Category: Children's Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize Today would have been an ordinary Saturday, except that two things happened: 1) The peacocks escaped and 2) I started writing this story. Dad says if you want to write a story you should start by choosing a topic that you know a lot about. That's why this is a story a ...Show more
Category: Children's Picture Books
Poor Tricky! Nothing is going right for him. Milk spills, pyjama buttons won't work, his little sister wrecks their game, and when he tries to help out, everything gets worse. Tricky's having a very bad day! Then Dad has an idea. Outside it's wild, but there's a lot to explore... From Australia's favour ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Bronte Mettlestone
I was taken by Whisperers at 2pm, so I never pulled the lever for the laundry chute. That's what bothered me most. This is way ahead in the story, though. A lot happened before that. The town of Spindrift is frequented by pirates, Shadow Mages and charlatans. It's also home to the Orphanage School, wh ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction
From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story, within a story, that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. 'Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own ...' The handwritten book, ...Show more
Category: Children's Picture Books
From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for all ages! Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably beautiful. A metaphor for growi ...Show more
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Perfect for readers who love Liar and Spy, Counting by 7s, and Bridge to Terabithia, a heartwarming and transformative novel about family, loss, and never giving up from beloved author Karen Foxlee. Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother, Davey, suffers from a rare form of gigantism a ...Show more
Category: Children's Non-Fiction
It took millions of years of isolation and a diverse range of habitats for Australian birds to evolve the way they did. The result is many of the world's most striking and beautiful birds, including some that are stranger than fiction. In Australian Birds, acclaimed artist Matt Chun showcases 16 remarka ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction | Reading Level: 7.5 Kids First Reader
A gifty, funny illustrated series for imaginative girls, written by Nette Hilton, the author of A Proper Little Lady. Once upon a time there was a dear little girl called Peony.That's P.E.O.N.Y. And it's me. I live in a Castle with my Dragon whose name is Totts. That's T.O.T.T.S And that makes me a Prin ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
When a pampered cat has to share her home with a lost dog, sparks are set to fly. To her surprise, Catvinkle starts to like Ula. She even tells Ula her three secrets. But a cat and a dog can?t be friends - can they? A tail-spin of a tale that will make you howl with laughter - and remind you that if you ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction
Nic is left in the care of her grandfather at the remote family property that was once her mother's childhood home; a place with thirty rooms, three dogs and no mobile reception. Left to her own devices, she searches for clues about her mother - who died the day Nic was born. But when Nic learns how to ...Show more
Category: Children's Picture Books
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE MAGIC BOOKSHOP ... On rainy afternoons, when it's too wet to play outside after school, Ben goes to his grandfather's bookshop. But with secret doors and passages, and tigers under the floorboards, there's much more going on than Ben could ever have imagined. An enchanting ...Show more
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Stella Montgomery Ser. | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Stella Montgomery is in disgrace, and the Aunts have decided there is only one thing to be done. She is to be sent to Wakestone Hall, a grim and dreadful boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. Life at school is lonely and miserable, and when a friend disappears, St ...Show more
