Voting for the KOALA Awards
Voting Resources
Online Voting: Picture Book and Younger Readers OR All Categories
Offline Voting: Results spreadsheet
Posters for the 2024 category shortlists
R.E.A.L. Awards shortlist poster (will be mailed to members)
Voting closes at the end of Term 3 (NSW)
Ideas for encouraging students to read the shortlisted books
Story Hooks and Sizzling Starts - In pairs, students identify the strategies the authors have used. Rank the first lines in order of most enticed to read. Share and explain personal choices. Students try to match first lines with books. Share each matching book.
View and engage with publishers' book trailers and teaching resources (members only)
Visit Shortlisted Author and Illustrator websites
Create displays for the shortlisted books
Attach KOALA Shortlisted Book Sticker to book covers for easy identification (sticker pack free with membership)
Cross reference with Premier's Reading Challenge books
Book talks and tastings