In just over a week, on Wednesday 19 May at 11:00am AEST, we will be celebrating the 21st National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). Are you ready?
The event
National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event held in Library and Information Week in Australia and New Zealand. The event is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) with the aim of promoting the value of reading and literacy.
Each year an Australian picture book is chosen to be read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the nations on either side of the Tasman Sea. Selected books explore age-appropriate themes and address key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
It is free to register for the event. If you do, you will receive various free downloadable material to support your own event on Monday 17 May. You can register right up until the event begins.
The book
Continue reading: Blast Off with National Simultaneous Storytime 2021 – readilearn
Norah Colvin 
What a great idea, everyone using their reading superpower at the same time.
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It sure is. There were over a million reading today. What fun!
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That sounds like a lot of fun to be involved with. Are you doing anything beyond promoting it?
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I hope to participate in taking the outdoor temperature tomorrow, and then I will listen in on the reading from the ISS the following week. I’m so looking forward to that.
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How fun!!!
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I’ve seen these sorts of events with reading and music. It’s a great idea. Nothing makes kids feel more connected than experiencing this sort of camaraderie.
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I agree, Jacqui. It is great, isn’t it?
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What a COOL event for children. Love that everyone will be reading the same book. Looks like a good one, too. Spectacular event for children! Have fun.
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It is wonderful, Patricia. Thank you for your enthusiastic support.
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This sounds like lots of fun, Norah. Also, a great book to read from space and to launch this event. (I had to get ‘launch’ in there somewhere😁) I don’t know whether we can stream it in Canada. We can still read along. Thank you for sharing.
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If you register for the event, you will receive a PDF version of the book to download and read that week, Erica. While the time may not work for you live, you can still join in with the reading.
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Thank you, Norah😀
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This is wonderful!
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It is a fabulous idea, isn’t it!
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Yes!!
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Wowee!! Not only a the same story time across the nation but one read from space!! 😀 If this doesn’t stimulate interest in reading nothing will! A wonderful and exciting project!
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It is exciting, Annika. How cool to be read to by an astronaut, so everyone can join in whether they have the book or not.
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Super idea! Whatever builds a love for reading is a win-win to me.
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I agree, Pete. That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?
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This is a wonderful event for school-age children and families, Norah. I hope many families will participate to get free download of books.
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I hope so too, Miriam. It is a wonderful event.
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