Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today
Harry and Hopper
$15.99 – Paperback book / Omnibus Books
Winner of the 2010 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
When the puppy came to live with Harry and Dad, he was as jumpy as a grasshopper. So that's what Harry called him. Hopper. Harry and Hopper do everything together. Hopper he... Buy or find out more →
Mr Chicken Goes To Paris
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
From the creator of Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Fiona the Pig comes the unforgettable and riotous Mr Chicken! What's in store for Mr Chicken in the City of Love, and how will the Parisians react?
'The world's most beau... Buy or find out more →
Isabella's Garden
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Walker Books
A lyrical picture book which explores the growth and continual change that goes on in Isabella’s garden.
Following the well known structure of The House That Jack Built, Isabella’s Garden tells the tale of growth and s... Buy or find out more →
Little Cat And The Big Red Bus
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
'The bus went up and the bus went down. The bus went over and the bus went around.'
Every day, Little Cat and her big sister catch the bus home from school. Winter and summer, rain or shine, it is always the same.
But on... Buy or find out more →
Enigma
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
Bestseller Graeme Base harks back to his classic bestselling solve-the-mystery story The Eleventh Hour in an all-new book that will “puzzle” and entice young readers.
'Don't worry,' Bertie said at once. 'I'll solve t... Buy or find out more →
Greetings From Sandy Beach
$16.99 – Paperback book / Lothian
Paperback edition of a humorous book, first published in 1990, which won the 1991 Children's Book Council Picture Book of the Year award. It tells of a family's camping weekend at the beach, and how they managed to const... Buy or find out more →
April Underhill: Tooth Fairy
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Walker Books
High in the sky above Parkville, toothfairies April and Esme Underhill are on their way to collect their very first tooth
April and Esme Underhill have never collected a tooth before. Mum and Dad always do it. But tonigh... Buy or find out more →
Diary Of A Wombat
$14.99 – Board book / Harper Collins
She sleeps. She eats. She scratches. She is training humans to become better pets. She is Mothball a wombat with attitude.
Award-winning author Jackie French's love of wombats comes alive in this cheeky observation of Mo... Buy or find out more →
Nobody Owns The Moon
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
Clive Prendergast is a fox with a regular job and a place to call home. His friend Humphrey is a struggling donkey with no fixed address. Life in the city is a mixed bag for these two, but a special-looking blue envelope... Buy or find out more →
Fox
$15.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush,
everything changes.
Fox is an archetypal drama about friendship, loyalty, risk and
betrayal - a story that's as rich for adults as for children. It's
a ground... Buy or find out more →
Samsara Dog
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Working Title Press
Samsara Dog lived many lives, coming back again and again didn't worry him. He lived each day as it came, until one day he learned the most important lesson of all.
This is a picture book, for older children, looks at li... Buy or find out more →
Her Mother's Face
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Scholastic
When Siobhan was just three years old, her mother died, leaving Siobhan and her father alone in their house in Dublin. They never talk about her, and now, at ten years old, Siobhan no longer remembers her mother's face. ... Buy or find out more →
There's A Goat in My Coat
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Choose with confidence this playful book of lively rhymes from the author of the Play School theme: 'There's a Bear in There'. Great fun for young children, and great for learning language.
'Tickle Ted's toes
Kiss his li... Buy or find out more →
Amy And Louis
$15.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
Amy and Louis live next door to each other, and their lives are closely intertwined. Theirs is a life rich in imagination. But when Amy's family move to another country, the children are separated, and the colour drains ... Buy or find out more →
Leaf
$16.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
Let's Play House: Friends For Keeps
$13.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
Panda, Sheep and Owl are building a cubby house.
Will they all fit inside? Buy or find out more →
Alpha Quest
$19.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
Archer, draw back your bow, for you will direct our journey. Our quest: to collect the 26 hidden pieces of the key that will unlock the world's greatest treasure. Archer, aim your arrow high, and let the quest begin!
Joi... Buy or find out more →
Noises At Night
$15.99 – Paperback book / Omnibus Books
When a little boy tries to fall asleep, he is kept awake by all the late-night noises around his house. From the hisss of the heater to the whieee of the wind, these noises soon lead to great adventures . . . This is a f... Buy or find out more →
On Our Way To The Beach
$15.99 – Paperback book / Omnibus Books
Have you ever dreamed of wonderful things you've never seen? Come along on a magical family holiday, where every day brings a new adventure. Buy or find out more →
Fang Fang's Chinese New Year
$15.99 – Paperback book / Omnibus Books
Fang Fang was born in China, but now she is Australian. When she invites her friend Lisa over to celebrate Chinese New Year, she is sure that Lisa will be bored. But Lisa is full of surprises! Buy or find out more →
Speak Chinese Fang Fang
$15.99 – Paperback book / Omnibus Books
Fang Fang was born in China, but now she is Australian. Her mother wants her to speak Chinese, but she won't. Then one day Fang Fang's Chinese cousin Lily comes to visit . . . Buy or find out more →
The Tomorrow Book
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
A timely picture book about a young prince who is determined to rule over a country where the future is filled with environmental hope - and practical solutions, such as common usage of solar and wind power.
Lively, fun ... Buy or find out more →
Leaf Litter: Exploring The Mysteries Of A Hidden World
$17.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
Stephen Beisty's Cross-Sections meet Where's Wally with lift-the-flaps -- from an ecological point of view!
In a time when respect for and understanding of our environment are paramount, 'Leaf Litter' is an excellent int... Buy or find out more →
What Will You Be?
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
There's going to be a costume parade and the whole class is excited. Everyone is making plans, but Sacha still doesn't know what he's going to wear. 'I'm coming as something different,' he says. Buy or find out more →
The City
$29.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Some time ago, in a big city in a distant country where winter would sometimes last three years, there lived a woman. She had a child. A son. And because she loved him very much she promised herself that he should be spa... Buy or find out more →
To The Top End: Our Trip Across Australia
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum and Dad embark on their most exciting adventure yet - from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel with them on the ferry across Bass Strait to the mainland, through Kelly country, along ... Buy or find out more →
I'm Still Awake Still!: Book & CD
$27.95 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Fiddy is small and busy and quick. And at bedtime he's still wide awake. Join Fiddy in this warm and wondrous story. Listen to the story with the songs, or settle down for musical enchantment with eight timeless new lull... Buy or find out more →
Not A Nibble
$0.00 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Winner, Picture Book of the Year, Children's Book Council Awards
1997
'Goodbye smelly old city!'
'Hello big blue sea!'
Holidays at the beach mean camping, swimming, finding crabs,
feeding the seagulls, walking, reading..... Buy or find out more →
Crashing And Splashing
$9.95 – Hard back / Allen & Unwin
The dog is barking. The pans are crashing. The monsters are
growling. The water is splashing. The hammer is banging. The
telephone is ringing. The trucks are revving. The birds are
singing.'
From imagining monsters with... Buy or find out more →
Make It, I'm The Mother
$0.00 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Pascal is playing with the baby, but Ellen, Freda and Jess want
to join in.
'Make it I'm the mother,' says Ellen.
'You can be the dad,' says Freda.
'Make it you're the brother,' says Jess.
But Pascal says, 'No. I'm the m... Buy or find out more →
Go Baby Go
$9.95 – Hard back / Allen & Unwin
A lively, rhythmic text encouraging baby play is perfectly
captured in warm, funny illustrations by Ann James, one of
Australia's best-loved illustrators.
Collect the set! Hush Baby Hush, Go Baby Go,
What's That Noise? ... Buy or find out more →
Midsummer Knight
$15.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
A mysterious forest . . . A faerie kingdom . . . A greedy
villain . . . A clash of swords . . . A knight to the rescue
On a morning of midsummer magic the Bear discovers an enchanted
world in the heart of the forest. Bu... Buy or find out more →
Gordon's Got A Snookie
$0.00 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
This cheeky, bouncing, infectiously happy children's story about
a big, strong, hairy gorilla living up to his image is a joy to
read aloud and is ideal bedtime reading. Now available in
paperback.
'This may well turn ou... Buy or find out more →
Tales From Outer Suburbia
$35.00 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
CBCA Older Readers Book of the Year 2009
Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street?
Or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass?
Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?
Shaun Tan, cre... Buy or find out more →
The Bad Book
$12.99 – Paperback book / Macmillan
WARNING! This book contains nothing but bad stories, bad illustrations, bad poems, bad cartoons and bad riddles about bad characters doing bad things. It is a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very bad book... Buy or find out more →
What Bumosaur Is That?
$12.99 – Paperback book / Pan Macmillan
? Why was the Tyrannosore-arse Rex so angry?
Where did Bogasauruses live?
How many cheeks did a Tricerabutt have?
Was the Bumheaded idiotasaurus the most stupid bumosaur?
When did the bumosaurs become exstinkt?
Find the ... Buy or find out more →
Old Pig
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
A beautiful and tender picture book about how to say goodbye. A treasured classic from two highly acclaimed picture book makers.
Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything,... Buy or find out more →
You And Me: Our Place
$14.95 – Paperback book / Working Title Press
Every morning Uncle Tobias goes fishing. Sometimes he is joined by two little boys. Together they spend the day moving from one place to another - from the beach, to the bridge and the mangroves on the outskirts of the c... Buy or find out more →
Captain Congo And The Crocodile King
$16.95 – Paperback book / Working Title Press
An anthropologist searching for the legendary Treasure House of the Queen of Sheba is missing and Captain Congo is sent by the Agency to Abyssinia to find him. Danger and intrigue lie ahead - just what Captain Congo love... Buy or find out more →
Jenny Angel
$14.95 – Trade paperback / Puffin
Jenny's little brother Davy is very ill and her mother says that no one will be able to keep him alive. But Jenny thinks that as long as she watches over Davy, nothing can happen. An emotionally charged story about a you... Buy or find out more →
Froggy Green
$14.95 – Hard back / Puffin
Toddler Tales quality picture books bring first words, first concepts and first stories to life. Featuring bright colors, wipe-clean pages and simple design, they're perfect for lap time. Buy or find out more →
My Sister And Me
$12.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
My baby sister is very small.
She cries and wakes up early.
She lies in the pram and everyone looks at her.
I help tuck her in and sometimes I tell her stories,
because that's what big brothers do,
Do you have a baby in... Buy or find out more →
The Shack That Dad Built
$0.00 – Paperback book / Little Hare
When Elaine Russell was five, her dad built the family a shack just outside the Aboriginal mission at La Perouse in Sydney. In The Shack that Dad Built, Elaine illustrates what life was like for an indigenous kid on the ... Buy or find out more →
Lizzie Nonsense
$14.99 – Paperback book / Little Hare
When Papa takes the sandalwood he has cut into town, it is fifty
miles along sand tracks by horse and cart, and he will be away a
long time.
Then Lizzie and Mama and baby are all alone in the little house in
the bush. Li... Buy or find out more →
Family Forest
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Half-sisters, big brothers, step-parents...
While some kids have a family tree, others have a family forest! Buy or find out more →
Are We There Yet
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
Join Grace and her family on a year of adventure as they hit the road; camping, experiencing, and meeting all the people and places that make up Australia. Based on author Alison Lester's real life travels. Buy or find out more →
The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas
$16.95 – Paperback book / Random House
This is a classically magical Christmas book based on the wonderful idea that Santa has a special watch that slows down time so he can deliver all his presents around the world. It has everything from the pathos of Charl... Buy or find out more →
Possum And Wattle: My Big Book Of Australian Words
$16.99 – Paperback book / Little Hare
Possum and Wattle is a lavishly illustrated word book of Australia. With over 100 words about Australian animals, plants and landscapes and aimed specifically at children, this book is definitively the first of its kind.... Buy or find out more →
Run, Hare, Run!
$15.00 – Paperback book / Little Hare
This story follows in the footsteps of the great sixteenth-century artist Albrecht Durer and his dog as they chase a hare for the artist's famous sketch.
John Winch's highly detailed, stunning oil paintings brilliantly d... Buy or find out more →
Window
$16.95 – Paperback book / Walker Books
A wordless account of the reclamation of an urban landscape told through fascinating, detailed collage artwork.
Illustrated with elaborate and gorgeous collage constructions, Window is a wordless picture book that speaks... Buy or find out more →
Creatures Of The Rainforest
$22.95 – Hardcover book / Magabala
Have you heard about the red-eyed green tree frog that lives high in the rainforest canopy? Or the ants that weave threads of silk? Or the pigeons from New Guinea that feed on quandongs and nutmeg? Uncover the secrets of... Buy or find out more →
Big Red Hen And The Little Lost Egg
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
Big Red Hen looks after
everyone else's babies, but
what she wants most of
all is someone special
of her own to love . . .
'The magic created in this lovely tale is the kind of delight expected from its author and illust... Buy or find out more →
Not Like Georgie
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Walker Books
There’s only one thing better than having a good friend, and that’s having a best friend -- just like Georgie.
A boy is having a birthday party but everyone he knows is apparently too busy to come. They all have excu... Buy or find out more →
Dimity Dumpty: The Story Of Humpty's Little Sister
$16.95 – Paperback book / Walker Books
Inspired by one of the best-loved nursery rhymes of all, Bob Graham's sparkling new comedy brims over with warmth, wit and originality.
We all know that Humpty Dumpty is an egg. But did you know he was born into the trav... Buy or find out more →
Where There's Smoke
$16.99 – Paperback book / Lothian
Bodie lives in a farm in the middle of the bush, and one hot January day smoke starts to fill the air. The firefighters are on their way, but will they be able to stop the fire and save Bodie's house from burning down?
D... Buy or find out more →
Little Blue
$19.99 – Hardcover book / Little Hare
'My home has steps to the mountains and a wooden bridge,' said Little Blue. 'I miss my mountains.'
'My home has a path to the hills and tall rocks,' said Will. 'Almost like your home.'
They climbed the hills and gazed fr... Buy or find out more →
What The Sky Knows
$14.95 – Board book / Univ Queensland Pr
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year Early Childhood (2006); Shortlisted CBCA Picture Book of the Year (2006); Highly Commended, APA Design Awards (2006).
Originally written as a homemade present for Nike Bourke's four-yea... Buy or find out more →
Lucy Goosey
$14.99 – Paperback book / Little Hare
Lucy Goosey has been playing happily in the same pond all her life. Then comes time to fly away. She is so terrified of getting lost in the huge sky that she refuses to leave with the others. Only when her mother reassur... Buy or find out more →
The Rabbits: 10th Anniversary Edition
$17.99 – Paperback book / Lothian
A rich and haunting allegory of colonization for all ages and cultures, told from the viewpoint of native animals. This stunning picture book examines the consequences of the arrival of a group of rabbits with entirely u... Buy or find out more →
Beneath The Surface
$16.99 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline
The sequel to The Watertower is now in paperback.
Spiro, now a doctor of science, returns to uncover the mystery of the watertower and to find an explanation for the nightmares that haunt him. What he discovers will chan... Buy or find out more →
Old Tom's Holiday
$9.95 – Hardcover book / Little Hare
When Angela Throgmorton wins a luxury holiday, she has to leave Old Tom (her irrepressible cat) at home - or so she thinks! This funny, affectionate story is superbly illustrated by the exuberant Leigh Hobbs, and was sho... Buy or find out more →
Snap! Went Chester
$17.00 – Paperback book / Hachette
Chester is a baby Nile crocodile who is a bit bored. Then he discovers it's lots of fun snapping his big jaws at the creatures around him. He snaps until there's nothing left to snap. He finally finds another animal to s... Buy or find out more →
Night School
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
A group of children spend the night in a big old school and go on a chilling journey of self-discovery when they decide to play a game. They must travel from room to room, picking up a lantern and writing down their name... Buy or find out more →
The Hidden Forest
$16.95 – Paperback book / Walker Books
Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark under the water. Later, diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to discover a wonderful hidden forest of golden kelp, and the variety of ... Buy or find out more →
The Arrival
$39.99 – Hardcover book / Lothian
The Arrival is a 128 page book of illustrations without words, a silent graphic novel. Through a series of connecting images, it tells the story of a migrant leaving his home, crossing an ocean to a strange new city and ... Buy or find out more →
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
$39.95 – Hardcover book / Walker Books
A newly illustrated edition of this classic tale by one of Australia’s greatest children’s book illustrators.
A new edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, featuring illustratio... Buy or find out more →
Way Home
$17.95 – Paperback book / Random House
Dedicated to the largely unsung, mostly unseen workers for young people in need, this evocative picture book by Libby Hathorn will stir hearts everywhere. With stunning illustrations by Gregory Rogers, this is the story ... Buy or find out more →
Ned Kelly And The Green Sash
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Walker Books
The story of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s most infamous bushrangers.
A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s most infamous bushrangers. Backed by de... Buy or find out more →
The Boy And The Toy
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
One day a man invented the best toy in the world.
He gave the toy to his son. The boy thought the toy was marvellous. It could do anything!
But as time passed, the boy started to wonder about the toy. Was it really the b... Buy or find out more →