The Ice Monster by David Walliams & Tony Ross All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan Night Walk by Alison Binks Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester A Winter’s …

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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 picture books of the year, voted for by Readings' staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.) Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer

Love is anybody and everybody. It is families comprising all manner o…

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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 junior fiction books of the year, voted for by Readings' staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.) Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Book 1) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood

This little gem is three stories,…

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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 middle fiction books of the year, voted for by Readings' staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.) Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet

Noah’s world is upturned when his family take false identities …

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Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping. GIFT IDEAS FOR AGES 0-2

For very little babies, you can’t go wrong with a soft, squishy cloth book. The Wee Gallery cloth books are among some of the classiest, and Friendly Faces in the Forest and Friendly Faces at the Farm are adorable.

Flashcards with high-contrast illustrations a…

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The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek The Ice Monster by David Walliams & Tony Ross Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Ev…

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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…

Non-fiction (joint winners) Rock Pool…

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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) by Sarah J. Maas Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Lenny’s Book…

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Two exciting Australian middle grade titles are out this month from beloved authors Jaclyn Moriarty and Karen Foxlee, as well as sensitive explorations of WWI, an unusual inside look at storybook villains, a gorgeous illustrated books about ecosystems and a sci-fi modern classic soon to hit our screens. Find our November picks for YA books here. KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH Lenny’s Book of Eve…

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My Two Blankets (bilingual editions) by Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood (translated by the ASRC) Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) by Sarah J. Maas Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different by Ben Brooks & Quinton Winter The Bad Guys Ep…

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