Meet Megan Daley
Educator Author Speaker
“What Megan Daley doesn’t know about children’s books just isn’t worth knowing! Her advice on how to encourage young readers offers invaluable insights for everyone.”
– Samantha Wheeler | award-winning author
Hi, I’m Megan
Megan Daley is a multiple award-winning teacher librarian, author, speaker, podcaster, and literary judge, who loves wandering literature festivals. Megan’s best subjects at high school were English and Agriculture and she still adores reading, writing, small-scale farming, growing green things, chickens and bees. Megan lives in humid Brisbane where she waits for it to be cool enough to split her hives and lives with her partner, a commercial beekeeper, and their four children. Click to read her official bio.
Empowering parents, caregivers and educators
Megan Daley’s passion for children’s literature has driven her to become an exceptional educator, author, and speaker. Her dedication to promoting literacy, her award-winning career as a teacher librarian, and her vibrant presence in the literary community make her a true champion for young readers.
Author
Dive into Megan’s written works, including three published books and a wealth of articles.
Educator
With degrees in education and library science, Megan combines her academic background with real-world teaching experience to deliver practical strategies that work.
Speaker
Experience Megan’s passion for literacy firsthand and book her to speak at your education centre, school, conference or event.
I pay my respects to the Traditional Owners of this land, the Jagera and Turrbul people, and their elders past, present and future, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which I tell stories and work. I recognise their continuing cultural and spiritual connection to this land and that it has always been a place of storytelling and learning.
Always was. Always will be.
Published Books
By Megan Daley
Raising Readers
When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? How can you tell if a book is age-appropriate? What can you do to keep your tween reading into their adolescent years? Award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley has the answers to all these questions and more. She unpacks her fifteen years of experience into this personable and accessible guide, enhanced with up-to-date research and first-hand accounts from well-known Australian children’s authors.
By Megan Daley
Teacher Teacher
Teacher, Teacher is an anthology of stories celebrating remarkable educators who have gone beyond teaching to inspire, nurture, and create change. Whether supporting an individual student or influencing an entire community, these teachers have made lasting impacts. Each story highlights the dedication, compassion, and innovation of these educators, showing how they’ve shaped lives inside and outside the classroom. Teacher, Teacher honours their role as mentors and change-makers, capturing the powerful difference they’ve made.
By Megan Daley
The Beehive
“Hive day is finally here! Willow’s been counting down the days until groundskeeper Tom divides the school’s native stingless beehive into two, allowing her to take home her very own hive…”
Prepare to embark on a unique journey into the world of native stingless bees, the unsung heroes of pollination, in the company of award-winning teacher librarian and author Megan Daley and Max Hamilton, a CBCA Awards shortlisted illustrator.
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World Bee Day Books
World Bee Day is an opportunity to put bees and beekeeping at the centre of conversations around safeguarding habitat for bees and the vital role bees play in pollination and the entire food...
Where did it all begin?
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I studied early childhood teaching, always with the intention of completing further studies in teacher librarianship and children’s literature. My mum is also a...
Books for Tweens and Teens
I've been collecting books for tweens and teens on *all of the things* for many years now - for the various schools I have worked at and for my own children. I am not a doctor, psychologist or high...
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