The nation's kids settled in to have the same book read to them at the same time on Wednesday in a push to promote a love of books and libraries. Subscribe now for unlimited access . $ 0 / (min cost $ 0 ) Login or signup to continue reading Continue with Email Continue with Google Continue with Apple See subscription options National Simultaneous Storytime had special guests reading the picture book Bowerbird Blues by Australian author Aura Parker to children in libraries around the country at 12 noon on the dot on Wednesday.
In Canberra, there were a range of storytime readers including City Services Minister Tara Cheyne at the Belconnen library and Canberra environmental scientist Dr Kate Grarock, who appeared on the first series of Alone Australia , and who read to the kids at the Dickson library. Canberra scientist Dr Kate Grarock (right), who appeared on Alone Australia, reads Bowerbird Blues to the kids at the Dickson library. With her is Libraries ACT executive branch manager Peta Harding.
Pictures by Elesa Kurtz The picture book, about a bowerbird's search for all things blue, was already a favourite for Dr Grarock who reads it to her two-year-old daughter Juno. "I love anything about Australian native animals, and I'm always trying to teach my daughter about them," she said. The kids were loving the story.
The book soon sparked a conversation among the kids sitting on the carpet and pillows at the Dickson library, with the young ones talking about their encounters wi.
