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Time to Rest (Jack Carty, illus Natasha Carty, Scholastic)
Released February 2024
Husband and wife team Jack and Natasha Carty have collaborated on a new children’s book for the first time. Time to Rest is written as a lullaby, with songwriter and poet... Read more
Nova’s Missing Masterpiece (Brooke Graham, illus Robin Tatlow-Lord, EK Books)
Released February 2024
It’s Nova’s dad’s birthday, and she has made him a special masterpiece drawing as his present. It’s nearly time for the party, but she can’t find the drawing! (‘Where is... Read more
The Beehive (Megan Daley, illus Max Hamilton, Walker)
Released February 2024
The Beehive is a new informational picture book by teacher-librarian and author Megan Daley and CBCA-shortlisted illustrator Max Hamilton. The two have combined their talents to create a charming and... Read more
Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo (Idan Ben-Barak, illus Christopher Nielsen, A&U Children)
Released February 2024
Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo is a colourful and lively exploration of the brain from Idan Ben-Barak, the bestselling and award-winning author of Do Not Lick This Book.... Read more
Chico the Schnauzer (Taryn Brumfitt, illus Levi George, Puffin)
Released January 2024
One day, Chico’s owners leave the gate open, and he embarks on an epic playdate with his doggy friends, including Gary the Greyhound and Penelope the Poodle. Chico soon discovers... Read more
Birdsong by the Billabong (Maura Finn, illus Cate James, Affirm)
Released January 2024
Birdsong by the Billabong—the third picture book in Maura Finn and Cate James’s Billabong series—revisits the tone, style and structure of By the Billabong and Babies at the Billabong. All... Read more
Roger the Wrasse and the Itchy Fishes (Sue Pillans, Little Pink Dog)
Released January 2024
Roger the wrasse is a tiny fish with a big job. Each morning, Roger—a sprightly fish with a penchant for singing songs to get through his day—opens his cleaning station.... Read more
The Trees (Victor Steffensen, illus Sandra Steffensen, Hardie Grant Explore)
Released December 2023
The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu is the second picture book by the team behind Looking after Country with Fire, author Victor Steffensen and illustrator Sandra Steffensen, descendants of the... Read more
All You Can Be (Angela Casabene, illus Michelle Conn, Affirm)
Released January 2024
Described as a love letter to children everywhere, encouraging them to embrace their true selves and live their lives to the fullest, All You Can Be, written by Angela Casabene... Read more
How to Be a Friend (Sarah Ayoub, illus Mimi Purnell, HarperCollins)
Released December 2023
How to Be a Friend aims to inspire children to be the best friends they can be and teaches them how to recognise true friendship in their lives. In their... Read more
Our Family Dragon (Rebecca Lim, illus Cai Tse, Albert Street Books)
Released December 2023
Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year story is a joyful celebration of love, family and the Lunar New Year from award-winning writer Rebecca Lim. This festive story is illustrated... Read more
In the Rockpool (Andrea Rowe, illus Hannah Sommerville, Little Hare)
Released December 2023
Andrea Rowe’s In the Rockpool transports us to a sunny beach where children play on the rock platform. With the sea in the background and the alluring rockpool in the... Read more
Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care (Ali Rutstein, illus Niña Nill, Bright Light)
Released December 2023
Ladybirds Do Not Go to Daycare is the story of Ravi, a young boy who loves dressing up as his favourite insect—a ladybird. He loves brushing his teeth (or mandibles)... Read more
Good Night, Good Beach (Joy Cowley, illus Hilary Jean Tapper, Gecko Press)
Released November 2023
A celebration of summer, holidays and the natural world, award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand author Joy Cowley’s latest picture book, Good Night, Good Beach, follows five children and their adventures across one day as... Read more
Hunter on Holiday: A Big Trip Around Europe (Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine, illus Ashlee Spink, Puffin)
Released November 2023
In 2015, Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine quit their jobs, booked a one-way flight to New York, and have been sharing their wayfaring through over 80 countries with an audience of... Read more
Medieval Monsters and Other Creatures (Timothy Ide, MidnightSun)
Released November 2023
Medieval Monsters and Other Creatures, written and illustrated by Timothy Ide, is a nonfiction deep dive into weird and wonderful creatures that filled medieval imaginations—especially in Europe—presented A to Z. With whole spreads... Read more
A Grandma to Love (Ashling Kwok, illus Kathy Creamer, Little Pink Dog)
Released November 2023
Tessa has always wanted a grandma to call her very own. When Tessa’s mum takes her to the local retirement village for 'Adopt a Grandparent Day', she meets many wonderful... Read more
Penguin Oh Penguin (Gladys Milroy, illus Helen Milroy, Magabala)
Released November 2023
Penguin Oh Penguin is a mother/daughter collaboration between Palyku women Gladys and Helen Milroy, and a charming picture book for early childhood. Gladys Milroy, author of Silver Leaves, wrote this... Read more
Eighteen Summers (Penny Harrison, illus Leila Rudge, Little Hare)
Released November 2023
Picture book author Penny Harrison is known for her warm and tender tales that celebrate the wildness and freedom of childhood. Her latest book, Eighteen Summers, carries on this theme. Opening with... Read more
Crow Baby (Helen Milroy, Fremantle)
Released November 2023
Set in a time long ago, when the universe was newly created and things were ‘unpredictable and unique’, a baby is born containing two spirits—one human and one crow. The... Read more
