Kids
88 Lime Street:The Way In by Denise Kirby
Ellen’s new house is huge, it has a massive overgrown garden, it’s full of old furniture and it even has towers, one of which is mysteriously blocked off. After the dried-up fountain in the backyard magically starts flowing with fresh…
Hop Up! Wriggle Over! by Elizabeth Honey
This is a really great ‘action sound’ picture book, with the majority of the text consisting of slurps and clangs that depict the day in the life of a very unorthadox family made up of a wide range of Australian…
Teddy Took the Train by Nicki Greenberg
Melbourne graphic novelist and picture-book author Nicki Greenberg has captured a common childhood scenario and turned it into a triumphant imaginative adventure. When exuberant Dot and her mum return from the market, Teddy is accidentally left behind on the train…
Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of Room 11 by N. Griffin
Smashie McPerter and her best friend (and sidekick) Dontel Marquise are forced to come to the rescue of Room 11 and solve the mystery of the missing hamster in this romp of a comedy. Whilst stuck with the worst substitute…
How Big is Too Small? by Jane Godwin
Size is mostly a measurement but it is also a relative notion too. What’s big to a small child is not necessarily so to an adult. In Sam’s case he’s too small to play with his older brother and his…
Caravan Fran by Cheryl Orsini
Caravan Fran is a dinky, retro mobile home that is about to embark on a vacation to the sea. Packed fulsomely and lovingly by Dave, Joe and Sam, off they go but a bumpy road sees the door fly open…
The Water and the Wild by Katie E. Ormsbee
A gorgeous jacket made from a wood-cut illustration sets the scene in this adventure story for fantasy lovers aged 10 and up. Poor Lottie is an orphan living with a dour spinster, whose only friend in the world, Eliot, is…
Too Much For Turtle by Cat Rabbit & Isabelle Knowles (illus.)
Creative Melbourne duo, Cat Rabbit and Isobel Knowles, have produced a crafty, quirky picture bookabout a reclusive turtle that learns to come out of its shell and get to know the neighbours.
When a terrible flood strikes the village, Turtle…
The Greatest Gatsby: A Visual Book of Grammar by Tohby Riddle
In The Greatest Gatsby, Tohby Riddle makes grammar come alive with stylistic images and typography. The premise is simple: grammar is the intangible building blocks of our language and the best way to make an abstract concept understandable is…
Why I Love Footy by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett
Why I Love Footy perfectly reflects the experience of going to an Australian Rules match. For kids who love to go to the footy it mirrors their experience and for those who haven’t been it’s a great introduction.
It shows…
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