Kids
Off to the Market by Alice Oehr
Farm-to-plate stories and stories set in markets are becoming quite the trend in picture books. Off to the Market is Alice Oehr’s delightful addition to this growing movement. A mother and child are going to the farmers market for their…
Albie on his Way by Jutta Bauer & Matthias Wieland (illus)
When the king sends a subject on an important undertaking that requires a speedy delivery, it would be considered prudent to not dally. The appointee for the task, Albie, approaches his errand with gusto. However, he is an empathetic messenger…
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess is just as delicious now as it was when I first read it as a child. The story, about a Victorian school girl who is orphaned and forced into a life of servitude, is…
The Jammer by Nova Weetman
Fred’s roller derby kit is at the bottom of the Brisbane River. Fred plays jammer in the sport her mum loved, but since mum passed away it hasn’t felt right at all. Fred and her dad travel to Melbourne after…
Come Over to My House by Eliza Hull & Sally Rippin
I have been waiting for years for a book like Come Over to My House. On every page you’re invited to someone’s house to play, eat, dance, read or any other number of exciting activities. Except each house does…
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Bug is used to the supernatural. When you grow up in a haunted house, cold draughts and doors that open on their own aren’t very scary. And Uncle Roderick has always been there to explain all the strange goings-on in…
Dusty in the Outwilds by Rhiannon Williams
The award-winning Australian creator of the Ottilie Colter trilogy has gifted us an enthralling new standalone adventure: Dusty in the Outwilds. Willa, or Dusty to everyone but her dad, has grown up listening to her Gran tell fantastical stories…
Runt by Craig Silvey
In the town of Upson Downs in country Australia, Annie Shearer and her adopted stray dog, Runt, are quite the pair. Annie is a unique and intelligent girl with a strong set of values, and Runt is a remarkably fast…
Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall has written and illustrated books that delve into the minutiae of a specific topic, such as the amazing Caldecott Medal-winner Hello Lighthouse, but she has also spread her wings with beautiful and sensitive explorations of our planet…
The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale
Harper is excited about her final year of primary school, but nothing is working out the way she hoped. Her nurse parents travel to Yemen for work and she has to stay with a grandma she barely knows. Her school…
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