Lara Cain Gray

Dr Lara Cain Gray is a picture book activist who specialises in celebrating Australian children's literature. She has built a multi-discipline career across libraries, museums and academia. Her highlights reel includes doctoral research into translation of Australian stories, curating the Australia and New Zealand collection at the British Library and building cross-cultural collections for marginalised children with non-profit publisher Library For All. Her latest book is The Grown-Up's Guide to Picture Books, an A to Z guide to deeper shared reading and picture book appreciation.