A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Older Readers | Series: A Hunger of Thorns
Be swept up in this brilliant witchy tale about forbidden magic and missing girls who don't need handsome princes to rescue them. Perfect for fans of the Serpent; Dove series. Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette, weaving stories of girls wh ...Show more
Baby's First Book of Blessings by Melody Carlson
$17.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Celebrate your little one's birth, baptism, dedication, or just say "I love you" with this adorable book of blessings featuring 41 delightful rhyming poems. Baby's First Book of Blessings lets tiny ones know God's blessings are all around them. From "Comfy Laps" to "Furry Friends," and "My Front Porch" ...Show more
Bear and Duck are Friends by Sue deGennaro
$24.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Bear and Duck are best friends, but they are very different. Duck likes to try new things, and Bear ... well, Bear likes not to. When Duck needs a friend for her dance class, Bear reluctantly agrees. Bear’s big size causes problems at first, but he soon discovers that he might just be a very good dan ...Show more
Being Jimmy Baxter by Fiona Lloyd
$16.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Younger Readers
A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.It's not eggsactly easy being Jimmy Baxter 'cause- The real Jimmy's hiding inside Ned Kelly's giving him the evil eye Mum's stopped going to work and stays in bed Th ...Show more
Bowerbird Blues (HB) by Aura Parker
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Book of the Year
I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant blue! But something is missing. What could it be? This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for blue! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, ...Show more
Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? by Jane Godwin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Early Childhood
‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ -- Albert Einstein (or not, as it turns out!) So … can a fish climb a tree? Can a horse drive a car? Can a baby bake a cake? And if they can’t, what wonderful thing ...Show more
Country Town (HB) by Isolde Martyn, Robyn Ridgeway
$29.95 AUD
Category: Eve Pownall Award
Age range 9 to 12 Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the showground in today’s world, this is a decade by decade wonderfully illustrated story of a small country community.
Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Book of the Year
Every night at midnight, Felix turns into a wolf. There's no one else like him. Or is there? A tender and whimsical picture book about finding friendship in unexpected places.
Eww Gross: Foul Facts and Putrid Pictures CBCA Shortlist 2024 by Dan Marshall
$29.99 AUD
Category: Eve Pownall Award
Did you know your kitchen is dirtier than your toilet seat? Or that there is a mound of poo bigger than the Statue of Liberty? And that there is a parasitic fungus that turns ants in zombies? This is a disgustingly wonderful guide to all things yuck, filled to the brim with facts and activities that wil ...Show more
Grace and Mr Milligan by Caz Goodwin
$15.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Grace lives next door to old Mr Milligan and his goat Charlie. They are the best of friends. But when Mr Milligan' s beloved goat dies, everything changes. Will Grace be able to help her friend overcome his sadness? Grace and Mr Milligan is a heart-warming story of grief, love and the healing power of f ...Show more
Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Quick! Come and see! Something fabulous, it's . . . me! Gymnastica Fantastica! is a joyful and exuberant picture book about a child discovering and attempting new physical skills and putting on wonderfully imperfect shows for whoever will watch them. Join Gymnastica, a small person with big energy, as t ...Show more
Hope Is The Thing by Johanna Bell, Erica Wagner
$24.99 AUD
Category: CBCA Award for New Illustrator
A highly original, beautiful and deeply meaningful picture book that sees the marvellous and inspiring world of birds through the eyes of a child and celebrates birds' adaptability and ingenuity. Hope is a kookaburra singing the sun Hope is the emu learning to run ... Let your imagination soar in this ...Show more