Kids, Teens & YA

Arno and His Horse is a beautifully written rhyming text, matched with exquisite illustrations, that explores love, memory, loss, and the power objects can hold. Arno had a horse, it was brown and it was black. He took it with him everywhere, but did he...

Issy uses the words 'what if...' a lot. What if there is a monster in my cupboard? she wonders before going to sleep. Or What if my floor turns into quicksand and swallows my bed? For her, 'what if...' are two little words that start worries and lead to...

We depend on trees for our survival, yet few of us understand just how fascinating these beings really are.  With a foreword by the world-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall, Tree Beings is an adventure through the secret world of trees. Challenging...

Edward is anxious to start knight-school. He puts on his armour, and prepares for battle. It's sure to be terrifying with all those ogres and dragons about. But at school, Edward is befriended by an ogre who offers him some of her lunch. Edward soon...

Worry Monster loves "helping" Archie worry, especially the night before he starts his new school. Archie feels so anxious that his head hurts, his tummy flutters and his heart pounds. He soon realizes the only way to feel better is to make Worry Monster...

Putting Daddy to bed can be hard work. Especially when he starts crying This story will show you how to wrestle your daddy into his pajamas and read just one more bedtime story. "I'm thirrrrrrrrssssssty," says Daddy. "I need to poop ... I'm hungry .....

IIsla isn't happy that her family is changing, so her mother creates a clever family tree with Isla to teach her how to accept that families always grow. Her mother hands her two new leaves, but Isla doesn't think they belong. "There's no room left on...

When her father feels sad, a little girl finds ways to keep the bonds of love alive Her mother says you can’t see her daddy’s hurt because it’s inside his head … One in five adults experiences depression in their lifetime, but young children are often...

Tabitha and the Raincloud is about those yucky days when things seem to go wrong from the moment you wake up. When Tabitha wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, she finds a big raincloud next to her taking up most of the space. She tells it to go away,...

Tree is the much-loved centerpiece of the community. But one day Curly and Loppy notice that Tree’s leaves are starting to fall — at the wrong time of year — and Tree’s bark is flaking. It’s Tree’s time to leave. Fortunately Curly is able to teach Loppy...

A stunning board book featuring a dazzling array of Australian wildflowers.  Five kangaroo paws wave sooty, velvet hands/ Six Sturt's desert peas blaze across the sand.  Beautiful, bold wildflowers are the heroes of this colourful counting board book...

Jingle all the way to Christmas with the very first Grug hardback - the perfect gift for younger readers. Grug's first Christmas means lots of lovely surprises for Grug's bush friends.  Everyone is learning that giving and receiving on this special day...

A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon and dreams of flying among the stars. Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s...

Remember - beauty comes from within... Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of those white birds was a crow called Waan. One day a big storm came through and a magnificent rainbow appeared. When...

My Lost Mob

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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...

David Warner wasn’t always the Australian cricket legend he is today. He was once a kid, too, just like you.  Follow the adventures of Little Davey Warner, his friends, and his dog, Max, who are OBSESSED with cricket. They love it so much they want to...

A gentle tale about reaching for the stars and being extraordinary . . . but remembering the ordinary too. Extraordinary! celebrates the best moments in life: the ones we share with friends and family. They may be simple, they may be ordinary, but they...

We're the Yoga Babies, look what we can do! The Yoga Babies love to have fun trying new poses. Sometimes life is busy and tricky, but not to worry! Yoga can help everyone chill out. Follow these babies big and small as they practise yoga at home, in...

Tylah always felt different. A sad ping POPPED inside her heart every day. She just thought it was normal, so she pretended it didn't bother her and continued BLENDING into her world. It all became TOO MUCH to ignore. In a desperate attempt to pause...

From the award-winning author of Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars comes a wonderful new novel 9-12 years old.  There's a hill out the back of Joey's house. Hardly anyone goes there-it's not a beautiful place, just a covered-over old rubbish tip...

Wilam: A Birrarung Story is one day on a vital, flourishing river. As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home. Yarra...

A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frané Lessac!   Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent...

Alfred's War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a...

Audrey has the worst case of ‘imaginitis’ her teachers have ever seen! While other children paint their families, Audrey paints the ogre who lives under her bed drinking tea. Instead of singing about a black sheep, she writes her own song about a desk...

When your grandmother can&;t remember your name it should be sad, but maybe it is just an opportunity to tell her more often how much you love her. Now in paperback, Grandma Forgets is the heart-warming story of a family bound by love as they cope with...

People don't notice Jerry. If someone bumps into him, they don't say sorry. If someone waves, it's always to somebody behind him. If he makes a joke, no one laughs. He never gets picked last for sports teams - but that's because he never gets picked at...

My Storee

In an innovative flip-book format, See Hear invites us to open our eyes and ears to the everyday magic around us! This innovative flip-format picture book is a sequel to the best-selling Crystal Kite 2017 winner and CBCA Notable Book for 2017, Smile Cry...

A heart-warming picture book about a father's love, the resilience of nature and the importance of hope! This heart-warming picture book explores the bond between a father and his daughter. One day, a little girl notices her father mowing the lawn - in...

Grandma Forgets is the heart-warming story of a family bound by love as they cope with their grandma’s dementia. Over the years, the little girl has built up a treasure trove of memories of time spent with Grandma: sausages for Sunday lunch, driving in...

A book sits abandoned on a living room shelf. While the Blossburn family happily gets on with other things like watching TV and playing video games, the book aches to be read. The longer it sits abandoned, the more it aches. At last the book can't take...

Grumpy old Mrs Gooseberry from next door has lost her love. 'I didn't know you could lose love,' says Ella, her young neighbour. So she begins her quest to find out what love looks like and how she can help Mrs Gooseberry to rediscover it. Her mother...

This concept book for kids is all about unleashing creativity, thinking outside the square and opening the mind to possibility! Part picture book, part artistic inspiration, What Could It Be? is an interactive adventure for pre-primary and primary...

Whatever you fear, come close my dear You’re tucked in safe for always here And I will never not be near Because of our love umbrella. From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring –...

This warm and engaging story, inspired by the author's own family, offers a glimpse into a life rich with tradition, celebration and love.

What would you do if you could pluck the moon from the sky? Would you scoop it up in an ice cream cone, or ride it like a snail shell across the night sky? I Would Dangle the Moon is an imaginative and playful story about all the wonderful things a...

Age range 5 to 9 An Australian Christmas is threatened when drought takes hold. A little girl has only one wish-for rain. Will her wish come true?

Embark on an artistic odyssey with this visual journey through time, culture and art. Embark on an artistic adventure with Art Search, a captivating search and find book that invites you to explore the brilliant worlds of iconic artists and their...

The EE in the Deep Blue Sea is a fun Australian-themed phoneme story that teaches young readers about the vowel sound ee and where they can find it in different words. The rich colours and vibrant use of multi-media enhance the magical experience. It was...

This What's That? title features Myke Mollard's vibrant drawings of a wide range of Australian reptiles. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From flamboyant frilled lizards to burly blue-tongues, sun-loving skinks, menacing mulga snakes and...

This What's That? book shows a wide range of Australian mammals, featuring the vibrant cinematic drawings of Myke Mollard and packed full of fascinating facts! From boisterous bandicoots and quirky quolls to whopping whales and distinctive dugongs —...

This is the story of the AU. The AU in the Dinosaur is a fun Australian-themed phoneme story that teaches young readers about the vowel sound AU and where they can find it in different words. Beautifully illustrated by Janie Frith, the rich colours and...

Myke Mollard's signature illustrations and engaging text bring kids up close and personal with hundreds of the creatures found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef: corals, fish including sharks, turtles and other marine reptiles, whales and dolphins,...

Frank is blind, but nonetheless loves the outdoors and the feel of the sun on his face. In this new story Frank and his friends (the Wilderness Warriors) go on a camping trip with the intention of getting up early to see the sunrise. However, on the...

'With our grandmother we walk all the way to the peak of the mountain. Cold wind blows through our hair.  "Yah Melaythenner, Peulinghenar," Grandmother calls. Hello Country. Greetings. We hear whispering and we listen with all our ears.' An ancient...

Welcome home lost children To land singing you back home Listen to its language Learn how to speak its song’  From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging.  ...