The Wheeler Centre

Briggs: Our Home, Our Heartbeat / First Nations

With Adam Briggs and Marlee Silva

6 Apr 2020

Reading for Kids / Children’s books

What is the significance of reading and storytime for kids?

7 Apr 2020

Wheeler Kids

Take Heart, Take Action / Children’s books

With Beci Orpin

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Beci Orpin's new book for kids, Take Heart, Take Action, is filled with bold and…

7 Apr 2020

Wheeler Kids

Take Heart, Take Action / Children’s books

With Beci Orpin

This event has been cancelled as part of our preventative measures to stem the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. If you have tickets for this event, we’ll be in touch with you directly via email.

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Beci Orpin's new book for kids, Take Heart, Take Action, is filled with bold and beautiful…

2 Apr 2020

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Wheeler Kids

How to Make a Movie in 12 Days / Children’s books

With Fiona Hardy

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Orson Welles did it with Citizen Kane. Jordan Peele did it with Get Out. Greta…

Anything and everything in Children’s books from across our archives.

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29 Aug 2015

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Andy Griffiths: Alice Springs / Children’s books

With Andy Griffiths

1 Oct 2015

From 'This & That', by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

Midday Shot

Mem Fox and Judy Horacek / Books, reading & writing

With Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

24 Sep 2014

Promo image for Alison Lester's book-making workshop

Wheeler Kids

Alison Lester’s book-making workshop / Children’s books

With Alison Lester

Event series

Wheeler Kids / Children’s books

Podcast episode

Cover image for of The Book of Dust: Philip Pullman in Conversation

The Wheeler Centre

The Book of Dust: Philip Pullman in Conversation / Fantasy

5 Jul 2019

Promo image for Our Little Inventor: Illustration Workshop in Warrnambool

Wheeler Kids

Our Little Inventor: Illustration Workshop in Warrnambool / Children’s books

With Sher Rill Ng

27 Jun 2014

John Marsden / Books, reading & writing

With John Marsden

20 May 2012

Promo image for Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Fiction for Young Readers

Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Children’s books

With Jeff Kinney

2 Nov 2011

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…

Promo image for Hats Off: Jon Klassen Storytelling Workshop

Hats Off: Jon Klassen Storytelling Workshop / Books, reading & writing

With Jon Klassen and Bernard Caleo

Podcast episode

The Wheeler Centre

Kate DiCamillo / Children’s books

12 Jul 2017

Promo image for Alan Brough with Charlie and the Karaoke Cockroaches: Ballarat

Wheeler Kids

Alan Brough with Charlie and the Karaoke Cockroaches: Ballarat / Children’s books

With Alan Brough

2 Sep 2011

Strawberry Milk Forever / Books, reading & writing

By Alex Landragin

26 Mar 2014

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Nicki Greenberg: Children’s Book Festival 2014 artist in residence / Children’s books

Guest post by Nicki Greenberg

20 Jul 2010