Teaching Kids About Anzac Day Through Books

Anzac Day is a national public holiday where many families stop to commemorate fallen soldiers. So how do you explain what it all means to a young child? Emma Cox is a teacher-librarian. She tells us the best books she's come across to help little minds get across some complex ideas. Here are Emma's top ideas for picture books for ages three to six: The ANZAC Tree by Catherine Booth, ANZAC Biscuits by Phil Cummings and Owen Swan, My Grandfather's War by Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper, Alfred's War by Rachel Bin Sellah and Samantha Fry and ANZAC Ted by Belinda Landsberry. For older children: Lone Pine by Susie Brown, Margaret Warner and Sebastian Ciaffaglione, In Flanders Field by Norman Jorgensen and Brian Harrison-Lever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.