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The Library of Bears (Cat Rabbit, Berbay)
Released February 2025
The Library of Bears, the fourth book by textile artist and designer Cat Rabbit (How to Make Friends: A Bear’s Guide), reassures children that while trying new things can be... Read more
Wonders Under the Moon (Tai Snaith, T&H)
Released February 2025
When the sun goes down, weird and wonderful night-time creatures come out to play. Tai Snaith’s new reference picture book, Wonders Under the Moon: A Collection of Night-Time Creatures, features... Read more
All the Colours of the Rainbow (Rae White, illus Sha’an d’Anthes, Lothian)
Released February 2025
In All the Colours of the Rainbow, Jem sometimes wants to wear their yellow dress with blue sandals and sometimes blue jeans with orange sneakers. The story invites readers into... Read more
The Humongous Humdingle Family and the Tiny House (Michelle Wilson, illus PJ Reece, EK Books)
Released February 2025
In The Humongous Humdingle Family and the Tiny House, Michelle Wilson introduces readers to the eight human members of the multi-generational Humdingle family, and their many pets, who all live... Read more
A New Day (Emmaline Carroll Southwell, illus Heather Dryden, Affirm)
Released January 2025
The opening lines of A New Day, Emmaline Carroll Southwell (Our Family Pledge) and Heather Dryden’s bright and hopeful picture book, immediately give readers a sense of security: ‘Today’s a... Read more
Gustav Glows with Gold (Kathy Creamer, illus Patricia Ward, Little Pink Dog)
Released February 2025
Kathy Creamer, co-founder of indie children’s publisher Little Pink Dog Books, lovingly introduces upper-primary readers to the captivating work of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt in her creative nonfiction picture book... Read more
Under the Sand (Millie Lewis, illus Marina Borkun, Five Mile)
Released January 2025
A little girl named Elizabeth is digging on the beach for lost treasure when her spade hits something solid, and she ‘crie[s] out with pleasure’ … ‘What could it be,... Read more
Saturday, Sunday (Natalie Kate Forbes, illus Danny Snell, Affirm)
Released January 2025
Weekends are so busy for families, with the competing demands of sports and activities, seeing friends and extended family, shopping for the week and more. Saturday, Sunday captures this frantic... Read more
Costa’s Garden (Costa Georgiadis, illus Brenna Quinlan, ABC Books)
Released December 2024
Costa’s Garden follows an illustrated Costa Georgiadis as he shares his expansive garden and flowers with a group of children, encouraging them to see the world in a new way.... Read more
The Five Rules of Friendship (Jess Sanders, illus César Barceló, Affirm)
Released December 2024
The Five Rules of Friendship by Jess Sanders (Life Lessons for Little Ones: You Are Enough) is a thoughtful and engaging picture book exploring friendship, for readers aged 5+. Sanders... Read more
Tilly in a Tangle (Margrete Lamond, illus Monty Lee, Dirt Lane Press)
Released November 2024
Tilly in a Tangle, written by Margrete Lamond (The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear) and illustrated by Monty Lee (Grumpy Bear, Grouchy Bear), is a new picture book about... Read more
My Body, My Brain (Nicki Esler Gill, illus Inge Daniels, Scholastic)
Released November 2024
Nicki Esler Gill’s My Body, My Brain (a companion title to the author’s My Body, My Rules) introduces neurodiversity in a generalised, accessible way for children aged 3 and up,... Read more
Extreme Animal Facts (Jennifer Cossins, Lothian)
Released November 2024
Animal books are big business as toddlers to tweens revel in discovering quirky titbits about earth’s creatures. Standing out in a saturated book field is no easy task, but CBCA... Read more
Our World Full of Wonder (Jevita Nilson, illus Jess Racklyeft, CSIRO Publishing)
Released November 2024
Our World Full of Wonder is a parent's and educator’s dream, combining teachable moments written in Jevita Nilson’s heartfelt lyrical prose with charming illustrations from CBCA award-winning illustrator Jess Racklyeft... Read more
Off to the Nursery (Alice Oehr, Scribble)
Released November 2024
Off to the Nursery is the latest from Alice Oehr, the award-winning creator of Off to the Market and Artichoke to Zucchini. With this new picture book, Oehr has focused on gardening and... Read more
Amigo the Capybara (Amy Freund, illus Kooky Chooky, File Mile)
Released November 2024
In Amigo the Capybara, Amy Freund takes a simple story about making friends and compromising, and capitalises on the ‘quirk’ factor by using a capybara and a chinchilla as the... Read more
Meerkat Mayhem (Mem Fox & Judy Horacek, Puffin)
Released November 2024
Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, the dream team behind the popular picture book Where Is the Green Sheep? (now celebrating its 20th anniversary), have a new collaboration that is also... Read more
Tardigrades (Anne Morgan, illus Jennifer Falkner, CSIRO Publishing)
Released October 2024
Tardigrades: Nature’s toughest survivors is the latest nonfiction picture book from Anne Morgan, author of the CBCA Notable Book The Way of the Weedy Seadragon. Morgan showcases the remarkable microorganisms... Read more
The Mosaic (Deborah Kelly, illus Nicky Johnston, EK Books)
Released October 2024
In Deborah Kelly’s The Mosaic, Frankie struggles to come to terms with the changes in her family that started the day her mother’s favourite vase broke into pieces. Kelly (Little... Read more
George the Wizard (Tony Armstrong, illus Emma Sjaan Beukers, Lothian)
Released October 2024
Gamilaroi man, professional footballer, and radio and TV personality Tony Armstrong adds ‘children’s author’ to his CV with George the Wizard. It’s the first picture book in a new series... Read more
