National Simultaneous Storytime

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Hume libraries take part in National Simultaneous Storytime | Northern (Northern | Star Weekly)

Kiara, 2, joined Craigieburn Library children's services technician Josie Mitzi for National Simultaneous Storytime (Helena Abdou). Hume ...

To end the day, Ms Mitzi blasted the bubble machine where the kids ran rampant trying to catch and burst them. The morning continued with arts and crafts, where they were able to create their own family trees. The kids were then treated to some seed planting outdoors where they got to get their hands dirty and learn about plants.

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Josh Pyke reads to Canberra kids for National Simultaneous Storytime (Canberra Weekly)

Australian singer-songwriter and author Josh Pyke's children's book 'Family Tree' was selected for this year's National Simultaneous Storytime, ...

Pyke: “To have our book selected for National Simultaneous Storytime… it’s the greatest gift of all to be honest. Ghosh: “I mean, we are doing this to be in front of kids so when we got this opportunity, I was like this is the best day of my life. I love performing for kids because they’re just so up for anything; they’re so up for interaction, they’re not self-conscious yet, so they’re up for engaging in the performance. So for me, it’s all about that.” So, that’s kind of what the book is about but in a less heavy-handed kind of way.” Ghosh: “For me, it’s about just showing kids different emotions – happiness, sadness – so they can start experiencing them, and seeing them, and letting them know that it’s okay.

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Sharing a story time | Melton & Moorabool (Star Weekly)

Melton council held an event to celebrate the day, with many local families attending to enjoy some reading fun. The event is held annually by the Australian ...

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UOW Early Start hosts National Simultaneous Storytime event (The Sector)

Children and families in the Wollongong area of New South Wales will visit the Early Start Discovery Space this morning for a live reading of Josh Pyke's ...

“During the event, we will be reading a great piece of Australian children’s literature, and then we’ll take some time to play with key ideas in the story. Children and their families have been invited into the UOW Children’s Technology Play Space for a traditional read-along of the book. “National Simultaneous Storytime is a great opportunity for connection.

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Parkes reads along with National Simultaneous Storytime (Parkes Champion-Post)

Each year an Australian picture book is read at the same time all over the country and this year the team at Parkes Library brought Family Tree, written by Josh ...

Some 70 children, plus their parents and carers gathered at Parkes Library for the annual event. Not only were they treated to the story, but followed up with ice cream and donuts from Packed Cones - what a treat! Little locals joined an anticipated two million-plus people across the nation for National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday. Each year an Australian picture book is read at the same time all over the country and this year the team at Parkes Library brought Family Tree, written by Josh Pyke and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh, to life for their young audience.

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National Simultaneous Storytime takes place in Launceston (Tasmania Examiner)

Thousands of grandparents, kids, aunts, uncles, parents, and caregivers all synced up this week to undertake the same activity, at the same time for a ...

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National Simultaneous Storytime 2022 | Brimbank & North West (Brimbank & North West | Star Weekly)

More than a million parents and children across the country, including those at the Keilor Library, took part in this year's National Simultaneous Storytime ...

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Point Cook library participates in Simultaneous Storytime | Wyndham (Wyndham Star Weekly)

As Point Cook children's librarian Monica Kennedy read from the pages of picture story book 'Family Tree' by Josh Pyke to children attending the story time ...

“A lot of these kids we’ve seen from babies as well, one girls came to ‘baby time’ with her baby sister and I was like ‘oh wow, you used to come to baby time’,” she said. Ms Kenney said the children “absolutely love” story time and she enjoys developing a relationship with the families that attend. “It’s been shown that by sharing books daily with children that they have at least a six month headstart when they begin their schooling journey,” she said.

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