Includes articles and information about children’s literature from many countries. Regular features include peer-reviewed articles, shorter articles about children’s books and their creators, interviews with authors and illustrators, reading promotion projects worldwide, and reviews of children’s books and scholarly books from around the world. Indexed by Scopus, Library Literature, LISA, Children’s Book Review Index, Web of Science, MLA International Bibliography. Back issues from 1963 to 2013 are archived and free to access at Australian Literature Online.

Publishes articles on Singapore's history, culture and heritage in a broader Asian context and pays special attention to the collections and services of the National Library.