Wednesday, 6 April 2016
One wouldn’t normally expect the words ‘snow’ and ‘wombat’ to sit snugly together but they do in this picture book, set in the Australian high country in winter, where a...

Wednesday, 6 April 2016
As I child I would devour any book that had a horse in it, no matter the story, and this new book by Bruce Pascoe (Fox a Dog, Sea Horse)...

Wednesday, 6 April 2016
The first of four titles launching Kim Kane’s new ‘Ginger Green, Play Date Queen’ series, The New Friend features the eponymous character—a bouncy, enthusiastic young fox—navigating the social challenges of...

Wednesday, 6 April 2016
How does a family recover from a tragedy? For Summer’s dad, it’s packing up and moving to a new country, where they can find themselves free of painful memories. For...

Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Josie Ryder has been warned by the uncle who raised her to keep her telepathic and telekinetic talents a secret, especially from the powerful corporations who recruit talented people like...

Monday, 21 March 2016
This extraordinary picture book is yet another masterpiece from the creator of the award-winning Where the Forest Meets the Sea and Mirror. The deceptively simple story is about the migration...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Jimmy Cook is absolutely certain he is related to Captain James Cook. During History Week at school, Jimmy begins writing a Captain’s Log (not a diary, because those are for...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
This warm-hearted picture book from former Home and Away actor Kate Ritchie captures the anticipation of pregnancy and all the fun of preparing for the new baby. With a text...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Little Georgie is the youngest and she’s frequently forgotten by the other children Max and Harriet who are otherwise occupied with their own play. Little Georgie is not deterred though,...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Billed as a ‘beginner’s book of feelings’, this flip-over picture book is cleverly designed to be read from either the ‘Smile’ or the ‘Cry’ cover first. It doesn’t matter which...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
The latest picture book from Tohby Riddle is all about Milo, a dog who ‘lived in a solid kennel in an okay part of town and had few complaints’. Milo...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Gary the pigeon has wanderlust. His scrapbook is filled with mementos from everywhere, yet he has travelled nowhere. Unlike his fellow racing pigeons, Gary can’t fly. But one day he...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Clancy and his Uncle Egg, the heroes of Trace Balla’s Rivertime, are on a climbing adventure through Victoria’s Grampians. Their six-day trip is full of excitement, with some hairy situations...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Chook Doolan: Rules are Rules kicks off James Roy’s new ‘Chook Doolan’ series, which features lead character Simon ‘Chook’ Doolan—a nervous boy who wishes he could be much braver. Chook...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Seventeen-year-old Fern Marlow always thought she was one of the lucky ones—not just lucky, but special. She’s a Lotto Girl: before she was born, her parents won the chance to...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Michael Gerard Bauer returns to writing for young adults with a story about the rollercoaster nature of life that every individual experiences—the moments of happiness and sadness, the unexpected surprises...

Thursday, 3 March 2016
Eleven-year-old Clem Timmins never thought her life could change so suddenly. After a house fire destroyed all her possessions and took her mother’s life, Clem and her dad have moved...

Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Four teens are prisoners on an Amish-style estate, forced to discard their true identities to play the roles that keep their online viewers fascinated. Their captor, the mysterious he, monitors...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
The word ‘sloth’ is unlikely to be paired with the adjective ‘energetic’, but that’s exactly what author—illustrator Heath McKenzie does in his latest picture book. McKenzie, who’s had success with...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Dance, Bilby, Dance by author-illustrator and environmentalist Tricia Oktober is an energetic tale for pre-schoolers about a resourceful bilby who is determined to find his groove. At first a stumbling...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Both author and illustrator have brought the tempestuous story of William Bligh to life in this superb history book, which informs, intrigues and involves the reader by asking questions and...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Romeo Makhlouf knows he should be playing by the rules but the problem is the rules of being a bro aren’t the same as the rules laid down by his...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Will has a new job collecting trolleys at a dingy suburban shopping centre. His work partner, rough, tattooed Westie Julian, realises something is up: Will says he lives in a...