Kids, Teens & YA

Age range 3 to 6A boy tries to help a hungry polar bear stranded in his island village but needs his grandfather's help to get the bear home.Follow the funny story of a boy who tries to help the unexpected arrival to his small island town. One day, Henry...

Age range 5+A tale of friendship between a girl and her horse and a trip around the world, where the grass isn't always greener.Home is the best place on Earth, but an adventure is equally great. Tamlin is a very lucky horse with a great friend, Ruby...

Age range 5 to 9Entertaining text and dynamic illustrations introduce readers to various sporting events and animal species.Who do you think would win a gold medal in basketball - a team of lions, giraffes or chimpanzees? Who would swim the...

Age range 3 to 6Harriet is a stubborn child, who never says 'please' and hates being asked to do so. Because of her rudeness she misses out on many wonderful things. She decides this isn't fair and goes off to find a place where nobody ever says 'please...

*SHORTLISTED for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2020*Age range 6 to 9Who do you think would win a game of ice hockey between a team of penguins or polar bears? Or perform the most acrobatic tricks on a snowboard, a whale or a dolphin? Or...

Age range 3 to 7This short, joyful rhyming picture book tells a story of growing up. It depicts the major milestones a young child reaches in the early years of development, such as walking, learning to eat independently, riding a bike, beginning to...

Age range 5 to 8A beautifully illustrated story of a mother bird protecting her young.Mother Fantail dreams of raising a happy family, and carefully prepares her nest, while Rat sniffs around for dinner. What will happen when their paths cross? A...

Age range 5 to 9Set in an African jungle, a warthog realises that everyone has worries and how to handle his worries. What are some of your worries? Ralph the worried warthog has plenty of worries, and they all seem impossible to overcome. A...

Age range 5 to 8In the middle of a great big river stands a single wooden post. It appears useless because the lone post cannot form a bridge by itself. The wooden post yearns for freedom and friendship. Its days are brightened when a shepherd boy sits...

Age range 3 to 5An easy, enjoyable read featuring quirky animal characters and a surprise ending.Muddle and Mo are the best of friends. Muddle is a loveable, slightly confused yet enthusiastic little duckling. Mo is a long-suffering, not very adventurous...

*A 2021 CBCA Notable Book: Older Readers**Longlisted for the 2021 ABIAs: Book of the year for Older Children**Shortlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards 2021: Best Designed Children's Fiction Book**Shortlisted for the 2021 New South Wales...

Jonathan loves to dress up and scare his family, but they insist that he is just not scary. What happens when Jonathan is too scary?

Age range 6+When Zinnia Jakes gets a new pastry order for a special medieval crumbling cake, she has no idea where to start! It needs to be ready in less than a day for the school fair and the clock is ticking. Will she deliver it on time and remain the...

Age range 7+There's been a devastating wildfire in the bushland and Ebony and Jay, our Eco Rangers, are doing their best to find injured animals. As they rescue a cute little possum with burned paws, they also discover that some people have been...

Age range 9+What do you do when an evil reporter wreaks havoc in a quiet coastal town?Sonny Fink writes online news that is uploaded at one minute past midnight every night. The news is always frightfully awful and if Sonny writes it, it is bound to...

*Shortlisted for the 2020 Environment Award for Children's Literature: Fiction*Age range 7+The Eco Rangers, Ebony and Jay, are having so much fun at the local adventure park. But when they find two abandoned baby bats, they rescue them right...