The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) plays host to National Simultaneous Storytime each year in May.
Albion Primary School students and families have been taking part in this event annually since 2013, sharing the selected story and completing a range of activities. It is always a terrific morning filled with lots of fun!

Previous books read during National Simultaneous Storytime at Albion have included:

2025     The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel & Danny Snell

2024     Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

2023     The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young & illustrated by Heath McKenzie.

2022     Family Tree by Josh Pyke & illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh.

2021     Give Me Some Space by Phil Bunting

2020     Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas by Lucinda Gifford

2019     Alpacas with Maracas by Matt Cosgrove
2018     Hickory Dickory Dash by Tony Wilson & illustrated by Laura Wood     
2017     The Cow Tripped Over the Moon by Tony Wilson & illustrated by Laura Wood  
2016     I Got This Hat by Jol and Kate Temple & illustrated by John Foye
2015     The Brothers Quibble by Aaron Blabey
2014     Too Many Elephants in this House by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Andrew Joyner
2013     The Wrong Book by Nick Bland

(Click on the year to see photos from the celebration)

The book chosen for 2025 was The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel & illustrated by Danny Snell.

On Wednesday the 21st May, families were invited to visit their children's classrooms and enjoy the book along

with more than two million people from around Australia & New Zealand.