OCTOBER

Calpepper's Place

Calpepper's Place

By Trudie Trewin
Illustrated by Donna Gynell

Calpepper has had enough of plodding through the hot desert sand. He wants excitement, and far away ... Read More

Go to Sleep, Jessie!

Go to Sleep, Jessie!

By Libby Gleeson
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

If only Jessie would lie down. If only she would go to sleep. But nothing will settle her ... except ... Read More

Little Dog and the Christmas Wish

Little Dog and the Christmas Wish

By Corinne Fenton
Illustrated by Robin Cowcher

A charming and nostalgic Christmas story about a much loved Little Dog who finds his way home for Ch ... Read More

The Last King of Angkor Wat

The Last King of Angkor Wat

By Graeme Base

Tiger, Gibbon, Water Buffalo and Gecko are sitting amongst the ruins of ancient Angkor Wat, wonderin ... Read More

Noni the Pony goes to the beach

Noni the Pony goes to the beach

By Alison Lester

Noni the Pony is friendly and funny. She loves going down to the beach when it's sunny. With her two ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Oliver and George

Oliver and George

By Peter Carnavas

Oliver tries desperately to get George to play with him, but George is far too engrossed in his book ... Read More

Howzat!

Howzat!

By Mike Lefroy
Illustrated by Liz Anelli

Kids all over the world play cricket. Follow their game all around the globe. Whack! There's a sound ... Read More

Celia and Nonna

Celia and Nonna

By Victoria Lane
Illustrated by Kayleen West

Celia and Nonna is a significant and heart-warming picture book about the special bond between child ... Read More

Bridie’s Boots

Bridie’s Boots

By Cummings Phil & Acton Sara

When Bridie receives a pair of gumboots wrapped in rainbow paper for her fifth birthday she is delig ... Read More

A House of Her Own

A House of Her Own

By Bentley Jonathan/Hughes Jenny

Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build ... Read More

AUGUST

One Minute's Silence

One Minute's Silence

By David Metzenthen & Michael Camilleri

In one minute of silence you can imagine sprinting up the beach in Gallipoli in 1915 with the fierce ... Read More

Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance

Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance

By Birgitta Sif

Frances Dean loves to dance. In her every waking moment, she is inspired to move - she feels the win ... Read More

The Skunk With No Funk

The Skunk With No Funk

By Rebecca Young
Illustrated by Leila Rudge

Woody is not what his family expected. He is a skunk with NO funk. A failure. A flop. An odourless p ... Read More

Top Dog

Top Dog

By Rod Clement

Written with enormous wit and insight, from the delightfully deadpan Rod Clement, comes a tale about ... Read More

Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream

By Bob Graham

A wild, young sparrow rises from the dust outside an Indian food stall surrounded by swaying palms. ... Read More

JULY

Lucas and Jack

Lucas and Jack

By By Ellie Royce
Illustrated by Andrew McLean

Every week Lucas' mum visits Great Grandpop at the nursing home. And every week Lucas waits for her ... Read More

Once A Creepy Crocodile

Once A Creepy Crocodile

By Peter Taylor
Illustrated by Nina Rycroft

Once, a creepy crocodile swam towards a riverbank, his eye on a very tasty brolga. When the crocodil ... Read More

Hermione Anemone and the Enormous Storm

Hermione Anemone and the Enormous Storm

By Ciara Molloy Tan
Illustrated by Michaela Blassnig

Life is quiet and lonely in Hermione Anemone’s rock pool until a huge storm washes in some very colo ... Read More

Pig The Pug

Pig The Pug

By Aaron Blabey

Pig was a Pug and I’m sorry to say, he was greedy and selfish in most every way. Pig is the greedies ... Read More

The Lost Girl

The Lost Girl

By Ambelin Kwaymullina
Illustrated by Leanne Tobin

A beautiful story of how Mother Nature helps a lost girl find her way back to her family. The girl h ... Read More

The Croc and the Platypus

The Croc and the Platypus

By Jackie Hosking
Illustrated by Majorie Crosby-Fairall

The croc and the platypus trundled off in a rusty old Holden ute. They took some damper and tea in a ... Read More

JUNE

Butterfly and Oscar

Butterfly and Oscar

By Tricia Oktober

When Butterfly joins a family of dachshunds, she doesn't realise how different she looks ... until s ... Read More

Good Dog, Hank!

Good Dog, Hank!

By Jackie French
Illustrated by Nina Rycroft

This is the story of a dog called Hank, who obeys all the rules ... by interpreting them in his own ... Read More

I Am Cow Hear Me Moo

I Am Cow Hear Me Moo

By Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by Gus Gordon

Oh, you are going to love this book. I'm great in it - really brave. You're smart to read this. Not ... Read More

Little Chelone: A Turtle's Journey

Little Chelone: A Turtle's Journey

By Kerryn Pascoe

Unlike his brothers and sisters, Little Chelone does not want to leave the safety and warmth of his ... Read More

That Car!

That Car!

By Cate Kennedy & Carla Zapel

We found the old car in the shed the very first day we moved to the farm. Dad put it under the peppe ... Read More

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By Dan Santat

He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, ... Read More

MAY

The Stone Lion

The Stone Lion

By Margaret Wild
Illustrated by Ritva Voutila

Sometimes statues are granted a chance to become warm, breathing creatures. The stone lion has only ... Read More

A House for Donfinkle

A House for Donfinkle

By Choechoe Brereton
Illustrated by Wayne Harris

Up high in the grasslands where Wooble Beasts roam, Donfinkle Vonkrinkle is building his home. When ... Read More

The Invisible Boy

The Invisible Boy

By Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated by Patrice Barton

Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their grou ... Read More

I Wish My Mum Was An Octopus

I Wish My Mum Was An Octopus

By Shona Revie Keenan
Illustrated by Lee Burgemeestre

Shona Keenan's son Lachlan at age four said exactly how she felt - there was not enough of her to go ... Read More

The Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home

The Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home

By Jackie French
Illustrated by Sue deGennaro

Once upon a time, deep underground, there was a colony of wonderfully whiskery wombats who all had h ... Read More

APRIL

Max

Max

By Marc Martin

Max and Bob are old friends. Max helps out in Bob's shop, and in the evenings they go fishing togeth ... Read More

My Mum Says the Strangest Things

My Mum Says the Strangest Things

By Katrina Germain
Illustrated by Tom Jellett

When Mum’s busy she says she’s run off her feet. When I dawdle, Mum tells me to shake a leg. When I ... Read More

Jam for Nana

Jam for Nana

By Deborah Kelly
Illustrated by Lisa Stewart

A very special picture book about the bond between little girls and their grandmothers. When Nana ma ... Read More

Here in the Garden

Here in the Garden

By Briony Stewart

From award-winning author and illustrator Briony Stewart comes a tender picture book about loss, lov ... Read More

The Duck and the Darklings

The Duck and the Darklings

By Glenda Millard
Illustrated by Stephen Michael King

Grandpapa's eyes shine when he remembers the beauty of the world, long-ago. Peterboy wants to find s ... Read More

A Bug Called Doug

A Bug Called Doug

By Chris Collin
Illustrated by Megan Kitchen

It’s Drew’s eighth birthday and his best mate Mikey is sleeping over. The boys are having the best d ... Read More

The Bear Said Please

The Bear Said Please

By Jacque Duffy

A very hungry bear looks everywhere for his favourite food.He learns where to find it and the best w ... Read More

MARCH

The Afghanistan Pup

The Afghanistan Pup

By Mark Wilson

'The Afghanistan Pup' is the story of an Afghani schoolgirl fighting for her education, an Australia ... Read More

Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows

By Corinne Fenton
Illustrated by Hannah Sommerville

Corinne Fenton joins first time illustrator Hannah Sommerville on an epic journey of discovery. Ever ... Read More

The Poppy

The Poppy

By Andrew Plant

Stunningly illustrated using over 70 paintings, 'The Poppy' is the true story of one of Australia's ... Read More

Gallipoli

Gallipoli

By Kerry Greenwood
Illustrated by Annie White

It was 1914 and Dusty and Bluey were headed for adventure.They were ANZACs, members of the Australia ... Read More

The Brothers Quibble

The Brothers Quibble

By Aaron Blabey

Spalding Quibble ruled the roost. He shared it with no other.But then his parents introduced a brand ... Read More

Little Meerkat

Little Meerkat

By Aleesah Darlison
Illustrated by Shannon Melville

Little Meerkat craves independence and adventure in his life.His extended family of Mum, Dad, Aunty, ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Jack's Bugle

Jack's Bugle

By Krista Bell
Illustrated by Belinda Elliott

When Aidan Jackson, known as "Jack", leaves his parents' farm to fight overseas in World War I he is ... Read More

Miaka

Miaka

By Anne-Louise Channon & Beatriz Martin Vidal

Anya lives a happy, carefree life in Russia with her mother, father and beloved pet bird, Miaka.But ... Read More

Midnight

Midnight

By Mark Greenwood
Illustrated by Frane Lessac

"A foal is born at midnight, on the homestead side of the river. Coal black. Star ablaze. Moonlight ... Read More

My Two Blankets

My Two Blankets

By Irena Kobald
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

As time goes on, Cartwheel begins to weave a 'new' blanket, one of friendship and a renewed sense of ... Read More

What's Your Story?

What's Your Story?

By Rose Giannone
Illustrated by Bern Emmerichs

"Do you have a story?Everyone has a story to tell.Australia has a long history with many, many stori ... Read More

Along the Road to Gundagai

Along the Road to Gundagai

By Jack O'Hagan (lyrics)
Illustrated by Andrew McLean

'There's a track winding back, to an old-fashioned shack, along the road to Gundagai...'The words ar ... Read More

Fire

Fire

By Jackie French & Bruce Whatley

One small spark brought fire awake, winding like a small black snake, fire flickered, fire crept, fl ... Read More