Four Silly Skeleton
Four Silly Skeleton

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Mark Sperring. Illustrators Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.

What could instantly capture a young person’s imagination if not Four Silly Skeletons. The delightful cover on this book shows these bony characters in joyful acrobatics with a suitably black...
Violin and Cello
Violin and Cello

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Catherine Greer. Illustrator Joanna Bartel. Musician Alexander Lau.

How thrilling! An author who has thought to include musical children in a story book. The Picture Book Violin & Cello is for younger children who are beginning musicians and...
Surviving the Wild: Sunny the Shark
Surviving the Wild: Sunny the Shark

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Remy Lai

Colourful and lively, the shark on the front cover will attract many readers. A smiling shark! This graphic novel Sunny The Shark consists of simple digital artwork which conveys a...
The Zebra’s Great Escape
The Zebra’s Great Escape

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Katherine Rundell. Illustrator Sara Ogilvie.

From the picture on the front cover, we realise The Zebra’s Great Escape is not a gentle bedtime story. It shows a determined girl riding on a zebra followed by...
Farmhouse
Farmhouse

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Sophie Blackall.

Have you ever lived in an old house, and wondered who had lived there and what stories they could tell? Well, this is the story of a home, an actual...
Milo’s Monster
Milo’s Monster

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Tom Percival.

Everybody has experienced the GREEN-EYED MONSTER. It is a part of human nature that at times we feel jealous or envious. The Golden Rule is to acknowledge that monster and...
GRUB
GRUB

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Sandra Severgnini

Whatever you do, read this book! Read it, then read it to your friends, then read it to any child nearby. GRUB is a brilliant picture book, and an excellent...
One Book Was All it Took
One Book Was All it Took

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Wenda Shurety. Illustrations Amy Calautti.

There is movement, colour and drama in this picture book, One Book Was All It Took. Each page is designed to grab the reader and propel them into the story....
Flipper and Finnegan – The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins
Flipper and Finnegan – The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins

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Sophie Cunningham, illustrated by Anil Tortop

Flipper and Finnegan, what a great introduction to the environment, geography, and history. For younger readers the main characters of penguins will have instant appeal. This is a true story...
Milly and Mulberry Tree
Milly and Mulberry Tree

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Vikki Conley. Illustrations Deb Hudson.

It is rather unusual to find a story spanning so many years in a picture book. Milly and the Mulberry Tree takes us from Millie’s early years through to her...
Guardians: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 1
Guardians: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 1

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Jordan Gould and Richard Pritchard

As she lies dying, Grandmother, the Koori Warrior gives Wylah, the artist, her boomerang in the hope that she will take on the mantle and find the warrior within, to...
Sonny Says Sorry!
Sonny Says Sorry!

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Salina Yoon. Illustrations Zachariah O'Hora.

Intended for very young children, this cardboard quarter sized book Sony Says Sorry! is sturdy and colourful. The illustrations are simple and not too cluttered. There are many physical references...