The Butterfly Garden by Michael Torres and Fern Martins
Have you ever wondered why the Kookaburra laughs? This brightly illustrated board book will inform and delight young readers as […]
Books with current issues
Exploring the Moon and beyond
As you may be aware the 50th anniversary of humankind landing on the moon is on the 19th-21st July, 2019.
Moonwalkers by Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton
In a sheep paddock near Billy’s house stood one of the largest telescopes on Earth. People called it ‘The Dish’.
One Tree by Christopher Cheng and Bruce Whatley
All cities were once places of natural life – green trees, animals homes and freshly turned soil. But many of
Kindness makes us strong by Sophie Beer
What is kindness and how does it look to different people and different situations? That question is answered in this
Mum for Sale by Zanni Louise and illustrated by Philip Bunting
How often do we need to remind our mums to pay attention to us? Or how often are you –
Touch the Moon by Phil Cummings and Coral Tulloch
On the 21st July, 2019 the world will be celebrating the first steps humankind took on the moon. Touch the
Wilam: A birrarung story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly. Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Birrarung is wilam to many Wilam means home in Woiwurrung, the language of the Wurundjeri clan and this stunning book
Allergic Alpaca by Kiah Thomas and Connah Brecon
Poor Alpaca, she loves her friends and where she lives – in the letter ‘a’, but she has one big
Young Dark Emu. A truer history by Bruce Pascoe
ISBN: 9781925360844 Published by: Magabala Books, June 2019 Price: $24.99 The book, Dark Emu, received an array of awards for
SONG BIRD SUPERHERO … REEF DEFENDER. by Karen Tyrrell
The old fish looked at me with his big round eyes. ‘In the shallows there are strange things floating in
Who am I? A Peek-Through-Pages Book of Endangered Animals by Tim Flach
Published by Thames and Hudson Price $24.99 NZ$29.99 ISBN 9781760760359 As we are overwhelmed with the news that there are more