Read to Me

Carers should shortly receive the September range of books available for children in care through the Read to Me Project.

Read to Meis a book gifting program from Raising Literacy Australia that supports children in care to improve their reading and language skills.

The project recognises the importance of access to quality age-appropriate books and encourages positive adult–child interactions to support healthy brain development.

All children in care six years and under should automatically receive free books as gifts, creating a library that they can keep and enjoy for many years to come.

Home reading packs of books and resources are sent every three months in March, June, September, and December. The books are specially selected based on each child’s age.

Each book pack contains a letter, book labels, a survey and reply-paid envelope.

Baby Reading Pack

  • Trucks Baby Board Book
  • Usborne Baby’s Black & White Books - Outdoors
  • Peekaboo Moon

1-Year Reading Pack

  • Guess Who? On the Move
  • Peekaboo Bear
  • Usborne Very First Words Library - Farm

2-Year Reading Pack

  • Dig Dig Digging (HB)
  • Usborne First Jigsaw Under the Sea
  • Little Angler (BB)

3-Year Reading Pack

  • The Baby Animal Book
  • Usborne First Jigsaw Animals
  • The Rainbow

4-Year Reading Pack

  • Bush Tracks
  • Head and Tails Insects – Book & Match-It Cards
  • Bear & Duck are Friends

5-Year Reading Pack

  • Bush
  • A Planet Full of Plastic
  • Backyard Buddies

6-Year Reading Pack

  • Backyard Footy
  • A Planet Full of Plastic
  • Almost a Fish

Raising Literacy Australia also has a YouTube Channel that shares book readings and activity videos.

A selection of book readings for September includes:

  • BABY - Usborne Baby’s Black & White Books - Outdoors read by Itsy Witsy Wonders
  • 2YR OLD - Dig Dig Digging by Author Margaret Mayo, illustrated by Ayliffe and read by Once Upon a time
  • 3YR OLD - The Baby Animal Book by Jennifer Cossins and read by Skye World
  • 4YR OLD - Bear and Duck Are Friends by Sue deGebbaro and read by Miss Muller
  • 5&6YR OLD’S - What are Clouds by Katie Daynes, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens and read by Read Aloud Stories for Kids

For more information contact your case worker or Janet Leske at janet.leske@raisingliteracy.org.au