Kids Resources
Clarence Regional Library provides a range of services to cater for infants, preschoolers and primary school aged children.
Book Lists
Looking for some reading suggestions? Check out our collated book lists for your next reading adventure. Discover popular book series, books about superheroes, secret agents, classic tales and more.
Book list suggestions
Children’s Book Council Awards
Each year since 1945 the CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators.
Your library has a copy of every shortlisted title which you can reserve to borrow by visiting our website, app or local library.
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eResources for kids
Britannica Online
The Award-Winning Resource for Children and Adults. Easy to use, and easy to find trusted information.
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Early World of Learning
A World Book product, this is an interactive learning tool for preschoolers and primary school students designed to teach critical skills like number, shape and colour recognition.
Includes educational games and videos; and exercises that teach vocabulary, phonemic awareness and comprehension skills. And it’s FUN!
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Story Box Library
Story Box Library is an educational website created for Australian children to view stories by Australian authors and illustrators, being read aloud by fantastic storytellers. Click on the link to go to Story Box Library, make sure Clarence Regional Library is selected and enter your library card number. Also, you can now download the Story Box Library app from Google Play or Apple Store onto your device.
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World Book Kids
World Book Kinds is a premier reference website developed especially for young students. It features an intuitive user interface, thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wealth of engaging games and activities.
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Ziptales
Ziptales aims to help kids improve their literacy and reading skills by making reading even more fun. This interactive site introduces kids to over 500 interactive stories, including Choose Your Own Adventures, those with voiceovers, animations and more.
There are three different literacy levels to choose from: Preschool (for ages 2-5), Developing(for ages 5-8) and Extending (for ages 8-12).
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