Tuesday, 4 April 2023
The latest book by scientists Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery delves into similar territory as Flannery's 'Explore Your World' series, but is pitched at a younger age group. Giving the...

Tuesday, 4 April 2023
When Bernie’s mother gets a top-secret new job, it seems too good to be true. So instead of staying behind with his aunt, Bernie decides instead to sneak along—and it’s...

Tuesday, 28 March 2023
If ever Australian publishers needed inspiration to produce more diverse picture books written by own voices authors, Sandhya Parappukkaran’s Stay for Dinner is a perfect example. It is an entertaining...

Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Teeming with vibrant artworks centred around the healing of intergenerational trauma, My Little Barlaagany Sunshine is a picture book created by artist and author Melissa Greenwood, a Saltwater Country woman...

Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Harriet Hound is eight years old, vegan, and autistic. Her family runs a dog rescue shelter, Hound’s Rescue, on Hound Lane in their town of Labrador. On her eighth birthday,...

Tuesday, 7 March 2023
George is accustomed to being alone. All he wants is a friend. Is that so much to ask? Someone to frolic in the sea and go on boat rides with....

Tuesday, 7 March 2023
This compelling, character-driven novel is Tegan Bennett Daylight’s first foray writing for teens. Through 16-year-old Shannon’s perspective, we follow the day-to-day minutiae of six teens (and one baby) who have...

Tuesday, 7 March 2023
In The Letterbox Tree, two acclaimed children’s writers have teamed up for the first time to write a platonic, cli-fi version of The Lakehouse, crafting a tense and pacy story...

Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Set on Sydney Harbour and its surrounds, The Sydney Harbour Fairy revolves around a clever play-on-words between ‘fairy’ and ‘ferry’. Nanna has organised a Girls’ Day Out with her granddaughter...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Expect to be giggling, chortling then guffawing through Neil, the Amazing Sea Cucumber. Amelia McInerney writes a mockumentary-style picture book, taking a creative risk that pays off in abundance, and...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023
What should we offer a newly independent reader who is ready for a book with more text than a picture book but still needs plenty of support from the illustrations?...

Tuesday, 28 February 2023
While often overlooked, science fiction poetry, or speculative verse as it’s sometimes called, has a distinguished pedigree, with contributions from such luminaries as Ursula K LeGuin and Brian Aldiss, as...

Tuesday, 21 February 2023
After Isla discovers a unique seed pod, readers accompany her and her mother to the Global Seed Vault in Norway. The Garden at the End of the World is the...

Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Little Treasure is a beach story, for ages two to five, but it’s so much more than that. A mother and child are at the beach, playing in the sand,...

Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Organised Catherine loves to investigate things, and when she hears rumours about the Big Cat sightings, she is intrigued and sets out to solve the mystery. The Big Cat that...

Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Freestyle BMX Olympic gold medalist and X Games legend Logan Martin culminates his journey to riding success in this action-packed and inspiring picture book. Co-authored by Jess Black and illustrated...