Start Art Book Club

Engage, explore and experience art and writing with storyteller extraordinaire, Helen Lawry at the Start Art Book Club.

Following our inaugural launch of the Start Art Book Club in 2022, we are delighted to present our 2026 iteration of the program, presented in partnership with the State Library of South Australia (SLSA). Registration is now open for our first book club of the year: 1 March 2026.

Limited spots are available for Start Art Club members, between the ages of 8-13, with an accompanying adult.

Start Art Book Club is approved by the Children's University, so remember to update your passport at the meeting.

Please meet inside the AGSA entrance on North Terrace. Registration is essential.

Sunday 1 March

Fluff: Mess Up! by Matt Stanton

Fluff and Gilbert have made an enormous mess. It’s bedlam, but then they have a brilliant idea and go into business.

Ages 6-9 | 203 pages

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Sunday 3 May

To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi

Sam tries to understand what it means to be black in this funny Australian story about identity, family and friendship.

Ages 8-12 | 297 pages

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Sunday 5 July

Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French

The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers - and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields.

Ages 12-15 | 309 pages

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Sunday 4 October

Saskia Spark-lee: Fundraiser Fail by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg & Illustrated by Sofya Karmazina

Saskia Spark-Lee loves animals – she’s almost adopted a whole zooworth! But when Da and Dee say they can’t add another to the collection, she must come up with a new plan to continue supporting her furry friends.

Ages 8-11 | 59 pages

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