Kids
Little Dog and the Christmas Wish by Corinne Fenton & Robin Cowcher
I know it seems a little early to talk about Christmas books, but you may want to catch the overseas Christmas mail and send this to a homesick Victorian – or you may just want to enjoy a charming story…
The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood
The collaboration of author Libby Gleeson and illustrator Freya Blackwood has produced some extraordinarily beautiful works, including Amy & Louis and Look, a Book! Their newest project, The Cleo Stories, is about an imaginative young girl and her world…
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
For a child reader, there are books that, on first reading, create an immediate and enduring impression. These books feel deeply personal, and seem to speak directly to the reader. In Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth, first published in…
On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah and Benji Davies
A box is a wonderful thing. Of course, it’s useful for transporting things, but its most charming uses are when it’s a robot, house or a spaceship, really anything your imagination wants.
Birt and Etho are old friends who climb…
Hello from Nowhere by Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair
Eve and her dad live on the Nullarbor Plain and she loves it ‘in the middle of nowhere’. She loves the wildlife, the ever-changing tourists, the locals and the freedom. However, she misses her nan and wants her to visit…
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Somewhere between novel and autobiography, My Family and Other Animals is the story of 10-year-old nature enthusiast Gerald Durrell and his family’s four-year migration from England to Corfu in the 1930s. Gerald’s enthusiasm for the natural world finds the perfect…
Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black
Call’s father always warned him that magic school was bad news, and so when the time comes to take the Iron Trial entrance exams, he tries his hardest to fail. But despite his natural talent for mayhem, Call passes and…
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs
Frank Einstein is planning something very big for the school science fair. He is busy with his pair of intelligent robots, Klink and Klank, making an ‘Antimatter Motor’ in his grandad’s garage. All is well until T Edison appears –…
How to Save the Universe in 10 Easy Steps by Allison Rushby
Cooper thinks his twin sister, Molly, is a real bore until the day she tells him the end of the world is at hand unless Cooper can save it. No pressure, of course.
Molly is an alien, as is their…
Spud & Charli by Samantha Wheeler
Charli dreams of owning a horse; if she could only learn to ride and win the gymkhana she might convince her parents to buy her one. It’s a big challenge but Charli has determination in spades – especially when it…
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