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Calling all animal lovers. EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHING is a former QI elf and What's the Weirdest Thing About Animals? is his first book in a new series for younger readers. From turtles to toucans, jaguars to jellyfish, this book is perfect for children who love fun and funny facts.
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Read a Q&A on Make Them Say Poo by Stephen MinOn
This gross but clever book is perfect for reading aloud to children who want to Make Them Say POO. Read a Q&A from ...
Read an extract from Everglade 2: The Lost Prince by Kitty Black and Rebecca Crane
From Kitty Black and Rebecca Crane comes The Lost Prince, the next book in the 'Everglade' series. Read an extract here
Jacinta Daniher and Taylor Hampton on their NAIDOC footie story My Dreamtime Match
Footy and culture come together as one in My Dreamtime Match, an uplifting picture book by Jacinta Daniher and ...
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Latest Fiction Reviews
The School for Good and Evil #4: Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani
This is one of my very favourite books in the ‘School for Good and Evil’ series, which has six books in its main ...
One Day Soon by Cristy Burne
One Day Soon is a verse novel inspired by Cristy Burne’s own lived experience. The story of Alex, who lives with ...
Running in circles by Shivaun Plozza
Award-winning author Shivaun Plozza offers an affecting coming-of-age story for the ‘post truth ...
Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum by Hannah Tunnicliffe, Illustrated by Erica Harrison
I think this is a really good book because I love how they humanise animals, and rather than some books that just ...
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Sneak Peeks
My Dreamtime Match
Join one boy and his team as they play the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, which celebrates the contribution of First ...
We’re Going on a Teddy Hunt: A Bedtime Lift-the-Flap Adventure
We're going on a teddy hunt.
Come on, sleepyhead!
Can you find our teddies
before we go to bed?
Join the fun ...
We Grew a Dragon
A heartfelt and uplifting picture book from an exciting new talent featuring special blended family relationships ...
The Boy and the Shark
William is stuck at his little sister's noisy birthday party.
William does not like parties. William likes ...
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Latest Non Fiction Reviews
What’s the Weirdest Thing About Animals?
Did you know that reindeer’s eyes change colour with the seasons? In summer, their irises are golden, but in ...
Gross Things Animals Eat by Dr Claire Stevens, illustrated by Adele K Thomas
This is the perfect book for anyone who delights in the gross, the gooey, and the downright fascinating. Because ...
Saving Shark Pup by Sharon Dalgleish, illustrated by Amandine Thomas
Out in the vast, open ocean, a Great White Shark pup is born. He swims away from his mother, relying on the ocean ...
The Kids’ Guide to Speaking Your Mind Without Losing Your Cool by Dr Matt Agnew
When conversations get tricky, how do we share our ideas succinctly and calmly? Arguing and debating is an art ...
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We Live On A Boat by Dave Petzold
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Latest Picture Book Reviews
Axel Scheffler’s Treasury of Fairy Tales by Axel Scheffler
You might know Axel Scheffler as the illustrator behind the perennial favourite The Gruffalo, written by Julia ...
How to Have Good Dreams by Jessica Urlichs, Illustrated by Alba Gil Celdrán
Dreams are things that come to you when you close your eyes.
Some are magical, some are fun, and some are a ...
We’re looking for the Perfect Hug by Martha Mumford, Illustrated by Cherie Zamazing
If you haven’t yet met the Bunnies of Hoppity Hill, you’re in for a treat.
In this charming lift-the-flap ...
Little Cloud by Heidi McKinnon
Little Cloud has come out to play on a lovely sunny day, whooshing happily across the sky. The sky is a beautiful ...
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New Books
We’re Going on a Teddy Hunt: A Bedtime Lift-the-Flap Adventure
We're going on a teddy hunt.
Come on, sleepyhead!
Can you find our teddies
before we go to bed?
Join the fun ...
We Grew a Dragon
A heartfelt and uplifting picture book from an exciting new talent featuring special blended family relationships ...
Ana & Frog Search for Minty the Missing Horse
Best friend cousins Ana and Frog turn junior detectives in a determined search for Whaea McCready's missing horse, ...
Bun
Good morning Bun!
There's lots to do today.
Bun and her friends Daisy, Buttercup and Walnut are getting ...
Noni the Pony 15th Anniversary Edition
SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2011
Would you like to meet Noni? She's the friendliest ...
Handbooks for Little Humans: Fairness
From bestselling author Zanni Louise comes a series to guide meaningful conversations between big and little ...
Handbooks for Little Humans: Friendship
From bestselling author Zanni Louise comes a series to guide meaningful conversations between big and little ...
Your Feelings Matter
From the award-winning and bestselling author of the Life Lessons for Little Ones series comes the ultimate ...
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