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The Greatest Blogger In The World
Andrew McDonald

$16.95 (Paperback book / Hardie Grant )

Charlie Ridge has one small goal in life - to be the Greatest Blogger in the World.

The internet has been in a frenzy since a competition began to win the website address www.thegreatestbloggerintheworld.com, and Charlie is making sure he’s the number one contender.

Charlie has plenty to blog about – his best mate Phattius Beats, who runs an illegal red-cordial business at school; his little brother, who insists on wearing a tuxedo to kinder; and his number one crush, who is the teacher’s pet and always wears knee-high boots. Oh, and his pet duck, Barcode.

Then some really blog-worthy things happen. When the school mascot is stolen and a multinational corporation tries to take over the school formal, Charlie has his chance to Be the Hero, Get the Girl and Save the Day. That’s got to ...

Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal 2009 winners

Bog Child
Siobhan Dowd

$19.95 (Paperback book / Red Fox Books )

Winner of the 2009 Carnegie Medal

Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him... More »

Harris Finds His Feet
Catherine Rayner

$25.99 (Hardcover book / Koala Books )

Winner of the 2009 Kate Greenaway Medal

Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. "Why do I have such enormous feet, Grand dad?" Harris sighed . . . Grand dad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb t... More »



New Picture Books

Bed Tails

Meredith Costain and Mitch Vane

Doodle Bites

Polly Dunbar

I'm Number One

Michael Rosen and Bob Graham

It's A Jungle In Here

Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh

Crazy Hair

Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

New Kids' Non-Fiction

Wow! Animal
Dorling Kindersley

$19.95 (Paperback book / Dorling Kindersley )

WOW! Animal is a spectacular visual feast, showcasing the amazing world of animals in glorious detail. Every spread in this incredible book explores its subject in a unique way, through thought-provoking collections of s... More »

The Most Explosive Science Book In The Universe By The Brainwaves
Dorling Kindersley

$35.00 (Hardcover book / Dorling Kindersley )

Get set for a stupendous survey of the dazzlingly dramatic science that makes you, the world and the whole Universe.

Meet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief-makers who will take you on a spectacular scientific adv... More »


Theo Gray's Mad Science Experiments You Can Do At Home But Probably Shouldnt
Theodore Gray

$39.95 (Hardcover book / Black Dog & Levanthal )

In the spirit of Discovery Channel's MythBusters and Smash Lab, Popular Science columnist Theo Gray demonstrates fundamental scientific principles through wacky, daredevil experiments that will have readers exclaiming, "... More »

The Time Book: A Brief History From The Lunar Calendars To Atomic Clocks
Martin Jenkins and Richard Holland

$29.95 (Hardcover book / Walker Books )

What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? A fun and fascinating look at time from the first calendars and clocks to the digital watches and precise time-keeping methods of tod... More »



Kids' Book Bargains

Mister Monday: Keys To The Kingdom Book One
Garth Nix

$9.99 (Paperback book / Allen & Unwin )

Arthur Penhaligon is not supposed to be a hero. He is, in fact, supposed to die an early death. But then he is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock.



Arthur is safe but his world is not. Along with the k... More »

Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl Book One
Eoin Colfer

$6.95 (Paperback book / Puffin )

From: Colfer Eoin (pronounced 'Owen', by the way)

Sent: The middle of the night

To: The World (above and below ground)

Subject: A message from Artemis Fowl's Official Biographer

Artemis Fowl. You've probably heard the na... More »


 

Fox Tale
Michael Foreman

$24.95$12.95 (Hardcover book / Andersen Press )

A young fox cub is just emerging from the safety of the den. His father takes him and the other cubs to the railway station to meet a kind man, who feeds them. But, one day, a group of rowdy boys jostle the man, and he h... More »

 

Another Perfect Day
Ross Macdonald

$31.95$14.95 (Hardcover book / )

"Life is Rich," sighed Jack, as he settled back in his job as Chief Flavor Tester for the World's Best Ice Cream Company. "This is turning out to be my most perfect day yet!"But just when he thought things couldn't possi... More »


 

Captain Abdul's Little Treasure
Colin McNaughton

$30.00$16.95 (Hardcover book / )

The incorrigible Colin McNaughton sneaks a baby aboard a pirate ship with hilarious results in this kid-pleasing saga of pseudo-sword-fighting, smelly diapers, and hide-and-seek on the high seas. Oooh-argh, ha-har!

KABOO... More »

 

Elmer and Aunt Zelda
David Mckee

$19.95$12.95 (Hardcover book / Andersen Press )

Elmer and Wilbur visit their Aunt Zelda. She may be getting old and deaf, but she is fun and has lots of interesting things to show the two young elephants. A warm and funny book extolling the virtues of cross-generation... More »



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