And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
"But the band played 'Waltzing Matilda' when we stopped to bury our slain. We buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs; then we started all over again." Eric Bogle's famous and familiar Australian song about the Battle of Gallipoli explores the futility of war with haunting power. Now Bruce Whatley's ev ...Show more
Soon (#4 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Once
The war has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground--for food, for shelter, for protection. Felix is in hiding to stay safe, but has been left holding the baby--literally. Feliz vows protect the infant, just as a few incredible people saved him from the Holocaust. This immensely affec ...Show more
A Single Stone by Meg McKinlay
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Readers | Reading Level: Ages 10 +
In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything -- and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain. Jena -- strong, respected, reliable -- is the leader of the line, a job every girl in the village dreams of. Watched over by the Mothers as on ...Show more
Mr Huff by Anna Walker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Bill is having a bad day.Mr Huff is following him around and making everything seem difficult. Bill tries to get rid of him, but Mr Huff just gets bigger and bigger!Then they both stop, and a surprising thing happens ...Gentle and poignant, affirming and wise, Mr Huff is a story about the clouds and the ...Show more
The Amazing True Story of How Babies Are Made by Fiona Katauskas
$22.99 AUD
Category: Children
The new Australian go-to book for parents wanting help with THAT talk ... It's one of the most amazing stories ever told - and it's true! Funny, frank and embarrassment-free, THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE gives a fresh take on the incredible tale of where we all come from. REVIEWS: ' ...Show more
Ride, Ricardo, Ride! (HB) by Phil Cummings
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Ricardo loved to ride his bike through the village. He rode under endless skies, quiet and clear. He rode every day ... But then the shadows came.
The Pause by John Larkin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
A hard-hitting story about mental health and living with depression and anxiety I watch the train emerge from the tunnel. It will be quick. It will be efficient. It will be final. Declan seems to have it all: a family that loves him, friends he's known for years, a beautiful girlfriend he would ...Show more
We are the Rebels: the Women and Men Who Made Eureka (Young Reader's Edition) by Clare Wright
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the most talked-about work of Australian history in recent years. Now here is Clare Wright's groundbreaking, award-winning study of the women who made the rebellion in an abridged edition for teenage readers. Front and centre are the vibrant, adventurous personalities w ...Show more
My Dog Bigsy by Alison Lester
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
From Australia's favourite picture-book creator, Alison Lester, comes this energetic story about a little dog who causes a big commotion.Meet my dog Bigsy. He's only small, but everyone knows he's the boss. Each morning he visits the animals on the farm. Squawk, neigh, quack, moo, baa, oink, cluck, purr ...Show more
Cloudwish by Fiona Anna Wood
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
For Van Uoc Phan, fantasies fell into two categories: nourishing, or pointless. Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, for example? Pointless. It always left her feeling sick, as though she'd eaten too much sugar. Van Uoc doesn't believe in fairies, zombies, vampires, Father Christmas - or magic wishes. She ...Show more
Inbetween Days by Vikki Wakefield
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: From 14
At seventeen, Jacklin Bates is all grown up. She's dropped out of school. She's living with her runawaysister, Trudy, and she's in secret, obsessive love with Luke, who doesn't love her back. She's stuck in Mobius--a dying town with the macabre suicide forest its only attraction--stuck working in ...Show more
My Dead Bunny: A Zombie Rabbit Tale by Sigi Cohen
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
My dead bunny's name is Brad; his odour is extremely bad. He visits me when I'm in bed, but Bradley wasn't always dead ..." A hilarious rhyming tale about a zombie bunny who comes back to visit his owner.