Jetty Jumping: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood by Andrea Rowe
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Jetty Jumping Ser.
WINNER of 2022 CBCA Book of the Year: Early ChildhoodMilla is afraid of jumping off the jetty because of the shadows in the deep water underneath. But one day she accidentally drops her bracelet into the water, and when she grabs for it she accidentally tumbles from the jetty and into the deep dark wate ...Show more
Etta and the Shadow Taboo by Jared M Field, Jeremy Worrall
$27.99 AUD
Category: First Nations Picture Books
Where is theirs? And where is mine? To hurt a shadow Is surely a crime When Etta steps on Baawaa’s (her sister's) shadow, she learns of the Shadow Taboo, and learns to value the personal space of others, as well as her own. Written by Gamilaraay author JM Field and illustrated by Ngarabal/Gomeroi artis ...Show more
The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham
$27.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A timely, inspiring and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression, from one of the world's most treasured bookmakers. After a cold, dark winter, doors opened. Children spilled out like sweets from a box. Amanda was last one out of the tower block. She brought some chalk with her. O ...Show more
Australia: Country of Colour by Jess Racklyeft
$29.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction
With red deserts, green bush, wide blue skies and golden beaches, Australia is a country of extraordinary colour. Come take a closer look at the rainbow of life that lives in Australia, from one of our best-loved picture book creators.
Being Jimmy Baxter by Fiona Lloyd
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.It's not eggsactly easy being Jimmy Baxter 'cause- The real Jimmy's hiding inside Ned Kelly's giving him the evil eye Mum's stopped going to work and stays in bed Th ...Show more
Bowerbird Blues (HB) by Aura Parker
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant blue! But something is missing. What could it be? This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for blue! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, ...Show more
Huda Was Here by H. Hayek
$15.99 AUD
Category: Middle Fiction
Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds of trouble. A delightful and hilarious story from a CBCA award-winning author, about a lion-hearted girl who just wants the best for her family. Huda yawns loudly and stretches out her arms. Almost like she ...Show more
Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? by Jane Godwin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ -- Albert Einstein (or not, as it turns out!) So … can a fish climb a tree? Can a horse drive a car? Can a baby bake a cake? And if they can’t, what wonderful thing ...Show more
Country Town (HB) by Isolde Martyn, Robyn Ridgeway
$29.95 AUD
Category: Education
Age range 9 to 12 Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the showground in today’s world, this is a decade by decade wonderfully illustrated story of a small country community.
March of the Ants by URSULA DUBOSARSKY
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
The ants are heading out on a very important expedition. What will they need to take with them? It's a wild journey! And in the end, it's the littlest ant who leads the others to discover the most important thing of all. A book about a very special book.
The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox
$19.99 AUD
Category: YA Fiction
A powerful, lyrical novel about friendship, family, forgiveness, trauma, love and our hopeless, hopeful world from the award-winning author of How It Feels to Float. George's life is loud. On the water, though, with everything hushed above and below, George is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad says ...Show more
Three by Stephen Michael King
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
One, two, three . . . Every day was a hop and a skip for Three. He was happy to walk from here to there, wherever his nose led, or wherever his legs took him . . . all the way to new friends.