Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-Tailed Shearwater (HB) by Diane Jackson Hill; Craig Smith (Illustrator)

$24.99 AUD

Category: Children

 Age range 3 to 9 A short-tailed shearwater flies from the edge of the Southern Ocean to the rim of the Arctic Circle – and back – every year. This remarkable 30,000 kilometre journey is driven by seabird law. Instinct and community will guide her. A wingspan the size of a child’s outstretched arms will support her.  But first, she must catch the wind… Based on birds that live on Griffith Island, near Port Fairy, Victoria, Windcatcher is a tale of migration, conservation and survival that begins with one small bird called Hope. ...Show more

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (#2 Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend

$17.99 AUD

Category: Children | Series: Nevermoor | Reading Level: near fine

Morrigan Crow's adventures in the magical world of Nevermoor continue . . . The most anticipated sequel of the year - a treat for all fans of magic and 'wunder'. A stunningly designed package - with silver foil, hidden artwork under the jacket and beautifully designed interiors - a perfect gift for all young readers. 'An extraordinary story full of magics great and small' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS Imagination, discovery and friendship await Morrigan Crow when she escapes her deadly curse and joins the Wundrous Society. It promises her protection and belonging for life - but then Morrigan doesn't receive the welcome she hoped for... Morrigan is a much-feared Wundersmith. So, instead of the Society helping Morrigan to embrace her power, she is only taught that all Wundersmiths are evil and she must suppress her mysterious ability at all costs. To make things worse, Nevermoor is quickly turning from a place of safety into one of danger. Society members are going missing, someone is blackmailing Morrigan's new friends, turning them against her. And Ezra Squall, the evillest man who ever lived, is determined to lure Morrigan from the Society by promising to reveal the true nature of the Wunder that calls to her, which is becoming ever harder to resist... Has Morrigan's dream of escaping her cursed life ended before it truly began? Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. NEVERMOOR - WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2018 YOUNGER FICTION CATEGORY. ...Show more

Sleigh Ride by L. Anderson; M. Parish; Matt Shanks (Illustrator)

$19.99 AUD

Category: Children

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, Ring-ting-tingling too, Come on, it's lovely weather, For a sleigh ride together with you! The trailer is decorated, the sun is shining, there's ice in the esky and enough icecream for everyone... Giddy up and come along on a fun summer sleigh ride!

101 Collective Nouns (PB) by Jennifer Cossins

$18.99 AUD

Category: Children

"A beautifully illustrated picture book featuring 101 full-colour animal illustrations, each with its very own collective noun - from the 2017 CBCA shortlisted author/illustrator of A-Z of Endangered Animals. A tribe of kiwis? A smack of jellyfish? A wisdom of wombats? Come along an illustrated journey through the animal kingdom with Tasmanian artist Jennifer Cossins. Featuring 101 full-colour animal illustrations, each with its very own collective noun, as well as a brief history of collective nouns, this book will delight children and adults alike."--bookdepository.com. ...Show more

The Very Noisy Baby Sound Book by Alison Lester

$32.99 AUD

Category: Children

Weirdomania! (#13 Weirdo) by Anh Do

$15.99 AUD

Category: Children | Series: Weirdo | Reading Level: 7.5 Kids First Reader

What's a sheep's best wrestling move? The LAMB CHOP! Everyone is going nuts for WRESTLE-CRAZIAthe coolest wrestling show around! Can Weir come up with an awesome idea to WIN tickets for his whole family to see the show? It wont be easy... but it will be FUNNY!

ABC for Every Day by Belinda Spry

$9.00 AUD

Category: Children

abc- ideas for Every Day is a fantastic new resource for families with children aged 3years plus. The book provides a range of easy and fun activities that support learning through play, with tips throughout about the development of literacy, numeracy, sensory, physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills. Includes a parent checklist to help understand the things your child needs to hopefully be able to do before starting with preschool. ...Show more

Rumblestar (#1 The Unmapped Chronicles) by Abi Elphinstone

$14.99 AUD

Category: Children | Series: The Unmapped Chronicles | Reading Level: 7.5 Kids First Reader

'Adventures are unpredictable and often terribly badly behaved - a bit like pickled onions if you've ever tried to fork one on a plate - but they have a way of unlocking people and turning them upside down so that all the astonishing things fizzing around inside them start to tumble out...'   Elev en-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts.   All Casper wants is to find a way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. An evil harpy called Morg is sending her followers, the Midnights, into the kingdom to wreak havoc and pave the way for her to steal the Unmapped magic for herself. But Casper cannot turn a blind eye because the future of his own world, he discovers, is bound up with that of the Unmapped Kingdoms.    And so, together with Utterly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon, Arlo, Casper embarks upon an adventure full of cloud giants, storm ogres and drizzle hags. Can he, Utterly and Arlo, the unlikeliest of heroes, save the Unmapped Kingdoms and our world from the clutches of Morg and her Midnights? Live a life filled with adventure with Abi Elphinstone in this brand NEW series where a whole new world is waiting to be discovered... ...Show more

Madame Badobedah (HB) by Sophie Dahl

$26.99 AUD

Category: Children

Mabel lives with her parents in The Mermaid Hotel, by the sea. Mabel likes to keep an eye on the comings and goings of all the guests. Then one day a particularly in-ter-est-ing old lady comes to stay. There is something very suspicious about her, with her growly voice and her heavy trunks and her beady -eyed tortoise. And why does no one know her REAL name? There can only be one answer, Mabel decides ... this guest is a SUPERVILLAIN. But even supervillains have a soft side, and as an unlikely friendship grows between the pair, their fantastical exploits take them well beyond the corridors of their seaside home. ...Show more

Oi Duck-Billed Platypus! (HB) by Kes Gray

$24.99 AUD

Category: Children | Series: Oi Frog and Friends

A brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book - jam-packed with animals and silliness! From the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog! Oi! Where are duck-billed platypuses meant to sit? And Kookaburras and hippopotamuses and all the other animals with impossible to rhyme with name s... Over to you Frog! The laughter never ends with Oi Frog and Friends Praise for Oi Frog!: 'An absolute treat.' - Daily Mail 'Everyone will love it.' - Guardian Oi Frog and Friends is a Top Ten Bestselling series. Oi Dog! won the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (among others). And Oi Goat! was a 2018 World Book Day Book. ...Show more

The Girl the Dog and the Writer in Lucerne (#3) by Katrina Nannestad

$17.99 AUD

Category: Children | Series: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer

Freja and her mother, Clementine, are reunited at last. Tobias and Vivi are in love. And Lucerne, their new home, is a paradise of snowy alps, sapphire lakes, white swans and delicious Swiss chocolate! Everything seems perfect, until poor Lady P appears, bandaged from head to toe after a fall - or was it a push? Crimes break out across the city, all involving chocolate. Clementine doesn't seem her usual self. And still Freja has not solved the biggest mystery - who is Tobias Appleby? All will be revealed in the girl, the dog and the writer's final adventure by award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad.   PRAISE FOR THE GIRL, THE DOG AND THE WRITER SERIES   'sure to be treasured' - Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time   'Children from eight up will really warm to this funny, sad, happy book, and many adults will be charmed too' - The Book Bubble   'an absolute delight to read, with lots of charming and quirky characters ... The mini world that author Katrina Nannestad has created is every child's dream' - Better Reading 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards - Longlisted 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Notable ...Show more

A Tale of Magic (#1) by Chris Colfer

$26.99 AUD

Category: Children

A new series set in the Land of Stories universe from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Chris Colfer, perfect for new and old fans! Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she was destined for great things--that is, if she can survive the oppressive Southern Kingdom. Her only escap e are books, but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she has to find creative ways of acquiring them. Working as a maid at her local library gives her the perfect excuse to be near them and allows her to sneak a few titles home when no one is looking. But one day Brystal uncovers a secret section of the library and finds a book about magic that changes her life forever. Magic is despised and outlawed throughout the world--Brystal is well aware of the severe consequences the book may bring--but her curiosity gets the best of her. By reading some of the text aloud, strange phenomena begin to occur and Brystal discovers she is capable of magic! And the more she practices it, the harder it becomes to hide. After being caught and convicted, Brystal is saved by a mysterious woman named Madame Weatherberry. The woman takes Brystal to her Academy of Magic and teaches her to become a fairy. While Brystal studies magic and befriends the other students, Madame Weatherberry is suddenly called away on suspicious matters. When she doesn't return, Brystal and her friends work together to find and save their instructor. Along the way, the students discover Madame Weatherberry's true intentions for the academy are not what they seem, and they come face to face with a sinister plot that puts the fate of the world, and the fate of magic itself, in grave danger... ...Show more