On Wednesday May 24th at 11.00am over 500,000 Australian children all across the country, including the Wyvern boys from Kindy to Year 2, will participate in National Simultaneous Storytime. In libraries, classrooms, preschools and bookstores children will read the same book, The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, at the same time. In its 17th year, this initiative of the Australian Library and Information Association is part of its annually held Library and Information Week.  

The aim of National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is to promote literacy amongst children and expose them to the magic and excitement of reading. It addresses key learning areas in the Australian Curriculum such as: interpreting, analysing and evaluating texts, and placing texts in context. It also provides a way for families and communities to get involved in children’s literacy by sharing in their reading experience and introducing age appropriate themes for discussion.

For more information, please click here.

Mrs Joanne Barnes
Librarian