Love Around the World
Love Around the World

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Fleur Pierets, illustrated by Fatinha Ramos

Same sex marriage and parenting is a real component of modern-day life. In celebration of this Fleur Pierets and illustrator Fatinha Ramos have created a colourful children’s book, Love Around...
A Kiwi Year: Twelve Months in the Life of New Zealand’s Kids
A Kiwi Year: Twelve Months in the Life of New Zealand’s Kids

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Tania McCartney and Tina Snerling

Life in other countries is different but somehow the same, but as a child, how other people live in other countries is always interesting and fascinating to try and work...
Shadow
Shadow

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Lucy Christopher.| Illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova

Dark and somewhat mesmeric, Shadow from Lucy Christopher & Anastasia Suvorov is an intriguing and evocative story for children, which takes a very positive look at darkness, whether it be...
My Dad is a Dragon
My Dad is a Dragon

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Damon Young. Illustrations Peter Carnava,s

This slightly bonkers tale of Dads and why they are all different, but somehow the same, comes from the creative imagination of Damon Young and Peter Carnavas, but before a...
Squish Rabbit’s Pet
Squish Rabbit’s Pet

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Katherine Battersby

In this charming story of Squish Rabbit’s Pet from Katherine Battersby, dreaming big is celebrated with a terrific adventure undertaken by Squish, who really, really wants a pet. Squish knows...
An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids
An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids

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Tania McCartney and Tina Stirling

In a time of much cultural discussion, it is charming to find a series of books that deal with who and what make up the very interesting mix of cultures,...
The Flying Orchestra
The Flying Orchestra

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Claire McFadden

The Flying Orchestra is a beautiful, whimsical and totally charming book which is out to impress from several different perspectives. Clare McFadden, not satisfied with creating a fantastical storyline, has...
No Place for an Octopus
No Place for an Octopus

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Claire Zorn

What adventures can be had from a simple day at beach, sand squishing, crunching underfoot; a day when the ocean is resting allowing the many rock pools hidden under the...
Charlie’s Shell The tale of a little snail and the greatest shell there ever was
Charlie’s Shell The tale of a little snail and the greatest shell there ever was

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Marina Zlatanova

Charlie is a happy little snail going about his snail business, as snails do, until he meets a group of slugs who are not nice, in fact they are downright...
The Lonely Christmas Tree
The Lonely Christmas Tree

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Chris Nayloer-Ballesteros

Based on the time old and much-loved Yuletide rhyme, ‘T’was the night before Christmas’, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes us on a very different Christmas story, with The Lonely Christmas Tree who...
We’re Going on an Elf Chase
We’re Going on an Elf Chase

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Martha Mumford. Illustrations Laura Hughes

Hard covered, thick card pages with intriguing lift up flaps, make Were going on an Elf Chase from Martha Mumford and Laura Hughes so much fun to read, as a...
The Girl and the Dinosaur
The Girl and the Dinosaur

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Holly Hughes. Illustrated Sarah Massini

Large format and wonderfully created The Girl and the Dinosaur is an absolute treasure, as well as somewhat unusual,l as Holly Hughes has created a very descriptive and enjoyable piece...