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Meg McKinlay
A poetic and quirky one-of-a kind classic-in-the-making, that encourages readers to explore their world, from two award winning creators.
Always follow secret tracks - the paths that wind and wend…
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Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader’s imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.
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Meg McKinlay (Author)
Beautifully crafted dystopian novel from award-winning author Meg McKinlay.
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A heartwarming picture book about community, sustainability and how one neighbour’s rubbish is another’s treasure.
This coming-of-age story by multiple-award-winner Meg McKinlay is about loss and grief, dealing with change and fighting to hold on to what you can, while letting go of what you…
From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes…
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A hilarious picture book from award-winning picture book duo Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge.
When Amos starts counting sheep, there’s one thing he doesn’t quite count on … How’s he…
A heartwarming picture book about community, sustainability and how one neighbour's rubbish is another's treasure.
Ella's house is full of things . . . useless things! At least that's what…
Tessa and Zachary have a machine that is swift and splendiferous. Every day it carries them from here to there and back again in cool calm comfort. But one morning…
Best friends aren’t supposed to go away. And if they do, they’re most definitely not meant to come back! A story of friendship and of accepting change. Ages 8-12. (SA…
An hilarious new Lightning Strikes story featuring characters from Going for Broke and The Big Dig. $500 prize money! Yes! This Christmas decorating comp is too easy. Decorations? No sweat…
When Cassie and Liam start swimming at the lake neither of them realises the dark secrets that lie beneath. As summer heats up and the lake waters become lower and…
What’s a girl to do, when her house can’t find a home? A beautiful story for junior readers about finding where you belong.
Bella is very surprised one morning to…
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A compelling coming-of-age mystery for younger readers by multi-award-winning Australian author Meg McKinlay. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. Twelve years later, she and her classmate…
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On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath 5,000 swimming pools’ worth of…
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Bella’s house likes to travel, setting sail across the ocean while everyone sleeps. Bella’s parents don’t mind as long as the house is home by daylight.
A rollicking story that is sure to send feathers flying!
Max, the class duck, is in trouble. The Antarctica display has been totally destroyed. Ripped. Torn. Chewed. And everyone knows…
A delightfully duckish picture book of farmyard disaster.
Duck can see that something is falling from the sky. He tries to warn the other farmyard animals by telling them to…
The text is a palindrome- in the first half reading as a dire denunciation, and in the second, reversed, is a call to hope. It graphically and cleverly illustrates that…
First published by Walker Books Australia, 2018 –Colophon.
Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader’s imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl. From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes…
In this laugh-out-loud read-aloud, a couple of crafty sheep put a child through his paces–and show that a tuckered-out kid at bedtime is a win-win all around. Full color. 5/8.
Ella’s house is full of useless things! Bricks and boxes and plant pots and shoes…
When Amos starts counting sheep, there’s one thing he doesn’t quite count on…How’s he supposed to…
Stunning imagery and moving language let imagination take flight in an ethereal primer on making a bird.
Breathe deeply and take your time. The making of a bird is not…
A hilarious picture book of farmyard disaster by award-winning author Meg McKinlay and emerging illustrator Nathaniel Eckstrom.
A poetic and quirky one-of-a-kind classic-in-the-making that encourages readers to explore their world, from two award-winning creators.
Always follow secret tracks - the paths that wind and wend through cracks…
When Abby’s class gets a pet duck named Max, she is eager to take it home overnight, especially since her parents will not let her have a pet.