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Banner for 2023 National Simultaneous Storytime. On the left is an illustration of a sloth, alongside it text says National Simultaneous Storytime, The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and Health McKenzie, 24 May 2023.

May 22, 2023

24 May is National Simultaneous Storytime!

Deakin Library is pleased to announce that we will again be joining National Simultaneous Storytime this year! 

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.

In 2023 NSS will be held at 11am on Wednesday 24 May and will feature the book The Speedy Sloth, written by Rebecca Young and illustrated by Heath McKenzie. Rebecca will read the book from a livestreamed event at The Sydney Zoo, that will also feature a drawing lesson from Heath and a special appearance from some of the Sydney Zoo residents. Other VIP guest readers this year include TV presenter Grant Denyer and Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang. 

You’ll find the book in our CRC collection. 

Banner for 2023 National Simultaneous Storytime. On the right is an illustration of a sloth, alongside it text says National Simultaneous Storytime, The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and Health McKenzie, 24 May 2023.

It was finally time for the event of the year,
Spike couldn’t believe it—
THE GREAT RACE was here!
The other sloths said it couldn’t be done,
but Spike didn’t care, she was ready to run!

How you can participate:

Resources 

Scholastic Teacher Notes 
Learn from Play Resources 
CleverPatch Resources 



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