Hawthorn Recommends: Kids' Books
Little White Rabbit
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
Little White Rabbit wonders about everything. What would it be like to be green, like the grass? Or tall like the fir trees? Or to flutter through the air like butterflies? The world is full of amazing things, and there ... Buy or find out more →
Foxlys Feast
$19.95 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Foxly's tummy is rumbling. He needs to find something tasty to eat. Maybe he'll find it in the farmyard or on the duck pond or in the duck pond. Foxly is on the hunt for things to include in his feast. He visits the farm... Buy or find out more →
Im Not
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Golden Books
"Evelyn is lots of things. Circus performer. Antarctic explorer. I'm not." Here is an ideal book for children who feel like their outgoing friend is oh-so-talented . . . and they're not. This sweet depiction of friendshi... Buy or find out more →
Moon Over Manifest
$23.95 – Hardcover book / Delta Dell
Winner of the 2011 Newbery Medal for best US children's book.
Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Ar... Buy or find out more →
Dash And Lily's Book Of Dares
$19.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
It's Christmas-time in New York, and world-weary Dash has managed to persuade each of his parents that he is staying with the other, thus sending them both off with their new 'paramours' and leaving him happily shuffling... Buy or find out more →
Our Australian Girl Meet Grace
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
It's 1808 . . . and Grace is living with her uncle in London. They have no money, and Grace is always lonely and often hungry. The best part of her day is going to Fleet Street to talk to the horses that she loves so muc... Buy or find out more →
Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
It's 1864 . . .
and Poppy lives at bird Creek Mission near Echuca. Poppy hates the
Mission, especially now that her brother, Gus, has run away to pan
for gold. What is Poppy escaped, too? Would she survive alone in
the b... Buy or find out more →
Our Australian Girl Meet Letty
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
It's 1841 . . .
and Letty is on the docks in England, farewelling her bossy older
sister who is about to take a long sea voyage to Australia. But
then there is a mix-up,and before she knows it Letty finds herself
on the ... Buy or find out more →
Our Australian Girl Meet Rose
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
It's 1900 . . .
and Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She
wants to play cricket, climb trees and be an adventurer! But Rose's
mother has other ideas. Then Rose's favourite young aunt comes to
town, ... Buy or find out more →