Stories about being yourself

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Whoever You Are

Mem Fox

Every day all over Australia, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same or speak the same language but inside, they…

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Introducing Teddy

Jessica Walton

Errol and his teddy, Thomas, are best friends who do everything together. Whether it’s riding a bike, playing in the tree house, having a tea party or all of the…

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Sir Lilypad

Anna Kemp

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Just Jack

Jane Tanner

Jack was getting ready for his first day at kinder. He wouldn’t know anyone. How would he make friends? Then Jack had an idea. He put on his red-and-blue suit…

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Ish

Peter H. Reynolds

A creative spirit learns that a drawing doesn’t have to look exactly like anything in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning, bestselling picture book The Dot.

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Woolf

Alex Latimer

Woolf is half-wolf, half-sheep. It’s not easy being different - not quite fitting in with one group or another. Can Woolf find his own way in life and make his…

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The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, Book 1)

Peter Brown

A gloriously illustrated story of a robot’s adventures in the wild

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Dogs Don’t Do Ballet

Anna Kemp

Meet Biff - a small dog with big dreams of becoming a ballerina.  

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We’re All Wonders

R J Palacio

Auggie knows he is a wonder, but he wants everybody to realize they are all wonders, too.

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The Cow Who Climbed a Tree

Gemma Merino

Can Tina show her sisters that there is more to life than chewing grass?

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Lintang and the Pirate Queen

Tamara Moss

Incredibly exciting adventure on the high seas, filled with deadly creatures, impossible tasks, dangerous quests, nailbiting battles … and two friends determined to make their way in the world.

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The Shark Caller

Dianne Wolfer

Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for…

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Wonder

R J Palacio

Ten-year-old August Pullman wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things. He eats ice-cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But Auggie is far from ordinary…

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All’s Faire in Middle School

Victoria Jamieson

From the author of the Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl comes a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving an embarrassing family, and life at the Renaissance Faire.

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The Secrets We Keep

Nova Weetman

A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven - year - old girl. I don’t know if you’ve ever…

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The Bubble Boy

Stewart Foster

Wonder meets Mark Haddon in this beautifully poignant and uplifting story from a talented new voice

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Ugly (Young Readers Edition)

Robert Hoge

A beaut story about one very ugly kid.

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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Javaka Steptoe

Visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe.

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See You in the Cosmos

Jack Cheng

An astonishingly moving middle-grade debut about a space-obsessed boy’s quest for family and home.

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Some Girls

Nelly Thomas,Sarah Dunk

Some girls are good with cars and bikes. Some girls are good with art and kites. Some girls are good with puzzles and maths. And some girls are good with…

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The Story of Ferdinand

Munro Leaf

Published over 50 years ago, The Story of Ferdinand is one of the bestselling children’s books of all time, and the bull who preferred sitting under the cork tree and…

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Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different

Ben Brooks

A beautiful and inspiring collection of stories about boys who changed the world without killing a single dragon or saving a single princess.

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Fish is Fish

Leo Lionni

The pond is home to a tadpole and a minnow, two underwater friends. Fish longs to be a frog so that he can see this wonderful world too, and decides…

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Elmer: Picture Book and CD

David McKee

David McKee’s first book about Elmer turned this adorable patchwork elephant into a nursery favourite. The Elmer book and CD pack features the classic story with a special edition cover…

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It’s Okay To Be Different

Todd Parr

A beloved, bestselling Todd Parr picture book about the importance of friendship and acceptance - now in paperback!

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Robinson

Peter Sis

Robin and his friends are planning to dress up as pirates for their school’s annual costume party, but instead his mother creates a Robinson Crusoe costume for him, and while…

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The War that Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their…

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The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster: Polly and Buster Book One

Sally Rippin

From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship.

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Princess Smartypants

Babette Cole

Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She enjoys being a Ms But being a rich and pretty princess means that all the princes want her to be their…

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Marsh And Me

Martine Murray

From the award-winning author of Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars comes a wonderful new novel 9-12 years old.

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Not Quite Narwhal

Jessie Sima

Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why.

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