OCTOBER

Waiting for Hugo

Waiting for Hugo

By Amanda Niland
Illustrated by Claire Richards

Waiting for Hugo is a book that explores notions of diversity and difference through a story suitabl ... Read More

Rules of Summer

Rules of Summer

By Shaun Tan

Rules of Summer is a deceptively simple story about two boys, one older and one younger, and the kin ... Read More

A Swim in the Sea

A Swim in the Sea

By Sue Whiting
Illustrated by Meredith Thomas

Will Bruno and his family have a perfect day at the beach?Bruno was too excited for his jam toast. T ... Read More

My First Day at School

My First Day at School

By Meredith Costain
Illustrated by Michelle Mackintosh

My First Day at School is designed to help reassure and prepare school-age children for that magical ... Read More

The Swap

The Swap

By Jan Ormerod
Illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Caroline Crocodile's baby brother dribbles, but all Mama Crocodile ever says is how gorgeous he is.C ... Read More

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

By Christina Booth

Welcome Home is the story of a young boy and a whale as she swims into the river harbour seeking saf ... Read More

Wombat Goes to School

Wombat Goes to School

By Jackie French
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley

She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole.When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpe ... Read More

Esther's Rainbow

Esther's Rainbow

By Kim Kane
Illustrated by Sara Acton

Esther spies a rainbow peeking out from under her chair...and then it's gone. She looks for colours ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Starting School

Starting School

By Jane Godwin
Illustrated by Anna Walker

Tim, Hannah, Sunita, Joe and Polly are all off to school for the first time.Would you like to meet t ... Read More

This Way Up

This Way Up

By Kylie Dunstan

Grace's life has been turned upside down. Her family is moving countries again. Everything she owns ... Read More

The Dance Teacher

The Dance Teacher

By Simon Milne
Illustrated by Chantal Stewart

One day a little girl peers around the door of Miss Sylvie's dance studio. 'I want to be a ballerina ... Read More

The Promise

The Promise

By Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Laura Carlin

On a mean street in a mean city, a thief tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But she finds she can't ... Read More

FEBRUARY

The Windy Farm

The Windy Farm

By Doug MacLeod
Illustrated by Craig Smith

Why would anyone want to live on a farm where the winds are so fierce that even the pigs are blown a ... Read More

Granny Grommet and Me

Granny Grommet and Me

By Dianne Wolfer
Illustrated by Karen Blair

A story that many young reluctant swimmers will identify with.My granny and her friends go to the be ... Read More

Bearly There

Bearly There

By Aleesah Darlinson
Illustrated by Jill Carter-Hansen

Bearly There had been Blake's teddy forever. Which is why he was barely there.But when a naughty new ... Read More

Daniel the Devil

Daniel the Devil

By Marion & Steve Isham

"I'm an owl's breakfast!" thought Daniel. "I'm lost."A Tasmanian Devil rescue story. Read More

Little Dolphin

Little Dolphin

By Mark Wilson

When Little Dolphin is orphaned soon after birth, she is raised by the other dolphins in the pod.Whe ... Read More

The Treasure Box

The Treasure Box

By Margaret Wild
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

From two of our most talented picture book creators comes this celebration of things that can't be d ... Read More

We Love School

We Love School


Illustrated by Lucie Billingsley

'Today's the day, it's the first day of school. It's a little bit scary, but it could be cool.'In 'W ... Read More

Spinifex Mouse

Spinifex Mouse

By Norma MacDonald

Spinifex Mouse is the heart warming tale of Cheeky, a spinifex hopping mouse, who lives in the Pilba ... Read More