate DiCamillo has written, recalling memories of her mother reading stories to her as a child growing up in Florida.

Sally Rippin and Kate DiCamillo

DiCamillo has a deep understanding of reading as a means of connecting us – as the former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she has advocated for the importance of stories as a means by which children can see the world clearly. Her children’s stories and middle grade novels, from Flora and Ulysses to Because of Winn-Dixie, are treasured by readers of all ages for their careful, tender – and often magical – depictions of how it feels to grow up.

DiCamillo’s latest novel, Raymie Nightingale, follows in that tradition, and represents a form of homecoming for its author. Set in Florida in the golden patina of the ’70s, and centring on a ten-year-old protagonist grappling with abandonment by her father, the novel is, according to DiCamillo, ‘the absolutely true story of my heart’.

Listen to DiCamillo in conversation with Sally Rippin as they discuss the importance of reading and writing for everyone – and take lots of questions from readers young and old.

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Working with Pictures: Terry Denton  /  Children’s books

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Friday High Five: Vaccination Art and Advice from Murakami  /  Digital culture

By Jo Case

Literary Mystery Finally Solved - Almost…  /  Children’s books

By Alex Landragin

In 1984, American author Chris Van Allsburg published a book called The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. The highly unusual book consisted of a series of drawings with a title and a single line. The conceit that linked the drawings together - explained in a fictional editor’s note at the start of the book - is that each drawing was taken from a different…

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Look! A New Exhibition on Illustrated Books  /  Children’s books

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Photos: Julia Donaldson in Geelong  /  Children’s books

By Jon Tjhia

 
Portrait of Peter Combe

Peter Combe  /  Children’s books

He has been awarded 3 ARIAs for Best Children's Album, and was a presenter of Ticklepot on the ABC and BBC TV's Music Time.

He is currently experiencing a career resurgence, with young adults who grew up on Peter's music now bringing their kids to his concerts.

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Strawberry Milk Forever  /  Books, reading & writing

By Alex Landragin

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The Suburban Field Guide to Miscellaneous Oddities, 2015  /  Children’s books

By Jon Tjhia

 
Podcast episodeCover image for of Kate DiCamillo

The Wheeler Centre

Kate DiCamillo  /  Children’s books

Children’s Book Festival: the Recovery  /  Children’s books

By Alex Landragin

If you pass the State Library lawns today and they seem to have a slightly crumpled look, you’re not hallucinating. It’s estimated that about 9,000 kids, parents and grandparents attended the Children’s Book Festival yesterday in overcast but mostly dry conditions, crushing every single one of those blades of grass. The event was a roaring success and we wish to thank everyone involved: our…

Sleep Deprivation Pay-Off for US Author  /  Children’s books

By Alex Landragin

A kids' book with a twist is proving to be a pre-publishing phenomenon in the US. The book, Go the F— to Sleep, is actually an adult cry for help, presented in a tongue-in-cheek spirit as a kids' book. And it has its origins on Facebook. The New York Times reports author Adam Mansbach - writer of ambitious, and unmistakeably adult, literary novels…

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