CHILDRENS BOOKS

Yesterday You Were Here is a touching and carefully sparse picture book for young readers. It aims to help young people dealing with the loss of a loved one to process and talk about their grief."In sadness, this book will be a kind friend." - Michael O'Connell, AM, APM, Commissioner for Victims' Rights

Let'S Never Speak Of This Again Winner of the 2022 Text Prize, Let's Never Speak of This Again is the big-hearted YA debut of the year, celebrating the depths and strengths of friendship through all of life's ups and downs.Ella and I have been best friends since grade one. We can spend hours talking about everything and nothing. We know each other's greatest fears, things that irrationally annoy us, and ideal career if money and skill weren't an issue. If there was only one Hartford Bakery brownie left in the whole world and it was somehow in my possession, Ella is the only person I'd consider sharing it with.Life is pretty good for sixteen-year-old Abby. Okay, her grandma doesn't remember things anymore, her relationship with her mum is increasingly strained and she accidently kissed her cousin's cousin on the weekend, so things aren't exactly perfect. But everything is manageable with her best friend, Ella, by her side.And with Ella's brother, Will, interesting and attentive, on the sidelines.When new girl Chloe arrives, Abby is pleased to be the one to show her around, to welcome her to the group. But Abby doesn't imagine Chloe fitting in so well or quite so quickly. And before long Abby is feeling just a little left out, a little unsure of Ella's friendship. In a moment of anger and confusion she wishes something bad would happen.When it does-with tragic consequences-everything shifts again. And Abby has to face her own feelings and work out what friendship really means.Megan Williams' brilliant debut Let's Never Speak of This Again is a tender, moving story laced with humour, about friendship, about the things that test it, and about what matters most.

By The Book (Disney: A Meant To Be Novel) Sometimes to truly know a person, you have to read between the lines. Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing after college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, still living at home and one of the few Black employees at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to finally get the promotion she deserves. All she has to do is go to the author’s Santa Barbara mansion and give him a pep talk or three. How hard could it be? But Izzy quickly finds out she is in over her head. Beau Towers is not some celebrity lightweight writing a tell-all memoir. He is jaded and withdrawn and it turns out, just as lost as Izzy. But despite his stand-offishness, Izzy needs Beau to deliver, and with her encouragement, his story begins to spill onto the page. They soon discover they have more in common than either of them expected, and as their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn’t there before.

If The Shoe Fits (Disney: A Meant To Be Novel)Having graduated from design school and with no job in sight, Cindy begins working for her stepmother, the executive producer of a reality dating TV show.A spot on the show needs urgent filling, so Cindy happily volunteers, hoping that it might kick-start her shoe design career.But as the first plus-size contestant, she becomes a body-positivity icon for women around the world.Does she make it to the end of the show?

Kiss The Girl (Disney: A Meant To Be Novel) A modern tale of unexpectedly falling in love and finding your voice, Kiss the Girl is the highly anticipated third instalment in the acclaimed and best-selling Meant to Be collection. Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters, known as the band Siren Seven, have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids. On stage, wearing her iconic red wig and sequined costumes, staring out at a sea of fans, is where she shines. Anyone would think she's the girl who has everything. But lately, she wants more. Siren Seven is wrapping up their farewell tour, and Ariel can't wait to spend the summer just living a normal life—part of a world she's only ever seen from the outside. But her father, the head of Atlantica Records, has other plans: begin her breakout solo career immediately, starting with a splashy announcement on a morning talk show. The night before, Ariel and her sisters sneak out of their Manhattan penthouse for a night of incognito fun at a rock concert in Brooklyn. It's there that Ariel crosses paths with Eric Reyes, dreamy lead singer of an up-and-coming band. Unaware of her true identity, Eric spontaneously invites her on the road for the summer. And for the first time in her life, Ariel disobeys her father and goes with him. Caught between the world she longs for and the one she's left behind, can Ariel follow her dreams, fall in love, and, somehow, find her own voice?

Worth Fighting For (Disney: A Meant To Be Novel) As the right hand of her father’s hedge fund company, Fa Mulan knows what it takes to succeed as a woman in a man’s world. So when her father unexpectedly falls ill in the middle of a critical acquisition, she is determined to see it through. There’s just one hitch: the family company in question is known for its ultra masculine whiskey brand— lead by the dedicated but overworked Shang— will only trust Mulan’s father, Fa Zhou, with the future of their business. Rather than fail the deal and her father, Mulan pretends she’s Fa Zhou. Since they’ve only corresponded over email, how hard could it be to keep things moving in his absence? But will she be able to convince Shang’s dubious family that this young woman is the powerful hedge fund CEO they’ve been negotiating with? And what will happen when she finds it harder and harder to ignore the undeniable spark between her and Shang? Can she keep her head in the game and make her father proud, or in love with Shang?

Never Touch A Hungry Hippo!You must never touch a hungry hippo ... except in this book! Children will love this addition to our bestselling range of Never Touch books. Inside, you'll discover a variety of big wild animals such as an elephant and an ostrich – but watch out, these animals are very hungry! Little ones will enjoy exploring the fun touches on every page and reading the fun rhyme. A tactile touch-and-fee book about hippos and other wild animals. * Bumpy silicone and novelty touches throughout. * Wild animal theme. * Humorous, funny rhymes to engage both young readers and adults. * Sturdy board pages.

Never Touch An Axolotl! Find out why you must never touch an axolotl in this cheeky addition to our bestselling Never Touch series. The little water creatures love to mess around, so watch out when you meet them! Join the fun in this hilarious book with cute characters, amusing rhymes, and playful touches to discover ... if you dare! *Touch-and-feel board book with little water creatures. *Fun touches throughout. *Part of our Never Touch range.

Aliya To the Infinite City (Aliya #1)On Aliya’s birthday, a glittering surprise gift arrives, promising her greatest wish—to know her late parents. She discovers they were time-travellers from a remarkable parallel Egypt. But when she is whisked there on a magic carpet, she discovers why the truth was hidden from her. A ruthless time-dodger, Dorian Darke, will wreak havoc on history, if he can snare Aliya and her secret inheritance ...

Aliya Aboard The Time Train (Aliya #2) When sinister magic threatens Aliya’s world once more, she is sent away on a school trip for her own safety aboard the time-travelling Silver Express. But what is supposed to be an educational journey through Egyptian history becomes a deadly race to save it from evil time-twister and master of disguise, Dorian Darke.

Aliya And The Shop Of Second Chances (Aliya #3) Aliya is looking forward to the Infinite City’s time-travelling flying carpet race. But when her fellow locksmiths vanish on the course and the power source for time travel is left unguarded, she has to delve into her past to save her world from arch-villain Dorian Darke and his shapeshifting shop of darkness.

Mission Microraptor (Mission #1)Falling behind their classmates on a school trip to the Alps, Finn and Milo stumble upon an egg buried in ice. Later that night it hatches and a sixty-five million-year-old baby is born: Arty is a microraptor brought back from extinction. But keeping her safe proves harder. Wicked scientists will do anything to get their hands on her, and soon Finn and Milo must run for their lives ...

Mission: Manta Ray (Mission #2) Finn, Milo, and new girl, Tasi – together with Arty, the microraptor – are sent to investigate deep-sea disturbances. Soon they are plunged into danger when their research ship is torpedoed by a vast submersible shaped like a manta ray. Once again, the junior agents are face to face with an enemy that has bottomless ambition ...