Looking for ideas for what to read next?

Start with these Read 3 suggestions and get going on your reading journey. Try the links to some new and different online reading. Your local libary is also a great place to to go for fun and activites for the whole family - and it's FREE!

Read! Anytime
Read! Anywhere
Read! Anyhow

Read! Anytime

Take a break and read
something you enjoy for
at least 15 minutes each day.

 

 

Read or listen to a story from 
3 Stories to Read Anytime Anywhere Anyhow
OR
Read about The Hairy Tales of Hero Boy

Read 3 online encylopedia articles
Encyclopedia Britannica           Wikipedia
OR Read 3 magazine articles.
Popular Magazines      
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre

Discover and read 3 fan fiction stories FanFiction.net
OR
Read 3 online children's stories with Tumblebooks

Read 3 recipes from a favourite cookbook or blog
Gourmet Traveller Food Blog   
Mouthful a blog about what the world eats - from SBS
OR
Read 3 online news stories
The West Australian   Popular Magazines Plus   

Read about 3 faraway places
OR
Read about your 3 favourite Australians.
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online       Trove

Read! Anywhere

Read on the bus, in the park
or waiting for an appointment.

Read 3 bite sized stories 
"It's never too late...to learn to read" short stories written for the National Year of Reading
Quick Reads  - short and sharp books for busy people or new readers. Read and listen here.

Share 3 stories from childhood 
30 Books to read before you are three
OR
Read 3 stories aloud with family, friends or your pet!

Read about the lives of 3 others
OR
Listen to 3 audio stories - check some of these out at your local library!

Read 3 web comics
Girl Genious - an ongoing adventure story. (Recommended for 13+)
Zahra's Paradise - an online serial webcomic in English, Farsi, Arabic and other languages
OR
Read 3 deadly stories
Deadly books for little kids
25 strories written by or for Aboriginal children

Read! Anyhow

There are many different ways
you can enjoy a good read -
and it won't always involve a book.

Read 3 interactive stories 
The Winter House - a short story that unfolds with interactive game elements
Inanimate Alice - the story of Alice and her imaginary digital friend Brad told through text, sound, images, games and music
We Tell Stories - Six authors, six stories. Digital fiction from Penguin

Read and listen to 3 classic stories from the past
Open Library has over one million free ebook titles with optional audio
OR
Read 3 stories that touch your heart

Read and share 3 bedtime stories
OR
Read 3 movie or TV tie-ins
Good Reading magazine guide for Books to Film

Read 3 poems or song lyrics
OR
Read and tell 3 friends about it

 

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I always knew reading to my kids was important, but this has opened my eyes to how important and how much.
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I tell stories in Vietnamese and read to my children in English.  I only started reading English after receiving Better Beginnings. 
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One mother reads with her four year old every afternoon after school now.  She said without these books, they would not have any to read. 
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I always knew reading to my kids was important, but this has opened my eyes to how important and how much.
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I think it’s been a wonderful initiative.  I feel sure it’s going to benefit both the children and parents and develop links with the library.
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It’s wonderful to have support across the community emphasising the importance of reading and language development. 
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…I never thought of reading to the children.  Better Beginnings has really boosted my confidence.
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Better Beginnings gave me confidence. I know reading is an everyday tool and teaching my children will help them be more successful in life.
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