CHILDRENS BOOKS

2024 CBCA Shortlist Picture Book The Paper-flower Girl creates elaborate flowers out of paper, but she has few customers. When the Giant from the Hill brings her to work for him, they soon discover they want very different things. Before long, the Paper-flower Girl is forced to create things she no longer recognises as flowers. When the exasperated Giant throws her from the Hill, the Paper-flower Girl takes with her something belonging to the Giant, incorporates it into her elaborate flowers, and attains greater success than the Giant. AGES: 4 plus AUTHOR: Margrete Lamond is an author, editor, publisher, and independent story coach. As an author, she has had 20 of her own works published by a range of publishers, most notably The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear (shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award 2017) and Just One Bee (Honour Book for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2022). Mateja Jager is a Slovenian-born Australian illustrator. She studied fashion and textile design at the University of Ljubljana and is self-taught in illustration. Her first two books were published in Slovenia. Mateja is known for her quirky greeting cards and prints, and her work has been featured in major Slovene magazines and the prestigious international Brightness Magazine.

Bright, bold and built for little ones, this sturdy flap book is a fun, interactive way to introduce the first 100 words in a child's vocabulary, from the usual tractor and trains to spaghetti, swimsuit and superhero! There are five themes in Baby's First 100 Words: around the home, getting dressed, vehicles, animals and mealtime. The images are bright, colourful and inclusive, and the fun flaps are strong enough to withstand enthusiastic little hands. There are page tabs, too, to help toddlers turn the pages. Perfect for shared reading with babies from 8 months, the book is ideal for identifying and naming familiar things in their world. With repetitive reading, they will learn the association between words and pictures. Before long they will be saying the words and lifting the flaps by themselves, so it's not only great for speech and language development, but it's good for their motor skills too! Baby's First 100 Words is the fourth book in the Mama Makes Books' Baby Sensory series for children 8 months up to 3 years old. Other titles are Baby Look!, Baby Love and Baby Says. Each book is designed for children who like books that DO things. There are textures to stroke, wheels to turn, finger trails to follow, mirrors to look into and lots, lots more. AGES: 1 to 3

The Most Important Animal of All is an award-winning picture book about seven super-animals important keystone species beautifully illustrated by Hannah Bailey and endorsed by The British Ecological Society. A class is learning all about animals and their teacher challenges them to decide which is the most important animal of all. Seven children champion a different animal for the top spot. Is it... . BEES as master pollinators . BATS as night-time predators and pollinators . ELEPHANTS who shape their landscapes and spread seeds . BEAVERS who create watery habitats . TIGERS who keep their food web in balance . SHARKS who keep our oceans healthy and increase biodiversity . KRILL as food for many whales and sea creatures There is lots of information about each animal, as well as other keystone species, plus photographs to see them up close and in their habitats. This is a positive and gentle primer for young children from 5 years old about the issues of habitat loss, endangered species and climate change. "Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved" Dr Jane Goodall. AGES: 5 to 8 AUTHOR: Penny Worms has 30 years' experience writing, editing and packaging children's books. She was advised by ecologist, educator and writer Alex Morss; Drs Ali Birkett and Sally Keith, Lancaster University; and Gemma Bailey, educator at The Big Cat Sanctuary; and an expert panel at the British Ecological Society. Hannah Bailey is a talented illustrator who has established a reputation for nonfiction picture books. When the Whales Walked (Words & Pictures) won the SLA Children's Choice Award for 7-12s, and in the US was an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students.

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Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!Cheese and crackers, it's Bluey!Let's meet her family and friends, explore fun iconic moments, toys, maps and Bluey's best games.What else will you discover in Bluey's Big World?This is a must-have guide to Bluey for fans of all ages.Bluey is an award-winning preschool show about Bluey, a blue heeler pup, and her family. Airing on ABC KIDS, the show has amassed legions of dedicated fans and hugely popular ranges of books, toys, clothes, games and more.

I was walking down the road, and I saw a donkey ... hee-haw! And he only had three legs. He was a wonky donkey ... In this funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given! Download or stream the award-winning song performed by Craig Smith.

The World’s Most Atrocious* Animals (*or are they?) This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most terrifying and shocking animals on the planet! The third title in The World's Most series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the scariest creatures in the natural world. Meet the enormous murder hornets of east and southeast Asia, the poisonous blue-ringed octopus, Africa's hungry but deadly hippos and some shocking electric eels, among many more truly scary creatures! <ul><li> A 2024 CBCA Eve Pownall Award Book of the Year: Notable Book </li></ul>

In this gorgeous original fairy tale from the creator of Claris: the Chicest Mouse in Paris, a young girl called Poppy Grace discovers discover that her manor has secrets of its own … Young Poppy Grace has been dreadfully bored since her best friend Bella went away. They used to do everything together! But Poppy's boredom turns to wonder when something strange happens in her manor ... What will she discover? From the creator of the best-selling Claris series comes this gorgeous new picture-book collection about young girls discovering their own power. Sparkling with humour, charm and a mischievous twist, this delightful picture book will delight readers of Claris and fairy-tale fans alike! <p> With more than a million children's books in print, Megan Hess's beautiful rhyming picture books are beloved all over the world. She is the creator of three best-selling picture-book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection. </p><p>Perfect for: </p><ul><li> Fans of the bestselling Claris series by Megan Hess. </li><li> Readers aged 3-6 who love dress-ups, gentle adventure and friendship stories. </li><li> Readers of all ages who love all things fashion and style! </li><li> Fans of sparklingly fun picture books such as Eloise and Olivia. </li><li> Gift-buyers looking for a dazzlingly beautiful, rhyming picture book. </li></ul><p>Discover more fairytales from the dazzling Young Queens Collection now: </p><ul><li>A Most Mysterious Manor </li><li>?The Velvet Messenger </li><li>The Curious Crown</li></ul>

With irresistible rhyming text by award-winning author Davina Bell and unforgettable illustrations by Jenny Løvlie, this new abridged board book edition of the beloved All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors is sure to charm and amuse the whole family. When Frankie McGee insists on borrowing yet another book about tractors, his mum crumbles. She begs him to read a book about something else – cars, planes, cranes, trains – anything! Frankie launches into all of the various, glorious factors that make up the love that he has for all tractors – but will he be able to bring his mum around? All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors was first published as hardback picture book in 2019 and was shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year and longlisted for ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year in 2020. This hardy board book edition is perfect for readers aged one and up!

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TATTY MOUSE is the ULTIMATE RECYCLER. She doesn't like to see anything go to waste and thinks of inventive ways of reusing what others throw away. With her super-cool tool kit and craft box, find out how Tatty Mouse has a merry CHRISTMAS!

TATTY MOUSE is the ULTIMATE RECYCLER. She doesn't like to see anything go to waste and thinks of inventive ways of reusing what others throw away. With her super-cool tool kit and craft box, find out how Tatty Mouse has a cool BIRTHDAY!

I'm jumping waves at the beach with Dad.If they're small I can leap over their frothy peaks.Easy!But further out, when they're big, you have to duck dive under. Maisie is learning about ocean swimming at the beach. The small waves are easy, but how will she know when to dive under the bigger ones? And will she be brave enough to try? Lucky Dad is there to help her.A beautiful picture book from acclaimed author Pip Harry and award-winning illustrator Hilary Jean Tapper.

Bestselling creators Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch share their fascination with Antarctica through a personally selected mix of their own and others' work, from the early age of exploration through to the present day.