All Are Welcome
All Are Welcome

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Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman.

In todays multicultural world, traditional rules are changing bringing with it a rich diversity in schools and communities.  All Are Welcome couches perfectly the vital message that regardless of who...
The Box Cars
The Box Cars

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Robert Vescio. Illustrations Cara King.

Remember when life was somehow simpler, or al least seemed to be and fun was had playing with the definitely simpler treasures, such as old cardboard or wooden boxes. Fresh...
Lola Dutch When I Grow Up
Lola Dutch When I Grow Up

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Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright

 This hard-back picture book is filled with colour and fun and all the optimism that a young person can dream off. Surrounded by her own toys and dressed in her...
Trouble At School
Trouble At School

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Chris Higgins.Illustrated Emily Mackenzie.

Bella and her little brother Sid had moved to a small cottage in the country in the middle of the school holidays, which meant Bella and Sid had to begin...
The Dodo Made Me Do It
The Dodo Made Me Do It

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Jo Simmons. Illustrated: Sheena Dempsey

Children’s adventure books are not as common as they once were, so it is delightful to read about a child’s adventure, without adult supervision, and in a strange place. Danny...
Bucket of Doom
Bucket of Doom

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In a similar vain to party classics like ‘Cards Against Humanity’ or ‘Drunk Stoned or Stupid’, Bucket of Doom will have you bending your morals and constantly second-guessing your perception...
Grey-glasses-itis
Grey-glasses-itis

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Lynne Jenkins. Illustrations Kirrili Lonergan

The wonderfully colourful and hugely popular Loppy the LAC is back in his very distinctive red and white stripes, to bring another perspective to those terribly grey days we all...
A Year of Nature Poems
A Year of Nature Poems

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Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd

Beautifully illustrated this gorgeous series of twelve poems, one each dedicated to the months of the year, make a wonderful treasury of thanksgiving and understanding of the some of the...
Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot
Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot

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Michael Rosen. Illustrations Neal Layton.

The story, the plot and the humour all gel together to make Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot a good read for a beginning reader. The size of the text,...
My welcome book
My welcome book

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Diana Smith. Illustrations: Jane Marchant

Following on from the very well received My Grateful Book, Diana Smith and Sarah Jane Marchant have once again teamed up to bring the delightful My Welcome Book to young...
The Elephant
The Elephant

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Jenni Desmond

  Anything we can do to help preserve endangered animals and to give an understanding of why they are so special, is worthy. It is equally important to educate young...
Treasure of the Golden Skull
Treasure of the Golden Skull

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Chris Preistley

The combination of a fertile imagination for tales of terror and an artist’s skills, give Chris Priestley’s books massive appeal for young readers. This book is the second told in...