Reading and Literacy

Your Kid’s Next Read, an Australian reading community, podcast, and newsletter dedicated to helping parents, carers, and educators find the best next books for children. The site features expert recommendations, discussions with authors, and literacy-focused insights to grow both readers and writers.

Students participate in the Tasmanian Premier’s Reading Challenge. The challenge is to read any ten fiction or non-fiction books in ten weeks. 

LoveOzYA is a volunteer-run Australian community celebrating Australian Young Adult (YA) literature. LoveOzYA supports readers, authors, teachers, librarians, and industry professionals with news, resources, reading lists and resources.

Hobart's very own The Hobart Bookshop has a variety of recommended lists for children, middle fiction, and YA readers.

Another Hobart local, Fullers Bookshop has a list of staff picks for children and teens. Featuring recently released titles as well as classic stories. 

Allen & Unwin is Australia’s largest publishing company. The website includes teacher resources, activities for children, reviews and much more. You can also search for appropriate children’s and young adult books by age group or by theme. 

The Reading Culture Podcast is where authors and children’s book creators share the inspiration behind their stories. Episodes feature interviews and discussions about books, reading culture, storytelling, and the creative process, with listening available on major platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Cereal Readers is a free online guide to children’s and young adult book series designed to help families, librarians, and educators find the perfect next read. Including summaries, reading orders, age levels, interests, and printable lists.

Children’s Books Daily is a curated website created by Megan Daley offering book recommendations, reviews and practical literacy resources for parents, teachers and librarians. It focuses on supporting children and young people to develop a lifelong love of reading through thoughtful book lists, guides and professional learning opportunities.

The Little Bookroom is a beloved, and oldest bookshop specialising in books for children in the world! Based in Melbourne, Victoria. The website has a range of reading lists and articles to engage readers of all ages.

This book recommendation collection on Readings showcases titles thoughtfully selected and reviewed by the Readings Teen Advisory Board. It offers a curated list of reads that Australian teens are enjoying now.

Penguin Books needs no introduction, the publishing house is responsible for bringing many stories to readers. The website has reading lists that can be viewed by age range, starting from 0 to 16 - 18.

The ILF works to provide access to books and literacy resources to remote Indigenous communities in Australia.