Kids, Teens & YA

Age range 3 to 6Christmas is coming and Ayla wants a snowman just like in her book, but there is no snow to be found in her drought-stricken town, not even a drop of rain. Only bales of hay.Ayla's Christmas Wish is inspired by the small, south-west...

Age range 4 to 6Come and meet the Phonobet, old Alpha Betty's twin,The set of all the sounds you use when waggling your chin.Phonobet is a modern-day, Australian answer to Dr Seuss's ABC. This very clever rhyming text takes an onomatopoeic romp through...

Age range 4+Captain Thunderbolt was known as the 'gentleman bushranger'. He didn't like violence, was always polite, and even paid back most of the money he stole. In Captain Thunderbolt's Recital, author Jane Jolly retells the true tale of one of the...

Winner of the 2019 CBCAEve Pownall Award for Information BooksAge range 7+There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie's heart danced with delight. 'This is a very special day!' her mother said.Maggie...

*Honour Book for the CBCA Book of the Year 2021: Eve Pownall Award for information books*Age range 8+Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during...

How many of us have found ourselves hampered in our work and at home because we can't take a balanced view. If this is you then you're probably a lop-sided left or right brain person. This imbalance shows in other ways too: some of us...

Follow along as One Little Dung Beetle counts all kinds of fascinating creepies and crawlies. How many can you see?

The evacuation from Gallipoli of Australian and New Zealand troops was a logistically incredible undertaking. The exhausted young men were to slip away by ship in the dead of night. But… Someone needed to remain behind to cover for their fellow...

Fire trucks, police cars and ambulances too!Here come the vehicles to rescue you!A delightful picture book about the people who keep us safe and the vehicles getting them where they need to be.

The Earth’s climate is changing. It’s getting hotter. In Australia over the past 50 years, maximum temperatures have been creeping higher. There have been record droughts, floods and bushfires. Why is this happening and what can we do to stop it getting...

Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first...

Little Lon scrapes back the layers of history to show how people lived and worked in a post settlement Australian city. Behind the grand buildings of the big streets was Little Lon. A working-class district of little houses and narrow lanes, bursting...

Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. You would think it would be easy to find, but it stayed hidden from everyone but its First People for a very long time. Australia’s coastline was discovered piece by piece. Mapping the...

Age range 5 to 9Claire's family has moved from Australia to Vietnam and the little girl finds herself lost in the busy, bustling streets of Hanoi, until she finds the red bridge and a new friend to show her the way.Kylie Dunstan's stunning collage...

Age range 5+ Annoying, bored, creative and daring, AlphaKid is every kid-at their best (kind, loving), worst (impatient, unreasonable) and in between (smelly, odd). Packed with heart and humour, kids of all ages will smirk and titter at this A...

Age 5 to 12From the oceans and coastal plains to the African Veldt, we share thisearth with many unique and wonderful creatures. This book celebrates MarkWilson's lifelong passion for endangered wildlife and the preservation ofhabitat. A New...

Age range 3 to 6The big day is almost here. The invitations are sent, the presents made pretty...there's some fun to prepare!Peek inside the homes of these adorable animals as they celebrate charming birthday traditions - from party hats and piatas to...

Age range 6+ Bessie's War takes a look at the part women on the home front played in World War 1. Bessie is frustrated because her brothers and father are off fighting the war and she is stuck at home feeling like she can offer no help...

Age range 5 to 9Butterfly Girls follows the adventures of two friends who share a special secret. In their sleepy seaside village of St Ives there's a park and in the park, under the Eucalypts, there's a clover patch and inside the clover patch there's...

Age range 6 to 9Butterfly Girls follows the adventures of two friends who share a special secret. In their sleepy seaside village of St Ives there's a park and in the park, under the Eucalypts, there's a clover patch and inside the clover patch there's...

Age range 3 to 6 Dad doesn't always get the small things right! But then, it's not always the small things that matter. When it comes to big things...well, Dad has his own brand of superpowers to call on.

In the hollow of an ancient tree, a black cockatoo chick relies on its parents for survival. But as spring turns to summer, only the young cockatoo can save itself from the deadly heat.A story about the magnificent black cockatoo, how they begin their...

Little Francie feels capable and confident in the water, so when she watches her bigger cousins diving like gannets from the diving boards at the local pool, she wants to do it too. But can she be a gannet if she cannot even dive? Like A Gannet is a...

In the central desert of Australia north of Alice, Warla, a tiny shy mala sat under a bush. What was that ? Danger!" The Marla is a small nocturnal marsupial that inhabits the spinifex and hummock grasslands of the central desert. The numbers of...

Age range 0 to 3Howl to the moon Stamp your feet. Roar from your belly GO WILDGo Wild encourages children to feel free to express themselves and have fun. Following on from Anna's previous board books Love Green and Chill Out, these books encourage young...

Age range 4 to 6Little Max has little legs, little feet and little steps. When Rosie, Izzy and Georgi go cubby hunting, little Max wants to go too but he can't keep up with his friends. Max soon finds himself lost and alone. But what else will he...

Age range 0 to 4If a monkey goes oo-ooand a lion goes, ROAR!What noise does the baby make?This wonderfully noisy book will delight readers with all the different sounds animals make from the common to the unexpected.

Age range 0 to 3'When Nana knits, sister bakes and brother hides, what does baby do?'A beautifully illustrated book celebrating the joy and chaos of babyhood.

Age range 4 to 8A young boy notices a line of ants marching in, right into the house. His mum says they spell rain but she doesn't want to get his hopes up...A charming and linguistically playful story about a boy's first experience of The Bill...

Age range 4 to 6When the sun rises over the sea, the sky is a canvas of possibilities for a father and daughter. Cloudspotting is a joyful celebration of love, lunch and the imagination. Join a father and daughter as they share a special time catching...

Age range 3+Oswin, the cricket, likes singing. When a poppy appears on his dry sand hill he falls in love and offers to sing for her. But Poppy rejects Oswin's offer as she prefers the more colourful visitors. However they soon disappear and Poppy...

Age range 4+Little Dolphin celebrates the level of intelligence and compassion that scientists are only now realising Dolphins possess, and explores the life of a young dolphin as it approached adulthood. We follow little dolphin from her difficult birth...

Age range 1 to 3Love Green focuses on the importance of appreciating nature, and being grateful but also fostering curiosity and taking active responsibility for the world around us and the environment. Practical and simple thoughts on being one with the...

Age range 1 to 3Chill Out focuses on the importance of being free to be still and to experience small moments. To appreciate simple but powerful everyday things and to find ways of relaxing the mind and body. These little exercises help to keep the mind...

Age range 4+A young Aboriginal boy's dream of shearing sheep turns into reality. Then war breaks out in Europe. Despite initially not being able to enlist, he and his two best friends eventually sign up and their lives are changed forever. How this book...

Age range 3 to 6When an autumn leaf lands on Lilly's nose her mother tells her that winter is creeping in. Lilly has never seen winter, she has a lot of questions. Does winter creep about like a ghost? Does it roar like a monster? And when it...

Age range 3 to 6As the seasons shift, the world around us changes.Cicadas drone and clouds rumble.Fruit bats squabble and snails ooze.Leaves drift and bees bustle.Secrets of the seasons explores the magic of a childhood spent in the Australian bush,...

Age range 3 to 6My Aussie Plants and Animals is a great introduction to the alphabet using much loved Australian flora and fauna. Each letter introduces the young readers to a different Australian animal and plant whilst also reinforcing their...

Age range 3 to 6 When Mum and Dad are busy working, Ava gets bored. Luckily for her, Ghostie comes to the rescue. There's mischief and mayhem galore as together they explore his ghostly powers and celebrate family, friendship and imaginative play.

Age range 3 to 6Waiting for Hugo explores notions of diversity and difference. The central character is a young boy who has an obsessive interest which dominates his life and that of his family.This is a trait often present in children who have Autism...