Strong local partners & community partnerships are a key success from #First5Forever but need to be continually nutured #slqFutureLibraries
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Our First Nations communities featured in #First5Forever Branding great inclusion achieved by working with First Nations community & businesses #slqFutureLibraries
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24 Oct 2022
This week is Children’s Week - a time to recognise the Rights of children and profile the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This blog discusses how public libraries support the rights of children. @slqld #First5Forever
slq.qld.gov.au/blog/children…
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26 Apr 2022
Ideal for parents of bilingual children aged 0-5 years, this #First5Forever parent information session will help you to support your child’s early bilingual language development at home.
Secure your place now: bit.ly/3uErjW4
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8 Jan 2022
We co-created “Ace From Outer Space” w/ Logan City Council Libraries & perform him exclusively @ events in Logan organised by their #First5Forever team. Ace is back this year w/ more shows & appearances! BIG thanks to puppet builder Michael at The Puppet Creation Lab, Melbourne.
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2 Oct 2021
October is Down syndrome awareness month and today Elijah and Crumpet filmed at #logannorthlibrary for our first #logancitycouncillibraries and #first5forever collab.
Thanks, Marnie and Amanda for your help and acting! Filmmaker big brother Tom is busy editing - can’t wait! 😀🐵
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Stories for Little Queenslanders  paperbarkwords.blog/2021/09/… via @wordpressdotcom #First5Forever @slqld #StoriesforLittleQueenslanders @KatApel #JanetTurner #UpandDownonaRainyDay @UQPbooks #AustralianBookDesignAwards #AustSpeechTherapyAwards @meganmcgraths @SecretCats
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12 Jul 2021
Gold Coast Titan's Co-captain, Jamal Fogarty is a First5Forever Community Literacy Champion. He shares tips on the importance of talking, singing, playing & reading. He introduces the Yugambeh language picture book "Jarjum Gurema". #literacy facebook.com/100064623794550…
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12 Jun 2021
Here's some of the creators and their books in @slqld First5Forever early literacy program aimed at parents & their kids. More details re books here - we have them at the @NatCentAusChLit & they are a JOY! plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/blo…
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12 Jun 2021
Check out @slqld dozen picture books in their First5Forever collection of books provided throughout their public library system - beautifully produced, designed to devour and by creators connected to QLD. A great initiative - congrats!
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6 Apr 2021
Thrilled to see 2 @slqld Stories for Little Queenslanders titles shortlisted in @theABDA Best Designed Children’s Illustrated Book. Congrats to Sophie Beer & Brent Wilson #First5Forever
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16 Mar 2021
Look what I won @BookLinksQLDInc #RomancingTheStars
An exquisite study of the #GreatBarrierReef @KellieJByrnes
#RachelTrbout
The book is part of @statelibraryqld #first5forever promoting #earlyliteracy #PictureBook #LoveOzPictureBooks #greatbarrierreef #marinelife #readingmatters
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23 Feb 2021
Welcome to Twitter, @brentdraws!
Yay - two of the #First5Forever #StoriesforLittleQueenslanders books on this awesome list!
Congrats and thanks: Brent, Sophie, Jo, Megan, Jackie & SLQ. 📚💖
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18 Feb 2021
Illustrator of Koalas Like To… , Brent Wilson has paired another extremely awesome review of the book (thank you Mia Macrossan and Storylinks!) with one of his extremely awesome illustrations! 👏❤️🐨🌿
#koalas #first5forever #bookreview #picturebook #WritingCommunity
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12 Feb 2021
Illustrator of Koalas Like To…, the extremely awesome Brent Wilson, took this also extremely awesome Google Books review and paired it with one of his cute pics from the book. 👏🐨♥️
#BookReview #koalas #first5forever #picturebook #WritingCommunity #statelibraryQLD
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19 Jan 2021
But never spotty underpants. No way! They would never be seen in those!
@slqld
#koalas #underpants #first5forever #gumleaves #singanddance #aussieanimals #ozkidlit #aussieauthors #picturebook #childrensbooks
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12 Jan 2021
❤️Thank you @TheCBCA for reviewing KOALAS LIKE TO... 🐨
Koalas Like To sleep in trees
Koalas Like To eat gum leaves
Koalas Like To read this book review
(and the author is super appreciative too!)
@slqld #bookreview #koalas #picturebook #cbcareview #first5forever #ozkidlit
Koalas Like To..., #cbcareview is.gd/PsKrtP
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11 Jan 2021
❤️Thank you #StoryLinks for reviewing KOALAS LIKE TO... 🐨
Koalas Like To sleep in trees
Koalas Like To eat gum leaves
Koalas Like To read this book review
(and the author is super appreciative too!)
@slqld #first5forever #koalas #picturebook
storylinks.booklinks.org.au/…
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26 Dec 2020
Glowing with gratitude right now. ❤ Thank you @picturebookbc for featuring my new book - Koalas Like To... - as today's #sundayshelfie! 🌈 📖 😃 🐨
#picturebook #picturebooks #childrensbooks #first5forever #earlyliteracy #koalas
26 Dec 2020
Happy #sundayshelfie day! welcome @shaemillward 🌈📖😃🐨...
Koalas like to sleep in trees.
Koalas like to eat gum leaves.
They also like to try on wigs.
And roll around in mud with pigs.
You will be surprised what these koalas get up to!🐨🐨🐨
Illustrated by #BrentWilson
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22 Dec 2020
The digital images online do not show the cover in its full glory, so I have attempted to capture this phenomenon on film.
Koalas Like To...
Illustrated by Brent Wilson.
Published by @slqld
#coverreveal #koalas #first5forever
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