Kids, Teens & YA

When you're walking along the city streets there's always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what's going on deep in the ground under your feet? What about in the countryside? What goes on underground...

Father wants sixteen-year-old Castley and her five siblings to hide from the world. Living in a falling-down house deep in the woods, he wants to bury their secrets where noone will ever find them. Father says they are destined to be together forever. In...

Samantha McCoy has it all mapped out. First she's going to win the national debating championship, then she's going to move to New York and become a human rights lawyer. But when Sam discovers that a rare disease is going to take away her memory, the...

Activity books for young people to colour and doodle their way to being happy, calm and confident. Interactive self-care activity books for children aged 7 and over. Use creativity to combat negative feelings, work out worries, and put anger back in its...

Celebrate 20 incredible years of OLOGY with this special edition of Egyptology - the journal of lost adventurer and Egyptologist, Emily Sands. Explore the lovingly kept journal of a lost adventurer. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover...

Following the bestselling Animalium, Katie Scott returns with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles from around the world, this book offers hours of entertainment to young naturalists. Informative and inspiring, the...

Following the best-selling Maps, the Mizielinskis return with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles from around the world, this book offers hours of entertainment to young adventurers. Informative and inspiring, the...

This sturdy board book is specially designed to stimulate toddlers through creative pictures and help them learn first words. Each page has a colourful illustration made up of footprints, handprints, child friendly are, or a photo. With lots of bright...

There's lots to explore in this sturdy board book specially designed to stimulate babies through sensory play. Each page has a colourful picture activity with raised textured pages to feel, finger trails to follow, and a shiny mirror to look in to. These...

Xavi uses his unique story to show readers how to use art for self-expression and wellbeing. When day trader Xavi picked up a brush during lockdown in 2020, he found a whole new world of communication for feelings. Throughout this journal, he explains...

There's so much to love about the vegan life, so get Be More Vegan and start making a difference in the most delicious way possible! We all want to be a bit more vegan... and this book shows you how. Whether you're ready to commit to a fully plant-based...

Have fun converting old cereal boxes and egg cartons into fabulous craft makes. From a robot to a snapping crocodile, children will love these exciting creations! Alternating picture-book style spreads narrated by the quirky makes themselves and...

Minimise your waste and maximise the fun! Turn socks and toilet rolls into fabulous craft makes. From a 'socktopus' to a cute little penguin, children will love these exciting creations! Alternating picture-book style spreads narrated by the quirky...

Celebrate mums everywhere with this collection of Alfie stories, perfect for mums and little ones to read together.  Meet Alfie's mum. She has reddish brown curly hair which often gets untidy, but Alfie likes it like that. Alfie and Mum love to tell...

You don't have to shoot me, says the young lion. I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows. But the hunter will not listen to...

Travelling can be a bit dull... unless you're racing through the pages of On the Plane Activity Book! Bursting with puzzles, quizzes and drawing tasks, this boredom-beating book will keep children entertained for hours.

Stanley is a normal little boy, whose dad just happens to be the greatest superhero on the planet. Six days a week, Dad saves the world from disasters, aliens, and bad guys. Friday is his day off and he always spends it with Stan. But one Friday, Dad and...

Richard Adams returns to the world of Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig, with the younger generations of rabbits eager to find out about the heroic age which existed before they were born. The millions of readers who have enjoyed Watership Down will be delighted...

Play with art like never before in this exciting new activity book from the bestselling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series. Marion Deuchars has created a surprising and engaging range of activities and games organized into seven sections of...

An enthralling journey through 40,000 years of art, from prehistoric cave paintings right up to the present day. Discover artists and their art around the world, in exciting and imaginative tales about artists and the way they created their work. ...

Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for the Stolen Maze Stone

Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book by Johanna Basford is a worldwide bestseller that invites readers into a whimsical and imaginative world of intricate illustrations. This beautiful adult coloring book is filled with highly...

Fly to the grasslands of Tanzania in Africa for lots of yoga fun! Lulu the lion cub has not learned how to roar yet. This makes her feel really frustrated and angry.With the help of Mindy the chimp, Ernie the elephant, George the giraffe and her other...

The hugely successful Cosmic Kids YouTube channel helps children discover yoga by joining presenter Jaime on monthly yoga adventures, each one a story featuring a loveable animal character that achieves something amazing. Aimed at 4 to 8-year-olds, the...

A special edition of the Hairy Maclary Treasury to celebrate the raggedy rascal's 40th birthday! This volume brings together all ten of his mischievous and mad adventures, along with a link to download the audio book. This beautiful gold 40th-birthday...

Forget the woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, this kid is going to show Santa Claus how we do Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere - with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing and barbecues! Does Santa realise it's actually very hot here at Christmas...

A special anniversary extra-large hardback celebrating 50 delightful years of a much-loved and fun rhyming story that is just right to read together. A hardcover with foil and beautiful endpapers, this is a special anniversary edition that celebrates 50...

A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story with unique plastic-waste diorama art from award-winning author-illustrator Alma Fullerton. Isley loves the ocean and everything in it. Well, almost everything. Her heart sinks at the...

ClaudiaÕs best friend is her doll, Maddalena, and they are never apart. Maddalena is very brave, but sometimes she gets scaredÑespecially when Mom and Dad have to be away for awhile, so Claudia lets her climb into bed with her for comfort. One day,...

Meet Peter Wohlleben - but you can call him Peter the Forester! With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees , Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees...

Mitchell likes playing soccer, but he loves being a princess. On Saturdays, Mitchell plays soccer alongside his best friend, Beck. He likes to wear a tutu over his uniform but feels upset when one of his teammates makes fun of him for it. Damon thinks...

An exciting new Mr McGee adventure, published in Pamela Allen's 90th year - a fitting celebration of more than fifty classic stories for children published by Pamela Allen OAM over more than forty years. In a return to this classic picture book series,...

From R.A. Spratt, bestselling author of Friday Barnes, comes this collection of twenty short stories perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Paul Jennings. Featuring fractured fairytales told by none other than Nanny Piggins, previously...

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Timesbestselling author Matthew McConaughey Just because I'm in the race, doesn't mean I'm fully ready. Just because I'm shaking, doesn't mean that I'm not steady. Have you ever felt...

The adorable little penguins come waddling and tumbling out of the water and up the hill, back to their burrows on the island . . . But that's just the end of an even more amazing story. Where have they been? What adventures did they have? A charming...

Emma Memma: Christmas Lights by Emma Memma is a magical holiday story filled with warmth, joy, and the sparkle of Christmas! In this festive children's book, Emma Memma invites readers on a colorful journey as she prepares for Christmas in her own...

The 104-Storey Treehouse is the eighth book of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations. Join Andy and Terry in their...

Powerful and universal retellings of seventy-eight divine stories, legends, and myths from around the world, each accompanied by a gorgeous illustration from acclaimed artist Yoshi Yoshitani.  Many of the lessons we learn are shared stories passed among...

Lenny's Book of Everything

For thousands and thousands of years,  Aboriginal people lived in the land we call Australia. The land was where people built their homes, played in the sun,  and sat together to tell stories. When the white people came,  they called the land  Terra...

A hilarious new adventure from the mega-bestselling author of Wolf Girl and Ninja Kid. Hi there! I'm Pow Pow Pig!  Me and my friends didn't make the A team ... or the B team ... or the C, D or E teams ....  We made the Z team!  How are we going to...

An entertaining and scientific exploration of the origin of life on Earth, from the award-winning author of Do Not Lick This Book and the bestselling illustrator of Who Am I? What is life?  How did it start?  Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where...

Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest

A girl's guide to health, wellness and happiness from model/entrepreneur BFFs Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw. Growing up is hard for everyone. For girls today, in a world of 24-hour connectivity, it can be harder than ever. A Girl's Guide to...

From the author of the multi-award-winning and bestselling How To Bee comes an intense and thrilling new adventure. 'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.'  And he said it like going was something easy. Like...

A fantastic new Paul Jennings story, full of twists and turns, following the fortunes of a boy boarding a ship and leaving his past behind.  'If you've got a bad deal,' his father used to say, 'get out of it and move on.' When he finds himself in a...

There is so much to do in marvellous Melbourne - places to see and new friends to meet.  Found in Melbourne is a counting book, a story of friendship, and so much more.  Whether you live in Melbourne, are planning your first visit, or are just curious...

In this warm and humorous exploration of families, much-loved Australian children’s author Jane Godwin has teamed with internationally acclaimed Argentinian creator Yael Frankel. Together, they weave a colourful celebration of all the differences that...