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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 ...
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Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal 2009 winners
Bog Child
$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
$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 Teenage Fiction
Magic Flutes
Eva Ibbotson
The Visconti House
Elsbeth Edgar
Letters To Leonardo
Dee White
Devil's Kiss
Sarwat Chadda
The Ask and the Answer: Chaos Walking Book Two
Patrick Ness
Being Nikki: Airhead Book Two
Meg Cabot
New Middle Fiction
Macbeth, You Idiot!
Don Henderson
The Visconti House
Elsbeth Edgar
Magic and Other Misdemeanors: The Sisters Grimm Book Five
Michael Buckley
Pig City
Louis Sachar
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
Mostly Sunny With The Chance Of Storms
Marion Roberts
New Junior Fiction
Land Of Mirthful: Stopwatch Book Two
Sally Morgan
Go Girl Besties One Beach Break
Meredith Badger
Daisy And The Trouble With Kittens
Kes Gray
The Python Problem Pet Vet Book Four
Darrel and Sally Odgers
New Picture Books
Bed Tails
Meredith Costain and Mitch Vane
Doodle Bites
Polly Dunbar
I'm Number One
Michael Rosen and Bob Graham
Stacie And Her Luxury Lady Helicopter
Jessica Spanyol
It's A Jungle In Here
Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh
Crazy Hair
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
New Kids' Non-Fiction
Wow! Animal
$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
$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
$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
$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 »
New Baby Books
Where Is Puppy's Ball Finger Puppet Friends
Luana Rinaldo
My Animals
Xavier Deneux
Where Is Mama Bear? Finger Puppet Friends
Luana Rinaldo
Pretty Prancing Perfect Ponies DK Touchables
Kindersley Dorling
What The Sky Knows
Nike Bourke and Stella Danalis
Kids Graphic Novels
Coraline: The Graphic Novel
Neil Gaiman
Spring Miki Falls Book One
Mark Crilley
Emiko Superstar
Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston
Kids DVDs
City Of Ember
Gil Kenan
Madagascar 2: Escape Africa
Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
Charlie And Lola: Series Eight
Lauren Child
Peppa Pig: New Shoes And Other Stories
Peppa Pig
Zac Power Test Drive
Zac's Ski Mission: Zac Power Test Drive #6
H.I. Larry
Zac's Freaky Frogs: Zac Power Test Drive #5
H.I. Larry
Zac's Shark Attack: Zac Power Test Drive #8
H.I. Larry
Zac's Wild Rescue: Zac Power Test Drive #2
H.I. Larry
Zac's Icy Pole: Zac Power Test Drive #3
H.I. Larry
Kids' Book Bargains
Mister Monday: Keys To The Kingdom Book One
$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
$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 »
Another Perfect Day
$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
$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
$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 »