Kids
Stay Well Soon by Penny Tangey
The cover of Stay Well Soon hints at only one side of this wonderful contemporary story about an Australian girl who has just begun Year 5, because although there is certainly sadness and loss for Stevie, she is such a…
The Cunning Plan by Caryl Hart & Alex T. Smith
Young readers will have lots of fun reading this crazy, laugh-out-loud adventure starring Foxy Dubois (the fox) and Alphonso (the alligator) and the outlandish population of the bustling town of Vaudeville. This zany, slap stick comedy has it all: hare-brained…
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton
When Chris Haughton arrived on the children’s book scene four years ago with A Bit Lost there was a lot of excitement. His style was original and his palette was superb. His shapes, patterns and colours exude atmosphere and humour.
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The Simple Things by Bill Condon & Beth Norling
Steven’s first meeting with his great aunt Lola doesn’t win him any points. She seems a bit scary and grumpy, and what on earth are they going to talk about, given she’s ‘really really old’? But the three-week holiday at…
What’s Your Favourite Animal? by Eric Carle & friends
You would think Lucy Cousins’s favourite animal would be a mouse but surprisingly it isn’t. Eric Carle has asked 14 of the world’s leading children’s book illustrators what their favourite animal is and why. This makes for a diverse and…
A Lion in Paris by Beatrice Alemagna
Big in size, A Lion in Paris is also big on imagination with a haunting, surreal sensitivity. You want to re-read it immediately and really explore the mixed media and collage of writer and illustrator Beatrice Alemagna.
Lion is bored…
The Explosive Diary by Emily Gale
A new heroine has arrived – Eliza Boom: feisty, fearless spy and inventor extraordinaire. Well, at least that’s how she imagines herself.
With best friend and assistant, her dog Einstein, she has built 92 failed inventions, so she must be…
Now Look What You’ve Done by Stephan Pastis
Timmy Failure has returned! Still as amusingly incompetent as ever, this time he has some new challenges to deal with, including an eccentric rich aunt he now lives with and some new cases to solve.
In order to win a…
Max by Marc Martin
Max is the sweet story of a seagull, Max, who likes fish, but also likes chips. When his good friend Bob, who coincidentally owns a fish-and-chip shop, moves away, Max flies across the city to search for him.
Marc Martin…
The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt
In his steam punk Sherlock Holmes mashup, Melbourne-based writer Darrell Pitt playfully manipulates reality and history to create a fast-paced mystery.
Teenage orphan Jack Mason keenly misses his circus performer parents, but his harsh and grounded life at Sunnyside Orphanage…
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