National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event held since 2000 by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, by an Australian children's author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes and bookshops around Australia, as part of Australia's Library and Information Week. In 2018 over 1,062,230 participants at over 8,255 locations across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime.
History
editThe idea for a national simultaneous event followed a successful Statewide Storytime programme in Victoria in 2000.[1] From 2002 – 2007 NSS took place during National Literacy and Numeracy Week in September. In 2008 it returned to being celebrated on the Wednesday of Australia's Library and Information Week at the end of May.[2] In 2015 over 500,000 children at over 3,100 locations across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime.[3] In 2021 the NSS featured book Give Me Some Space! was read live to 1.98 million children across Australia and New Zealand, from the International Space Station by Shannon Walker, a NASA astronaut.[4][5]
Titles
editThis table lists the titles, authors and publishers of the selected picture book for each year of National Simultaneous Storytime.
| Year | Title | Author | Illustrator | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Edward the Emu[2] | Sheena Knowles | Rod Clement | HarperCollins | 9780064434997 |
| 2002 | Mrs Wilkinson's Chooks | Leone Peguero | Mike Spoor | Random House | 9780091829360[6] |
| 2003 | I don't want to go to school[7][8] | Christine Harris | Craig Smith | Random House | 9780091838812 |
| 2004 | Muddled-up Farm[9] | Mike Dumbleton | Jobi Murphy | Random House | 9780857989789 |
| 2005 | Wombat Stew | Marcia K Vaughan | Pamela Lofts | Scholastic Australia | 9780868962580[10] |
| 2006 | Good Night, Me | Andrew Daddo | Emma Quay | Hachette | 9780734415851[11] |
| 2007 | The Magic Hat | Mem Fox | Tricia Tusa | Scholastic Australia | 9780152057152[12] |
| 2008 | Arthur | Amanda Graham | Donna Gynell | Era Publications | 9780947212124[11] |
| 2009 | Pete the Sheep | Jackie French | Bruce Whatley | HarperCollins | 9780207199745[13] |
| 2010 | Little White Dogs Can't Jump | Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith | Bruce Whatley | HarperCollins | 9780207198830[14] |
| 2011 | Feathers for Phoebe | Rod Clement | Rod Clement | HarperCollins | 9780732289201[15] |
| 2012 | The Very Cranky Bear | Nick Bland | Nick Bland | Scholastic Australia | 9781741699920[16] |
| 2013 | The Wrong Book | Nick Bland | Nick Bland | Scholastic Australia | 9781741693416[17] |
| 2014 | Too Many Elephants in This House | Ursula Dubosarsky | Andrew Joyner | Penguin Books Australia | 9780670075461[18] |
| 2015 | The Brothers Quibble | Aaron Blabey | Aaron Blabey | Penguin Books Australia | 9780670076000[19] |
| 2016 | I Got This Hat | Kate and Jol Temple | Jon Foye | ABC Books | 9780733332302[20] |
| 2017 | The Cow Tripped Over the Moon | Tony Wilson | Laura Wood | Scholastic | 9781743623534[21] |
| 2018 | Hickory Dickory Dash | Tony Wilson | Laura Wood | Scholastic | 9781743623534[22] |
| 2019 | Alpacas with Maracas | Matt Cosgrove | Matt Cosgrove | Scholastic Australia | 9781743816349[23] |
| 2020 | Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas | Lucinda Gifford | Lucinda Gifford | Scholastic Australia | 9781760666507[24] |
| 2021 | Give Me Some Space! | Philip Bunting | Philip Bunting | Scholastic Australia | 9781338772753[25] |
| 2022 | Family Tree | Josh Pyke | Ronojoy Ghosh | Scholastic Australia | 9781761126307[26] |
| 2023 | The Speedy Sloth | Rebecca Young | Heath McKenzie | Scholastic Australia | 9781760974893[27] |
| 2024 | Bowerbird Blues | Aura Parker | Aura Parker | Scholastic Australia | 9781760269609[28] |
References
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- ^ a b "National Simultaneous Storytime | 50 years 50 stories". ourstorycoffslibrary.info. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime Wrap Up 2015". National Simultaneous Storytime. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime live from International Space Station". Mirage News. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Give me some space! | Philip Bunting | Author and Illustrator Philip Bunting". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Spooner, Graham (December 2002). "National simultaneous storytime". Health.aust. 3 (4): 9.
- ^ "I don't want to go to school but I wouldn't miss storytime for the world" (PDF). Austlii. 2003.
- ^ "Awards". Christine Harris. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Awards | Mike Dumbleton". mikedumbleton.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2005". archive.alia.org.au. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b "National Simultaneous Storytime". Incite. 27 (8): 18–19. 2006.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2007". Incite (8) (28 ed.). 2007.
- ^ "Pete the Sheep appears at Simultaneous Storytime – News – The Book Club – ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2010: Little White Dogs Can't Jump". Access. 24 (1): 9. 2010. ISSN 1030-0155.
- ^ "Library News". Bookseller + Publisher Magazine. 90 (7): 12. April 2011.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime | The Little Big Book Club". www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 22 May 2013". Connections. Education Services Australia. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (2014). "Once upon a storytime". Connections. Education Services Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Children's Book Review, The Brothers Quibble". The Book Chook. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ ""I Got This Hat" – National Simultaneous Storytime 2016 | Library". blogs.qut.edu.au. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2017 | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2018 | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2019 | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Public Libraries Connect". plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime - 2021". alia.org.au. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2022". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Event Display". alia.org.au. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime 2024". alia.org.au. Retrieved 21 May 2024.