Bowerbird Blues (HB) by Aura Parker
$20.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables 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
Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care by Ali Rutstein
$23.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year | Series: Preschool Problems Ser.
Mum says it's the first day of day care, but Ravi's dressed up as his favourite insect, and he is quite certain that ladybirds do not go to day care. In fact, this ladybird would rather stay home and eat aphids, thank you very much!Can an anxious and unsure Ravi find the bravery he needs to take flight? ...Show more
Anchored by Debra Tidball
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Early Childhood
In this sensitive tale, Tug and Ship are connected by bonds of love despite being oceans apart. In a world where so many parents are separated from their children for periods of time due to work and/or living arrangements, sometimes the sense of attachment can feel a little vulnerable. Anchored is a rea ...Show more
City of Light by Julia Lawrinson
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
Our city is big. Our universe is bigger. An astronaut from the other side of the world will fly over our home, at night. We will see a tiny light and we will know it's him. But will he be able to see us? One girl, one boy? A true story.
Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables 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.
The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham
$28.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Early Childhood
A timely, inspiring and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression, from one of the world's most treasured bookmakers. After a cold, dark winter, doors opened. Children spilled out like sweets from a box. Amanda was last one out of the tower block. She brought some chalk with her. O ...Show more
Little Treasure by Chanelle Gosper
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
Inside the small bowl of your hands,I see your treasure. A mother and child explore a deserted beach on a windy day. It is an afternoon they will both treasure always. A poetic and tender book about how the small moments spent together are often the most precious.
Stay for Dinner by Sandhya Parappukkaran
$27.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
Stay for Dinner is a powerful story that celebrates culture and connection through food, from the creators of The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, winner of the 2022 Children's Book Council of Australia's Award for New Illustrator. Reshma loves dinnertime with her family. Her family eat with their ha ...Show more
Leaf-light by Trace Balla
$28.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
This beautiful graphic novel is a stand-alone companion to Landing with Wings by CBCA award-winning author Trace Balla. Join Miri on her quest to help a rescued baby emu find its feet in the world, and as she connects to her community in joyful and unexpected ways. From the multi-award-winning creator o ...Show more
The Lucky Shack by Apsara Baldovino
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
A timeless message of hope - of love lost and found again - this story is a stunning debut that will warm your heart. I am a lucky shack. I spend my days watching boats bob gently under puffy clouds, on a sparkling sea.Surrounded by natural beauty, a seaside shack is lovingly cared for by a fisherman, u ...Show more
Timeless by Kelly Canby
$25.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
This vibrant new picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Kelly Canby is all about time - making it, losing it and subverting the whole darn concept.;Emit (whose parents turned back time to name him) is surrounded by busyness. Dad is too busy to read stories, Mum is too busy to play games an ...Show more
Mizuto and the Wind by Kaye Baillie
$30.00 AUD
Category: CBCA 2024 Notables Picture Book of the Year
Age range 5 to 10Mizuto is a young boy living an ordinary life in Japan until one day, something extraordinary happens.Following a deadly tsunami, Mizuto’s father is missing.Could a mysterious telephone connected only to the wind help him find his father?Based on real events, Mizuto and the Wind is a st ...Show more