Booklists

When Nic's Bubu (Grandma) helps him make a cassava cake for the school fete, he tries very hard to keep it safe, but there are a lot of distractions.

A dreamtime narrative belonging to the Kukatja people of how Luurnpa rescues people from a drought and takes them to the country they now call home. Includes background notes and a map of the region.

In an amusing retelling of this much-loved nursery song, Little Miss Muffet's picnic is not only disturbed by a spider, but by a host of other creatures as well!

There are so many scrumptious ways to eat this ant....served in a sandwich or simmering in a soup. Sliced or stir-fried, sauteed or sun-dried. Mmmmm, I can't wait to snaffle it up.

Beetle and Caterpillar are best friends. Every day, they sit together on a big rock, sharing a picnic and looking out over the forest. But one day, Caterpillar goes missing and, try as he might, Beetle cannot find her. Just as he is about to give up hope, a very friendly (and rather familiar) butterfly appears out of nowhere. Can it be his friend? She might look different but she is still just the same and they are together again, at last.

Emily is a serious, little girl. She thinks that a duck wearing socks is no laughing matter. When Emily tries to explain this to Duck, he just won't listen as he continues to wear more and more outlandish outfits. Perhaps, Emily is smiling just a little bit.

Tells how to keep fish as pets and contains lots of fishy facts.

Introductory book on how to keep a guinea pig as a pet plus lots of facts about the animals.

Heather's favourite number is two. She has two arms, two legs and two pets. And, she also has two mummies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy but Heather doesn't have a daddy. When Heather and her classmates draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. Families are different and the most important thing is that all the people in them love one another.

I'm afraid of the water but Grandpa loves it, and he's teaching me to swim. If I can swim, maybe I'll have adventures like him one day.

I'm scared of the dark, but Grandpa says we can still have FUN so he's taking me camping. Maybe I'll be able to have space adventures like him one day.

'Womba-rumbaaaa! I'm Combat Wombat, Wildlife Warrior of the Bush!' With courage, determination and sheer wombat power, Combat Wombat leads his bush buddies to safety in a race to escape a raging bushfire. Is he strong enough and clever enough to overcome all obstacles?

Far from Nell's home in the countryside, the Big city is growing more polluted every day - and Nell has a brilliant mind and an ingenious invention. She sets off on the long journey, only to find that the problem is far worse than she'd imagined. But Nell is determined to succeed.

When two little monkeys lose their mother, they have to check lots of tails to find her. But, there are lots and lots of dangerous tails.

A Dreaming narrative belonging to Matingali Napanangka Mudgedell, in which all the birds were brightly coloured. The birds lived together and shared their food. But, one day, the cocky and the crow argued and everything changed.

Billywise, a baby owl, wonders if he'll ever be brave enough to fly.

It's a book full of buttons. What do they do? There's only one way to find out: press them all!

Stunning photographs and simple text introduce readers to the animal babies living in the desert. A playful fennec fox cub with huge ears and a charming camel calf with long eyelashes are just two of the adorable animals found in the desert.

Stunning photographs and simple text describe animal babies and their mothers in the seas.

We meet Meg the well-meaning witch, her cat, Mog, and her owl, called Owl. Not all Meg's spells turn out as expected.

Mog wants a birthday treat so Meg and Mog go to the moon in a flying saucer.

Meg, Mog and Owl go out in their canoe to hunt for supper. They can't find any thing to eat so Meg makes a powerful spell and they get more than they bargained for.

Meg sends Owl to school for the first time and he has to learn some very unusual lessons.

When Meg the witch, her cat, Mog, and Owl decide to go on a picnic, it is easier to take the broomstick than the new car.

In a big, big city, in a tiny, tiny apartment, lived a tall, tall man and twelve babies.

Have you ever wanted to see a dinosaur? Not just a skeleton in a museum, but a real, live huge dinosaur? It would certainly be exciting, but maybe dinosaurs are better left to our imaginations.

For Hugo, the world is full of things to count. For his family, that means everything takes extra time, which does come with some nice surprises sometimes.

Annie is very brave so when Callisto becomes stuck in a tree Annie attempts to rescue her but ends up needing to be rescued herself.

Annie doesn't allow anyone else to sit in her chair. When Benny curls up on the chair and refuses to move, Annie faces a dilemma.

It's time for bed but William has other ideas. A very special friend helps make this his most memorable night ever.

All about being very, very young - and growing up, a bit.

Pat is a pampered pet until a visit to the vet has him on a diet. However Pat feels that his family doesn't love him any more and runs away.

Tilly Ted and Gruffy Ted love Millie-Sue, and she loves them. But, when a new toy, Bendy Bill, turns up, the two Teds are jealous. There's trouble in the toy box.

Tilly and Gruffy Ted have been put in an old box and dumped in the park. They have to toughen up to face the world but all they really want is to find someone to love them.

In this picture book, a family has to move from one country to another. It is exciting and scary at the same time. Join them as they decide what to take, what to leave and how to make the new house feel like a home.

Having to perform at school to celebrate spring can be a nerve-racking experience. It will be on a real stage, with proper spotlights. A gentle, funny picture book about being brave.

Fox, Chipmunk, Marmot and Bear are such good friends that they decide to build a forest home and live in it together. But when winter comes, Chipmunk, Marmot and Little Bear take to their beds. Fox can't wake them up at all. Fox is lonely and confused, especially when parcels start to arrive for the other three animals. What on earth can be in them, and will the three friends ever wake up?

When Ethan's regular bed time monster decides to go on holidays, Ethan can't sleep without Gabe's ragged breathing and claw-scratching. Substitute monsters line up to take Gabe's place but none of them are scary enough to help Ethan get to sleep. Ethan wonders how he will be able to sleep.

Learn all about man's best friend before bringing one home. Discover how much they eat and how much they bark! Which dog will be best for you?

An irresistible picture book about the delights and niggles of first friendships.

Little brothers can be tiny, cuddly, smelly and sad. They can be bouncy, lumpy, sticky and brave. Every little brother is different, but we love them all the same.

Little sisters can be tiny, cuddly, smelly and sad. They can be bouncy, lumpy, sticky and brave. Every little sister is different, but we love them all the same.

Sean's uncles say he is too small to go fishing with them. ""You might get eaten by a crocodile"", they say. But, Sean reckons he is old enough to go fishing so, early one morning, he goes to the river all by himself.

Rhyming text and flowing illustrations capture the exuberance of a little boy who feels so big at three.

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . Blork. Or Bluurf. And even if the words include things like Blaggity Blaggity and My Head is Made of Blueberry Pizza! That's the rule. That's the deal.

When a boy and his father take a walk along the beautiful, wild beaches of the Great Ocean Road, they find lots of interesting treasures. The next question is what will they do with their collection.

Alex has a new foster sister, Emma, and excitedly tells his class. But, when Jimmy Martin tells Alex that Emma is not his real sister and his family is not normal, Alex isn't quite so excited anymore.