Dear Friends of KOALA,

The 2020 shortlist has been announced and can be accessed on the website. The posters and shortlist stickers will arrive in the mail for members soon.

We at K.O.A.L.A., and Australians students everywhere, send congratulations to all the shortlisted authors, illustrators and publishers for 2020.

Thank you to all the schools and students who nominated this year, we had over 8000 in NSW!

How many of your school’s nominations made the shortlist?

This term is all about reading and getting to know the shortlisted titles and their creators. So, set up your displays and get class teachers involved.

To assist you, we have curated a range of resources that you can use in your libraries and classrooms to encourage reading of the titles. There are links to teachers’ notes, interviews, book trailers, reviews, author and illustrator websites, and so much more.

There are also Kahoot quizzes to test your knowledge of the picture book shortlist and other fun ideas for encouraging your students to read.

Members can access these in the new members only resources tab on the website https://www.koalansw.org.au/members-resources.

Did you know that 85% of the shortlisted titles are also Premier’s Reading Challenge books?

Want access to all we offer and more? Then become a member in time to vote on the shortlist.

Happy reading, investigating and kahooting!

The KOALA Team