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You are the expert in your child’s wellbeing. But there are other experts who can help too.

In this section, we introduce you to real people with great advice for parents and carers.

We talk to children’s authors, teachers, librarians and more to discover how reading together helps children…and helps parents too.

Follow their tips to become your own expert in using picture books to bring calm and connection into your family life.

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When your child can read alone, should...

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Christine Peters loves libraries and she loves...

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Melbourne-based author Louise Fedele has loved reading and...

Davina Bell creates children’s books that feel like...