CHILDRENS BOOKS

Hooray! This book about Mummy’s special day contains nothing but lovely smells. There’s flowers and candles and puppies that smell like cupcakes and—*Faaaaaaart!* Uh-oh. Prepare yourself for one very explosive Mother’s Day mystery!

This fresh approach to the perennially popular Q and A format takes a sideways look at all that is wild, wonderful and downright weird about science. Brilliantly humorous illustrations and playful text reveal the amazing answers. Find out how super body cells attack germs, what made the loudest sound ever heard and how many stars there are in the known universe.

This humorous twist on the popular Q and A format takes a sideways look at all that is intriguing and fascinating about astronauts. Quirkily illustrated characters and playful text reveal the amazing answers. Find out who does the housework on the ISS, why spacesuits have gold visors and how long space sickness lasts.

Whether big or small, feathered or furry, mums always know how to make us feel special. Celebrate mums with this special hardback edition of an Australian classic.

M is for my marvellous mum. Let’s spell out why ... A beautiful book exploring all the ways in which mums are marvellous.

This morning I got in a terrible muddle. I walked in the kitchen and stepped in a puddle. A puddle quite yellow?! Oh no! Could it be?! A puddle I’m ever so certain was wee! When a little boy steps in a puddle that’s most definitely wee, he starts imagining who might have done it. Was it ... a dinosaur? A tiger? A princess? A unicorn?! With every idea more exciting than the next, he can’t wait to find the culprit. But who could it be? The perfect book for all children who love to laugh, and fans of Who Pooed in My Loo? and Who Made that Smell?

Join Nee Naw and friends as they come to the rescue! Four bestselling stories with sing-along songs and hilarious illustrations that will have you laughing out loud!

Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's lots to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying up all night! But Jim gets more than a little frustrated when all the things he wanted to do go awry. One by one, everyone else falls asleep, while Jim is determined to stay up. How long will he last? In this delightful follow up in the Grumpy Monkey series, kids see what happens when you stay awake too late!

The epic conclusion to the Katipo Joe trilogy. Joe has penetrated the very heart of the Nazi spiderweb, spying on Adolf Hitler and his cronies as the Second World War gains momentum and Germany begins its crucial invasion of the Soviet Union. But British Intelligence wants Hitler dead. Joe must use all his skills and put not only his own life at risk, but the lives of the people he most cares about.

A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Alvaro Sarraseca. It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them ... until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

We love our mums! We all agree. But what are mums? Let’s read and see.

Just another fun day for Mum with the kids. What’s not to love? Dave Hughes and Holly Ife have written the perfect guide for How Not to Annoy Mums everywhere that is definitely maybe not quite entirely based on real life ...

Inspired by the true story of his father's cousin, Michael Rosen presents an astonishing wartime story of perseverance and hope in the face of horrors and hardship. Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and tries his best to adjust to life in the English countryside, Bernie's parents know that as Jews they're not safe staying in Warsaw, so they send Bernie to the Russian-occupied side of the country in the hope that he'll be safer there. Soon, though, he is arrested and sent off to a forced labour camp in Russia. As the cousins exchange sporadic letters, they try to keep their spirits up, trading jokes and observations about the world changing all around them. Then Bernie seizes the opportunity to join the "Anders Army" and fight the Axis powers, and tells Solly all about his experiences in Iran and eventually Italy, where he fights alongside the British at the famous Battle of Monte Cassino. Will Bernie survive this war and find a safe place to call home?

Grandma Loves You is a captivating book filled with warmth and the joyous bond between grandmothers and grandchildren. Read aloud the gentle rhyming text as Grandma and her grandchildren enjoy activities together including dancing, baking, riding bicycles, walking, storytelling and reading.

Have you ever been a little anxious about going to a party? Jim Panzee feels that. Porcupine is having a big party, and according to Jim's best friend Norman, there will be–gulp–dancing. Jim can definitely not dance. When he tells his friends, they all try to teach him cool moves–surely that's the only reason Jim isn't excited about this party! Now, their job complete, the other animals sweep Jim along, all the way to the dance floor. Jim is dipped, swayed, and twirled until he can't take it anymore–he just doesn't like to dance! When he lets everyone know, he's met with disbelief ... until Water Buffalo reveals that he doesn't much care to dance, either. As more and more animals have the courage to speak their truths, does this mean there's no place for them at this party?