Kids, Teens & YA

Age range 3 to 6A warm hug, a loud cheer, a tickly hand, a steady hand.Following a boy and his dad through the day we see all the ways a dad, through his actions, shows his love. The Most Magnificent Thingis a tribute to the everyday magnificence of dads.

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Early childhood*Age range 3 to 6A timeless tale of tip-tapping click-clacking delight.Wonderful Shoes is a joyful celebration of everyday play, through the eyes of our tiniest humans, who know exactly where to find the best toys...

Age range 3 to 6It's Christmas Eve and the world is buzzing with busy. With baubles to hang, shimmer to drape and scrumptious treats to prepare, enjoy this peek inside the festive homes of animals all over the world. From deer baking gingerbread to...

Where do these vanished girls come from, and why have they returned?

The unique friendship between an angel and a human is the only hope for the future but can they remain friends?It's one thousand years since medical scientists brought a dead brain back to consciousness. When they discovered the reality of life after...

'That is not dead which can eternal lie...' H.P. Lovecraft, 'The Nameless City' (1921)After the discovery of Millie's body, Greenwich Private College grinds to a complete halt as gloom and despair sets in. As...

Age range 8 to 12In the quiet hamlet of Blaxby in the Kingdom of Irrawene, twelve-year-old Jonty Fairskye's mother is gravely ill. A tonic from Dagatha, the fearsome witch who dwells in the dark heart of the Terrenwild Woods may be her only hope, but...

When the illegal organisation Hunters Extreme targets intelligent beings across the galaxy, Kat's lifemate is murdered. Despite being of a pacifist feline-like species, Kat seeks vengeance, only to discover she has murdered the wrong man, the son of an...

An angel falls from the sky and crashes to the ground!Miriael, the Fourteenth Angel of Observance, has been shot down in the thousand-year war between Heaven and Earth. Damaged and helpless, she prays for extinction.The young tribesman Ferren finds her...

Botanica is the island, but all of Botanica is taken up by the Tree. When Morace and other students set out to walk around the Tree, a five year journey, he has no idea what lies ahead. Little does he know the risks his teacher, Lillah, will have to take...

A delightful story, created by Aboriginal students from the south coast of New South Wales, it tells of the lives of the Bittangabee tribe. Beautifully illustrated with the help of local primary school children, the story follows Ninima and his family on...

Tarah missed her Dad and she asked her Mum where he had gone...Tarah's dad has gone away, and she doesn't know where. She imagines he is doing all the things he loves, but when she asks her mum, everything changes. This heartfelt, honest and sensitively...

'You gonna sell your soul for a fist full of diamonds?'David's family think he's come home for the anniversary of his Dad's death. But he's got another reason to return home he's working to broker a deal with a mining company to dig up his own sacred...

'Mysterious Mole and Old Croc strike up an unlikely friendship when OldCroc saves Molly Mole from drowning. But Old Croc has a problem...'Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work...

'Galibaay had tricked him. That dillybag was full of honey. It stuck in his throat andmade his neck flare out into a big red-and-yellow frill.'Lethal Lizards is the second book in Gregg Dreise's 'Scales and Tails' series and is a captivating creation...

Age range 0 to 5'Frogs like to bop. Can you touch the sky?'Is that you? by Gregg Dreise is a board book that encourages young readers to learn new verbs and adverbs: frogs bop, snakes slide, lizards hide, Tasmanian devils growl...can you make a low...

'When I stayed out bush I sat with my grandmother and watched her paint. I used to get boxes and paint on. She painted with ochres and glue. Later she showed me how to make the marawat (hair) brush to do the fine line work.' - KGMAn artistically stunning...

Age range 0 to 5'I can count to ten! Can you count to ten with me?'Another testament to Sally Morgan's advocacy for early literacy learning, I Can Count is a fun and interactive way for families and young readers to learn to count together. With a...

Age range 1+'I love you like the river, the birds and the sighing trees. My love cannot be measured. It's way too big you see.'Big, Big Love is filled with beautiful illustrations and a soft, lilting text that is easy for children to follow along. It is...

Age range 1+'The Penguin song has lasted throughout the generations and has been sung to my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.' - Gladys MilroyUtterly charming! Penguin Oh Penguin is a gentle early childhood story about a penguin that runs...

**Winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award 2022**Age range 12+Compulsory reading for early teens and young adults. Based on true events, this gripping thriller sheds light on the brutalities of the past whilst championing the heroes who survived.Robert Runs...

Age range 3 to 6In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking illustrations of iconic Australian modes of transport, with some gentle humour.This strikingly beautiful book for Early Childhood will...

*Shortlisted for the 2021 Environment Award for Children's Literature: Picture Fiction*Great-Grandpa Liman lives in a small house by the sea. There are no lights - just stars as far as the eye can see.Brother Moon is a powerful story lovingly...

Age range 5+Bubbay is lonely, with only the starts as friends. He lives in the outback tending his goats and sleeps under the stars. One night, Bubbay wishes for something he has never had - the stars hear him and, with the help of the magical Gubarlee...

Girls can do anything Who says girls can't fly? Stretch out your arms Aim for your dreams  Believe in your wings  Breathe in the sky Fly highWho says girls can't fly? Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from...

Age range 0 to 8 'A simply lovely story about the sometimes-quirky memories we have of our mothers.' - Dub Leffler, award winning author/illustratorMaureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O'Keefe grew up in the remote community of Ali Curung in...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Eve Pownall Award**Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year*Age range 9+These are my stories from a dry remote place, where growing up was very different for what children...

Age range 3 to 6'Five crunchy conkerberries on the thorny bush.'Join two tiddas as they spend the day collecting delicious bush tucker to put in their coolamon.Bush Tucker Counting by Maureen Glover is a beautiful board book filled with cheerful...

Age range 9 to 12Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and havingthe whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret 'Maggie' Whitlam, a beautiful,...

*Shortlisted for the 2021 CBCA Award for New Illustrator**Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards: Premier's Prize for Writing for Children*Age range 0 to 9I am Shirley Purdie This is my story Ngayin-ga Birrmarriyan-nga Berrembi...

Age range 6 to 9Billie wants the blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her - but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won't give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself. She can...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Early childhood*Age range 0 to 9Summer is the seasonfor ripening wild cherries,tatas,wild currants,canygongThe canygong fruits taste like salty strawberries.In this delightful children's picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron...

Age range 6 to 9The emus couldn't fly, but did they sit around looking sad? No! They made sure everyone knew just how fast they could run. Except for poor Lofty... Lofty, a young emu desperately wants to win a big emu race, but he is slow and...

Age range 0 to 7 (or all ages!)This paperback edition with a new cover of Bronwyn Houston's book makes counting from one to ten so much fun! From kookaburras to ants to dragonflies, her rich colourful illustrations are filled with texture and...

Age range 9 to 12An exciting adventure, Dead Man's Gold draws on the legends of the Australian outback, featuring treasure hunting, droving, gold prospecting and ghosts. Billy Stone rides out one morning, headed for the cattle muster at Black Hills...

Age range 0 to 3Counting our Country in Arnhem Land Counting our Country is a bilingual counting book from Jill Daniels, an Indigenous artist who lives in SE Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Jill's paintings of animals found on her country...

Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography is a rich resource for teachers to use in the Geography classroom. Based on the concepts in Bruce Pascoe's highly acclaimed book Dark Emu, this resource presents lesson content for...

Age range 0 to 9The fourth release in the Young Art Board Book Series showcasing young Indigenous artistsIn the bush is a playful ensemble of Australian creatures, and an exciting illustrative debut from teenage artist, Kiara Honeychurch. Hailing from...

Benny Bungarra comes to the rescue when Olive Python's head is stuck in a plastic bottle, Colin Crow's beak is entangled in a fishing line, and Kathy Kangaroo's paw has glass in it!Benny Bungarra's Big Bush Clean-Up is an environmental tale for Early...

*Shortlisted for IBBY Australia's Ena Nol Award 2022*Age range 0 to 3What do you call a baby...? is an entertaining way for all children to learn the nouns that describe some of our iconic Australian baby animals.Baby frogs are called tadpoles,...

Age range 3 to 8In this delightful Early Childhood board book, Tori-Jay Mordey's graphic illustrations bring the city to life in all its colourful glory.Mordey's bold and painterly art style celebrates the pace of the cityscape whether it be her built...

Age range 8+*Honour Book in the 2019 CBCAs for Book of the Year: Younger Readers**Shortlisted for the 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards in the Eight to 10 Years category*Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young...

Age range 3 to 8Spinifex Mouse is the heartwarming tale of Cheeky, a spinifex hopping mouse, who lives in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Cheeky is an adventurous little mouse who loves to leap high into the air and practice acrobatic tricks...

Age range 3 to 6Molly the Pirate  is a swashbuckling tale that will delight anyone who ever wanted to be a pirate. Young Molly's imagination knows no bounds when she transforms her Australian backyard into an adventure playground on the high...

Age range 3 - 8Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain.It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season...

Age range 3 to 8When a group of desert children invite their school teacher, Mrs White, home for dinner to show her why their homework is always grubby, no-one expects what is to come!They are happily showing Mrs White their higgledy piggledy garden when...

Monster Party is an explosion of fun and pure joy. Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora Lake.Eating chips and monster cake, they go 'galumphing' all over the place with a drum and a...