Kids' Book Highlights
My Happy Life
$15.99 – Paperback / Gecko Press
A sweet, funny illustrated chapter book about a young girl with a lot of optimism - even if sometimes life makes it hard to be happy. Buy or find out more→
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
$19.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
The gods have created a world - they've built mountains, a sea and a sky - and now their days are filled with long naps in the clouds (and tea and cake). That's until Harry, Sue and little Ben begin to fill the gaps of the world:... Buy or find out more→
Amy's Three Best Things
$27.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Amy's Three Best Things is a wonderfully reassuring, magical tale, written by Philippa Pearce, one of the twentieth century's greatest children's novelists, and beautifully imagined by Helen Craig of Angelina... Buy or find out more→
Oscar Goes To The Moon
$19.95 – Hardback
Oscar was a bunny who wanted to go places. His journeys culminate in a visit to the moon, an adventure he looked forward to telling all his friends about when he arrived home. Buy or find out more→
Paris, Line by Line
$26.95 – Hardback / Universe Publishing
In the early 1960s, Robinson, an illustrator celebrated for his drawings of buildings, documented Paris in his signature style. More than forty years after its original publication, Paris, Line by Line returns to print. Page... Buy or find out more→
Navigating Early
$24.95 – Hardback / Random House USA Inc
At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly uprooted after his mother's death and placed in a boy's boarding school in Maine. There, Jack encounters Early Auden, the strangest of boys, who reads... Buy or find out more→
The Treasure Box
$24.99 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
As the library burns, Peter and his father flee their home, taking with them a book more precious than jewels - a book that tells the story of their people. When Peter loses his father and has to walk over the mountains, he must... Buy or find out more→
It Wasn't Me
$24.99 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers
Meet the Hueys - a fabulously quirky group of characters from international bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, creator of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found. Buy or find out more→
The Story of Jemmy Button
$24.99 – Hardback / Templar Publishing
This book explores the adventures of Jemmy Button, a young boy brought to England from Tierra del Fuego in the mid-1800's. Based on a true story, it examines individuality and how it is not wrong to be different. Buy or find out more→
Song for a Scarlet Runner
$15.99 – Paperback / Allen & Unwin
'A gripping tale...Both magical and superbly true, this new world draws us into universal struggles of survival, loyalty and freedom, as secrets build and break around us like weather.' ANNA FIENBERG Peat is on the run -... Buy or find out more→
Sun Catcher
$14.99 – Paperback / Orion Publishing Co
On her 13th birthday Maia, who has been brought up by Tareth, the weaver and warrior who she has always believed is her father, falls into an adventure that will take her on a perilous journey to a kingdom poisoned by bitterness... Buy or find out more→
Joyous and Moonbeam
$16.99 – Paperback / Scholastic Australia
Two of the most unlikely people meet in the most unlikely place. Joyous calls her Moonbeam. When you're fifteen life can make you angry; and families can get seriously messed up. But Joyous has the knack of working things... Buy or find out more→
Paul Thurlby's Wildlife
$19.99 – Hardback / Templar Publishing
See wildlife as you've never seen it before with Paul Thurlby's menagerie of curious animals. Each page shows a well-known animal in a strange-but-true scenario. Buy or find out more→
Steam Train, Dream Train
$22.95 – Hardback / Chronicle Books
The team behind the #1 New York Times bestsellerGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Sitereturns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar... Buy or find out more→
An Allosaurus Ate My Uncle
$12.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia
Saurus St is just like any other street ... except for the dinosaurs!When Susie won't hand over her pocket money to her mean cousin Walter, he locks her in the attic. But when a gigantic meat-eating dinosaur turns up,... Buy or find out more→
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book
$19.95 – Paperback / Laurence King Publishing
Tumble down the rabbit hole and find yourself in an inky black-and-white wonderland. This interactive activity book takes you on a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed... Buy or find out more→
Mum's the Word
$24.99 – Hardback / Hachette Children's Books
A little puppy with a big heart expresses his love for his mum in this heart-warming story. Buy or find out more→
I Dare You Not to Yawn
$24.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Just try to resist this comical — and infectious — cautionary fable that will have even bedtime-avoiders gladly snuggling up for a nightly challenge. A yawn can land you in your pj’s and under the covers before you can... Buy or find out more→
How the World Works
$24.95 – Hardback / The Five Mile Press Pty Ltd
This fun, interactive book introduces the Earth's important cycles and encourages children to think about the impact of human actions on our world, inspiring respect for the natural world and all its harmonies. Buy or find out more→
The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
$29.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
Life is cursed for the people of the village of Twee.The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their every waking hour and they've had enough! But then one day, the brave and practical young Herbert Kettle has the most extraordinary... Buy or find out more→
Girl Defective
$16.99 – Paperback / Pan Macmillan Australia
We, the Martin family, were like inverse superheroes, marked by our defects. Dad was addicted to beer and bootlegs. Gully had social difficulties that manifested in his wearing a pig snout mask 24-7. I was surface clean but... Buy or find out more→
Freaks Like Us
$15.99 – Paperback / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
When Jason Milwaukee's best friend Sunshine vanishes, Jason knows that something is terribly wrong, but solving her disappearance will require pushing through all the voices in his head and then getting the world to listen to... Buy or find out more→
The Handbook for Gyfted Children
$16.95 – Paperback / Hardie Grant Books
When your parents are supervillains, it's hard to have a normal life. In the past two days, Joshua's parents have tried to destroy the world, the houseplant has threatened to kill him and he's discovered something weird is... Buy or find out more→
Lio: There's a Monster in My Socks
$14.95 – Paperback / Andrews McMeel Publishing
The world of Lio is filled with the extraordinaryNmonsters under the bed, wild reptile pets, robot inventions, weird scienceNbut it's all commonplace for this most uncommon young man. Now, in this collection edited specially for... Buy or find out more→
Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton
$14.99 – Paperback / Penguin Books Ltd
Flamboyant and eccentric, being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family live for - all except, that is, for Maude. She prefers to blend into the background rather than stand out in a crowd. And this is very much to... Buy or find out more→
Tyrannosaurus in the Veggie Patch
$12.95 – Paperback / Random House Australia
Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs. When Jack wishes for his own Tyrannosaurus, he doesn't expect a real live one to turn up in the veggie patch. It's pretty cool, but there's no way he can... Buy or find out more→
The Fault in Our Stars
$19.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
John Green is the best-selling author of Looking for Alaska; An Abundance of Katherines; Paper Towns; Will Grayson, Will Grayson and can be found on the WWW at johngreenbooks.com. The reviewers say: 'A novel of life and death and... Buy or find out more→
Terry Denton's Bumper Book of Holiday Stuff to Do!
$16.99 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
Packed full of hours of holiday fun, the Bumper Book is a must-have for every child! This fantastic activity book is full of fun drawing activities, cartoons, maps, lists and games to entertain children, take on holidays or pass... Buy or find out more→
From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers: Architecture for Children
$29.99 – Hardback / Prestel
Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chronologically arranged, this large-format book gives each iconic building its own... Buy or find out more→
Where Things Come Back
$12.99 – Paperback / Simon & Schuster
Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards. In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter’s senior year of high school, he is forced to... Buy or find out more→
Fantastic Mr Dahl
$14.99 – Paperback / Penguin Books Ltd
'I seem to remember the interview asked us what we thought were the 'ingredients' of a good story for children. 'Above all.' Roald Dahl told the interviewer, 'it must be funny.''How did a young boy from a small town in Wales... Buy or find out more→
Extra Yarn
$24.95 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers Inc
On a cold afternoon, in a cold little town, where everywhere you looked was either the white of snow or the black of soot from chimneys, Annabelle found a box full of yarn of every color. It seemed like an ordinary... Buy or find out more→
Truly Tan
$16.99 – Paperback / ABC Books
The funniest series for girls since CLARICE BEAN! Meet Tan. She's funny. She's lively. She has the mind of a Great Detective ... Dear Diary It′s official. Our whole family has moved to the country. The pets... Buy or find out more→
Diary of a Wombat
$29.99 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
A wombat's work is never done... Buy or find out more→
Safari: A Photicular Book
$34.95 – Hardback / Workman Publishing
Safari is a magical journey. Readers, as if on safari, encounter eight wild animals that come alive. Using an innovative lenticular-based technology, precision sliding lenses, and original four-color video imagery, each image... Buy or find out more→
Little Mole Box Set
$19.99 – Mixed media product / Anova Books
A fabulous book and plush toy set based on the modern classic The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business. Contains 1 mini hardback of The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it Was None... Buy or find out more→
Every Day
$24.95 – Hardback / Random House USA Inc
In his New York Times bestselling novel, David Levithan introduces readers to what Entertainment Weekly calls a "wise, wildly unique" love story about A, a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a... Buy or find out more→
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
$19.95 – Paperback / Hot Key Books
Fate: Is it written in the stars from the moment we are born? Or is it a bendable thing that we can shape with our own hands? Jepp of Astraveld needs to know. He left his countryside home on the empty promise of a... Buy or find out more→
The Testament of Jessie Lamb
$19.99 – Paperback / Canongate Books Ltd
Jane Rogers creates an extraordinary character in Jessie Lamb, determined to make her life count in a self-destructing world as the certainties of her life are ripped apart. Buy or find out more→
Coraline
$14.99 – Paperback / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
When a young girl ventures through a hidden door, she finds another life with shocking similarities to her own. Coraline has moved to a new house with her parents and she is fascinated by the fact that their... Buy or find out more→
Unforgotten
$35.00 – Hardback / Allen & Unwin
A breathtakingly beautiful book which, like Shaun Tan's The Arrival , will move and delight readers of all ages. 'Reading this book is like being quietly ushered into another dimension by winged strangers, a place beyond the tread... Buy or find out more→
Found: The Art of Recycling
$34.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Australia
A beautiful non-fiction book which aims to inspire children to think about art made from recycled material. Readers will learn about the motivations of the various artists who create collages, sculptures and kinetic artworks from... Buy or find out more→
The Unexpected Crocodile
$24.99 – Hardback / Allen & Unwin
A cheeky cautionary tale about a crocodile who comes to tea. Peggy's family is hosting a barbecue for their neighbours, the Dawsons. Peggy isn't too sure about those Dawson boys. But she's delighted when an unexpected crocodile... Buy or find out more→
The Wattle Tree
$28.99 – Hardback / Hachette Australia
Set over the course of several months, Molly makes repeated trips to the wattle tree. At first, her visits are to escape the sadness in the house as Mum is locked inside her own grief. Gradually, Molly draws strength from her... Buy or find out more→
The Peculiar
$19.99 – Paperback / HarperCollins Publishers
Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew Kettle and his sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are changelings - Peculiars - and... Buy or find out more→
When We Were Two
$17.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
Winner of the 2012 PM's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Dan had to go, He felt he had no choice, but leaving home was never going to be easy . . . Dan and his brother... Buy or find out more→
The Family Hour in Australia
$24.95 – Hardback / Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Local artist Tai Snaith reinterprets the daily lives of 15 Australian native animals in her signature style with vibrant watercolour illustrations, a quirky sense of humour, references to mid-century modern design and curious,... Buy or find out more→
Slave Girl
$14.99 – Paperback / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Thirteen-year-old exchange student Jenna has nabbed an appointment in New York′s coolest hair salon, but when her teacher insists she stay with the group at the boring Metropolitan Museum, she storms off and stumbles into what... Buy or find out more→
The Terrible Suitcase
$24.99 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
What do you do when it's your first day of school and your mum gives you a terrible suitcase instead of a red backpack with yellow rockets and a silver zipper? Well, first you get mad. M A D! Then you use your imagination to... Buy or find out more→
The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit
$24.99 – Hardback / Penguin Books Ltd
Peter Rabbit is in low spirits, what he needs is a change of scene. He squeezes under the gate into Mr. McGregor's garden, intending to steal a lettuce – but what happens next is just the excitement Peter is looking... Buy or find out more→
The Magnificent Tree
$24.99 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
'What we need is a tree!' said Bonny. 'I completely agree,' said Pop. Bonny and Pop are bursting with ideas. Pop's ideas are big and brave and Bonny's ideas are simple and clever. When they decide to make something that will... Buy or find out more→
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
$19.99 – Hardback / Simon & Schuster Ltd
In this picture book starring the world’s most imaginative pig, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity with very lofty goals—and being a princess is NOT one of them! Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too... Buy or find out more→
Too Many Elephants in This House
$24.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
In Eric's house there were too many elephants – in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his bedroom! The elephants take up a lot of space, but Eric loves every one of them. So when his mum says they have to... Buy or find out more→
Horrible Harriet's Inheritance
$13.99 – Paperback / Allen & Unwin
You may remember Horrible Harriet - she's wicked, wild and larger than life, and she invented Mr Chicken. Well Harriet is back, to claim her inheritance and fill in the gaps in her impressive family tree along the way. These... Buy or find out more→
Dingo: The Dog Who Conquered a Continent
$14.99 – Paperback / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
All of Australia′s dingoes may be descended from one south-east Asian ′rubbish dog′ who arrived here over 5,000 years ago. This is a story about the first dingo. It is also the story of Loa, who heads off across the sea in his... Buy or find out more→
Sketches from a Nameless Land: The Art of the Arrival
$29.99 – Hardback / Hachette Australia
In SKETCHES FROM A NAMELESS LAND, author Shaun Tan explains the origins of his ideas, using examples from early research and concept sketches through to finished artwork. In tracing this evolution, he sheds light on the silent... Buy or find out more→
The Singing Mermaid
$26.99 – Hardback / Pan Macmillan
The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the... Buy or find out more→
Sophie Scott Goes South
$29.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
Children's Laureate and much-loved picture-book creator Alison Lester travelled to Antarctica as an Antarctic Arts Fellow. Her alter ego, Sophie Scott, goes on the same adventure in a friendly, informative and beautifully... Buy or find out more→
Dead End in Norvelt
$14.95 – Paperback / Random House Children's Publishers UK
Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year's best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead... Buy or find out more→
The Onion's Great Escape
$29.95 – Paperback / Phaidon Press Ltd
Sara Fanellli's book breaks all the rules: with its unique layout and construction, it is designed to be experienced, like a performance or a game. This is a book that positively demands interaction: by the time a young reader... Buy or find out more→
A Forest
$24.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
There once was a forest . . .
So begins this timeless and touching story of renewal from one
of Australia's most talented new picture-book creators.
Moma Play Town
$32.95 – Diary
Build a colorful, slot-together cityscape using this unusual set. It makes a gorgeous addition to any nursery, playroom, or classroom! Buy or find out more→
The Enchantress: Book 6
$24.95 – Paperback / Random House Children's Publishers UK
The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. San Francisco: Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do. They must defend San... Buy or find out more→
My Book of Jokes
$9.99 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence? Time to get a new fence! A perfect first book of jokes for all young comedians! Buy or find out more→
Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
$27.99 – Hardback / Gecko Press
A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science. Buy or find out more→
Banjo Bounces Back
$24.99 – Paperback / Scholastic Australia
Banjo is a Hoofball star. He and his friend Bella just love the game. But when Banjo gets injured, it's only too easy to stay in bed and play Haystation and suck on molasses. Can Bella help him get back on track? Buy or find out more→
After
$19.99 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
Following a heartbreaking struggle to survive as a Jewish child in Germany, Felix faces perhaps his greatest challenge - to find hope when he's lost almost everything. As Europe goes through the final agonizing stages of the war,... Buy or find out more→
Red Wheelbarrow
$19.95 – Hardback / University of Queensland Press
With nothing but a paper bag full of lollies and a much-loved blanket, two sisters and a curious chicken share an adventure in a red wheelbarrow. Told purely through illustrations, The Red Wheelbarrow shows that... Buy or find out more→
The Conference of the Birds
$33.95 – Hardback / SelfMadeHero
Celebrated children's book author and illustrator Sis creates his first book for adults, a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the classic 12th-century Sufi epic poem, The Conference of the Birds. He breathes new life into... Buy or find out more→
Make with Maisy
$24.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Painting and drawing, cutting and gluing - Maisy's make-and-do book will keep little hands busy creating all kinds of things! Brimming over with simple and fun craft ideas, every spread is a feast for the eyes and blends... Buy or find out more→
The Children of the King
$24.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Australia
Three children have been sent to live in the countryside, safe from the war in London. When they find two boys hiding in a castle, the past and future come together to make an extraordinary adventure. A hauntingly beautiful... Buy or find out more→
Small Change for Stuart
$14.95 – Paperback / Random House Children's Publishers UK
As if being tiny and also having S.Horten as your name isn't bad enough, ten-year-old Stuart is moved (by his very clever, but not very sensible parents) to Beeton, far away from all his friends. But in Beeton starts the... Buy or find out more→
The Crazy Cousins
$7.95 – Paperback / Hardie Grant Books
The only thing that the 'B' in Billie B Brown DOESN'T stand for is BOY! In response to demands from the market, industry, children, parents AND teachers we are BURSTING with pride to introduce the coolest, the funniest, the most... Buy or find out more→
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
$19.99 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers
It's the literary equivalent of buried treasure -- seven newly-discovered stories by Dr. Seuss! The first new Seuss stories to emerge since 1990! Buy or find out more→
A Bus Called Heaven
$27.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Winner of the CBCA Picture Book Award 2012 A broken, old bus appears one morning, sad as a whale on a beach, right outside Stella's house. On the front of it, held up with packing tape, is a hand painted... Buy or find out more→
Alex and the Watermelon Boat
$29.99 – Hardback / Allen & Unwin
The river had burst its banks. The dam was overflowing. 'Don't go outside, Alex!' Mum shouted. But just then Rabbit hopped out the open window ... Chris McKimmie lives in Brisbane. This story grew out of his experiences during the... Buy or find out more→
Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress
$14.99 – Paperback / HarperCollins Publishers
Breathtaking action adventure for boys of 8-12. Ash Mistry, reluctant hero, faces ancient demons! and comes into an astonishing, magical inheritance. Buy or find out more→
Wonderstruck
$34.99 – Hardback / Scholastic US
Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and... Buy or find out more→
Rudie Nudie
$24.99 – Hardback / ABC Books
A delightful celebration of those nudie moments between bath and bedtime from award-winning author and illustrator Emma Quay. Buy or find out more→
Secret Safari
$12.99 – Paperback / Lemonfizz Media
Someone is hunting the rare black rhino for its precious horns. Is evil agency SHADOW responsible? Nothing is as it seems. Special Agent EJ12 will need to look beneath the surface if she is stop more animals being... Buy or find out more→
Star Wars - the Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
$100.00 – Novelty book / Scholastic Australia
Box Set with Hardcover Book perfect for Star Wars fans of all ages. With the press of a button, the doors of the protective vault slide open in a wash of light and sound. The inner platform rises, revealing The Jedi... Buy or find out more→