Year+of+Reading

=Every year should be the Year of Reading!= love2read the official website with events around the country and projects to join. There is a project for under 12s based on Alison Lester's Are we there yet?
 * Websites: **

love2readwiki - a bank of ideas and resources, check it out!

love2readblog - encourages everyone to read and tweet about it! has a great idea of reading a different type of book each month Check out suggestions in the library for some good authors to read each month!
 * **January** || **The Amazing Read** ||
 * **February** || **Laugh** ||
 * **March** || **Think** ||
 * **April** || **Feel** ||
 * **May** || **Escape** ||
 * **June** || **Dream** ||
 * **July** || **Discover** ||
 * **August** || **Question** ||
 * **September** || **Grow** ||
 * **October** || **Explore** ||
 * **November** || **Cry** ||
 * **December** || **Love2Read** ||

Kogarah Library Online ebooksOur local library has a collection of ebooks that are great for use on the IWB. Check out the link called **WINGS Online, Picture Books Online, Traditional Tales Online ** (in2Era) Not only are there books but activities as well - worth a look :-)
 * Websites with free ebooks to share on the IWB: **

wegivebooks a website that gives access to ebooks free online. When you've read an ebook, you can anonymously donate a printed book - but you don't pay for it, your reading is the payment - just click the give a book button!

Children's Storybooks Online

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K-2 sites: Clifford Interactive storybooks read, play and learn

BBC - CBeebies Stories stories from the BBC site

Old Picture books read some classics online, such as Peter Rabbit and The house that Jack Built!

Want to create your own ebooks...
Check out some of these websites: My Story Maker from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg. An easy to use story maker with existing scenes, characters and props to use. It also gets you to think about who main character is and what they are trying to do eg rescue, find.... The story stays "live" for a month and then is removed. You can save it in PDF format to print your own copy - how it cannot be "printed" like a real book as some of the others offer.

[|Story Jumper] Very easy to use and it can be printed if you want - for a cost of course! Use your own pictures or use the scenes and props provided - lots to choose from :-)

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 * Check out some of the good books to read on Mrs Blake's Library Wiki **
 * = * Great Reads K_2 ||
 * * Great Reads 3_4 ||
 * * Great Reads 5_6 ||

**For kids:** Kids Reads Check out the book reviews and have a go at the trivia quizzes - there are quizzes for lots of your favourites including Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps and Harry Potter! KidSpot - Book Reviews for younger readers Kids Spot - Best Children's books
 * Websites with book reviews: **

**For teachers and parents to get ideas of books to share with students:** Book - A - Day Almanac a great site that gives a different book recommendation each day. For Australia Day they recommended John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice.

Book ChookLots of books to check out along with ideas for reading, writing and creating.

Kids Book Review Lots of books have been reviewed