How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy Grime and Punishment (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 9) by Dav Pilkey The Wolves of Greycoat Hall by Lucinda Gifford Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature (Book 2) by Renée Treml Bluey: Grannies None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney The Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour…

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The social distancing and lockdowns of this year have meant many of us have lived at a different pace than usual, and moved in smaller circles. Here are some kids books that encourage an easy pace, contemplation and taking pleasure in small joys.

The Heart of the Bubble by Trace Balla

Mum and Dad have been busy working and travelling around the world, but now they can’t do that anymore. Co…

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Grime and Punishment (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 9) by Dav Pilkey Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature by Renée Treml Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner The Wolves of Greyc…

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The Wilderness Society has revealed the winners of this year’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature. This award is presented annually to fiction and nonfiction books that ‘foster a love of wild places and wildlife in young Australians’ and ‘encourage a sense of responsibility for our natural world’.

Here are the winners for all three categories…

Picture Fiction One Careless Night by…

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This month in kids books we have wolves and weddings, a musical mystery, a jetsetting adventure, a reassuring book about bushfires, an Australian classic adapted for younger readers and a spooky friendship. Find our September picks for YA books here. KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH

How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy

Murphy Parker is going to be a songwriter. If she can summ…

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How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy Marshmallow Pie: The Cat Superstar (Book 1) by Clara Vulliamy The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy Bluey: My Dad is Awesome The Heart of the Bubble by Trace Balla Grime and Punishment (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 9) by Dav Pilkey What do you call a…

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Picture book lover Bronte Coates shares four of her favourite recent releases that explore difficult feelings for small people, and how they can learn to manage them. We All Have Feelings by Thereza Rowe, Claudio Ripol & Yeonju Yang

From unique children’s publisher Owl & Dog Playbooks, We All Have Feelings has been designed to promote empathy and self discovery. The book details a list of s…

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How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy Bluey: My Dad is Awesome The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods The Heart of the Bubble by Trace Balla Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Found by Bruce Pascoe & Charmaine Ledden-Lewis Marshmallow Pie: The Cat Superstar (Book 1) by Clara Vulliamy Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble Wild About Dads by Philip Bunting Welcome To Co…

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We are utterly delighted to have a brand-new children’s novel from author extraordinaire Fiona Hardy this month! How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life is a funny and moving mystery about family, friendship and finding your voice.

To celebrate its release, we’re pleased to be partnering with publisher Affirm Press to offer Readings customers the chance to win an ultra-special music-making pri…

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Bluey: My Dad is Awesome The Heart of the Bubble by Trace Balla The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods Marshmallow Pie: The Cat Superstar (Book 1) by Clara Vulliamy Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble Wild About Dads by Philip Bunting The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Found by Bruce Pascoe & Charmaine Ledden-Lewis Loner by Georgin…

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