The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.

The National Centre for Australian Children's Literature (previously known as the Lu Rees Archives) is a comprehensive collection of books and other resources about authors, illustrators, publishers and their creative works.

The mission of the Centre is to enhance the appreciation of Australian children's literature by collecting, preserving and making available wide-ranging resources through programs, events and exhibitions.

In 1979, in response to the International Year of the Child, Lu Rees initiated a plan to collect overseas translated editions of Australian authors.

"...one of the Librarians from the Canberra Public Library Service (CPLS) rang me and asked, 'What are you doing about the International Year of the Child?'...

if I could throw in a personal idea, it would be to emphasise the ‘International’ and try to get foreign editions of our own authors' work in the children's field.