National Simultaneous Storytime - Wallsend Library

Join us for National Simultaneous Storytime as we share the book The Truck Cat - a moving story about friendship, belonging and finding home. Written by award-winning author Deborah Frenkel and brought to life with illustrations by Danny Snell, this story highlights themes of identity, migration and connection. 

This heartwarming event is perfect for children and families, offering a wonderful opportunity to inspire kindness and compassion through storytelling.  

Borrow or reserve a copy of The Truck Cat now.

Ages: 3-8 years

Cost: Free

No bookings required, just drop-in!

If you have any access or inclusion needs, please email [email protected]

About National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime 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, bookshops and many other places around the country.

About the Author 

Deborah Frenkel is a writer of books, billboards, and the words on the back of cereal boxes, which to date is probably her most widely read work (and certainly the most crunchy). Her picture books include the award-winning Naturopolis (2022) and The Sydney Harbour Fairy (2023). She's based on Bunurong land, in Melbourne’s Inner West, but spends most of the time squinting at horizons in her imagination. 

About the Illustrator 

As a child Danny Snell was a reluctant reader, so it was pictures rather than words that drew him to the wonder of books. Danny went on to study graphic design and illustration at the University of South Australia and he now works as a picture book illustrator and author. His books have won a number of awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, the Environment Award for Children’s Literature, and the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.