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Alternative title: New Books for Boys and Girls
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... no. 97 October 1985 of Reading Time est. 1956 Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Index : October 1984 to July 1985 : Nos. 93 to 96, Winsome Plumb , Lauren Harman , single work index
Index to Reading Time nos. 93 to 96, October 1984 to July 1985.
(p. supplement)
Editorial, Lauren Harman , single work column (p. 3-5)
Letters to the Editor, Lenore Heath , single work correspondence
The writer expresses dissatisfaction with the judges' choice of Picture Book of the Year in 1984 and 1985.
(p. 4)
The Presentation of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards, Canberra, 19th July 1985, Lauren Harman , single work column (p. 6-7)
From the Band of Angels, Jean Chapman , single work column
Jean Chapman tells of her frienship with Maurice Saxby.
(p. 10-12)
Walter McVitty Books, single work column (p. 13)
Sound the Drums and Clash the Cymbols, Stephanie Owen Reeder , single work criticism
Writing in 1985, Stephanie Owen Reeder looks at picture books from the late 1970s and early 1980s that illustrate Australian themes. She divides them into three categories, those that illustrate traditional Australian verse, those that interpret Aboriginal legends, and those that depict original 'Australiana'.
(p. 14-23)
Note: Includes bibliography
Untitled, Dianne Bates , single work review
— Review of The Rainbow Stealer Eleanor Nilsson , 1984 single work picture book ;
(p. 28) Section: Picture Books
Untitled, Harry Bahlin , single work review
— Review of Home in the Sky Jeannie Baker , 1984 single work picture book ;
(p. 28-29) Section: Picture Books
Untitled, Anne Hanzl , single work review
— Review of Castaway Cat Alan Ker , 1984 single work picture book ;
(p. 30) Section: Picture Books
[Review] Mouse's Marriage, Lauren Harman , single work review
— Review of Mouse's Marriage Anne Bower Ingram , 1985 single work picture book ;
(p. 34-35) Section: Picture Books
Untitled, Laurie Copping , single work review
— Review of Bumble's Island Bruce Treloar , 1984 single work picture book ;
(p. 37-38) Section: Picture Books
[Review] Thingnapped!, Ann Young , single work review
— Review of Thingnapped! Robin Klein , 1984 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 42) Section: Young Readers Stepping Out
Untitled, John Cohen , single work review
— Review of Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Robin Klein , 1985 single work novel ;
(p. 46-47) Section: Off and Away
Untitled, Bonnie Rasmussen , single work review
— Review of The Sandforest Hesba Brinsmead , 1985 single work novel ;
(p. 51-52) Section: Older Readers
Untitled, Peggy Young , single work review
— Review of Burke and Wills Roland Harvey , 1985 single work information book ;
(p. 57) Section: Non-Fiction
Untitled, Kerry White , single work review
— Review of Australia through the Looking-Glass : Children's Fiction, 1830-1980 1984 single work criticism ;
(p. 62) Section: Professional Interest

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