Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Bologna Catalogue 2025

Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

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LAMINGTON LEFT BEHIND

Andrea Innocent

In a post-apocalyptic world steeped in magic and danger, a lost girl teams up with a ragtag group of creatures to save the forest – and the world.

After a great flood wipes out her home, Lamington finds herself alone in the battered Australian wilderness. That is, until she stumbles upon a community of talking animals hidden deep underground. They are protecting the heart of the forest, but it grows weaker every day and will die without her help.

Lamington and her new friends must embark on a perilous journey to find a precious library of seeds to regrow the forest. But they aren’t the only ones who want the seeds …

With extraordinary full-colour artwork, Lamington Left Behind will captivate readers with its richly detailed world, twisting plot and vivid cast of characters – including brave koalas, talking mushrooms and a gang of feral boys.

OCTOBER 2025

320 pages | 8-12 years | 210 x 147mm

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INKED

Karen Wasson & Jake A. Minton

For fans of Remy Lai’s Pawcasso and Raina Telgemeier’s Drama comes this hilarious enemies-to-besties graphic novel, about a kid who wants to blend in and an operasinging octopus who loves to stand out!

When 12-year-old Sid discovers a talking octopus in his family’s fish shop, he is shocked – and annoyed. Otto the octopus is cheeky, demanding and won’t leave Sid alone until he helps Otto get to the ocean … roughly 300 kilometres away!

But Sid has bigger fish to fry. He has to figure out how to get into the art school of his dreams, or else high school next year will be a nightmare. Can these frenemies find a way to work together, or will it all end in disaster? Or even worse … will Sid and Otto realise they actually make a pretty great team?

This small-town, big-time adventure brims with hilarity, hijinks and plenty of heart.

Prepare to get INKED!

APRIL 2025

304 pages | 8-12 years | 210 x 135mm

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TWIG FRIENDS

Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood

From the creators of the bestselling REAL PIGEONS series comes a hilarious new graphic novel series about four twiggy best friends!

The world is big when you’re a twig, but problems, surprises – and even volcanoes – are no match for Red, Ziggy, Noodle and Stump! With three adorably funny stories in every book, these full-colour junior graphic novels follow a group of four twiggy best friends on their adventures in nature, using their emotional intelligence, resilience and problem-solving skills in funny and unexpected ways.

With four titles available, Twig Friends is perfect for fans of charmingly silly friendship series like Pizza and Taco and Narwhal and Jelly.

TITLES IN SERIES: 4

SEPTEMBER 2025

112 pages | 5-8 years | 210 x 152.4mm

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New Fiction

A LITTLE BIT

LOLA

Kiah Thomas & Bec Kitson

Meet Lola in this irresistible, full-colour junior fiction series! She might be the littlest bit of her family, but that doesn’t mean she can’t dream big …

In this charming and mischievous family-based series, youngest sibling Lola will inspire and delight young readers with her limitless imagination, unusual problem-solving skills and determination to prove she’s NOT as little as she seems.

Whether it’s devising a plan to become richer than the tooth fairy, or growing as big as a giant so that she can finally go on the waterslides, Lola always manages to succeed in the funniest and most surprising ways possible.

Perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Dory Fantasmagory!

TITLES IN SERIES: 4

BOOKS 1-2: SEPTEMBER 2025

96 pages | 4-8 years | 210 x 148mm

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EBB & FLO

Laura Bunting & Philip Bunting

Ebb & Flo is a new children’s book series by internationally acclaimed picture book creators Laura and Philip Bunting, created to bring fun and laughter to the learn-to-read process, for children aged 4–8.

After a decade or so spent raising three keen readers and creating award-winning picture books, Ebb & Flo is the product of Laura and Philip’s combined parenting and publishing experience. This subtly insightful new series presents the perfect balance of education and entertainment, in a bid to keep children engaged and excited as they master the tricky skill of reading.

TITLES IN SERIES: 8

BOOKS 5-6: JUNE 2025

48 pages | 4-8 years | 225 x 159mm

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BIG TROUBLE

Lachlann Carter & Douglas Holgate

Goosebumps meets Twilight Zone in this ridiculously funny new series from the illustrator of The Last Kids on Earth!

Maddie and Clare live in a quiet, palm tree-lined dead end with their dad and pet chicken, Terrible Chicken. It’s a place where not much happens, except for the odd small incident. Like a mass uprising of angry chairs. And the appearance of a prehistoric mutant fart gas. And an invasion of killer pineapples. But other than that, things are pretty boring in Dead End. You can see why Maddie and Clare have to make their own fun …

With three madcap adventures in each book and every spread packed with comic-style illustrations, this silly-spooky series has enough trouble to keep the whole family on the edge of their seat!

TITLES IN SERIES: 3

BOOK 3: SEPTEMBER 2025

208 pages | 6-10 years | 190 x 150mm

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SCHOOL OF MONSTERS

Sally Rippin & Chris Kennett

Dr Seuss meets Sesame Street in this globally successful and monstrously fun series for first readers.

With over a million copies sold worldwide, this smash-hit early-reader series is guaranteed to spark a love of reading! With bouncing rhymes, accessible storytelling and simple yet entertaining narratives, every story follows a weird and wonderful monster through their day at school. Early readers can start building confidence by sounding out the last word on every line, and then work their way up to reading the whole story.

The fun continues even after the story finishes, as every book features a decodable word game, a guide to fostering early literacy and a how-to-draw spread.

TITLES IN SERIES: 30

BOOKS 25-26: AUGUST 2025

48 pages | 4-7 years | 210 x 148mm

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SCHOOL OF MONSTERS AND BEYOND

Sally Rippin & Chris Kennett

A monster-sized look-and-find series exploring what the beloved characters from School of Monsters do all day!

Sam’s mum is a baker, Pete’s brother is a librarian and Dom’s nan is a doctor. In this exciting deep-dive into the world of monsters and beyond, discover the different jobs monsters do all day and the incredible places they work.

Every spread is filled with busy, detailed illustrations of the world and its characters in Chris Kennett’s inimitable style, alongside Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin’s charming text!

TITLES IN SERIES: 2

BOOK 2: APRIL 2025

48 pages | 4-8 years | 287 x 210mm

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SCHOOL OF MONSTERS: LEARN AND PLAY

Sally Rippin & Chris Kennett

Let’s learn – just for fun!

The School of Monsters: Learn and Play series bridges the gap between school and home to ignite the spark of learning.

Kids getting ready for kinder and school will love practising real schoolwork with their friends at the School of Monsters – in a funny, silly (and smelly) way!

Each book is full of teacher-approved worksheets and activities to promote school readiness!

64 pages | 3-6 years | 287 x 210mm RIGHTS SOLD

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BILLIE B BROWN

Sally Rippin & Aki Fukuoka

With more than ten million books in print around the world, the feisty, loveable star of Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read!

Every story follows Billie, a bold, brilliant everyday kid who loves playing with her best friend, Jack.

Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books from the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin to explore!

TITLES IN SERIES: 30

BOOKS 28-30: AUGUST 2025

48 pages | 4-8 years | 198 x 129mm

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HEY JACK!

Sally Rippin & Stephanie Spartels

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series.

Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie.

Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

TITLES IN SERIES: 25

48 pages | 4-8 years | 198 x 129mm RIGHTS SOLD

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POLLY AND BUSTER

Sally Rippin

The beloved magical trilogy about friendship and courage.

From Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes the spellbinding and beloved Polly and Buster trilogy about the unlikely and forbidden friendship between a witch and a monster. Whoever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don’t mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But monsters? Monsters are just uncouth. Some are even dangerous.

But Polly the witch and Buster the feelings monster have been best friends forever. It’s the sort of friendship that makes your heart squeeze with happiness. Somehow, they’ve managed to keep their friendship a secret. Until one day, when everything changes ...

TITLES IN SERIES: 3

288 pages | 7-10 years | 189 x 142mm

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RUN

Sarah Armstrong

Hatchet meets Stand By Me in this brilliantly suspenseful middle-grade novel about a runaway who comes across a mysterious family hiding in the tangled Australian wilderness.

When twelve-year-old Cas runs away to avoid a reunion with his estranged father, he soon finds himself lost in the wild forest, completely alone and without help. Or is he?

There’s a strange, secretive family hiding in the bush – and although they say they’re just living off-grid, it seems they’re on the run. Cas isn’t sure he can trust them, but if he wants to survive then he has no choice. Even though he suspects they’re on the run for committing murder …

AUGUST 2025

320 pages | 9-12 years | 198 x 128mm

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THE JANE DOE CHRONICLES

Jeremy Lachlan

Step inside. Don’t look back. Forward is the only way. His Dark Materials meets Mad Max in this unforgettable blockbuster adventure series about the world between worlds.

The explosive finale in the bestselling fantasyadventure series about a girl called Jane Doe, and her adventures through the mysterious labyrinth between the worlds, that it turns out, she actually has the ability to control herself – a power that ultimately puts her in great danger with a god-king who wants that power for himself.

Every page of this outrageously action-packed, fast-paced thrill ride brims with near-misses, epic collisions and plenty of wisecracks, with incredible world-building that fans of Percy Jackson and Nevermoor will adore.

BOOK 4: SEPTEMBER 2025

432 pages | 11-15 years | 208 x 148mm

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IT’S THE SOUND OF THE THING

Maxine Beneba Clarke

An exuberant and evocative collection of poetry for young people from Maxine Beneba Clarke, one of Australia’s most innovative and celebrated poets.

This extraordinary collection celebrates the joy of language and features enticing and relatable poems about everyday life – the sounds of the block, the boredom of detention and the happenings in the schoolyard. Poems about candy, peanut butter and pets. Poems about a big brother’s messy room, a grandfather’s fading memory and a grandmother’s garden magic.

Through haiku, sonnets, narrative verse, rhyming couplets, limericks, free verse, tongue-twisters and more, Maxine invites readers to fall in love with the wonder that is poetry.

208 pages | 9-15 years | 198 x 128mm

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STUFF I’M (NOT) SORRY

FOR

Maxine Beneba Clarke

An exuberant and evocative collection of poetry for young people from Maxine Beneba Clarke, one of Australia’s most innovative and celebrated poets.

The unbearable itch of chicken pox. The annoyance of sharing a Spotify account with your parents. The delight of smearing tomato sauce over everything you eat. The bright rainbow lights of the roller derby. The glorious sticky sweetness of fairy floss. The rebellion of the fake tattoo you know your nan will hate. The pesky blowfly that nobody in the class can catch.

In sonnets, pantoums, narrative verse, free verse, blackout poems, tongue-twisters, limericks, found poems, concrete poems, rhyming couplets, haiku and more, Stuff I’m (Not) Sorry For makes magic from the ordinary.

MAY 2025

208 pages | 9-15 years | 198 x 128mm

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New Non -Fiction

DOGS WITH JOBS

Andrea Rowe & Julia Murray

Give a bark for the dogs who do. Raise a paw for dogs with professions. Wag your tail for dogs who are trained to help humans out.

For hundreds of years, dogs with jobs have helped us in so many ways. Dogs have dedication, extraordinary noses, extra special skills to understand commands, the ability to pick up smells and sounds that humans can’t, and the power to comfort and communicate with the humans they love. Dogs can do almost anything we ask them to.

They’re dogs with jobs – from therapy and companion, to tracking and herding, and search and rescue support. They’re here to save the day in so many remarkable ways!

OCTOBER 2025

48 pages | 6-10 years | 275 x 225mm

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FROGS ARE OUR FRIENDS

Toni D’Alia & Madeline White

Frogs Are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the important work of one little frog.

Down in the garden, away from the sun, a little green frog is having some fun!

Following on from Bees Are Our Friends and Worms Are Our Friends, comes the third book in the bestselling series, Our Friends in the Garden.

JUNE 2025

24 pages | 3-6 years | 275 x 225mm

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MIND-CONTROLLING BUGS

Aidan Doyle & Astred Hicks

A captivating non-fiction picture book that explores the bizarre world of parasites and their mind-controlling techniques.

Imagine not feeling the urge to escape from a predator – pretty terrifying right? That’s what happens to a cockroach when it’s stung by a jewel wasp! This beautiful but dangerous invader turns its host into a real-life zombie, controlling its mind and leading it to its doom.

But not all parasites are sinister – some help farmers protect their crops from pests. With an engaging writing style, author Aidan Doyle introduces 20 different insect species that have the incredible ability to control the minds of other creatures, revealing how they do it and why.

Packed with amazing science facts and stunning illustrations by Astred Hicks, the skin-crawling Mind-Controlling Bugs is sure to intrigue and entertain.

FEBRUARY 2025

48 pages | 6-12 years | 255 x 210mm

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SPECTACULAR SNAKES

Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery & Katie Melrose

Slither into the world of Spectacular Snakes with explorer and scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, Emma, as they shine the spotlight on one of the world’s most beloved and surprising creatures!

There’s more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn’t eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that’s much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise?

With more than 3,700 sub-species around the world, there’s a snake to delight and frighten every kind of reader, from Australia’s deadly Eastern brown snake to the green anaconda, the heaviest snake in the world. Not to mention the teeny-tiny Barbados thread snake, which is half as long as a pencil!

32 pages | 4-8 years | 300 x 235mm RIGHTS SOLD

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COME TOGETHER AGAIN

Isaiah Firebrace & Jaelyn Biumaiwai

The second book from singer Isaiah Firebrace that celebrates First Nations music, song and dance.

Music, song and dance bring people together, creating connections. For First Nations People, it is the heart of culture and community, holding knowledge, stories and tradition.

This book teaches young readers about the integral role music and performance have played in 60,000 years of First Nations history and culture. Learn about the yidaki (didgeridoo) and how it makes its sounds or how leaves can whistle. Be introduced to First Nations singers in pop, country and opera music. Discover dances in the styles of contemporary, ballet and hip-hop. Collaborating once again with artist Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Isaiah takes us on a musical learning journey through ceremonial history, instrument creation, and cultural beliefs and practices.

40 pages | 5-10 years | 255 x 297mm

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ASK AUNTY: BUSH

SURVIVAL SKILLS

Aunty Munya Andrews & Chamaine Ledden-Lewis

Young readers can learn essential bush survival skills with Aunty Munya’s charming and educational picture book.

Do you know how to survive in the bush?

Australian Aboriginal People have lived in the bush for a long, long time. They love and look after Country like it is family, and in return, Country looks after the people.

Learn how to find water from waterholes or native wells and protect them from contamination. Discover which plants are safe to eat, and which can be used as medicine or glue! Find out how to build a shelter that protects you from the sun, rain and wind. Aunty Munya also tells you how you can find your way without a map and teaches the many uses of fire.

Stunning illustrations encourage all readers to develop a deeper connection with the land, waters and sky.

32 pages | 5-10 years | 255 x 255mm

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NOW YOU ARE A CHICKEN

Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood

‘Welcome to the only book that turns you into a CHICKEN! I’ll just wiggle my fingers at you and say the magic words. Ahem ... ’ ‘WAIT!!!!’

From the creators of the bestselling Real Pigeons series comes Now You Are a Chicken, an interactive, hilarious and totally transformational picture book that’s an instant winner with children and grown-ups alike.

The wizard and his assistant, a would-be example chicken, invite the reader to turn the page and undergo a magical, chickeny transformation in this fourth-wall-breaking, delightfully irreverent story. Can the wizard REALLY turn you into a chicken just by saying the magic words? What if you don’t believe in the spell? And who will do an egg??

OCTOBER 2025

32 pages | 2-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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SCOTTY AND THE SCOTTIES

Gabriel Evans

In Scotty’s family, a scottie is a scottie, no matter what you look like.

But when everyone looks the same, acts the same, and does all the same things, can you ever truly be your own scottie, too?

The answer will surprise you …

Readers of all ages will be delighted to discover that Scotty is, in fact, a tiny mouse who can keep up with the pack of scottie dogs! Once the surprise is revealed, pore over every page to find the ‘real’ Scotty, and delight in this instant modern classic. Scotty and the Scotties is sure to be a favourite for all families – no matter how alike or different they are.

AUGUST 2025

32 pages | 2-5 years | 244 x 244mm

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WAITERS IN ELEVATORS

Dylan Shearsby & Amanda Shearsby

A madcap adventure with a message of gratitude at its heart.

Hanz and Franz are the world’s most diligent waiters and they think of the Rigatoni Hotel’s loyal guests as friends, and their fellow workers as family. But when no one says please – much less thank you – it starts to wear on our waiters in elevators. Will they hand in their resignation at last? And how will the hotel and its guests cope without them?

A brilliant picture book about the importance of gratitude, manners and kindness, all wrapped up in a madcap hotel adventure that kids will want to read again and again.

AUGUST 2025

32 pages | 3-7 years | 300 x 200mm

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TRAIN OF THOUGHT

Jess Horn & Hayley Wells

A celebration of imagination, Train of Thought is a playful picture book for big dreamers who sometimes need a little help to find their way back to reality.

A big-hearted story from incredible new talent Jess Horn with joyful illustrations by Hayley Wells, Train of Thought is a fun-filled ride through the twists and turns of a runaway imagination.

Andy has a brilliant imagination, and it carries him to the most amazing places. Mum calls it his train of thought. But when it’s time for real-world tasks, Andy’s train doesn’t always stop! Can Andy find a way to be a treasure hunter and sit down in time for dinner?

Train of Thought will delight readers aged 3 to 7 – and everyone and anyone who can relate to getting swept up in their imagination!

SEPTEMBER 2025

32 pages | 3-7 years | 275 x 225mm

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WILD CHILD

Annabel Tempest

An exuberant celebration of the different ways you can be wild, by dazzling new picture-book creator Annabel Tempest.

This wild child loves to jump and dance, and stamp and prance! But beneath all that wildness is some wild wisdom that might surprise you …

There are days when Minnow wakes up and she feels wild. She roars as she dances and shrieks as she prances – she’s a wonderful, tremendous party of wild! But sometimes people aren’t fond of this wild Minnow ...

So Minnow tries something different and sees that being wild can be more than just being loud, fierce and proud. It’s also wild to be gentle, thoughtful, funny and sweet – and the wildest thing of all is being true to who you are.

Bursting with energy and colour, Wild Child is the perfect read-aloud for kids who love animals and letting their imagination run wild!

JUNE 2025

24 pages | 3-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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DEREK

Anne Donaldson & Matt Shanks

Derek was a fish with many questions.

Why is the universe round? Where do bubbles come from? Why does food rain down from above?

But the question Derek asked himself more than any other was: ‘Why am I alone?’

From new talent Anne Donaldson and bestselling illustrator Matt Shanks comes an adorable adventure about curiosity, courage and connection.

SEPTEMBER 2025

32 pages | 3-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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CROCODILES DO NOT LIKE THE TOILET

Ali Rutstein & Niña Nill

Crocodiles Do Not Like the Toilet is a spirited and funny picture book to encourage even the most playful kids to take a toilet break.

Dad says it’s important to take time out for toilet breaks, but Manu can’t afford to miss a moment of fun. In fact, this playful crocodile would much rather be out ruling the playground or dancing up a storm than making a trip to the toilet.

But what will happen when this exuberant croc really needs to go?

Preschool Problems is a brilliant new series of standalone titles about all the big problems faced by our littlest people.

OCTOBER 2025

24 pages | 2-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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MY NONNO LOVES

Adelle Frittitta & Claudia Frittitta

A joyful picture book about what makes grandfathers special, what they love and why we love them.

This uplifting and gently funny ode to grandfathers celebrates everything they love … especially their grandchildren!

My nonno loves being in his garden, with a coffee in hand and songs in the air. But most of all, my nonno loves me!

Perfect for grandparents to read aloud to their grandchildren, this joyful picture book is the ideal keepsake for grandfathers everywhere. With tenderly drawn illustrations and heartfelt text, the book highlights how grandfathers fill each day with play, see the magic in ordinary moments, and cherish their family above all else. A story of joy, love and togetherness, My Nonno Loves will be treasured by everyone in the family!

JULY 2025

24 pages | 2-5 years | 244 x 244mm

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BAABINJE’S BACKYARD

Ella Noah Bancroft & Bronwyn Bancroft

New from the creators of Sun and Moon, Ella Noah Bancroft and million-copy bestseller Bronwyn Bancroft.

My baabinje always had dirt under her fingernails. She would take me out to the backyard and say, ‘Sit, Marli. Observe and connect with the day.’

From two brilliant Bundjalung women –acclaimed mother–daughter pair Bronwyn Bancroft and Ella Noah Bancroft – comes Baabinje’s Backyard, a joyous, colourful and wise picture book about a grandmother’s love for her garden, her Country and her family.

JULY 2025

32 pages | 3-7 years | 244 x 244mm

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CYNTHIA IS A WILD DOG

Tohby Riddle

Cynthia is a wild dog. She hunts anything that moves ... She scavenges for food … She’ll even eat ice-cream if she has to.

A dryly funny new picture book about a lap dog with a wild inner life, from multi-awardwinning author-illustrator Tohby Riddle.

Perfect for readers who like their humour wry and dry, and a brilliant book for classrooms as well – with the humour coming from the gap between the text and the drawings, this is a perfect entry into visual literacy lessons.

SEPTEMBER 2025

32 pages | 4-7 years | 250 x 220mm

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TOO SCARED TO SLEEP! A TALE OF TWO SNAILS

Shaun Micallef & Jonathan Bentley

‘Happy slumbers,’ whispered Father as he left, but soon they started hearing other sounds – like creaks, a crack, a crunch, and then … a SHRIEK!

Tucked up inside their tree-trunk house, two small snails are too scared to sleep – and their father is running out of patience! But is it just the wind spooking them … or is there something lurking outside?

With gorgeous, silly-spooky illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jonathan Bentley, this Halloween picture book will surprise and delight the whole family.

32 pages | 3-6 years | 275 x 225mm

THE BOOKSHOP ON LEMON TREE LANE

Mike Lucas & Sofya Karmazina

This endearing picture book is a love letter to bookshops and the space they provide for discovery and delight.

A little boy adores visiting the old bookshop down Lemon Tree Lane with his grandpa – its nooks and crannies, its endless stories and even the bookshop dog at the back. That is, until the day the owners box up the books, take down the shelves and lock the doors, and the bookshop is no more. But then something wonderful happens …

JUNE 2025

32 pages | 3-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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A PRESENT FOR JUNKET

Mandy Wildsmith & Nancy Liu

A joyful picture book about trash and treasure, featuring a goldendoodle on the hunt for the perfect birthday present.

When Gherkin is woken early by the garbage truck outside, her first thought is: yum, rubbish! Then she remembers that it’s her best friend Junket’s birthday … and Gherkin needs a present for her.

But what would Junket love? A new toy?

A new jacket? Gherkin keeps hunting, and soon realises the perfect present has been right in front of her all along …

This entertaining neighbourhood adventure about friendship, generosity and the secret lives of dogs is packed with gentle humour, a subtle ‘make do and mend’ message and glorious watercolour artwork!

MARCH 2025

24 pages | 2-5 years | 275 x 225mm

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ALL THE FIRSTS

Toni D’Alia & Sian Wheatcroft

Join the cutest babies in town for their first smiles, first laughs, first teeth and first steps!

The perfect gift for new parents, newborns, one-year-olds and an adorable addition to any nursery.

All the Firsts is a heart-tugging and lyrical picture book that celebrates all the milestones in a baby’s first year of life.

APRIL 2025

24 pages | 0-2 years | 244 x 244mm

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MY FATHER’S ARMS

Toni D’Alia & Mimi Purnell

My father’s arms are magic. They tell me he loves me. In my father’s arms is my favourite place to be.

From bestselling Australian creators Toni D’Alia and Mimi Purnell comes a joyous celebration of all the tender, connected and loving dads out there.

JULY 2025

24 pages | 2-5 years | 244 x 244mm

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BABY, YOU’RE A RAINBOW

Sophie Beer

A celebration of new babies from the creator of the hit board book Love Makes a Family!

From the creator of the bestselling Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong comes this gorgeous, uplifting celebration of a family’s long-awaited new baby!

Babies can be loud like thunder, roly-poly like the clouds or jiggly like a raindrop – and they’re always full of wonder and delight! Growing families will adore this colourful comparison of babies and the weather in this original board book by beloved award-winning Australian illustrator Sophie Beer.

Featuring an inclusive range of families, parents and cultures, readers young and old will love seeing themselves and their communities gathered together.

APRIL 2025

24 pages | 1-3 years | 215 x 215mm

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AMID THE SAND DUNES

Andrea Rowe & Hannah Sommerville

Little people love to explore little worlds!

Explore the hidden spaces and sounds across the sand dunes with this beautiful board book for our smallest nature-lovers, from Children’s Book Council of Australia award-winning creators, Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville.

24 pages | 0-3 years | 215 x 215mm

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THE WORLD WE CAN BUILD

Sally Rippin, Eliza Hull & Daniel Gray-Barnett

A light-hearted yet powerful picture book about accessibility and disability, and two kids who are inspired to build a better world.

Carla and Sam want to play together, but there’s nowhere in their neighbourhood that’s accessible to them both. That is, until Carla and Sam put their heads together to dream up a place where all kids can play together, and a wonderful new space is born. This fun, child-centred romp through a local neighbourhood belies a powerful picture book about accessibility, and what it truly means to be disabled.

Inspired by the social model of disability –namely, that people are disabled not by their own bodies, but by their environments – The World We Can Build creates a powerful lens through which to talk about and understand why accessibility is important for everyone.

MAY 2025

32 pages | 2-6 years | 275 x 225mm

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FILO’S BUTTERFLIES

Litea Fuata & Myo Yim

Filo’s Butterflies is a charming picture book about how a young Samoan boy calms his nerves before his first siva performance at a family wedding.

Filo is going to dance at his aunties’ Samoan wedding! He’s been rehearsing the steps for his first siva fa’ataupati for weeks, but now there are butterflies dancing in his belly.

As the day goes on, the butterflies grow bigger and bolder. Will they stop him from performing the siva and having a good time?

FEBRUARY 2025

24 pages | 3-8 years | 275 x 225mm

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YOU ARE NOT A PUP!

Annaleise Byrd & Sandra de la Prada

You Are Not a Pup! is a hilarious, cautionary tale on the pitfalls of ego and competition.

Did you know that the word ‘pup’ can be used to describe many types of baby animals? See what happens when ten different animals claim that they are the only pup of the group!

With its generous splash of chaos and silliness, You Are Not a Pup! is a fun picture book that kids will enjoy reading aloud.

APRIL 2025

24 pages | 2-6 years | 244 x 244mm

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New Seasonal

BABY’S FIRST HALLOWEEN

Cheryl Orsini

A sweet and spooky celebration of baby’s first Halloween!

From the bestselling creator of Baby’s First Easter and Baby’s First Christmas comes the perfect addition to any Halloween offering –the ultimate go-to keepsake gift for babies everywhere.

SEPTEMBER 2025

22 pages | 0-2 years | 215 x 215mm

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BABY’S FIRST

BIRTHDAY

Cheryl Orsini

A joyous and warm celebration of baby’s first birthday.

From the bestselling creator of Baby’s First Easter and Baby’s First Christmas comes a stunning evergreen title in this series – the ultimate go-to keepsake gift to celebrate the first birthday milestone of babies around the globe.

JUNE 2025

22 pages | 0-2 years | 215 x 215mm

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CLARIS AND THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE

Megan Hess

As the snow falls over Paris, Claris is busy baking sugar cookies and teeny-tiny cakes. But who are all these special gifts for?

Compassion is always in fashion in this dazzling new range of Claris storybooks for younger readers, created by the beloved fashion illustrator and art director Megan Hess. At this magical time of year, there are new friends to meet, old friends to adore and plenty of good cheer to go around!

With more than a million children’s books in print, Megan Hess’s beautiful rhyming picture books are adored worldwide. She is the creator of three bestselling picture book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection.

SEPTEMBER 2025

32 pages | 2-5 years | 230 x 230mm

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Wildling

Books

inspire, delight and empower children.

Every storybook and resource can be used as a conversation-starter to explore emotional literacy, promote wellbeing, and help navigate every young wildling’s unique inner world.

HOW DO I FEEL?

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

A must-have dictionary for teaching and understanding emotions.

Exploring 60+ emotions, How Do I Feel? is an essential emotional literacy resource for parents, carers and educators looking to facilitate improved emotional communication with children. Throughout the book, Aroha and her friends share how different emotions present within the body and find the words to express how they truly feel to the trusted adults around them.

How Do I Feel? gives kids the opportunity to develop their emotional language, offering them a meaningful tool to recognise, label and understand their emotions, and strengthen their social-emotional learning (SEL) in the process.

144 pages | 5-18 years | 280 x 216mm

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BIG EMOTIONS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

The perfect introduction to emotions big and small!

A simplified version of bestselling How Do I Feel?, this board book covers happiness, anger, excitement, frustration and more.

Tucked into the final spread, Big Emotions for Little People is complete with a simple belly-breathing tool.

FEBRUARY 2025

24 pages | 1-3 years | 170 x 170mm

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LET IT FLOW

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

An accessible guide filled with tips to safely channel your emotional energy.

Exploring 25 methods of emotional release, Let it Flow is an essential emotional literacy resource for parents, carers and educators looking to facilitate improved emotional regulation with children. Throughout the book, children can learn how to channel their emotional energy in healthy, safe ways.

Let it Flow gives kids the opportunity to develop their emotional regulation tools, offering them a way to recognise, label and release their emotions, and strengthen their social-emotional learning (SEL) in the process.

APRIL 2025

64 pages | 5-18 years | 280 x 216mm

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FINDING MY CALM

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

An expertly crafted book about building the confidence to overcome stressful moments through a fun, memorable rhyme!

Finding My Calm highlights the importance of mindfulness and self-regulating one’s emotions. The gentle narrative and accessible rhyme offers kids a meaningful way to explore mindfulness practices while strengthening their social-emotional learning (SEL).

APRIL 2025

48 pages | 3-7 years | 258 x 240mm

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AROHA’S WAY

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

An expertly crafted, affirmative and reassuring book filled with simple tools to help children regulate emotions including exercise, belly breathing and sharing your worries.

Join Aroha on her journey to ward off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension in this soothing narrative. Aroha’s Way presents mindfulness and emotional regulation through a powerful story, offering kids a meaningful way to explore and take charge of their emotions while strengthening their social-emotional learning (SEL).

32 pages | 3-7 years | 258 x 240mm

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AROHA KNOWS

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

An expertly crafted, calming and reassuring book filled with tools to harness the healing power of the natural world, including gardening, tree-planting, composting and more!

Aroha and her friends experience the joy of nature and explore how it can benefit our wellbeing. Aroha Knows highlights the positive effects of nature and how the outdoors is the perfect place to regulate one’s emotions. The gentle narrative offers kids a meaningful way to explore mindfulness practices while strengthening their social-emotional learning (SEL).

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AROHA’S CHOICE

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

A considered, inspirational and powerful book that highlights the significance and impact of a positive mindset.

Aroha recognises that her thoughts have the ability to help her overcome negative feelings, offering kids a practical way to examine their thought patterns and strengthen their socialemotional learning (SEL). Throughout the story, Aroha learns to forge positive pathways with her thoughts as a response to negative feelings, which leads her to a healthier – and more empowered – place.

40 pages | 3-7 years | 258 x 240mm

LET IT GO

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

A story about navigating big emotions. Join Aroha and her friends as they navigate their way through four emotions (sadness, anger, shame and fear) by finding unique ways to release their feelings.

All Wildling Books share a genuine aim in helping kids understand, express and process their emotions through pictures and stories.

FEBRUARY 2025

48 pages | 3-7 years | 258 x 240mm

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Catalogue

Sally Rippin

Sally Rippin is Australia’s highest-selling female author and has written over 100 books for children and young adults, many of them award-winning. Her widely popular books are beloved across the globe, and have sold more than 10 million copies in eighteen countries. Best known for her Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! series, Sally loves to write stories with heart, as well as characters that resonate with children, parents and teachers alike. Her Polly and Buster series is beloved by primary-school readers, while her most recent series, School of Monsters, is ideal for kids who are learning to read.

In 2024, Sally was named the eighth Australian Children’s Laureate. Appointed every two years, the Children’s Laureate is the national ambassador for reading and Australian children’s literature. They speak on behalf of all creators and for the entire industry representing reading advocates, educators, librarians, booksellers and publishers. Every Laureate has a mission for their two-year term. For Sally, it is: ‘All kids can be readers’.

Series: School of Monsters

Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Chris Kennett

Titles Available: 22 (of a series of 30) Age: 4-7

Extent: 48pp

Series: School of Monsters: Learn and Play

Educational content wrapped up in bright, colourful artwork and loveable characters – and teacher-approved!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Chris Kennett

Titles Available: 6

Age: 3-5

Extent: 48pp

Series: School of Monsters and Beyond

The beloved characters from School of Monsters are back in this brilliantly detailed and entertaining look-and-find journey through their jobs and vehicles!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Chris Kennett

Titles available: 2 Age: 4-8

Extent: 48pp

Series: Billie’s Super Dooper Adventures

When Billie goes to kinder, every day becomes a super dooper adventure!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Alisa Coburn

Titles Available: 6 Age: 3-6

Extent: 24pp

Series: Billie B Brown

The internationally best-selling series about the bright, bold and loveable Billie!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Aki Fukuoka

Titles Available: 27

Age: 5-7

Extent: 48pp

Series: A Billie B Mystery

Billie B Brown has started a secret mystery club with her friends!

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Aki Fukuoka

Titles Available: 6 Age: 5-8

Extent: 96pp

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Series: Hey Jack!

An early reader series about real-life challenges for emotionally savvy boys.

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Steph Spartels

Titles Available: 25

Age: 5-7

Extent: 48pp

Series: Polly and Buster

In a world where witches are never friends with monsters, how long can Polly and Buster keep their friendship a secret?

Written by: Sally Rippin

Titles Available: 3

Age: 7-10

Extent: 288pp

Wild Things: How We Learn To Read and What Can Happen If We Don’t

In this exploration of dyslexia, ADHD and neurodivergent people, Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin asks: What happens to kids who don’t learn how to read? And how can we help?

Written by: Sally Rippin

Age: All ages Extent: 304pp

Series: Big Dog Little Dog, Big Dog is a Big Help

A beautiful and hilarious series about the ups and downs of welcoming a new family member.

Written by: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Lucinda Gifford

Titles Available: 2

Age: 2-6

Extent: 32pp

Come Over to My House

A delightful and celebratory picture book that explores the home lives of children and parents who are Deaf or disabled.

Written by: Eliza Hull & Sally Rippin

Illustrated by: Daniel Gray-Barnett

Age: 3-7

Extent: 32pp

Series: Ginger Green, Play Date Queen

A drama-free play date? There’s no such thing! A clever and emotionally deft series for early readers.

Written by: Kim Kane

Illustrated by: Jon Davis

Titles Available: 10

Age: 5-8 Extent: 64pp

Series: Tiggy and the Magic Paintbrush

Tiggy has a very special secret … a paintbrush that brings her imagination to life!

Written by: Zanni Louise Titles Available: 6

Age: 5-8 Extent: 32pp

Series: Lola’s Toy Box

When Lola is given an old toy box, she discovers it’s a magical passageway … to a world where toys come to life!

Written by: Danny Parker

Illustrated by: Guy Shield

Titles Available: 7

Age: 5-8

Extent: 96pp

Series: The Tinklers Three

A warm, inventive and funny series about three extraordinary children who live on their own.

Written by: M.C. Badger

Illustrated by: Jon Davis

Titles Available: 6 Age: 5-8 Extent: 96pp

Series: Squishy Taylor

Modern Family meets Harriet the Spy in this hilarious mystery series!

Written by: Ailsa Wild

Illustrated by: Ben Wood

Titles Available: 10

Age: 6-10

Extent: 128pp

Series: Penelope

Perfect

A fantastically funny and bittersweet series about trying to be perfect (and not always succeeding).

Written by: Chrissie Perry Titles Available: 6 Age: 6-10 Extent: 144pp

Series: Ginger Green

An absolutely MAD illustrated series about fun, friendship and laughter – even in the face of disaster!

Written by: Kim Kane

Illustrated by: Jon Davis Titles Available: 4 Age: 6-10 Extent: 144pp

Series: Go Girl

Forget fairies and princesses. This is a series for girls who like stories about real life!

Written by: Various authors Titles Available: 31

Age: 6-10

Extent: 96pp

Series: Monsties

The Monsties are five best friend monsters … who are a bit hopeless at being scary.

Written by: Zanni Louise Illustrated by: Kyla May Titles Available: 2 Age: 5-8 Extent: 112pp

Series: Hello Twigs

The world is big when you’re a twig! From the best-selling creators of Real Pigeons comes a joyous early graphic novel series that you can read aloud.

Written by: Andrew McDonald Illustrated by: Ben Wood Titles Available: 8

Age: 4-7

Extent: 48pp

Series: The Naughtiest Pixie

Join Jenifry Star – the Naughtiest Pixie – as she discovers the magic and mysteries of the human world!

Written by: Ailsa Wild Titles Available: 4 Age: 6-10 Extent: 144pp

Series: Lily D

Fancy Nancy meets Stage School in this adorable illustrated junior fiction series, starring Lily D!

Written by: Madeleine West Titles Available: 4 Age: 6-10

Extent: 112pp

Series: The Underdogs

In a city gone to the dogs … get yourself a cat. The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (and sniffing each other’s butts).

Written by: Kate and Jol Temple Illustrated by: Shiloh Gordon Titles Available: 5

Age: 7-10

Extent: 160pp

Series: Real Pigeons

Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It’s because they’re out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts!

Written by: Andrew McDonald

Illustrated by: Ben Wood Titles Available: 12 (of a series of 14) Age: 6-10

Extent: 224pp

Series: Zombie Diaries

Follow Jimmy and his friends as they try to stay sane (and human) in a zombie-cow apocalypse.

Written by: Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes

Illustrated by: Jake A Minton Titles Available: 4

Age: 7-10 Extent: 256pp

Series: Cross Bones

Embark on a hilarious high-seas adventure!

Written by: Jack Henseleit

Illustrated by: Chris Kennett Titles Available: 3

Age: 7-10

Extent: 224pp

Series: Tweenie Genie

Twelve-year-old Poppy is a normal, average girl – except that she’s secretly training to be a genie!

Written & illustrated by: Meredith Badger

Titles Available: 3

Age: 6-10

Extent: 142pp

Series: Fairy School Drop-out

Elly isn’t your standard fairy. She can’t stand the itchy tutus and would rather ride her skateboard than fly with the Fairy Flock!

Written & illustrated by:

Meredith Badger

Titles Available: 3

Age: 6-10

Extent: 142pp

Series: Barkly Mansion

An adorably funny series about a slightly odd house that’s turned upside down when a new friend comes to stay.

Written by: Melissa Keil

Illustrated by: Adele K. Thomas

Titles Available: 3

Age: 6-10

Extent: 224pp

Series: Super Baddies

Welcome to Baddie Primary, where little super-villains learn to be bad! A graphic novel series created for first readers.

Written by: M.C. Badger

Illustrated by: Simon Swingler

Titles Available: 4

Age: 5-8

Extent: 48pp

Series: Gustav & Henri

Opposites attract in this humorous graphic novel series about best friends Gustav and Henri.

Written by: Andy Matthews

Illustrated by: Peader Thomas

Titles Available: 2

Age: 5-8

Extent: 128pp

Series: Naughty Dragons

In the Laidley Hundreds, dangerous wild dragons roam the Highlands. But dragons aren’t born bad – just naughty!

Written by: Natalie Jane Prior

Illustrated by: Simon Howe

Titles Available: 5

Age: 6-10

Extent: 192pp

Series: The Gateway

When Amelia’s parents decide to reopen a creepy old hotel, she quickly discovers that there’s more to the Gateway than meets the eye.

Written by: Cerberus Jones

Titles Available: 8

Age: 6-10

Extent: 160pp

Series: Monstrum House

Monstrum House isn’t like any other boarding school. It’s dark, cold and, um, kind of scary, and the lessons are all about one thing: how to hunt monsters.

Written by: Zana Fraillon

Titles Available: 4

Age: 6-10

Extent: 160pp

Series: Zac Power

Twelve-year-old spy Zac Power has 24 hours to save the world –and do his chores!

Written by: H.I. Larry

Titles Available: 25 Age: 6-10

Extent: 96pp

Series: Axel & Beast

When a shape-shifting robot needs help to save the world, it’s time for this young gamer to level up!

Written by: Adrian C. Bott & Andy Isaac

Titles Available: 6

Age: 6-10

Extent: 144pp

Series: Space Scout

It’s the year 2354 and Earth is overcrowded and polluted. So 13-year-old Kip Kirby is off to find a new planet to call home!

Written by: H. Badger

Titles Available: 10 Age: 6-10

Extent: 96pp

Series: Noah and Blue’s Zooniverse

With the help of a magical book, Noah Wriggle and his best friend, Blue, like to design weird and wonderful animal mash-ups ... and then bring them to life!

Written by: Nova Weetman

Titles Available: 4 Age: 6-10

Extent: 96pp

Series: Naughty Stories for Good Boys & Girls

Would you ever blame a STINKY fart on someone else, or swallow a fish, or send your teacher mad? No!

Written by: Christopher Milne

Titles Available: 8 Age: 6-10

Extent: 96pp

Series: Wodge and Friends

At the bottom of the garden lives the last Wodge in the world, and a bad-tempered fairy. A classic adventure series packed with daring escapades and oodles of laughs.

Written by: Carol Ann Martin

Illustrated by: Sam Caldwell

Titles Available: 2 Age: 6-10

Extent: 208pp

Series: The Jane Doe Chronicles

When a fierce quake strikes the remote island of Bluehaven and her father disappears, Jane Doe is thrown headfirst into an epic quest to bring him home.

Written by: Jeremy Lachlan

Titles Available: 3 (of a series of 4) Age: 11-15

Extent: 432pp

Series: Plum and Woo

Nancy Drew and The Parent Trap come together in this whip-smart mystery series that’s high on intrigue, danger and style!

Written by: Lisa Siberry

Titles Available: 3 Age: 8-12

Extent: 256pp

Series: The Orchard Underground & The Chameleon Thief

A suspenseful and utterly brilliant middle-grade mystery series for fans of Louis Sachar’s Holes.

Written by: Mat Larkin

Titles Available: 2 Age: 8-12 Extent: 320pp

Series: Choose Your Own Ever After

Follow your heart right to the end – or go back and choose all over again! A series about all things crush-worthy and happy-making.

Written by: Various authors

Titles Available: 6 Age: 10-13

Extent: 288pp

Series: Girl vs the World

There’s a reason the number 13 is bad luck: being 13 sucks! A funny and heartwarming series about 13-year-old girls taking on the world.

Written by: Various authors

Titles Available: 8 Age: 8-12

Extent: 144pp

Series: Corner Park Clubhouse

A sparklingly funny and heartfelt middle-grade series, for fans of Gilmore Girls and Ann M. Martin’s iconic Baby-Sitters Club series.

Written by: Davina Bell

Titles Available: 2 Age: 8-12 Extent: 256pp

Series: Frankie Fish

A laugh-out-loud time-travel adventure about mega mischief, missing limbs and a grandad with a secret.

Written by: Peter Helliar

Titles Available: 6 Age: 8-12

Extent: 288pp

Series: The Witching Hours

Anna and Max travel the world with their father – but their adventures take place in an underworld of dark fairies, where they face sinister creatures and battle for their lives.

Written by: Jack Henseleit

Titles Available: 6 Age: 8-12

Extent: 264pp

Series: Paladero

Welcome to Thunder Realm, where cowboy-knights known as paladeros ride dinosaurs, and take up arms during war. Can Joss prove his worth?

Written by: Steven Lochran

Titles Available: 4 Age: 8-12

Extent: 320pp

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Series: Ottilie Colter –The Narroway Trilogy

In this thrilling fantasy-adventure series, a brave young girl must pretend to be a boy to infiltrate a secret order of monster hunters.

Written by: Rhiannon Williams

Titles Available: 3 Age: 8-12

Extent: 352pp

Series: Batthew Aromascent

Set in the rich world of fragrance, this irrestible series has everything: captivating mystery, fast-paced action and slapstick comedy!

Written by: Ella Mulvey & John Roebuck

Titles available: 2 Age: 8-12

Extent: 256pp

Series: Big Magic & Magic Awry

It can take a lifetime to learn Big Magic – can Tulsi learn it before her mother is gone forever?

Written by: Sarah Armstrong

Titles Available: 2 Age: 8-12

Extent: 320pp

A dizzyingly clever tapestry of tales from satirist Shaun Micallef and award-winning artist Jonathan Bentley.

Tales from a Tall Forest by Shaun Micallef & Jonathan Bentley

Age: 8-12

Extent: 224pp

When it comes to puberty, sometimes you have to fake it till you make it.

Spurt by Chris Miles

Age: 10-13

Extent: 272pp

Smart, satirical and deliciously silly!

Happily Ever Afterwards: A Tale From A Taller Forest by Shaun Micallef & Paula Bossio

Age: 8-12

Extent: 216pp

A lavishly illustrated novel brimming with mystery, unlikely heroines and an adventure as big as the sky.

The Midwatch by Judith Rossell

Age: 9-12

Extent: 320pp

Mystery, humour and sparkling magic combine in this middle-grade fantasyadventure novel.

Philomella and the Impossible Forest by Doris Brett

Age: 8-12

Extent: 336pp

Full of warmth and wisdom, this captivating novel explores family, friendship and the true meaning of beauty.

The Brilliant Ideas of Lily Green by Lisa Siberry

Age: 8-12

Extent: 288pp

Charlie Ridge’s motto is: be the hero, get the girl and save the day.

The Greatest Blogger in the World by Andrew McDonald

Age: 8–12

Extent: 272pp

Four boys discover they are stuck in a parallel world. Based on the hit TV show.

Nowhere Boys by Elise McCredie

Age: 8-12

Extent: 320pp

A twisty magical mystery about a secret jungle, a sea-dragon, and a mysterious missing aunt ...

Dusty in the Outwilds by Rhiannon Williams & Martina Heiduczek

Age: 8-12

Extent: 296pp

Fourteen-year-old

Sod discovers that his family are all grim reapers – and so is he!

Son of Death by Andrew McDonald

Age: 8-12

Extent: 304pp

A sly, super weird middle-grade school adventure about overcoming the odds and defying your destiny.

The Long Class Goodnight by Sammy J

Age: 8-12

Extent: 256pp

Series: The

Phoenix Files

Someone in a small, off-the map desert town is plotting to wipe out the human race. A heartthumping thriller series with a supernatural twist.

Written by: Chris Morphew

Titles Available: 6

Age: 11-15

Extent: 512pp

Series: We Who Hunt the Hollow

A firecracker urban fantasy about the youngest daughter of a family of women warriors, and the power she wishes she had …

Written by: Kate Murray

Titles Available: 2

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

What happens when you mix teenage boys, a fight club and ethnic rivalries? You get war.

Bro by Helen Chebatte

Age: 12-16

Extent: 240pp

A hilarious and touching coming-of-age novel about family, friends, fame and the importance of never leaving your computer unattended.

When It Drops by Alex Dyson

Age: 12-16

Extent: 336pp

Four teens are trapped on a remote island after a freak boating accident.

The Other Side of Nowhere by Steve Johnston

Age: 12-16

Extent: 304pp

Imitation is the highest form of flattery ... until it isn’t. A modern Single White Female with a supernatural twist.

Shift by Em Bailey

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

When it comes to ballet, ambition is everything. Black Swan for teenagers.

by Thalia Kalkipsakis

Age: 12-16

Extent: 272pp

A claustrophobic and irresistible cult thriller about survival, surveillance and love, from the master of YA suspense.

The Special Ones by Em Bailey

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

Silhouette

A hilarious and heartfelt novel about queer romance, bad parents and finding your feet when life gets messy.

The Flywheel by Erin Gough

Age: 12-16

Extent: 288pp

An award-winning romantic comedy about a movie geek and the dream girl he refuses to fall in love with.

Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil

Age: 12-16

Extent: 316pp

A heartwarming novel about unconventional romance, perfect timing and finding your own magic.

The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil

Age: 12-16

Extent: 328pp

Demi’s world is rocked when she loses her hearing.

Whisper by Chrissie Keighery

Age: 11-15

Extent: 256pp

A funny teen romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change – or ruin – everything.

Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough

Age: 12-16

Extent: 352pp

An irresistible romantic comedy about falling in love when the world is about to end (maybe).

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

What happens when your enemy becomes your friend … with benefits?

Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues by H.S. Valley

Age: 14-18

Extent: 320pp

A beautiful novel about figuring out who you are and how you fit in.

Outside In by Chrissie Keighery

Age: 11-15

Extent: 183pp

A smart, swoony, own-voices LGBTQ YA novel about a teenage band on their way to the top – so long as they can hold it together.

Stars Like Us by Frances Chapman

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

A kidnap thriller about 14-year-old Tamara, who’s faced with an impossible choice when she falls for her kidnappers.

In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black

Age: 14-17

Extent: 328pp

She can sing. She can dance. She can act. But who is she when the curtain closes?

Triple Threat by Katy Warner

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

Arrested Development meets Elena Ferrante in this screwball comedy about how to prepare for the worst.

Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This) by Elisa Chenoweth

Age: 12-16

Extent: 304pp

Since she was created, Wren has lived in an idyllic garden with her friends. If only she could stop her disturbing new visions ...

State of Grace by Hilary Badger

Age: 12-16

Extent: 336pp

The government’s forced Santee from her family, but can she fight fire with fire? A timely story of power – and how to take it back.

Everywhere Everything Everyone by Katy Warner

Age: 12-16

Extent: 320pp

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all.

Completely Normal (and Other Lies) by Biffy James

Age: 13-16

Extent: 304pp

Megan Hess

Megan Hess is an acclaimed art director and illustrator who works with some of the most prestigious designers and luxury brands around the world, such as Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. Her children’s series include the beloved Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris, The World of Claris and The Young Queens Collection, which have more than a million copies in print and are published in ten languages.

Series: Where is Claris!

A look-and-find story, starring the world’s chicest mouse, that takes the reader through the famous landmarks of the world’s most famous cities.

Titles Available: 5

Age: 3-6 Extent: 32pp

Over one million books in print!

Series: Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris

The beloved and bestselling series about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse.

Titles Available: 8

Age: 3-6 Extent: 48pp

Series: World of Claris

Welcome to the world of Claris! Standalone picture books that introduce readers to Claris’s best friends.

Titles Available: 4

Age: 3-6 Extent: 48pp

Claris Activity & Stationery

Packed with Claris puzzles, activities and more, the chicest mouse in Paris and her friends will keep you entertained for hours!

A Très Chic Activity Book Volume 1 & 2

Age: 4-6 Extent: 80pp, 64pp

Colour with Claris!

Titles Available: 2 Age: 1-6 Extent: 48pp

Dress Up Claris! Paper Doll Set

Age: 4-8 Extent: 36pp

Series: Petite Claris

A brand-new series for preschool readers set in the world of Claris.

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4 Extent: 20pp

Series: Young Queens

An astonishing new collection of original picture-book fairy tales about young girls discovering their own power!

Titles Available: 3

Age: 3-6 Extent: 32pp

Freya Blackwood

Freya Blackwood was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Orange in NSW, Australia, where she now lives with her daughter, Ivy. She began illustrating picture books in 2002 and has since won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2010. She has become a highly acclaimed illustrator and her titles have had enormous success both in Australia and internationally.

Award-winning titles include Maudie and Bear with the late Jan Ormerod (2011 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year); Go To Sleep, Jessie! with Libby Gleeson (2015 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year) and My Two Blankets with Irena Kobald (2015 CBCA Picture Book of the Year).

Perfect

Written by: Danny Parker

Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Look, A Book!

Written by: Libby Gleeson

Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

My Two Blankets

Written by: Irena Kobald Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Go to Sleep, Jessie!

Written by: Libby Gleeson

Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Molly & Mae

Written by: Danny Parker Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Banjo and Ruby Red

Written by: Libby Gleeson

Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Ivy Loves to Give

Written & Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Series: Maudie & Bear

In these tales of friendship, a plucky young girl and a bear discover just how rich a life with friends can be.

Written by: Jan Ormerod

Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Titles Available: 5

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

The Feather

Written by: Margaret Wild Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Afloat

Written by: Kirli Saunders Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House

Written by: Libby Gleeson Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley is one of Australia’s most treasured illustrators, and has become an international favourite. He has worked with some of the best Australian authors, including Margaret Wild and Andrew Daddo, and has recently branched out into writing his own stories. His first solo book, Where is Bear?, was a runaway success and sold into 16 territories in its first year.

Several of his other picture books have earned prestigious Children’s Book Council of Australia recognition, including A House of Her Own, And Red Galoshes and Pink.

Blue Sky, Yellow Kite

Written by: Janet A. Holmes Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

A House of Her Own

Written by: Jenny Hughes Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

The Lilac Ladies Written by: Jenny Hughes Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

The Best Kind of Kiss Written by: Margaret Allum Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

And Red Galoshes Written by: Glenda Millard Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

A Hare, A Hound & Shy Mousey Brown

Written by: Julia Hubery

Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Born to Fly

Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Windows Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Series: Where is Bear? and Is Bear Here?

Where is Bear? Where can he be? These irresistible stories have a surprise in store!

Written & illustrated by:

Jonathan Bentley

Titles Available: 2

Age: 2-6

Extent: 24

Series: Cat and Dog

One dog. One cat. One very tidy apartment. What could go wrong? Join these two loveable and incorrigibly mischievous pets as they create chaos at every turn.

Written & Illustrated by:

Jonathan Bentley

Titles Available: 3

Age: 2-6

Extent: 24pp

Little Big

Written & Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Duck

Written by: Janet A. Holmes Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Pink

Written by: Janet A. Holmes

Illustrated by: Jonathan Bentley

Philip Bunting

Philip Bunting is an author and illustrator, whose picture books deliberately encourage the reader to playfully poke around at the edges of their understanding. His books have been published in over 35 countries around the world, and have received multiple accolades.

Philip grew up in England’s Lake District, just down the road from Mrs Tiggy-Winkle’s place. He followed his heart to Australia in his early 20s, and now lives with his family on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Series: Wild About

A laugh-out-loud series that combines his signature humour and glorious illustrations with fascinating facts about what fatherhood, motherhood and childhood look like across the animal kingdom.

Titles Available: 3

Age: 3-7

Extent: 24pp

Series: Cats Say Nau & Dogs Say Bau

A hilarious onomatopoeic adventure around the world of familiar (and not so familiar) animal sounds, to find out how we translate animal noises in different languages.

Titles Available: 2

Age: 3-7

Extent: 24pp

Superpower

Written & Illustrated by: Philip Bunting

Your Planet Needs You! Written & Illustrated by: Philip Bunting

Me, Microbes and I Written & Illustrated by: Philip Bunting

Democracy! Written & Illustrated by: Philip Bunting

Your Brilliant Brain Written & Illustrated by: Philip Bunting

Sophie Beer

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia. She works primarily in children’s books, having published with Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Walker, Scholastic, Hardie Grant and many more. As an illustrator, she has worked with Disney/ Pixar, Google and the Sydney Opera House, and she has collaborated with Myer for her own line of children’s homewares. When she’s not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books and social justice. There are nearly a million Sophie Beer books in print across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

Welcome, Little One

Welcome, little one, to our little world.

We’ve been waiting a whole lifetime to meet you.

Written & Illustrated by:

Sophie Beer Age: 1-4 Extent: 24pp

Mama Bear and Me

Bears can be cuddly soft and grizzly grumpy. But who is the cuddliest, grizzliest bear of all? Why, it’s MAMA BEAR!

Written & Illustrated by:

Sophie Beer

Age: 2-8

Extent: 32pp

Series:

Love Makes A Family Kindness Makes Us Strong Change Starts With Us How To Say Hello

You’re Fabulous As You Are Twelve Days of Christmas

Written & Illustrated by:

Sophie Beer

Titles Available: 6 Age: 1-4

Extent: 24pp

Deluxe treasury available!

Series: Pups

Written & Illustrated by:

Sophie Beer

Titles Available: 5 Age: 1-4

Extent: 26pp

Hannah Sommerville

Hannah Sommerville is a best-selling picture book illustrator who creates enchanting watercolour, gouache and digital illustrations in her studio on the South Coast of New South Wales. Hannah earned a Bachelor of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong in 2006, and began illustrating in 2010 after the arrival of her young children. Hannah is a storyteller who enjoys creating picture books that capture the imagination, tenderness and playfulness that surround children and family life. Her picture book Jetty Jumping, written by Andrea Rowe, won Early Childhood Book of the Year at the 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia awards.

The Little Things

A reassuring reminder that there is plenty in the world to make us smile and give us hope.

Written by: Penny Harrison Illustrated by: Hannah Sommerville Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

Market Day

A story brimming with joy, generosity and magic, exploring the warmth and community of the market.

Written by: Carrie Gallasch

Illustrated by: Hannah Sommerville Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

Series: Little Worlds

An award-winning early childhood series for little people who love to explore little worlds!

Written by: Andrea Rowe

Illustrated by: Hannah Sommerville Titles Available: 2 Age: 1-4 Extent: 24pp

Series: Jetty Jumping and Sunday Skating

With themes of unplugged childhoods, friendship and overcoming fear, this is the quintessential summer picture book series.

Written by: Andrea Rowe

Illustrated by: Hannah Sommerville Titles Available: 2 Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

Jedda Robaard

If My Mum/Dad Were...

Jedda Robaard is a children’s book illustrator and author whose work is well known in Australia and internationally, having been published in many languages, including English, French, Dutch, Greek, Italian and Chinese. Book illustration is an opportunity for Jedda to create little worlds where characters can play, unhindered by society’s restrictions. Jedda says, referring to the style of her art, ‘The majority of my illustrations have been created simply with pencil and watercolour. They are just puddles of colour if you like. Puddles manipulated into tiny beings with feelings, obligations and agendas.’

Board Books

If My Mum/Dad Were... Lift-the-Flap Board Books

Mums and dads

Mums and dads

Jedda Robaard,

Jedda Robaard,

Little Creatures Learning

Little Creatures Learning

Series: Little Creatures

With interactive lift-the-flap pages and gorgeous watercolour illustrations by Jedda Robaard, join the Little Creatures on their adventures! These books will entrance readers of all ages.

Age: 1-4

Extent: 5 spreads

Over twenty titles in the series!

Little Creatures Book and Mobile Gift Set

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Little Creatures Activity Boxes Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Little Creatures Book and Canvas Print

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Little Creatures Learning Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Little Creatures Baby Days: A Baby Record Book Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Ideal gift for new parents!

Series: Little Magical Creatures

With interactive lift-theflap pages and gorgeous illustrations by Jedda Robaard, join the Little Magical Creatures on their adventures as they search for their missing objects.

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 5

1-4

10pp

Series: Big Feelings

A beautiful, engaging series about big feelings and how to deal with them! Toddlers need help navigating complex emotions and frustrations, and who better to help them than Jedda Robaard’s kind, thoughtful and relatable little creatures.

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 20pp

Series: Lost Creatures

With interactive lift-theflap pages and stunning watercolour illustrations by best-selling creator Jedda Robaard, travel along with Whale and Orangutan to explore these wonderful cities.

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

By Jedda Robaard

By Jedda Robaard

Silly Lily

A Little Book About... Series

Series: Silly Lily

But while most sloths like to around, Archie always wants to a one-of-a-kind sloth accept stand out from the crowd?

Stanley just wants to travel to the moon. How will he make his dream come true? A sweet story about

Silly Lily is a firstexperiences series with a difference - a spirited and energetic heroine taking young children on a journey of ‘firsts’.

and reaching for your dreams, no ma

Written & Illustrated by:

Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 4 Age: 2-6 Extent: 16pp

Write, draw and store your favourite family memories in these beautifully illustrated books. Each book includes

Silly Lily is a first-experiences series with a difference – a spirited and energetic heroine

the Sock Monster Goes to the Moon

A Little Book About... Series

Write,

A Little Book About... Series

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda

Written & Illustrated by: Jedda

A Little Book About... Series

Series: It’s Noisy on the Farm and It’s

Busy in the City

George the Bilby Chef

Written & Illustrated by:

My Mum/Dad Were... Lift-the-Flap Board Books

A hilarious and engaging board book series that follows the chaos and fun of a day on the farm, or a day in the city – young readers will love recognising their favourite animals and vehicles.

Mums and dads come in all shapes and sizes! Featuring the gorgeous artwork of Jedda Robaard, these li�-the-flap board books will delight kids and their parents.

Written & Illustrated by:

Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4 Extent: 20pp

Little Creatures Learning

Series: If My ...

A$16.99 250 x 250mm 10pp BB Rights sold: Italy, USA

Mums and dads come in all shapes and sizes! Featuring the gorgeous artwork of Jedda Robaard, these liftthe-flap board books will delight kids and their parents.

Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4 Extent: 32pp

Write, draw and store your favourite family memories in these beautifully illustrated books. Each book includes a gi card for children to personalise a message to their loved ones.

Rights sold: China, Netherlands, South Korea, USA

Written & Illustrated by:

Series: A Little Book About ...

Written & Illustrated by:

Jedda Robaard

Titles Available: 7

Age: 2-6

Extent: 24pp

7 titles available!

Monsieur Chat

Jedda Robaard

Stanley

Robaard

George the Bilby Chef

Robaard

B is for Bedtime

Written by: Margaret Hamilton

Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Counting Through the Day

Written by: Margaret Hamilton

Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

10 Little Circus Mice

Written by: Caroline Stills

Illustrated by: Judith Rossell

The House of 12 Bunnies

Written by: Caroline Stills & Sarcia Stills-Blott

Illustrated by: Judith Rossell

One Sheep, Two Sheep

Written by: Patricia Byers

Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

Rainbow Days

Written by: Margaret Hamilton

Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Hello to You, Moon

Written by: Sally Morgan

Illustrated by: Sonny & Biddy

Count My Kisses, Little One

Written by: Ruthie May

Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

Once Upon an ABC

Written by: Sophie Masson

Illustrated by: Christopher Nielsen

Two Rainbows

Written by: Sophie Masson

Illustrated by: Michael McMahon

I Can Say Please

Written & Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

An ABC of Treasures

Written & Illustrated by: Marion Frith

A Rainbow of Treasures

Written & Illustrated by: Marion Frith

Look Up!

Written & Illustrated by: Antonia Pesenti

Puppy Playtime 1, 2, 3

Written by: Celeste Walters

Illustrated by: Adele Jaunn

I Can Say Thank You

Written & Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

Big Wide Words in the Neighbourhood

Written & Illustrated by: Daria Solak

Snuggles with Daddy

Written by: Ruby Brown

Illustrated by: Tina Macnaughton

Cuddles for Mummy

Written by: Ruby Brown

Illustrated by: Tina Macnaughton

My Dad is a Superhero

Written by: Ruby Brown

Illustrated by: Lesley Vamos

Kisses for Daddy

Written by: Frances Watts

Illustrated by: David Legge

My Mum is a Superhero

Written by: Ruby Brown

Illustrated by: Lesley Vamos

Me and My Dad

Written by: Sally Morgan & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Illustrated by: Matt Ottley

My Amazing Dad

Written by: Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Illustrated by: Tom Jellett

Eighteen Summers

Written by: Penny Harrison

Illustrated by: Leila Rudge

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink

His Name

Written by: Sandhya

Parappukkaran

Illustrated by: Michelle Pereira

Words That Taste Like Home

Written by: Sandhya

Parappukkaran

Illustrated by: Michelle Pereira

Remarkable Remy

Written by: Melanie Heyworth

Illustrated by: Nathaniel Eckstrom

Amma’s Sari

Written by: Sandhya

Parappukkaran

Illustrated by: Michelle Pereira Stay For Dinner

Written by: Sandhya

Parappukkaran

Illustrated by: Michelle Pereira

All Bodies are Good Bodies

Written by: Charlotte Barkla

Illustrated by: Erica Salcedo

Our Game

Written by: Bianca Hunt

Illustrated by: Desirai Saunders

Hello Every Body!

Written & Illustrated by:

Samantha Curcio

From My Head to My Toes, I Say What Goes Written by: Charlotte Barkla Illustrated by: Jacqui Lee

Families

Written by: Jane Godwin

Illustrated by: Yael Frankel

Craft Roach

Written by: Catherine Jinks

Illustrated by: Jennifer Goldsmith

Written by: Rachel Burke

Illustrated by: Daniel Gray-Barnett

That Bird Has Arms

Written by: Kate Temple & Jol Temple

Illustrated by: Ronojoy Ghosh & Niharika Hukku

Written by: Bec Nanayakkara

Illustrated by: Sarah Capon

Matt Shanks

Dave Petzold

How To Be A Real Man

Written & Illustrated by: Scott Stuart

Freckles

The Very First You

Written & Illustrated by: Scott Stuart

Nothing Alike

Written by: Zewlan Moor

Illustrated by: Peter Cheong

Grow Big, Little Seed

A Recipe for Magic Potion

Written by: Jack Henseleit

Illustrated by: Natasja Horne

The Kindness Club

Written by: Kate Bullen-Casanova Illustrated by:

Bear and Duck are Friends Written & Illustrated by: Sue deGennaro

Clyde the Greyhound Written by: Robin Feiner

Illustrated by: Beck Feiner

Rabby the Brave

Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Tom Jellett

The Truck Cat

Written by: Deborah Frenkel Illustrated by: Danny Snell

Maymoona’s Moon

Written by: Razeena Omar Gutta Illustrated by: Zayneb Haleem

Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! Written by: Liz Ledden Illustrated by: Makoto Koji

A Different Dragon

Written by: Nick Gill

Illustrated by: Luma Wildish

Herman Crab Written by: Peter Helliar Illustrated by:

Written by: Janet A. Holmes

Illustrated by: Daniella Germain

The Stone Lion Written by: Margaret Wild Illustrated by: Ritva Voutila

Clare’s Goodbye Written by: Libby Gleeson Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Fox & Bird Written by: Edwina Wyatt Illustrated by: Alice Lindstrom

The Little Coven Written by: Penny Harrison Illustrated by: Vivian Mineker

Waiting for Chicken Smith Written & Illustrated by: David Mackintosh

Alone

Written & Illustrated by: Scott Stuart

Bedtime Stories for Hard Days Written & Illustrated by: Scott Stuart

Archie and the Bear

Written by: Zanni Louise Illustrated by: David Mackintosh

Little Blue Written & Illustrated by: Gaye Chapman

Together Always Written by: Edwina Wyatt Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

Dolly & Jack: Deep Breaths Written & Illustrated by: Carol Thompson

In The Evening Written by: Edwina Wyatt Illustrated by: Gaye Chapman

That’s What Wings Are For Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Daniella Germain

Wild and Free Written by: Carrie Gallasch Illustrated by: Martina Heiduczek

Incredibilia Written by: Libby Hathorn Illustrated by: Gaye Chapman

Reggie Round and the Aga Panthers Written by: Jane Grant Illustrated by: Martina Heiduczek

Kit and Caboodle Written & Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

WINNER

The Baby Swap

Written by: Jan Ormerod

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

Flocked

Written by: Chren Byng

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

What’s the Matter, Aunty May?

Written by: Peter Friend

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

One Little Goat

Written by: Ursula Dubosarsky

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

My Dad Does Yoga

Written by: Phillip Gwynne

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

Written by: Jane Jolly

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

Written by: Phillip Gwynne & Eliza McCann

Illustrated by: Tom Jellett

Back to the Storks

Written by: Cressida Gaukroger

Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner

What’s Wrong with the Wobbegong?

Written by: Phillip Gwynne

Illustrated by: Gregory Rogers

The Queen with the Wobbly Bottom

Written by: Phillip Gwynne

Illustrated by: Bruce Whatley

SYLVESTER ARNOLD

& Arnold

Written by: David Bedford

Illustrated by: Tom Jellett

The Beaver and the Beasts

Written by: Patrick & Noah Guest

Illustrated by: Kate Moon

Turn Your Scary Upside Down

Written & Illustrated by: Andy Hardiman

Night of the Living Pasta

Written by: Arthur McBain

Illustrated by: Chrissie Krebs

Eric the Awkward Orc

Written by: Alex Dyson

Illustrated by: Laura Wood

Pigasus

Written by: Zanni Louise

Illustrated by: Anil Tortop

Illustrated by: Charlotte Bruijn

DAVID BEDFORD TOM JELLETT ILLUSTRATED BY

The Knight with No Bottom

Written by: Levina van Teunenbroek

There’s No Such Book

Written by: Jessica Dettmann

Illustrated by: Jake A Minton

The Man with Small Hair

Sylvester

Little Piggy’s Got No Moves

Written & Illustrated by: Niña Nill

is My Favourite Colour

Written by: Penny Harrison

Illustrated by: Evie Barrow

Me and My Boots

Written by: Penny Harrison

Illustrated by: Evie Barrow

Written by: Toni D’Alia Illustrated by: Alice Lindstrom

Written by: Toni D’Alia Illustrated by: Mimi Purnell

Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Nathaniel Eckstrom

All the Love in the World

Written by: Louise Fedele Illustrated by: Ana Toro

Jared M Field Illustrated by: Jeremy Worrall

Written by: Jack Manning Bancroft

Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

The Sleeping Beauty Written by: David McAllister

Illustrated by: Gabriella Týlešová

Chiu

Wolfred Written & Illustrated by: Nick Bland

Walk of the Whales Written & Illustrated by: Nick Bland

Bees Are Our Friends

Worms Are Our Friends

Imagi-Nation

Rainbow

Road Trip

Written by: Danny Parker Illustrated by: Nathaniel Eckstrom

The Ricker Racker Club Written by: Patrick Guest Illustrated by: Nathaniel Eckstrom

The Dress-Up Box

Etta and the Shadow Taboo Written by:

We’re Moving Away

Bird on a Wire Written by: Kate Gordon Illustrated by: Nathaniel Eckstrom

Tintinnabula Written by: Margo Lanagan Illustrated by: Rovina Cai

Minty Mae Gray and the Strangely Good Day Written by: Fifi Box Illustrated by: Freda

Posey Pearl is a Curious Girl Written by: Fifi Box Illustrated by: Adam Ming

I’ll Always be Older than You

Written by: Jane Godwin

Illustrated by: Sara Acton

How to be a Real Ballerina

Written by: Davina Bell

Illustrated by: Jenny Løvlie

Stitches and Stuffing

Written by: Carrie Gallasch

Illustrated by: Sara Acton

Written by: Carrie Gallasch

Illustrated by: Sara Acton

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors

Written by: Davina Bell

Illustrated by: Jenny Løvlie

Dadda, No, Mine, More!

Written by: Jane Godwin

Illustrated by: Jane Massey

In the Dead of the Night

Written by: Arthur McBain

Illustrated by: Tom Knight

Can You Teach A Fish To Climb A Tree?

Written by: Jane Godwin

Illustrated by: Terry Denton

Let’s Build a Boat

Written by: Jane Godwin

Illustrated by: Meg Rennie

Written by: Margaret Wild

Illustrated by: Ann James

Illustrated by: Ann James

Looking For Rex

Written by: Jan Ormerod

Illustrated by: Carol Thompson

No More Kisses!

Written by: Margaret Wild Illustrated by: Nina Rycroft

There’s a Tiger Out There!

Written by: Sophie Masson

Illustrated by: Ruth Waters

A

Too Busy Sleeping

Written by: Zanni Louise

Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Cherries

Mumma,

Lucy Goosey

Little Humpty Written by: Margaret Wild

Hush, Hush! Written by: Margaret Wild Illustrated by: Bridget Strevens-Marzo

Here Comes

Kiss Written by: Stacey McCleary Illustrated by: David Cornish

Ponk! Written by: Edwina Wyatt Illustrated by: Christopher Nielsen

Ruby and Leonard and the Great Big Surprise

Written & Illustrated by: Judith Rossell

Our Baby Written by: Libby Hathorn Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

Little Ned

Written by: Michael Wagner Illustrated by: Adam Carruthers Soon Written by: Libby Gleeson Illustrated by: Jedda Robaard

The Way I Love You Written by: David Bedford Illustrated by: Ann James

The Wonderful Whisper Written by: Ezekiel Kwaymullina Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Family Forest Written by: Kim Kane Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

White Sunday Written by: Litea Fuata Illustrated by: Myo Yim

Me and You Written by: Janet A. Holmes Illustrated by: Judith Rossell

Too Tight, Benito! Written by: Janeen Brian Illustrated by: Judith Rossell

101 Things to do with Baby Written & Illustrated by: Jan Ormerod

Olive Written by: Edwina Wyatt Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

The Cute Penguin Written & Illustrated by: Gabriel Evans

Enough Apples Written by: Kim Kane Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

Madeline Talbot has a Bunny on her Head Written by: Kiah Thomas Illustrated by: Connah Brecon

Allergic Alpaca Written by: Kiah Thomas Illustrated by: Connah Brecon

Foothand Elbownose Written by: Kiah Thomas Illustrated by: Connah Brecon

The Ballad of Henry Hoplingsea Written by: Julia Hubery Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

AWARD WINNER

The Emu that Laid the Golden Egg Written by: Yvonne Morrison Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Water Witcher

Written & Illustrated by: Jan Ormerod

It’s a Miroocool!

Written by: Christine Harris Illustrated by: Ann James

The Three Wallabies Gruff

Written by: Yvonne Morrison Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Town Possum, Outback Possum

Written by: Yvonne Morrison Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Lone Pine

Written by: Susie Brown & Margaret Warner

Illustrated by: Sebastian Ciaffaglione

Lizzie Nonsense

Written & Illustrated by: Jan Ormerod

The Cocky Who Cried Dingo Written by: Yvonne Morrison Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Baby Bilby’s Question Written by: Sally Morgan Illustrated by: Adele Jaunn

An A to Z of Pirates Written by: Caroline Stills Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

When No-one’s Looking: At the Zoo Written by: Zana Fraillon Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

Two Tough Teddies Written & Illustrated by: Kilmeny Niland

An A to Z of Fairies Written by: Caroline Stills Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Turtle’s Tall Tale Written by: Aimee Said Illustrated by: Lisa Kerr

When No-one’s Looking: On the Farm Written by: Zana Fraillon Illustrated by: Lucia Masciullo

Two Bad Teddies Written & Illustrated by: Kilmeny Niland

My Sister Olive Written by: Paula Russell Illustrated by: Gaye Chapman

Fun Bums Written & Illustrated by: Danielle McDonald

The Easter Bunny Hop Written by: Toni D’Alia Illustrated by: Mimi Purnell When I Love You at Christmas Written by: David Bedford Illustrated by: Tamsin Ainslie

The Christmas Train Written by: Mike Lucas Illustrated by: Sofya Karmazina

Knock, Knock It’s Easter! Written by: Niki Foreman Illustrated by: Helen Turner

Twelve Days of Kindness Written & illustrated by Sophie Beer

The Nutcracker Written by: Margrete Lamond Illustrated by: Ritva Voutila

Baby’s First Easter Written & illustrated by Cheryl Orsini

Baby’s First Christmas Written & illustrated by Cheryl Orsini

12 Days of Bush Christmas Written & illustrated by Emma Bamblett & Megan Van Den Berg

Plume:

Plume: Festival Seeker Written & illustrated by Tania McCartney

Series:

Dancing with Grandma Cooking with Grandma Adventures with Grandpa

Delightful stories about the world that exists between children and their grandparents.

Written & Illustrated by:

Rosemary Mastnak Titles Available: 3

Age: 2-6

Extent: 32pp, 28pp

Series: Jurassica Aquatica Mechanica

Beautiful picture books for older children that explore a possible future for our world, as the effects of global warming spread.

Written & Illustrated by:

Lance Balchin

Titles Available: 3

Age: 4-8

Extent: 32pp

Series: All About Mermaids All About Fairies All About Dragons All About Magical Creatures

Everything you ever wanted to know about these magical creatures is revealed! These books will delight mermaid, fairy and dragon enthusiasts of all ages!

Written by: Izzy Quinn

Illustrated by: Vladimir Stankovic, Hélène Magisson, Kristina Kister

Titles Available: 4

Age: 3-10

Extent: 32pp

Series: Plume

The most adorable penguin world explorer, Plume, is on a jaunt around the planet!

Written & Illustrated by: Tania McCartney

Titles Available: 4

Age: 3-7

Extent: 48pp

world explorer

TANIA

By Lance Balchin

A fun way to introduce seven of the world’s most famous artists to young children

Includes fun facts on each of the artists

Series: Pickle and Bree

Join Pickle and Bree on their adventures while gently exploring social etiquette and positive behaviour.

Titles Available: 4

Age: 3-7

Extent: 32pp

Encourages young readers to be creative themselves and outlines the importance of creative minds now and in the past

The book itself is unique in style, informative and fun

Written by: Alison Reynolds

Illustrated by: Mikki Butterley

The Race to the Beach

A$19.99 250 x 250mm 32pp HB All rights available

Storytime Treasuries

Eric Kincaid

Anna Shuttlewood A$16.99

A$19.99

Spot and Stripe Anna Shuttlewood

Series: A Human for Kingsley A Job for Kingsley

A sweet, tender and deeply funny story about the power of friendship, and one dog’s mission to find his perfect person – and job!

Bird and Bear and the Special Day

Ann James

Written & Illustrated by: Gabriel Evans Titles Available: 2

Can You Show Me How to Bark? Anna Shuttlewood

Share the magic of bedtime reading with these fully illustrated storybook collections. A$24.99

Czech Republic, Finland, Russia

Age: 3-7

Extent: 32pp

Series: Preschool Problems

A spirited, funny and empowering picture book series about the big problems faced by our littlest people. Each book encourages even the most nervous of children to spread their wings and try something new.

Mila and the Missing Lions

Celeste

Hulme

Monsieur Chat

Series: Bird and Bear

Bird and Bear are two friends who love discovering the world around them.

Written & Illustrated by: Ann James Titles Available: 2

3-7 Extent: 32pp

Percy and His Amazing Box of Disguises

Written by: Ali Rutstein

A$19.99

Illustrated by: Niña Nill Titles Available: 2 (of a series of 4)

Age: 2-6

Jedda Robaard A$24.99

Extent: 24pp

Classic Treasuries

Eric Kincaid

Sally Anne Garland

Series: Once Upon a Timeless Tale

Award-winning illustrators bring folk stories and fairytales to life.

Jonathan Bentley

Andrew Joyner

Anna Pignataro

Anna Walker and more

Titles Available: 16

Age: 3-7

Extent: 24pp, 32pp

Series: Upside Down Sid

When you are upside down, a great group of friends make all the difference.

Written & Illustrated by:

Dylan Shearsby

Titles Available: 2

Age: 3-7

Extent: 32pp

Series: A Masked Fairytale

Hilarious modern retellings of classic fairytales that include two delightful masks for children to play along!

Written & Illustrated by:

Ellie Jenkins

Titles Available: 2 Age: 3-7

Extent: 24pp

Series: The Most Boring Book in the World No Dancing Please

A bold, clever picture book series that breaks the fourth wall in an utterly delightful and joyously silly manner.

Written by: Charlie Leahy

Illustrated by: Darcy Prendergast

Titles Available: 2

Age: 2-6

Extent: 32pp

Series: Days

With bright, beautiful illustrations and loveable animal characters, this series is the perfect way to celebrate special occasions in a child’s life – from starting school to going on an Easter hunt – and to introduce them to key emotions such as grumpiness and happiness.

Archie Series

Archie

Written & Illustrated by:

Sue deGennaro

Titles Available: 7

Age: 2-6 Extent: 24pp

Archie Series

Series: Lazy Daisy Daisy Runs Wild

Drama unfolds when Jasper mistakes Daisy the koala for a dog.

A Little Book About... Series

Written by: Caz Goodwin

Write, draw and store your favourite family Each book includes a gi card for children A$16.99

Illustrated by: Ashley King Titles Available: 2

Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

Series: Archie

A lively series about a sloth who prefers adventure to lazing around.

Written & Illustrated by: Heath McKenzie

Titles Available: 2 Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

Series: Old Tom

Join loveable rogue Old Tom on his hilarious adventures with his human, Angela Throgmorton.

Written & Illustrated by:

Leigh Hobbs

Titles Available: 2

Age: 3-7 Extent: 32pp

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Series:

Girls Are Pretty ... Boys Will Be ...

Written & Illustrated by: Susann

Hoffmann

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4 Extent: 10pp

Series: You Are Awesome

Written & Illustrated by: Susann

Hoffmann

Titles Available: 1 Age: 1-4 Extent: 24pp

Series: I Can Wear Anything! I Can Play with Anything! I Can Be Anything! I Can Feel Lots of Things!

Written & Illustrated by: Susann Hoffmann

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4 Extent: 24pp

Series: Let’s Change the World

Written by: Megan Anderson

Illustrated by: Genna Campton & Carolyn Ang

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 20pp

Series: Colours Shapes

Written & Illustrated by: Shanti Sparrow

Titles Available: 2 Age: 1-4 Extent: 20pp

Series: We Got This! Together We Are Stronger

Written & Illustrated by: Teresa Bellón

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4 Extent: 24pp

Series: I Want To Be ...

Written by: Ruby Brown

Illustrated by: Alisa Coburn

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 20pp

Series: Baby says ...

Written & Illustrated by: Alisa Coburn

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 20pp

Series: Rhyme Time

Illustrated by: Fiona Lee

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 24pp

Series: Dino-School

Written by: Amy Junor & David Bedford

Illustrated by: Hannah Wood & Leonie Worthington

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 22pp

Series: Double the Fun

Written by: Mary Novick

Illustrated by: Sybel Harlin & Jenny Hale

Titles Available: 5

Age: 1-4

Extent: 24pp

Series: Mini Marvels

Written by: Mary Novick

Illustrated by: Christina Miesen

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 12pp

Series: What Goes? Who Says?

Written & Illustrated by:

Kat Chadwick

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

Series: Little Monsters’ Manners

Written & Illustrated by: Anteana Oreski

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

Series: Collective Nouns

Written & Illustrated by: Michael Buxton

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 12pp

Series: Baby Gaga

Written & Illustrated by: Diego Vaisberg

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

Series: Peek-A-Who?

Written & Illustrated by: Mike Garton

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 12pp

Series: A Little Fairy

Illustrated by: Anna Pignataro

Titles Available: 2

Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp

Series: Funny Flaps

Written by: David Bedford

Illustrated by: Leonie Worthington

Titles Available: 6

Age: 1-4

Extent: 12pp

Series: Neon Baby

Written & Illustrated by: Electric

Confetti

Titles Available: 2

Age: 0-2 Extent: 20pp

Series: Frank Finds

Written & Illustrated by: Katie Abey

Titles Available: 4

Age: 1-4

Extent: 16pp

The Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures

Written & Illustrated by: Katie Abey

Titles Available: 1

Age: 3-7

Extent: 32pp

Let’s

Series: Cheeky Monkey Picture Books

Written & Illustrated by:

Lisa Kerr

Titles Available: 4 Age: 2-6 Extent: 24pp

Series: Cheeky Monkey Fold-out Books

Written & Illustrated by:

Lisa Kerr

Titles Available: 4 Age: 2-6 Extent: 10pp

Series: Cheeky Monkey Manners Books

Written & Illustrated by:

Lisa Kerr

Titles Available: 6 Age: 1-4 Extent: 10pp

Written & Illustrated by: Lisa Kerr Age: 1-4 Extent: 10pp

Cheeky Monkey Book and Decal

Series: Millie-Mae Touch & Feel Books

Written & Illustrated by:

Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 8

Age: 2-6

Extent: 10pp

Series: Millie-Mae Bind-ups

Written & Illustrated by:

Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 2

Age: 2-6

Extent: 52pp

Millie-Mae Through the Seasons

Written & Illustrated by: Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 1

Age: 2-6

Extent: 32pp

Millie-Mae Through the Seasons Book and Decal Set

Written & Illustrated by: Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 1

Age: 1-7

Extent: 10pp

Millie-Mae Through the Seasons Floor Puzzle

Written & Illustrated by: Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 1 Age: 2-6

Millie-Mae Through the Seasons Slipcase

Written & Illustrated by: Natalie Marshall

Titles Available: 1 Age: 1-4

Extent: 10pp (4 books)

Dinosaurs: A Lift-the-Flap Book

The Solar System: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Oceans of the World: A Lift-the-Flap Book

The Seven Continents of the World: A Lift-the-Flap Book

The History Museum: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Animals of the World: A Lift-the-Flap Book

The Human Body: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Lost in the City by Night

The Solar System: Book and Floor Puzzle

Lost in the City by Day

The Seven Continents of the World: Book and Floor Puzzle

I-SCREAM-NAILS: DIY Nail Art

The Super Lettering Book Make a Scene

Cartoon Chef: Zoo Animals

An Alphabet in Silhouette Illustrated by: Natalie Jarvis

The Meme-ing of Life: Punny Animals: You’re Kitten Me!

The Meme-ing of Life: Punny Cats: That’s Hiss-terical!

Birthday in a Box: Now I am 3!

The Astounding Astromaze

Crazy Cosmos

Dragonmazia

Aquamaze: The Underwater Puzzle Book

Ghouliest Ever Puzzle Book

Where is Santa’s Suit?

Dinomazia

Amazeing Ruins

Where are Santa’s Pants?

Series: All Wrapped Up

All Wrapped Up is a series of gorgeous stationery books celebrating the work of Australia’s best and brightest artists.

Available: 8

Age: All ages Extent: 22pp

Claris Book and Puzzle Set

Love Makes a Family Book and Puzzle Set

Millie-Mae Floor Puzzle

Our Home, Our Heartbeat Book and Puzzle Set

Coming Home to Country Book and Puzzle Set

Real Pigeons Fight Crime Book and Puzzle Set

Edith Rewa, Sophie Beer, Alice Oehr, Rachael Sarra, Laura Blythman, Georgia Perry, Kasey Rainbow, Eloise Short, Florence Broadhurst, Liv Lee, Brad Turner

Titles

Why I Love Australia

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Patterns of Australia

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

E is for Echidna

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

W is for Wombat

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Kangaroo and Crocodile: My Big Book of Australian Animals

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Colours of Australia

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Shapes of Australia

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

An Australian 1, 2, 3 of Animals

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

An Australian ABC of Animals

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Possum and Wattle: My Big Book of Australian Words

Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

The Eagle Inside Written by: Jack Manning Bancroft

Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Word by Word: Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania Illustrated by: Various illustrators

An A to Z Story of Australian Animals

Written by: Sally Morgan

Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Our Home, Our Heartbeat Written by: Adam Briggs Illustrated by: Kate Moon & Rachel Sarra

Our Birds Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

Our Bugs Written & Illustrated by: Bronwyn Bancroft

What’s Out There? Written by: Nicole Stewart

Love From Australia Written & Illustrated by: Ruth Waters

Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes

Dr Melissa Kang is a practising medical doctor for marginalised young people and has academic roles at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney. She is fifth-generation Malaysian-Chinese Anglo-Australian, which makes specialising in adolescent sexuality and sexual health all the more interesting. She continues to speak about these topics in the mainstream media.

Yumi Stynes is a second-generation JapaneseAustralian TV and radio presenter. She’s currently the host of Ladies, We Need to Talk, an award-winning podcast that explores all the trickiest topics and taboos about women’s health, including periods, discharge, difficult motherhood, and just about everything else.

Series:

Welcome To You

Progressive, inclusive and affirming guides for pre-teens and teens of all backgrounds, genders and abilities.

The Welcome to You series is now published in 14 languages and has sold 75,000 copies in ANZ alone.

Written by: Yumi Stynes & Dr Melissa Kang

Illustrated by: Jenny Latham

Titles Available: 4

Welcome to Your Period is a bestseller in China.

Tim Flannery

Professor Tim Flannery is one of the world’s leading scientists, explorers and conservationists. He’s spent most of his life studying the natural world – from mammalogy to palaeontology – and has had some incredible adventures along the way, including floating down crocodile-infested rivers and wrestling pythons. He’s discovered 75 new species of animals – some that are still living, and others that have been preserved as fossils. In 2007, he was named Australian of the Year. He has published over 140 peerreviewed scientific papers and more than thirty books.

Emma Flannery is a scientist and writer whose curiosity for the natural world has seen her travel and work in some of its most wild and interesting places. She has explored caves, forests and oceans across most of the globe’s continents in search of the elusive fossils, animals and plants that help us understand our planet and who we are in it. Emma’s research and writing has been published in scientific journals, children’s books and a number of museum-based adult education tours.

Life On Us!

A first-of-its-kind exploration of everything that lives ON and IN us, but is NOT us!

Written by: Tim Flannery & Emma Flannery

Illustrated by: Xavi Ramiro

Age: 8-13

Extent: 96pp

Series:

Explore Your World

Bursting with amazing facts about the world’s weirdest and most fascinating animals, this series inspires kids to be passionate about exploring and protecting our natural world.

Written by: Tim Flannery & Emma Flannery

Illustrated by: Sam Caldwell, Maude Guesne, and Jessie Willow Tucker

Titles Available: 4

Age: 6-12

Extent: 256pp, 128pp

Series:

Explore Your World: Spotlight Series

Deep dive into this incredible non-fiction picture-book series, written by real-life explorer and scientist Tim Flannery, and discover the most beloved and surprising creatures around the world!

Written by: Tim Flannery & Emma Flannery

Illustrated by: Katie Melrose

Titles Available: 4

Age: 4-8

Extent: 32pp, 24pp

Wildlife Compendium of the World

From amphibians and reptiles to monotremes and pilosa, discover our world of enchanting animals!

Written & Illustrated by: Tania McCartney Age: 7-12

Extent: 88pp

I Heart the World

Explore the breathtaking animals, plants, people, sights and eye-popping wonders of our land, sea and sky!

Written & Illustrated by: Tania McCartney Age: 6-10

Extent: 88pp

Tricked: A How-To Guide to Magic and Illusions

The ultimate book of magic for kids from Australia’s favourite illusionist, Cosentino!

Written by: Cosentino Age: 8-12

Extent: 112pp

Anti-Racism Kit

The essential, comprehensive first guide to dismantling racism, created especially for high school students.

Written by: Jinyoung Kim and Sabina Patawaran

Illustrated by: Emma Ismawi Age: 12-18

Extent: 208pp

Drop into the Ocean

A guided tour of the wonders below the surface of the world’s oceans and seas.

Written by: Karen Wasson

Illustrated by: Marta Tesoro Age: 6-12

Extent: 48pp

Spot It! World Atlas

A gorgeous and vibrant look-and-find interactive introduction to the world’s continents and countries.

Written & Illustrated by: Megan McKean Age: 3-8

Extent: 20pp