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Ariana Treasure: The Missing Book (Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern, illus Karen Erasmus, Wombat)

Released March 2025

Ariana Treasure: The Missing Book is the first in a new series for beginner readers by Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern. Ariana’s family own the Treasure Chest, a local thrift shop filled... Read more

Sunny at the End of the World (Steph Bowe, Text)

Released March 2025

Steph Bowe’s Sunny at the End of the World, published posthumously, provides clear evidence of Bowe’s creative skills levelling up. The book is set across dual timelines in 2018 and... Read more

The First Sunrise (Vanessa Stevens, illus Paul Seden, Magabala)

Released March 2025

The First Sunrise is the first Mbabaram creation story to be published and was passed down to Mbabaram, Yidinji, Kaanju and Taribelang Bunda woman Vanessa Stevens from her father, Colin... Read more

The Last Seed Keeper (Paul Russell, EK Books)

Released March 2025

In The Last Seed Keeper, the first in Paul Russell’s cli-fi (climate fiction) trilogy of the same name, not a narrative minute is wasted. Tense action, complex speculative cautionary concepts,... Read more

A Good Kind of Trouble (Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward, HarperCollins)

Released February 2025

Noongar-Yamatji youth advocate Brooke Blurton has teamed up with Bigambul and Wakka Wakka author and academic Melanie Saward (Love Unleashed) for a new YA series, beginning with A Good Kind of... Read more

Creature Corridors (Billie Rooney, illus Anke Noack, CSIRO Publishing)

Released February 2025

Billie Rooney’s educational picture book, Creature Corridors, explores how human infrastructure impacts animal habitats and highlights the role of wildlife corridors in helping animals travel and live safely. The book... Read more

Harry and Gran Bake a Cake (Fiona McIntosh, illus Sara Acton, Puffin)

Released March 2025

Fiona McIntosh (The Sugar Palace), the much-celebrated author for grown-ups, makes her debut in picture books with the simply delicious Harry and Gran Bake a Cake. A day in the... Read more

Sunny and Shadow (Helen Milroy, Fremantle)

Released February 2025

Sunny and Shadow is a heartfelt junior fiction novel and intergenerational tale that follows Calla and her descendants, who all have the precious gift of talking with and caring for... Read more

Monty and Mandy Take On Camp Spaloonka (Adam Wallace, illus Dave Atze, Larrikin)

Released February 2025

Monty and Mandy Take on Camp Spaloonka is a junior graphic novel that follows the hilarious adventures of Monty and Mandy, two best friends who get very excited about everything... Read more

Unhallowed Halls (Lili Wilkinson, A&U)

Released February 2025

Lili Wilkinson’s latest young adult novel, Unhallowed Halls, is a dark academia fantasy about finding your inner strength and accepting who you are. After a tragic incident that ended her... Read more

Llamas in the Library (James Hinchon, illus Ian Worrall-Dutton, Five Mile)

Released February 2025

James Hinchon’s Llamas in the Library is a rollicking adventure about a group of children who must team up to herd a marauding group of llamas that infiltrates their school... Read more

Brightest Wild (Tania Crampton-Larking, Lothian)

Released February 2025

Brightest Wild, by Mirning woman Tania Crampton-Larking, was a winning manuscript in the 2019 black&write! Fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers. It tells the story of 12-year-old Alex,... Read more

Brave in Every Which Way (Maddy Mara, illus Lauren Degraaf, Affirm)

Released February 2025

Brave in Every Which Way by Maddy Mara (aka Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger, who also produced Itty Bitty Kitty and The Greatest Mistakes That Went Right under this same... Read more

Diary of a Marine Biologist (Anita Thomas, illus Sarah Wilkins & Anita Thomas, Walker)

Released February 2025

Did you know that oysters are often called the kidneys of the ocean because they filter a bathtub’s worth of water every two days? Or that marine biologists play a... Read more

The Library of Bears (Cat Rabbit, Berbay)

Released February 2025

The Library of Bears, the fourth book by textile artist and designer Cat Rabbit (How to Make Friends: A Bear’s Guide), reassures children that while trying new things can be... Read more

Wonders Under the Moon (Tai Snaith, T&H)

Released February 2025

When the sun goes down, weird and wonderful night-time creatures come out to play. Tai Snaith’s new reference picture book, Wonders Under the Moon: A Collection of Night-Time Creatures, features... Read more

All the Colours of the Rainbow (Rae White, illus Sha’an d’Anthes, Lothian)

Released February 2025

In All the Colours of the Rainbow, Jem sometimes wants to wear their yellow dress with blue sandals and sometimes blue jeans with orange sneakers. The story invites readers into... Read more

The Humongous Humdingle Family and the Tiny House (Michelle Wilson, illus PJ Reece, EK Books)

Released February 2025

In The Humongous Humdingle Family and the Tiny House, Michelle Wilson introduces readers to the eight human members of the multi-generational Humdingle family, and their many pets, who all live... Read more

Jungle Escape (Nathan Luff, Walker)

Released February 2025

Jungle Escape is the latest middle-grade title by Nathan Luff, author of Bad Grammar and the Family Disasters and Nerd Herd series. This stand-alone novel is filled with comedic mishaps, deliberate misunderstandings, and... Read more

A New Day (Emmaline Carroll Southwell, illus Heather Dryden, Affirm)

Released January 2025

The opening lines of A New Day, Emmaline Carroll Southwell (Our Family Pledge) and Heather Dryden’s bright and hopeful picture book, immediately give readers a sense of security: ‘Today’s a... Read more