CHILDRENS BOOKS

Goodbye, old life ... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends and Romania—the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia’s heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period. As if things weren’t difficult enough! Now Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different: her home, her language and even her body. With so many changes happening at once, Lia struggles with her schoolwork, has trouble communicating with classmates and has no idea how to manage her unpleasant periods. Will she ever feel like herself again?

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.

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.

Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance GamesIntrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons.As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary.With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, family intrigue, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike.

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.

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>

One little rockpool.Two little eyes.Three little urchins, bobbing with the tide. Little people love to explore little worlds! Dive into the rockpool with this glittering and gorgeous board book for our smallest nature-lovers, from the CBCA award-winning creators of Jetty Jumping, Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville. <ul><li> A 2024 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year: Notable Book </li><li> A Bookstagram Best Board Book of 2023! </li></ul>