Bluey: My Dad is Awesome The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy Our Home, Our Heartbeat by Adam Briggs, Kate Moon & Rachael Sarra The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams & Tony Ross Family by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson & Jasmine Seymour The Year the Maps Changed by…

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This month in children’s books we have a post-climate crisis adventure, a stunning allegorical picture book, a lovable cat with a very long name, sensitively illustrated stories about unique kids, and a tweenage classic. Find our August picks for YA books here. KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble

Neoma and Jag and their small community are ‘living gentle lives’…

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The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods There’s a Zoo in My Poo by Felice Jacka & Rob Craw The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams & Tony Ross Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller Family by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson & Jasmine Seymour Matilda Woods Prize Pack The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy When Rain Turns to Sno…

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Matilda Woods Prize Pack The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams & Tony Ross The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon Welcome To Country (Board book edition) by Lisa Kennedy & Aunty Joy Murphy Bluey: Big Backyard When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore The End of the World Is Bigger…

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We are thrilled to share that the winner of this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize is The Girl, The Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods! This thrilling high-seas tale will enchant readers of ages 7–12 years.

Eleven-year-old Oona longs for adventures, but as a girl in Nordor – a town where houses are built from wood that comes from shipwrecks and sway as though still at sea – she must stay d…

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The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams & Tony Ross Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon Bluey: Big Backyard The Secret Cave (Wolf Girl, Book 3) by Anh Do When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo The Girl, the Cat & the Navigator by Matilda Woods Finding Our Heart by T…

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Onomatopoeia, puns, homophones, word play, learning a new language - there are so many ways to explore, celebrate and foster a love of language using kids books. Here are some of our favourite books that feature playful use of language. Cats Say Nau & Dogs Say Bau by Philip Bunting

When an animal makes its call, we all hear exactly the same noise. But depending on the language you speak, a…

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The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams & Tony Ross The Secret Cave (Wolf Girl, Book 3) by Anh Do When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Bluey: Big Backyard Finding Our Heart by Thomas Mayor & Blak Douglas Respect by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson & Lisa Kennedy Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood The…

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This month in children’s books we have real friends, imaginary friends, not-imaginary monsters, heartfelt family dramas and pint-sized pranking activists. Find our July picks for YA books here. KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH

When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin

Lissa is home on her own one afternoon when Reed turns up on the doorstep carrying an unwell five-month-old baby. He’s trying to fin…

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It’s official. We are head over heels in love with the new The Baby-Sitter’s Club adaptation currently streaming on Netflix, especially the ways in which it has been freshened up for a new audience. While we don’t know for sure what the Gen Z Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey and Dawn are really reading, we’ve taken our best guess – and, of course, we have a few book recommendations for them. …

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