Modern and contemporary fiction Books

Starring Alpaca, her maracas and a baby rattlesnake whose tail won't rattle. Alpaca makes and sells maracas, and, with the Carnival coming, business should be booming - but no one is buying. Then she discovers Baby Rattlesnake has a problem too - his...

Another charmingly amusing story in the popular Phonics Readers series. Adder's all set to start her new job at Badger's Cleaning Company. But when she climbs a ladder for the first time, she quickly finds she has no head for heights. Can anything help...

Bestselling Mothball is back -- with birthday cake! (Carrot, of course.) She eats, she sleeps, she scratches. But today it's Mothball's birthday and it's time to celebrate!Created by author Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Happy Birthday...

In this funny rhyming story, Clark the Shark is excited about his new pet, Lulu the dogfish. He can’t wait to teach Lulu tricks and feed her lots of treats. But Clark discovers there's more to having a pet than he thought! Young animal owners and ones...

A spectacular new title from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, creator of the million-copy selling, global phenomenon Here We Are! What shall we build, you and I?I’ll build your future and you’ll build mine. We’ll build a watch to keep our time.A...

From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping storyJed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents...

A book with wheels, so that young readers can push it along as well as read it. A bright board book with wheels that really go round and round, ideal for small children who are fascinated by emergency vehicles and the noise they make. Inside is a gentle...

Young children will love to learn to count with the help of favourite Farmyard Tales characters: Poppy, Sam, Rusty, Curly and Woolly.3+ A fun introduction to counting for young children, with help from their favourite Farmyard Tales characters including...

'SO MUCH TO LOVE!' - Total Girl Charlotte Perkins is seven years old and can't wait to grow up - if only she could decide what she wanted to be! Luckily, no dream is too big for little Lottie Perkins.In this bumper collection, go on four hilarious...

Whether you are surprising a little one on Easter morning, celebrating the spring season, or just sharing a quiet moment together before bed, Night Night, Bunny is the perfect bedtime board book. Kids will love reading the sweet rhyming text...

The unmissable and genre-defining first novel from John Green, the international number one bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN.Includes a brand-new Readers Guide featuring a Q&A with the author...

Adorable under the sea flap book for babies. Who can you find under the sea? Follow a little turtle through a coral reef and lift seaweed, sea grass and anemones to meet colourful seahorses, a clownfish and her family, a big octopus and lots more. With...

The Fart Monster goes global! Get your passports ready; we're about to go around the world in 80 farts ... Fart, fart and away!Most families go on holiday to get away from it all. But what if a lingering smell followed you from one country to the...

Sam-I-Am and his Green Eggs and Ham get a brand-new look for their 60th birthday, in this very special slipcase edition of the original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series. It’s the 60th birthday of Green Eggs and Ham – and you’re invited...

"Rich in politics, intrigue, and betrayal, Dagger and Coin is a complex feminist fantasy featuring a tough and prickly ex-princess that I couldn't help but adore."—Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl from EverywhereThe sequel to Sword and Verse follows a...

Armadillo receives a late night visit from a fairy. But he soon gets carried away with the wishes she grants... This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and stylish illustrations throughout. A delight to share with young...

Little owl is hiding! Very young children will love peeping through the holes and touching the textured pages in this beautiful hide-and-seek board book, spotting squirrels, bats and kittens along the way. Part of a gorgeous series for babies and...

Teach children that the greatest rewards come from patience, hard work, and learning from mistakes!In the #1 New York Times bestseller We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From...

How are you feeling today? This fun, friendly and reassuring introduction to feelings is designed to help young children recognise, understand and name how they're feeling and learn to talk about and manage their emotions in helpful ways.

'THESE BOOKS REALLY GO OFF!' -- Mac Park, Boy Vs Beast The chapter books your reluctant reader will actually want to read! Birthday parties should be fun, not smelly. Too bad the fart monster doesn't know that ... Ben's been invited to a birthday...

Rebellion. Fear. Survival. Welcome to humanity's last chance.Stormchaser and Lincoln's home city is burning. The people are starving. The only place left to run is Piloria, the continent of monsters. It's up to Storm and Lincoln to keep everyone alive...

The perfect collection of lines about love, from the one and only Dr. Seuss! One Love, Two Love, I Love, You Love!Love, live and laugh with Dr. Seuss in this sweet selection of lovely lines and unforgettable illustrations!Full of inspiration and love...

Fancy Nancy is back in this magical new story about little girls’ favourite dolls… and not so favourite little sisters! When Fancy Nancy’s little sister JoJo gives Nancy’s favourite doll a tattoo, Fancy Nancy is livid (that’s fancy for tres angry and...

Little children will love this magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, with delicate cutaways, holes to peep through and stunning illustrations from Karl James Mountford. Cursed at birth, Sleeping Beauty is destined to fall asleep for a hundred...

Bursting with simple picture, word and number puzzles. Keep little ones busy on holiday with this entertaining activity book, packed with nearly 100 holiday-themed puzzles, dot-to-dots, wordsearches, spot-the-differences and more. The fun activities...

Animals that can kill - with sharp teeth, poisonous skin, venomous stings or crushing grips - are a source of endless fascination, and this book is the perfect introduction to some of the most deadly. Features big cats, snakes, sharks, crocodiles, and...

A book and rubber stamp set, with six colourful ink pads. The book is bursting with ideas for making pictures with the circles, triangles, squares and petal shapes on the stamps. Step-by-step instructions show how to make animals, robots, a princess's...

A fun, interactive introduction to jungle animals. Down in the jungle there's a chatter and a squawk. Peep into the treetops to see who's making all that noise. By lifting flaps and peeping through holes, little children can discover all kinds of...

A delightful sticker book full of ballerinas to dress and scenes to decorate. A delightful little sticker book full of ballerinas for young children to dress for parts in famous ballets including Cinderella, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and many more. With...

Lift the flaps to explore all sorts of exciting vehicles - bulldozers rumbling around building sites, fire engines rushing to emergencies, and jumbo jets soaring into the skies. With fascinating facts about every vehicle, from speed machines to giant...

Another fantastic new title in the Usborne Cloth Books series. With characters by Rachel Wells, illustrator of the best-selling Usborne Touchy-feely series, this book has huge appeal for babies and very young children and provides a perfect introduction...

A brand new addition to the award-winning and bestselling 'That's Not My...' series. Ages 1+ Meet five fierce tigers in this exciting addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books with their bold...

Young Reading Series One is designed for children just beginning to read to help build confidence and ability. Three original mermaid tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. Meet a scheming mermaid lurking to sabotage the Great...

Four future AFL stars under one roof!? Go back to where it all began with The Selwood Boys ... In the Selwood house, there's madness and mayhem every day -- and footy, of course!Meet the Selwood boys ... There's the twins, Troy and Adam, pulling pranks...

Babies will love looking at the bright pictures of animals in this delightful book and seeing what happens when they move the sliding panels. The elephant waves her trunk, the turtle disappears in his shell and the orang-utan swings in the trees – and...

Discover what happens when the vibrant town of Cozyville becomes a zombie zone. A madcap sticker book with over 600 stickers that you can use to bring the zany scenes to life

Part of the bestselling, touchy-feely That's not my... series, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Meet five friendly goats in this adorable addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books...

A sticker book version of the classic Usborne First Thousand Words in English, with over 500 colourful stickers which give learning an interactive element. Each sticker shows a picture with a word or phrase for children to hunt for and place on the...

Selby is about to embark on a chilly Antarctic adventure that is bound to take him to the peak of danger . and beyond!

Selby battles humungous waves at the Surf-Racing Championships while trying to keep his tongue-tickling talent tucked away. Surely Selby's secret won't be revealed just because he decided to try surfing!! Ages 7-12

Say goodbye to MOG in this incredibly moving and stunningly illustrated story from Judith Kerr, creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the MOG series. Mog was tired. She was dead tired… Mog thought, ‘I want to sleep for ever.’ And so she did. But a...

An adorable sticker book for little children with a different fairy to dress on every page, from Willow the woodland fairy to Marina the sea sprite and the beautiful Fairy Queen. With over 350 reusable stickers of enchanting fairy dresses, fluttering...

Three original stories based on traditional myths surrounding the ever-alluring unicorn. Meet the unicorn who befriends a kitchen maid, the unicorn who outwits a greedy hunter and the unicorn who simply loves strawberries. Beautifully illustrated to...

Discover what's out in space in this simple sticker book for young children. A rocket-fuelled sticker adventure into the world of space travel – essential for any budding astronaut. Full of amazing scenes to fill with stickers, from a moon exploration...

A touchy-feely board book with simple, repetitive text, tactile patches and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. Meet five friendly foxes in this exciting addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling...

An ideal little library of first words' books. Age: birth+ A delightful mini boxed set containing four titles from the popular Baby's Very First Black & White series: Animals, Going Out, Babies and Faces. Each book features high-contrast black and...

A great new sticker book bursting with busy and lively scenes which young children will enjoy filling with the picture stickers provided.Age 3+ A fun and lively sticker book with busy zoo scenes to fill. Favourite zoo scenes include the lions and...

Meet five adorable teddies in this exciting addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop...