Over the last decade, several well known Australian authors and children's literature experts have published books that deal with the importance of reading and children. The CBCA recommends these books, and urges you to read these or books like them. They will be available from most public libraries.

Mem Fox, Reading Magic: How can your child learn to read before starting school - and other read aloud miracles (2005, new edition), Pan, Sydney.

Paul Jennings, The Reading Bug... And how you can help your child catch it, (2003) Viking Publications, Camberwell, Victoria.

Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, Right book, right time: 500 great books for teenagers (2007) Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.

There are also a number of websites that can help you with questions you may have about your children's reading.

Jim Trelease is well known for his Read Aloud Handbook from the US

The National Literacy Trust is a UK charity which supports everything to do with literacy

Reading Rockets is a US site with lots of techniques and strategies for helping kids with reading