Hope Is The Thing by Johanna Bell, Erica Wagner
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
A highly original, beautiful and deeply meaningful picture book that sees the marvellous and inspiring world of birds through the eyes of a child and celebrates birds' adaptability and ingenuity. Hope is a kookaburra singing the sun Hope is the emu learning to run ... Let your imagination soar in this ...Show more
Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? by Jane Godwin
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ -- Albert Einstein (or not, as it turns out!) So … can a fish climb a tree? Can a horse drive a car? Can a baby bake a cake? And if they can’t, what wonderful thing ...Show more
Bowerbird Blues (HB) by Aura Parker
$19.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant blue! But something is missing. What could it be? This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for blue! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, ...Show more
Scout and the Rescue Dogs by Dianne Wolfer
$17.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have finally arrived and Scout can’t wait for her adventure in the big rig with Dad. They’re on a mission to deliver donations of dog food to animal rescue shelters right across the state. There’ll be lots of mus ...Show more
Country Town (HB) by Isolde Martyn, Robyn Ridgeway
$29.95 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
Age range 9 to 12 Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the showground in today’s world, this is a decade by decade wonderfully illustrated story of a small country community.
Grace and Mr Milligan by Caz Goodwin
$15.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
Grace lives next door to old Mr Milligan and his goat Charlie. They are the best of friends. But when Mr Milligan' s beloved goat dies, everything changes. Will Grace be able to help her friend overcome his sadness? Grace and Mr Milligan is a heart-warming story of grief, love and the healing power of f ...Show more
Raised by Moths by Charlie Archbold, Michelle Conn
$29.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
Age range 4+ Willow jumps on the Ferris Wheel and is intrigued to see a boy surrounded by moths. As they travel high above the fairground he tells her the reason why the moths love him so much: he was raised by moths. Wonderfully fantastical and thought-provoking with stunning illustrations, Raised b ...Show more
Inkflower by Suzy Zail
$22.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story.Lisa’s father has six months to live. And a story to tell about a boy sent to Auschwitz. A boy who lost everything and started again. A story he has kept hidden – until now.But Lisa doesn’t want to hear it, because she has s ...Show more
Bear and Duck are Friends by Sue deGennaro
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
Bear and Duck are best friends, but they are very different. Duck likes to try new things, and Bear ... well, Bear likes not to. When Duck needs a friend for her dance class, Bear reluctantly agrees. Bear’s big size causes problems at first, but he soon discovers that he might just be a very good dan ...Show more
If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spectacle of a child imagining life as a horse. And with a book jacket adorned with glitter, this romp really sparkles! If I was a horse, I would gallop all day. I could go anywhere I want . . . If you were a ...Show more
Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Shortlist 2024
Quick! Come and see! Something fabulous, it's . . . me! Gymnastica Fantastica! is a joyful and exuberant picture book about a child discovering and attempting new physical skills and putting on wonderfully imperfect shows for whoever will watch them. Join Gymnastica, a small person with big energy, as t ...Show more