2018 Early Childhood

OCTOBER

Eva's Imagination

By Wenda Shurety
Illustrated by Karen Erasmus

Eva doesn't know what an imagination is. With the help of her dog, Chops, Eva goes on a hunt to find ... Read More

Tricky’s Bad Day

By Alison Lester

Poor Tricky! Nothing is going right for him. Milk spills, pyjama buttons won't work, his little sist ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Morris The Mole

By Nicki Greenberg

Up from the darkness, he springs from his hole... Explorer! Enthusiast! MORRIS THE MOLE! With a twir ... Read More

Collecting Sunshine

By Rachel Flynn
Illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie

Mabel and Robert love to collect things on their walks - leaves and stones and seeds and berries. Bu ... Read More

Jacaranda Magic

By Dannika Patterson
Illustrated by Megan Forward

Five friends are feeling bored on a hot s??cky day. Just when they think they’ll never find anything ... Read More

AUGUST

Heads & Tails: Insects

By John Canty

You can only see my tail, what insect am I? Heads and Tails: Insects is a playful follow up book to ... Read More

The Daddy Shop

By Aleesah Darlison
Illustrated by Kelly O'Gara

The Father and Son Picnic is coming up, but Daddy can’t go with Tai because he’s working. When Tai h ... Read More

Puddle Hunters

By Kirsty Murray
Illustrated by Karen Blair

When the rain stops it's time to go puddle hunting. Ruby and Banjo and Mum go up the street, and int ... Read More

JULY

Jasper Juggles Jellyfish

By Ben Long
Illustrated by David Cornish

An octopus called Jasper gives up on learning the basics at school to pursue something he thinks wil ... Read More

Wren

By Katrina Lehman

Wren just wants a bit of peace and quiet. What he gets is the noisiest baby sister you could ever im ... Read More

Barney

By Catherine Jinks

Barney loves cat food. Barney loves greens. Barney loves bacon and biscuits and greens. Read More

JUNE

It’s Hard to Love a Tiger

By Anna Pignataro
Illustrated by Anna Pignataro

I wish I had a tiger, a tiger from the zoo.A tiger of my own to love-a tiger just like you.A funny r ... Read More

MAY

Red House, Blue House, Green House, Tree House

By Jane Godwin
Illustrated by Jane Reiseger

From a dynamic author–illustrator team comes this fresh, fun and rhythmic exploration of colour. Bol ... Read More

Not So Scary Bear

By Ruth Waters

Every day Scary Bear roams the forest looking for animals to scare. Every night he roars so loudly e ... Read More

APRIL

My Mum Is A Magician

By Damon Young
Illustrated by Peter Carnavas

Some mums gulp green tea, with bitter barley blends. But my mum is a magician . . . her cup of coffe ... Read More

Is It The Way You Giggle?

By Nicola Connelly
Illustrated by Annie White

What makes you special? Is it the way you draw pictures or the way you giggle? A heart-warming pictu ... Read More

The Bear In Our Backyard

By Emma Middleton
Illustrated by Briony Stewart

Does she sleep? Shall we peak? Is it really a Bear? Shall we sneak outside and see if Bear is really ... Read More

MARCH

Rabby The Brave

By Patrick Guest
Illustrated by Tom Jellett

Leon and Lily do everything with their best pals Rabby and Snuggles, until one night the unimaginabl ... Read More

The Little Cloud

By Shah Bahpyu
Illustrated by Sarah Rouxel

Baby cloud is afraid of the dark. One night he receives a magical gift that helps him overcome his f ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Time for School, Daddy

By Dave Hackett

‘Wake up, Daddy, it’s time for school.’ ‘But I’m tired,’ says Daddy. How can a little girl get her d ... Read More

Me Too

By Erika Geraerts, Charl Laubscher
Illustrated by Gatsby

A story about imagining the very best kind of friend you could have. Two little friends discuss the ... Read More