Alternative title: New Books for Boys and Girls
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... no. 48 July 1973 of Reading Time est. 1956 Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1973 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 1973, single work column (p. 2)
Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 1973, single work criticism (p. 3-5)
Writing for Children, Noreen Shelley , single work criticism (p. 7-8)
All an Artist Can Give, Ted Greenwood , single work criticism (p. 9)
Untitled, Colin Hyndes , single work review
— Review of Joseph and Lulu and the Prindiville House Pigeons Ted Greenwood , 1972 single work picture book ;
(p. 13) Section: Picture Books
Untitled, Margaret Hamilton , single work review
— Review of Polly's Tiger Joan Phipson , 1973 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 21) Section: Young Readers stepping Out
Untitled, Colin Hyndes , single work review
— Review of Beneath the Sun : An Australian Collection for Children 1972 anthology children's fiction poetry ;
(p. 23) Section: Collections
Untitled, Walter McVitty , single work review
— Review of Shudders and Shakes : Ghostly Tales from Australia 1974 anthology children's fiction extract ;
(p. 30-31) Section: Off and Away
Untitled, Eve Pownall , single work review
— Review of Head in the Clouds Ivan Southall , 1972 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 32) Section: Off and Away
Untitled, Eve Pownall , single work review
— Review of Echo in the Wilderness Hesba Brinsmead , 1972 single work novel ;
(p. 33) Section: Books for Older Readers
Children's Book Week Competition Results, single work criticism
The results of a competition in which children were asked to review one of eighteen books suggested for reading. The article includes five reviews and 1 abridged review. Jenny McCullough (winner); Sylvia Johnson (second); Geoff Simai (third); John Rice (special prize); Robert Findlay (special prize); Louise Williams (special prize)
(p. 37-39)
Untitled, Eve Pownall , single work review
— Review of Piccaninny Walkabout : A Story of Two Aboriginal Children Axel Poignant , 1957 single work picture book ;
(p. 46) Section: Non-Fiction
Children's Book Council, single work column
An editorial setting out the Council's aims and ideals; the current state branches and a short history.
(p. 49-51)
Letter to the Editor, Betty Shearman , single work correspondence (p. 52) Section: The Dilly Bag
Untitled, H. M. Saxby , single work column (p. 52) Section: The Dilly Bag
Untitled, single work column (p. 54) Section: The Dilly Bag
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