Lara Cain Lara Cain i(A91452 works by) (a.k.a. Lara Cain-Gray; Lara Anne Cain)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Grown-Up's Guide to Picture Books Lara Cain , Rundle Mall/Rundle Street : MidnightSun , 2024 28347480 2024 multi chapter work essay

'A picture book is a book with pictures, but it’s so much more than that! This A to Z guide helps you level up your picture book reading experiences, empowering yourself and the young readers in your world to dive deeper into what makes a great picture book great. With histories, insights and handy talking points for shared reading, come and explore the complexities of modern picture books.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon We Are All Stars Lara Cain , Keishart (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2023 27268586 2023 single work picture book children's

'I am a star! You are a star! We are all stars because we all have special talents to celebrate.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Amazing Disappearing Shoe Trick Lara Cain , Anthony Aoude (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2023 27267169 2023 single work picture book children's

'Audrey and Harvey have lost their shoes! Will they be able to get them back before their Saturday activities?'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Rosie's Rat Race Lara Cain , Sasha Zelenkevich (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2023 27266265 2023 single work picture book children's

'Deep breathing is a way to help us feel calm and focused. You can do it anywhere!' (Production summary)
1 y separately published work icon I Can Do Belly Breathing Lara Cain , Oluwasegun Olaiya (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2023 27261617 2023 single work picture book children's

'Belly breathing is a way to help us feel calm and focused. You can do it anywhere!

'This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.' (Publication summary)
1 Open Shut Them Lara Cain , 2023 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Nightmare Fuel Magazine , May 2023;
1 It's a Tradition Lara Cain , 2022 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Nightmare Fuel Magazine , December 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Sid and Sam Lara Cain , Valeria Korshunova (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2021 28378580 2021 single work picture book children's

'Sid and Sam have a box. What's inside?'
1 y separately published work icon My Grandma Lives Far Away Lara Cain , Timur Khairullin (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2019 18912441 2019 single work picture book children's

'My Grandma lives very far away from me. I love to speak to her on the phone and hear about her adventures. This is a beautifully illustrated book for 4-8 year old readers. Proceeds from this sale benefit nonprofit organisation Library For All, helping children around the world learn to read.'(Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon He And Me Lara Cain , Graham Evans (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2019 18912394 2019 single work picture book children's 'This is me and that is him! I go up and he goes down. This is a fun book about siblings, for 4-8 year old readers, written using only a selection of words from the 'first 100 words' used in the early childhood teaching.' 

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1 y separately published work icon I am Nick Lara Cain , Yulia Dubnevich (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2018 18912346 2018 single work picture book children's

'This is Nick. He lives in Brisbane, Australia. The I Am... Stories From Our Global Village series introduces readers to children from around the world. This is a beautifully illustrated book for 4-8 year old readers. Proceeds from this sale benefit nonprofit organisation Library For All, helping children around the world learn to read.'(Publication summary)
1 Hitting Home : Nick Earls' Brisbane and the Creation of the Celebrity Author Lara Cain , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2005; (p. 47-58)
1 Suburban Legend or Smooth Operator? Nikki Gemmell Meets the Press Lara Cain , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media and Cultural Studies , vol. 18 no. 4 2004; (p. 565-576)
1 More to offer than Baywatch - International Press Commentary on the Release of Australian Novels Lara Cain , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Inter-Cultural Studies , February vol. 1 no. 1 2001; (p. 7-13)
1 y separately published work icon Reading Culture: The Translation and Transfer of Australianness in Contemporary Fiction Lara Cain , Brisbane : 2001 Z1294677 2001 single work thesis The dual use of 'reading' in this title evokes the nature of this study, which analyses the ways in which people 'read' (make sense/produce) images of culture as they approach translated novels. Part of this analysis is the examination of what informs the 'reading culture' of a given community; that is the conditions in which readers and texts exist,or the ways in which readers are able to access texts. Understandings of the depictions of culture found in a novel is influenced by publicity and promotion, funding bodies, and other links between the reading public and the production and sale of books. All of these parties act as 'translators' of the text. A set of contemporary Australian novels provides case studies to show that the influence of the press and other 'translators' is significant to the ways in which texts, and cultures, are read.
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