Category: Indigenous
This remarkable book is more than an A to Z of Australian animals. It is a spectrum of every feeling under the sun - from wonder to vanity, from weariness to delight - and every one of these passions can be found between the covers of a book...if only you take the time to have a look.
Category: Australiana
Koala has a question for her friends - what colour is the sea? But they all give her different answers, and Koala doesn't know who to believe. Owl suggests she finds out for herself. Koala sets off for the sea, only to discover that all her friends are right - the sea is no colour and many colours. A b ...Show more
Category: Picture Books
Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and gray-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea. But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the city, she also has to say goodbye to Frank. The city is crowded and noisy, and Izzy misses the sand and the sea. Can Izzy ...Show more
Category: Picture Books
In the city there's a zoo. And in the zoo there's a lion. And in the lion there's...
Category: Picture Books
A funny, warm and reassuring story from the internationally acclaimed creator of I Just Ate My Friend and Baz & Benz. Bear can't sleep. Did you hear that? Did you feel that? What was it? It wasn't a hungry giant or a blood-sucking spider or a fire-breathing dragon because there is NO SUCH ...Show more
Category: non-fiction picture book
Author and licensed pilot Prue Mason shares how a handful of early aviators helped Australia reach beyond its borders to lands far away. Imagine what it was like to travel to far-off places before there were aeroplanes. For early 20th-century Australians, it could take days, weeks, or months just to ...Show more
Category: non-fiction picture book
Smart is not just ticks and crosses,smart is building boats from boxes.Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,being mermaids, riding dragons … From the award-winning creators of The Underwater Fancy-dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella comes this joyful ode to all the unique and wo ...Show more
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
From the creator of I JUST ATE MY FRIEND, this is a gorgeous and hilarious exploration of enduring friendship. 'Benz, are we friends?''Yes, Baz, we are best friends''For how long?''For ever and ever.'But what do you do when your best friend is... kind of annoying?A delightfully funny and warm-hearted st ...Show more
Category: Picture Books
Here is the story of a very noisy baby. She could bellow like a buffalo And roar like a lion And howl like a wolf for a very long time. The baby loves to make all kinds of sounds. She's really very loud. But when some animals in the town go missing, can the very noisy baby help? Find out in this wonderf ...Show more
Category: Picture Books | Series: Our Place Ser.
Our Way is old. Older than the red earth. Older than flickering stars. Our way is respect. A tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves. Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture. 'Dream team Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, who previousl ...Show more
Category: Picture Books
Winner of the 2018 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award for Best Picture Book of the YearA hugely entertaining animal ABC guessing game with stunning peep-through pages and fold-out flaps, by bestselling author Julia Donaldson and award-winning illustrator Sharon King-Chai. Now availabl ...Show more
Category: Picture Books
From the creator of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan and Goodnight Everyone, comes a book about taking the time you need to overcome your fears. In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab and Little Crab. Today, they're going for a dip in the sea. "This is going to be so gr ...Show more
