Kids
The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
Told from the point of view of a young girl called Columba, The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky is a strange little tale in which not much really happens at all. Set during World War II in Sydney, it mostly…
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Almost Entirely Unplanned Adventure by A.L. Kennedy
Badger Bill is kidnapped by the diabolical McGloone sisters who plan to involve him in a boxing match with vicious dogs. Meanwhile, four llamas are held hostage by the equally reprehensible McGloone farmers with equally evil intentions. All seems lost…
The Secrets of Billie Bright by Susie Day
Billie has just started Year 7. Her big brothers have tried to scare her with tales of Big School, but she knows she’ll find new friends and be in charge, like always. When her plans are seriously derailed by Ruby…
The Boy and the Spy by Felice Arena
Drawing satirical pictures of Hitler and Mussolini wasn’t the smartest thing for Antonio to do. Because when he flees from his Nazi accuser, Antonio is faced with a choice: surrender – or leap from a high cliff to the sea…
The Beast of Hushing Wood by Gabrielle Wang
Ziggy Truegood is a true child of nature; where most people in the small town of Dell Hollow avoid the surrounding forest of Hushing Wood, she is drawn to its strange beauty and life force. But her approaching 12th birthday…
Don't Pat the Wombat by Elizabeth Honey
As a child, I read and reread Elizabeth Honey’s novels. I wanted to visit Bean’s hidden library in What Do You Think, Feezal?, and I wished Henni of the Stella Street stories was my sister. But my absolute favourite…
Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase by
Frankie Fish is forced to spend the holidays with his grandparents as punishment for a prank gone wrong. Nanna Fish is quite nice but Grandad Fish, a sour man with a hook for a hand, is the meanest man in…
Under the Love Umbrella by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys
The last collaboration between this talented author–illustrator pair was the gorgeous, award-winning Underwater Fancy Dress Parade and this new picture book is just as wonderful. It’s an all-inclusive, sensitive and loving embrace between a child and a parent or carer…
Florette by Anna Walker
Anna Walker’s magical new picture book, Florette combines deceptively simple illustrations and an economy of words to serve an important and powerful message; a small child’s story of moving house disguises a poignant exploration of a child’s resilience in adapting…
The Turnkey by Allison Rushby
Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey for Highgate Cemetery in London, a job that involves making sure that everyone buried in the cemetery is resting peacefully. But, seeing as it’s the middle of World War II, Flossie, a twelve-year-old ghost, has…
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