Booklists

Kaito visits the Lord of Flight and weeps when she finds that the beautiful summer butterflies have all died. To honour them and commemorate the magic of flight, Kaito weaves a special wing sewn with spider's silk.

Striking, lusciously-coloured, Indigenous illustrations celebrate our unique Australian animals and birds, from the lesser known fence skink to the mighty great white shark, from eagles to echidnas.

From the Larrakia and Waigite language groups. One of a series of Aboriginal stories about animals and birds. The kangaroo asks the porpoise to mind her baby. When the porpoise won't give the baby back, a fight ensues with interesting results.

What a hullabaloo, someone is new at the zoo. It's a kangaroo.

A Kangaroo discovers a wonderful dance called the Cancan and wants to open his own Cancan Cafe.

If you are very quiet, you'll see the kangaroos hop, the birds fly and the echidnas shuffle across the land and down to the water's edge, where a crocodile lies sleeping. Be very quiet now.

These are my chicks, I love them a lot. I will stay with them, no matter what.

Kaya is looking for her heart song - the song that happy hearts sing. Her search takes her on a journey deep into the jungle where a broken down carousel waits for a very special song to make it turn again.

Grandma decides that she and Grandpa should do things together such as sailing, horse riding, tobogganing and dancing. Grandpa has trouble keeping up so perhaps they are better off with their individual hobbies, painting and making cakes.

This funny story is about a dog who just can't keep up is about the difficulties in trying to fit in with the cool crowd.

Kev is a sheep, not like all the rest. While he spends all his time trying to 'find himself' he learns so many wonderful new talents. Luckily for the herd, one of these new talents comes in handy one night. If Kevin becomes a hero, does this mean he is now accepted as part of the herd? A hilarious picture book for young and old with a powerful message about how being unusual or different is not always a bad thing.

This is an illustrated, historical account of Tom Wills who was the principal founder of Australian Rules Football. Tom was inspired by the game of Marn-grook, a game played by the people of the Djab Wurrung tribe of the Gariwerd Grampions in Victoria, near the town of Moyston, where Tom spent his boyhood in the early 1840s.

I pull the sock on my left foot. I pull the sock on my right foot. I lace up the boot on my left foot. I lace up the boot on my right foot. It's time for footy.

Someone told me about a word, a word so lovely it must be heard.

The King is to prove that the world is round, so he makes a spade with a diamond blade and starts digging.

King Pig had everything he could wish for except for one thing - being liked by his subjects and he just couldn't understand why not, no matter how hard he tried. The facial expressions and extra detail in the illustrations all provide added meaning.

The king hasn't had a bath for a whole year. He is starting to smell! When he finally bathes in the river, he can't get his feet clean. Who can solve the problem of the king's dirty feet?

No-one knows about King Mark's ears except his barber who is sworn to secrecy. Keeping the secret drives the barber to the doctor who advises him to whisper the secret to the ground. But sooner or later, truth will come out.

The king has clothes for every occasion, but he never seems to have enough. When his birthday is around the corner the king decides he must have something special. Something stunning. Two tricky tailors promise the king something amazing and something which no one will forget.

Mrs Bea knows that Kip is special but, when he starts to crow, the neighbours certainly don't think so.

Someone or something has been nibbling a hole in Kipper's toybox.

Grandmother sends a kiss back to Little Bear as a thank you for her drawing. The kiss is passed from animal to animal with hilarious results before it finally makes it way to Little Bear.

Little hippo is in such a rush to play, he forgets to kiss his mother goodbye. As he runs through the jungle, he sees his friends kissing their mums and feels the needs to find his own mum as soon as possible.

The little lion cub loves lots of different types of kisses, except for one. Just as well daddy lion is there to rescue him and give him the right sort of kisses.

The King blows his son a kiss but it misses. The kiss bounces out into the forest and a hapless knight is sent to retrieve it. Now the knight must find the royal kiss and survive whatever else he may encounter on his quest.

It is time for good night and bed but Baby Bear is grumbly and refuses to give Daddy a kiss.

I close my eyes, and always know, Mum's kisses follow where I go. A tender and simple bedtime blessing carries all Mum's heartfelt love inside. Her kisses rest in the heart - always there to help heal hurts, overcome fears and unlock inner courage.

Many interesting facts about kittens and their life cycles. Easy to read with photographic illustrations.

Kitten sees the moon and thinks it's a bowl of milk. Her attempts to reach it prove disastrous.

We're Charlie, Ruby, Oliver, Mason and Kaia - and we're ready to take you on a journey through twelve months in the life of New Zealand's kids. Enjoy festivals and events, games and sports, flora and fauna, quirky traditions and famous sites of our country. Come join us on a Kiwi childhood adventure!

Trixie leaves her soft toy rabbit, Knuffle Bunny, at the laundromat and cannot tell her dad about it because she has not yet learnt to talk. After much searching, they find the treasure in one of the machines and Trixie utters her first words.

Trixie and Knuffle Bunny are on their first trip overseas. It becomes a disaster when Knuffle Bunny goes missing.

Through the smoke, in a tiny battered boat, Koala sets out to rescue the billabong friends.

For too long koalas have been called bears. But this koala is out to prove to the world that he is BARE! And that never, ever, ever can a koala be called a bear.

Now that she has brothers and sisters, Koala Lou is worried that her mother won't have enough time to say, ""Koala Lou, I do love you"".

Koalas eat gum leaves. That is most koalas. One koala has had enough and discovers ice cream. Will he be happy now?

Today is Koko's big day. He must leave his cosy shell and climb up, up, up the coconut tree to get a juicy, scrumptious coconut. His friends cheer him on but, once Koko has his coconut, how can he open and eat it?

Kookaburra fledglings learn skills from a Wise Old Bird and discover how to share their territory with other animals and people.

It is no laughing matter when you are the most serious bird in the borough. Kookaburras love to laugh. They laugh when it is sunny, or rainy, or windy. They laugh for no reason at all. When one serious kookaburra decides to flee the jokers, and goes to find a more suitable flock, he finds that perhaps he might just be in the right place after all.

Kookoo, a kind and well-loved kookaburra, is famous for entertaining the other bush creatures with his funny stories about them, without hurting their feelings. But, when Kookoo turns to teasing about his friends' differences, he alienates them until he finds himself alone and ignored. Kookoo is forced to remember his uncle's wise words and change his ways.

Kora Kerplunk is a real wild child who likes to lick disgusting stuff. One day, her poor tongue gets fed up and runs away. It travels all around the world, tasting delicious cuisines and trying brand new flavours, while Kora struggles with her new tongue-free life. Will Kora be able to change her gross ways and convince her tongue to come back home?