Join us for a morning of creativity, storytelling and celebration as we kick off Nature Book Week and mark Love Your Bookshop Day at Harry Hartog Mosman! 

With a lineup of kid-friendly activities, author readings and award announcements, this is a special event for families who love nature and great stories.

🗓️ What’s on:

10:30am: Craft time with Shannon 🎨

Join Shannon, teacher and blogger over at Oh Creative Day and one of this year’s judges for the Wilderness Society’s Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature. She’ll be leading a craft time celebrating one of the shortlisted books.

11:00am: Winners of the 2025 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children's Literature announced 🏆

Join Wilderness Society’s Communications Manager Rhiannon Cunningham as we announce the winners of the 2025 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature.

11:50am: Storytime with author Kristin Darell 📖

Enjoy a live read-aloud from Kristin Darell, author of Taronga Zoo presents Baby Boom!, one of this year’s shortlisted titles.

12:15pm: Meet shortlisted illustrator Serena Geddes ✍️

Serena will be available to sign copies of her shortlisted book Mission Wildlife Rescue.

Come to one or stay for all activities. We can’t wait to see you there!

📚 About the Awards

Since 1994, the Wilderness Society has been celebrating the best new fiction, non-fiction and picture books written for children that promote a love of nature—the Environment Award for Children’s Literature. 

In 2022, we added the Karajia Award that honours First Nations storytellers sharing tales of connection to Country, language and community.

We are proud to partner with Harry Hartog, who donates 10% of sales of shortlisted books back to the Wilderness Society to help protect Australia’s wild places for future generations.