Raising Literacy Australia

27/10/2026

We have several offerings on the SA Preschool Boost menu for 2027 for early childhood professionals, children and their families. Swipe through to see ➡️

For more details on pricing and bookings, check out the SA Preschool Boost link below, or get in touch with us.

https://raisingliteracy.org.au/professional-learning/sa-preschool-boost/

26/10/2026

FREE dads storytelling workshop at Gawler Children’s Centre 📚

Calling all dads, uncles, grandpas, big brothers and father figures!

Become Your Child’s Favourite Storyteller is a free, hands-on workshop designed to help you bring books to life for your little one.
Come along with your child to enjoy stories and songs in a fun and interactive session. Learn what makes a great picture book, build your confidence reading aloud and take home a free book pack to support your reading at home.
Presented by Words Grow Minds, Mostly Books and Penguin Random House.

🗓️ Saturday 31 October
⏰ 10-11am
📚 Gawler & District College Children’s Centre

Register via Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/4gKdpKf

01/10/2026

We'd like to extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to Lisa from Child Care Services Training: RTO Code 40201 for generously donating funds she raised running in the City to Bay Fun Run this year.

What an incredible effort! Thank you for your ongoing support of Raising Literacy Australia and helping us get more books in to the hands, homes and hearts of young children 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️📚

17/09/2026

A very generous gift from the Glenside Lions Club!

We’re incredibly grateful to have been chosen by the Glenside Lions Club as the charity beneficiary of their annual Art Show this year. Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of the Club and everyone who supported the event, an amazing $25,000 was raised to support Raising Literacy Australia’s work.

Acting CEO, Julia Jones, was delighted to accept the generous donation from Cathy Greven, on behalf of the Club.

This contribution represents an enormous amount of hard work, generosity and commitment from the Glenside Lions Club. We are particularly grateful that the Club recognised the value of RLA’s work and chose to invest in helping us create better outcomes for children, families and communities through early language and literacy.

To Cathy and everyone at the Glenside Lions Club – thank you. Your generosity will make a meaningful contribution to our work, and we are so grateful to have your support.

11/09/2026

It was our great privilege this morning to launch the metropolitan Adelaide pilot of Shaping Deadly Minds. A warm thank you to the team at Taikurrendi Children and Family Centre for hosting us in their beautiful space!

We were lucky enough to be joined by authors Scott B Johnson and Suzie Johnson for a very special reading of their book Finding My Culture, which is included in all Shaping Dealy Minds book and resource packs for families. The packs provide families with culturally relevant resources that support children to build important early language and literacy skills through yarning, playing, storytelling and singing with the caring adults in their lives.

Under the guidance of our Aboriginal Leadership Group, as well as all the Aboriginal leaders, community and service providers who have walked alongside us, we have developed a program with culture and identity at the centre, supporting children to develop strong literacy foundations while growing up proud of their culture and who they are.

We’re thrilled to see the joy on the faces of children taking home books and resources they can see themselves reflected in.

An extra special thank you to Aunties Maureen and Naomi from Spirit in Unity for welcoming us to Kaurna Country and demonstrating the power of song in shaping the minds of our little ones.

This program has been proudly codesigned and developed in partnership with WeCreate, MTL Consulting Services, Kimberly Wanganeen Consultancy, SAAETCC and our Aboriginal Leadership Group.

Shaping Deadly Minds has been made possible through the generous support of private and philanthropic donors, including Firefly Children's Foundation, The Advertiser Foundation and Minderoo Foundation.

02/09/2026

31/08/2026

Lynda received a copy of Finding My Culture and instantly connected with its story. She read it at home, shared it with her teacher, presented it to her classmates and chose it as part of her Book Week celebrations.

‘Lynda will not let go of the book, because it's about her culture, it makes her smile and she's so proud to share that with everyone.’

Moments like this remind us why representation matters. When children see themselves reflected in stories, it can spark confidence, curiosity and a lifelong love of reading.

Through our Impact Project with Raising Literacy Australia, we're helping create opportunities for children to discover who they are and who they can become.

Raising Literacy Australia
The Advertiser Foundation
Villawood Properties

31/08/2026

We're excited to bring Shaping Deadly Minds to Whyalla and Port Augusta!

Last week, our team had the pleasure of launching the regional pilot of our new Shaping Deadly Minds program – the much-anticipated adaptation of Words Grow Minds – at Gabmididi Manoo Children and Family Centre in Whyalla.

The Shaping Deadly Minds book and resource packs were unveiled with the centre’s children, families, educators and supporters – and every child took one home to yarn, play, share stories and sing with their caring adult.

Co-designed with Aboriginal leaders, community and service providers, and delivered in partnership with Aboriginal early years services, the packs provide families with culturally relevant resources that support children to build important early language and literacy skills.

Thank you to Aunty Anita for welcoming us to Barngarla Country and sharing the meaning and stories behind the beautiful centre, and to the Dusty Feet Mob for sharing their cultural dance.

We’d also like to acknowledge everyone who shared their culture, knowledge and community with us – we’re thrilled to see the resources land in little hands.

Shaping Deadly Minds has been made possible through the generous support of private and philanthropic donors, including Firefly Children's Foundation, The Advertiser Foundation and Minderoo Foundation.

26/08/2026

21/08/2026

We're delighted to share that The Thing About Christmas has been named an Honour Book in the Early Childhood category at the 2026 The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards!

Congratulations to Jo Dabrowski and Briony Stewart on this wonderful and well-deserved recognition.

This award is particularly meaningful to us. It reflects our commitment to supporting children's early language and literacy development through our publishing house, Little Book Press – creating high-quality books for young readers and the adults who share stories with them.

Thank you to the CBCA, and congratulations to all of the talented Australian authors and illustrators recognised at this year's awards.