Families and family members Books

A warm and funny eco-adventure with a clever message about looking after our blue planet, perfect for budding David Attenboroughs! When Little Fish and her family encounter an odd new fish bobbing along on its own, they embark on an exciting journey to...

A powerful and poetic imaginative adventure from the creator of Alone, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize! Who knows where we’ll go… Or what we might see… What on earth will we find? Oh, what might we be?Welcome to a world where tree...

A remarkable collaboration – that brings together giants of the picture book world – to create a funny, anarchic and utterly delightful picture book. A classic of the future. Beep! Beep!Hilda Snibbs is taking her three mischievous monkeys to visit her...

From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, JENNY PEARSON, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness.When Frank John Davenport inherits piles of money from a grandma he didn't know he had, things take an unexpected turn.....

The moving, funny, thrilling and adventured-filled new novel for readers of 10 and up from bestselling author Ross Welford. When twelve-year-olds Willa and Manny hear of a mysterious animal prowling their town, they are determined to prove it is real...

Celebrate and express the special bond between loved ones––family and friends, young and old––with this heartfelt children’s picture book that reminds you that life is sweeter when you have someone to share it with. You’re the jelly to my donut...

National Book Award finalist Laura Ruby and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Dung Ho bring us an unforgettable story of the many different ways in which families are made and the beautiful, unknowable, magical things that hold them together.For...

Learn to count with everyone’s favourite cat…Learn to count with Mog in this delightful numbers book perfect for her youngest fans. From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a delightful counting book featuring a...

Return to the magical world where lost things are found After Jake and Marisol's last adventure in the World Between Blinks, the cousins are safely back where they belong.Until, suddenly, they're not. When they return unexpectedly to the World once...

This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. After Mary Lennox’s parents pass away, she is sent to a large, isolated house in Yorkshire to live with an...

“I love this book . . . Iona Rangeley has written a wonderfully witty story in Einstein the Penguin which is beautifully complimented by David Tazzyman's hilarious illustrations” DAVID WALLIAMS, author of GANGSTA GRANNY“An outstanding debut. Funny and...

What's it like to grow up online and have every tantrum, every spot - even your first period - broadcast to hundreds of thousands of followers? A funny and heartfelt novel for fans of Geek Girl, from the award-winning Tamsin Winter: "Fast becoming a...

A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy selling, global phenomenon Here We Are! Inspired by the exceptional, award-winning global picture-book phenomenon, Here We Are, comes this irresistible...

The stunning conclusion to the mega fame-busting 11-13 trilogy from the multi-million bestselling author of GEEK GIRL. Party girl actress Mercy Valentine is nobody’s hero and that’s how she wants it. She’s sarcastic, sharp and always defensive – so no...

All I want is for my family to be proud of me... An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you.Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. Josh can't...

A delightful Rudie Nudie celebration of the joy of Christmas from award-winning creator Emma Quay. Yoo-hoo, Rudie Nudie. Rudie Nudie, where are you? It is very nearly Christmas Day for Rudie one and two.It's Christmas Eve and two little rudie nudies are...

Travel back in time to the era no one has ever forgotten - the '80s - because those outfits were so rad you had to wear shades Welcome to the 1980s - a time when crimped hair and perms were cool, kids listened to cassette tapes, thought dancing on your...

Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is back in this hilarious and gloriously illustrated book for ages six and up from the superstar creator of Clarice Bean and Charlie and Lola, Lauren Child. “These stories are about the days when the Bobton-Trents had...

'ADVENTUROUS AND OUTLANDISH, WHIMSY AND WOE WILL HOOK KIDS IN FROM THE FIRST PAGE.' -- Books+Publishing, four stars After being abandoned by their thespian parents, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt are left in the care of their austere Aunt Apoline.Forced to...

When do I love you, little lizard Would I love you in a blizzardEven if the snow reaches up to your eyes,I will be here, standing right by your side.Remind your little one of your unending love with the playful rhymes of When Do I Love You,a silly and...

An honour book and shortlisted title in the CBC Early Childhood book of the Year Awards 2009. Tom Tom is an engaging contemporary story that traces a day in the life of a small boy living in a typical Aboriginal community in the Top End of the Northern...

The final book in the highly acclaimed, multi-award-winning KINGDOM OF SILK series is a heart-warming story about the power of love and family. Ages: 7+ two of Perry Angel's favourite people are Grandma Nell and his good friend Jenkins. One night, while...

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat…Mog is everyone’s favourite family cat! Join her in this delightful collection of three favourite adventures, full of her warm-hearted and funny escapades… From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and...

Another hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David’s previous...

Award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad's much-loved Red Dirt Diaries, now with amazing new covers! Blue Weston is on a mission! She's starting Hardbake Plains' first ever newspaper with Mat and Ben She's determined not to like her new...

The third instalment in the award-winning KINGDOM OF SILK series. It has taken Perry Angel almost seven years to find the place where he belongs. He arrives at the Kingdom of Silk one day on the ten-thirty express, carrying only a small and shabby...

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...

The first in a new series that focuses on a secret part of our history From best-selling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called the Secret Histories. This first book in the series tells the story of a young...

Fancy Nancy is back in this magical new story from Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite. And that is why she can’t wait to go to her friend Bree’s Butterfly Birthday! It’s going to be the fanciest party...

Wrap your child in a giant bear hug as you soak up these sweet rhymes about the love God has for His children and the power of a parent's hug. In Very Beary Hugs: God's Love Makes Us Brave by beloved author Bonnie Rickner Jensen, families will embrace...

Come on a journey with award-winning GP DR AMIR KHAN to discover how families begin and how you became part of your family. Families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but how did we all begin? This accessible introduction to how babies are made is...

Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. Ash can't WAIT for family beach day. All the cousins...

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen. Juno’s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She’ll miss all the fun she and her friends...

Featuring children’s own words along with heart-warming pictures, this book is a perfect celebration of all that is special about trains! “I love trains because…”This touching book combines endearing things children say about trains with cute...

The first novel in a spellbinding new fantasy adventure series from the author of The Huntress trilogy. Perfect for readers 8-12 and fans of Philip Pullman, Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell. Everything changed the day the dreams disappeared… and...

From Angela Pham Krans (Finding Papa) and Dung Ho (New York Times bestselling illustrator of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners) comes a poignant picture book that tenderly portrays the intergenerational bond between a boy named Felix and his grandma that’s...

Lani Scrub has a plan: study hard and become a world-renowned scientist like her hero, Kit Galway, who wrote The Meaning of the Universe.The plan is ruined when Lani's mum decides to 'find herself' by joining a nature-loving community called Passing...

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spookyCrater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps and Stranger Things! It’s summer term and time for a school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast...

“David Levithan is an icon of queer young adult fiction. Romance, realism, and relationship drama – Levithan's stories are where my love for queer YA was born.” – Alice OsemanFrom the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love...

A brilliant and heart-warming story about the power of imagination and the special bond between grandparent and grandchild. Come on an adventure to the beach, all without leaving your sitting room…From kite-flying and sandcastle building to splashing in...

Laugh-out-loud funny and a wonderful story about finding your voice. I loved it! – David Walliams ‘Anarchically silly fun!' – GuardianSidesplitting middle grade comedy, with serious heart (and one very funny llama). Illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, the...

Celebrate an Aussie Christmas with the cool musician mums everyone loves to sing along with ... Every year in December Christmas lights go up 'round here. I wait up late till it's darker to see them in the moonlight. From Byll and Beth Stephen, the...

A brilliant value pre-Christmas gift with 24 books that will keep young readers enchanted. Countdown to Christmas with 24 illustrated storybooks!This luxury advent calendar contains a beautifully illustrated storybook behind each window to fire up...

A heartfelt picture book celebrating the special bond between daddies and the children they love, perfect for fathers everywhere! What do daddies love?Some daddies love going outdoors and exploring the world. Some daddies love teaching their kids how to...

The classic 'Five Little Ducks' meets We're Going on a Bear Hunt and I Went Walking in an irresistibly fresh, cute and clever picture book that pre-schoolers will love. One little duck went out one day,over the hills and far away.Mother Duck said .....

From the bestselling creators of What Do You Call Your Grandpa?, What Do You Call Your Grandma?, What Do You Do to Celebrate? and How Do You Say I Love You? In every country around the world, we all have ways to greet the people that we know and the...

A soothing bedtime story from mum to baby As the sun shines throughout the day, it warms your cheeks while we play.As the sun sets in the evening sky,say, 'Yaarri Yarraang, goodbye.'This gentle bedtime story follows the journey a mother and child take...

A sweet, empowering picture book by debut author-illustrator Lorian Tu about two siblings who learn in their own ways how all the different parts of their family make them special.Like the colors of the rainbow and the notes of a song, none of Arturo...