CHILDRENS BOOKS

I'D Rather Be A Dragon Being small is the worst! Roller coaster? Too short! Fairy floss? Too messy! Run wild? Stay close! Life would be so much better as a mighty dragon ... Wouldn’t it?

We’re Different And It’s Totally Cool! Do you know there's something totally cool about each of us? We're different in all kinds of ways ... fun and wonderful ways! We can be different on the outside, like a red apple and a yellow apple. But we can also be as different as apples and dogs, with different shapes, sizes and colours. We can be different on the inside too! We can have different emotions, different dreams and different ways of expressing ourselves. There are so many ways we can be different. And … it’s totally cool!

Naynay And The Mermaid‘With long tendrils of seagrass for hair,her body is blue green like the sea,and her tail sparkles with iridescent scales ...’Naynay and her family are diving for abalone.Her mother tells her to keep watch forone of the water spirits who protect the seas.Naynay sees the splash of a tail.Could it possibly be ... a mermaid?Join Naynay on her magical underwater adventure,drawing on the stories of the Boonwurrung peopleof coastal Melbourne.

Kristy And The Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #16) They’re lean, they’re mean, they’re the pride of Stoneybrook. Who are they? They’re Kristy’s Krushers! When Kristy sees how much her little brothers and sister want to play on a softball team, she starts a ragtag team of her own. Maybe Kristy’s Krushers aren’t world champions (how could they be, with Jackie Rodowsky, walking disaster, playing for them?), but nobody beats them when it comes to team spirit. Now Bart’s Bashers have challenged the Krushers to a game. It’s bad enough that the Bashers truly are lean and mean—but what’s worse is that Kristy has a crush on the Bashers’ coach!

Lynn Painter: The Rom-Com CollectionFall in love with Lynn Painter, the global no. 1 bestselling author, with the ultimate rom-com collection: a four book set of her smash-hit love stories, Better Than the Movies, Betting on You, The Do-Over, Nothing Like the Movies.Better than the Movies: Discover the romance everyone's been talking about, with millions of copies sold worldwide. Wes has been irritating Liz since they were kids. But as senior year begins and the two are thrown into a scheme to win the guy of Liz's dreams, maybe the boy-next-door is the movie romance she always dreamed of? Nothing Like the Movies: For a few beautiful months, Wes and girl-next-door Liz were together. But right as the two were about to set off to college together, tragedy struck and their relationship ended. Will his plan to win to scheme like a rom-com hero and break out the big gestures be his second chance at happily ever after? Betting on You: The first time Bailey meets Charlie, he is the worst. A few years later, she's working with her nemesis for the summer, but he's drawn her into a ridiculous bet. Will their fake-dating romance have you betting on love? The Do-Over: After Emilie has the worst Valentine's Day ever, she wakes up to find she's living it all over again. How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?

I Love You Just The SameA spellbinding gift book written and illustrated in full colour by Academy Award nominated star of stage and screen, Keira Knightley. Inspired by the author’s experiences as a parent, I Love You Just the Same explores themes of change, acceptance and family love.“I love you best in all the world,” you said. Before the baby came. Now you say, “I love you just the same.”When a young girl’s life is turned upside down by a new arrival, she’s taken on a surreal and dreamlike journey. Through enchanted forests and across mystical seas, she follows a trail of notes from her mother to find her way back home.This gloriously illustrated book, with beautiful foiled jacket and ribbon marker, is the perfect gift for adults and children alike, and will resonate with families everywhere. A modern classic for readers who enjoyed The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Fox and the Star or Where the Wild Things Are. This timeless fable is the perfect book to read together at bedtime.

Forest Of Hearts Elka has been banished to the forest by her wicked mother, who rules the city with an iron fist. She is cursed to remain there forever unless she takes the hearts of seven men. Six have been slain and a wounded huntsman stumbles across her path, destined to be the seventh. But Kaz is hiding a secret of his own, arriving in the forest with another agenda and as the two get to know one another, passion begins to spark. The magic within the forest is stirring and dark forces threaten to overtake them. Elka must face the ultimate choice: relinquish her destiny or betray her heart? Step into the forest of hearts in this richly imagined take on the Snow White folklore, full of forbidden love, slow burn passion and the promise of true love's kiss.

Camp Spooky: Attack Of The Aliants Being chosen for the Sensational Sports Superstars of the Future Sports Camp is meant to be an honour, but for ten-year-old Isla it’s the last place she wants to be. Her parents are famous sports heroes, but she has another secret passion. When she meets Archie, a rural kid with tons of swimming talent, the pair team up to solve a perplexing camp mystery that involves disappearing devices, a strange buzzing noise at night and kids acting like zombies. Together, they’ll uncover an alien invasion, foil a secret government agency, and have the courage to go after their dreams.

Diary Of A Wicked WitchOnce upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods. The wicked witch is on trial in a hilarious secret diary from million-copy bestselling author, comedian and actor Ben Miller.The wicked witch has gone one cackle too far and is faced with a choice: a four week wickedness management class, or a lifetime in jail.Spending all her time with stuck-up witches and her ex-best friend, now a total goody two-shoes, leading the course isn’t Wendoline’s idea of a good time, but she’ll do anything it takes to get her powers back. Even with a pompous king and queen to impress, a smarmy Prince Charming to prove wrong, and her own daughter, Rapunzel, to win over, Wendoline is not buying into the whole using magic for good thing, not when being WICKED is just so much FUN. There's potions, curses, and a whole heap of trouble to miss out on . . . with 100% wickedness guaranteed, what could possibly go wrong?Come down to the Fairytale Woods and discover what your favourite characters are really thinking in the bestselling series from Ben Miller, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Diary of a Big Bad Wolf and Diary of a Puss in Boots available now.

The Wicked Lies Of Habren FaireCeridwen Parry has run away with the fairies. But this is not her story.For Sabrina Parry, the world is tough, cruel and practical. With her father in prison, her aims in life are:Hold onto her jobHold her tongueHold on long enough to see her sister Ceridwen married to a man rich enough to look after her.Ceridwen is lovely, romantic, timid – everything that Sabrina isn’t. But then Ceridwen vanishes into the eerie woods leaving only an iron ring behind.Sabrina is drawn into a beautiful but decaying world of fairies and monsters of old. And when an annoyingly handsome fairy prince offers her a dangerous deal, Sabrina is forced to put her own freedom at risk to save her sister.Lose yourself – and your heart – this Fall to the perfect fantasy romance. A mystical Welsh fairy world awaits you …

Snowed In At The Wildest Dreams Bookshop Curl up this winter with Snowed in at the Wildest Dreams Bookshop, a gorgeously cosy, grumpy x sunshine small-town romcom, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Jenny Han and Gilmore Girls.When snow falls, sparks fly…?? ?? ?? ?? ??Ivy’s first term at art college hasn’t gone to plan. Lacking in friends and inspiration, she’s looking forward to a quiet, cosy, antisocial winter holiday working at the Wildest Dreams Bookshop. Except, her sleepy small town is suddenly full of chirpy tourists, including Trip – her most annoyingly sunshine-y (and annoyingly handsome) new customer of all, who’s desperate for Ivy to show him the sights of Fox Bay.Ivy doesn’t think there’s much of interest in her hometown, but can seeing it through Trip’s eyes give her a fresh perspective? And when they both get roped in to helping save the local school show, might Trip be the unlikely inspiration Ivy needs to get her creative sparks flying again?Tropes:Grumpy x SunshineSmall TownForced ProximitySlow BurnEvery book in the Wildest Dreams Bookshop series can be read as a standalone.

Scarlet MorningAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLERFrom the powerhouse creator of Nimona comes a breathtaking illustrated novel, the start of a duology, following two orphans who leave the only home they’ve ever known to sail with an eccentric crew of pirates.Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the captain: Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren’t coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them.Setting sail into the treacherous and beautiful world beyond Caveat, the two inseparable friends must uncover the facts behind legend—and the key to saving all of Dickerson’s Sea from obliteration—before the truth tears them apart.Wickedly funny, deeply emotional, and sharply incisive, Scarlet Morning is a tale of love, betrayal, and the extraordinary lengths we’d go to save a world broken beyond repair.