Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor are the first Australian Children's Laureates, this was announced early in December 2011 as the first project for the National Year of Reading. For more information on the Australian Childrens Laureate visit the website here. And to follow the National Year of Reading visit their website here.
The Patron for the National Year of Reading is William McInnes and the list of Ambasadors reads like a 'who's who' of celebraties and politicians. The children's authors who are on this list include Hazel Edwards, Andy Griffiths, Jackie French, Shaun Tan, Alison Lester, Graeme Base and Felice Arena.
This is going to be an interesting year for books and readers, watch this space for more information on these two great initiatives.
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