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Family Sunday: Storytime with Kate and Jol Temple

When
  • Sunday 15 June 2025 from 10:30am to 11am
Cost

Adult: $0Child: $10

Get ready to shake your tail feathers! From Bin Chickens to Bush Turkeys, Kate and Jol Temple have created hilarious and strange animal characters to fill their books.

What inspired these silly characters? And what do these funny feathered flappers have to tell us? Join Kate and Jol as they rhyme their way through some of their most loved picture books. Warning, lots of silly voices!

Recommended for ages 4-10. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is in addition to our free Family Sunday celebrations!

Join us for a family puzzle party and other fun activities between 10am to 1pm. For more information, visit Family Sunday: Puzzle party.

About Kate and Jol Temple

Kate and Jol are internationally awarded children’s authors . Their picture books include the smash hit Bin Chicken series (Nominated for ABIA Picture Book of the Year) and the backwards-forwards Room on Our Rock, which won the Charlotte Huck Award for outstanding fiction with the potential to transform children’s lives. They also write the best-selling graphic novel series The Underdogs with a brand-new series Frog Squad which hit the shelves in 2024.

This session, artworks, film and sound clips are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced or used in any way without the express written consent of the State Library of NSW.

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