Join thousands of children, at hundreds of locations across Australia, to hear The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland on Wednesday 23 May at 11.00am. It's a cold an rainy day and four little friends find a perfect place to play. But it's already inhabited by a very cranky bear. How can they cheer the bear up so he will let them in his cave? . . . more »

Join thousands of parents and children across Australia to hear the book Feathers for Phoebe being read, as part of National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at 11:00am. Special guest readers will read the book to children at six Yarra Plenty Regional Library branches. Children will also be able to meet a feathery friend at Diamond Valley Library and make the librarian into . . . more »