Australian Reading Challenge 2022 - hosted by curatoriallyyours

Revisit an Australian picture book, junior fiction book or novel you remember reading at school.
Nostalgia!
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Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

Playing Beatie Bow

Ruth Park

248 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Mundarda by Belinda Brooker

Mundarda

Belinda Brooker

19 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction
Diary of a Wombat by Bruce Whatley, Jackie French

Diary of a Wombat

Wombat

Bruce Whatley, Jackie French

32 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous slow-paced
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan

The Red Tree

Shaun Tan

32 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction childrens emotional sad slow-paced
Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein

Hating Alison Ashley

Robin Klein

198 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction childrens young adult lighthearted slow-paced
The Arrival by Shaun Tan

The Arrival

Shaun Tan

128 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Possum Magic 35th Anniversary Edition by Mem Fox

Possum Magic 35th Anniversary Edition

Mem Fox

32 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction childrens lighthearted fast-paced
The Muddle-Headed Wombat by Ruth Park, Noela Young

The Muddle-Headed Wombat

Muddle-Headed Wombat #1-4 omnibus

Ruth Park, Noela Young

261 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C. Pedley

Dot and the Kangaroo

Ethel C. Pedley

116 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous medium-paced
Storm Boy by Colin Thiele

Storm Boy

Colin Thiele

60 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction childrens classics reflective slow-paced