Christmas Gifts
A selection of the best gift books in English and other languages to enjoy this Christmas and all year round.
The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love by Davina Bell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
She said we didn't know what the world out there had become. We had been alone there so long on that tiny island, in that tiny church. But in the night, I couldn't bear it. My chest beat like wings. Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from a destroyed world ...Show more
The Wanderer by Peter van den Ende
$29.99 AUD
Category: Wordless Books
The stunning wordless story of a brave little boat's voyage. A little boat sets out to sea and begins its voyage toward home. To get there it must travel across many strange, beautiful oceanscapes, full of fantastic creatures and deadly monsters, swept by terrifying storms and sailed by mysterious ship ...Show more
The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr
$24.95 AUD
Category: Non-fiction
Visceral and energetic, Omar Sakr’s poetry confronts notions of identity and belonging head-on. Braiding together sexuality and divinity, conflict and redemption, The Lost Arabs is a seething, urgent collection from a distinctive new voice. ‘The tyranny that we can inflict on each other, the harms of fa ...Show more
The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham, Vivian Pham
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Growing up can feel like a death sentence Life in a troubled neighbourhood demands too much too young. But Sonny wouldn’t really know. Watching the world from her bedroom window, she exists only in second-hand romance novels and falls for any fast-food employee who happens to spare her a glance. Everyth ...Show more
Filipino Children's Favorite Stories - Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales by Liana Romulo; Joanne De Leon (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Early Reader | Series: Favorite Children's Stories Ser.
This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Philippine fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a rich storytelling culture.Filipino Children's Favorite Stories presents thirteen well-loved myths and tales from the Philippines. These stories will enchant 5 to 10- ...Show more
Up Down Inside Out by JooHee Yoon
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Up Down Inside Out is another innovative and surprising book from artist and bookmaker JooHee Yoon. This time, she takes up aphorisms and gives them wit and playfulness through visual explanation. Graphically gorgeous and mentally stimulating, this is a book for all ages, as well as for the ages.
Bear and Wolf by Daniel Salmieri
$34.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
They're young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest. Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to ...Show more
Osa y Lobo/Bear and Wolf (Spanish) by SALMIERI DANIEL
$30.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
On a winter night, Osa and Lobo find each other deep in the woods. They had never met before, but immediately become friends. They walk together, noticing the views, the sounds and nature’s smells underneath the snow. When it’s time to say goodbye, Osa will go hibernate with her family and Lobo will set ...Show more
Picuyo (Spanish) by KURUSA
$19.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
At the age of ten, Juan is given a fishing net, according to family tradition. That day he discovers a bird of amazing color on the beach that seems to speak to him, and calls him Picuyo. A friendship begins between them, while the town of Juan blames Picuyo for all their misfortunes. Could it be ...Show more
Beasts of India by Kanchana Arni (Editor); Gita Wolf (Editor)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Here are India's best-known beasts -- tiger, elephant, deer, snake... rendered by a variety of folk and tribal artists. Each of their artistic traditions conceives of the beast in distinctive ways, as original in the imagining as it is in the rendering. This handmade book is a new updated version of our ...Show more
Un patio en el centro del Universo/A Courtyard in the Centre of the Universe (Spanish) by REBATE, CARLOS
$29.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Una niña pasa días de verano inolvidables en un patio con su padre y su hermano. Todo lo que la rodea se convierte en un universo fantástico que visto con los ojos de la imaginación puede transformar los momentos más cotidianos en increíbles aventuras. Pero para ella, lo más maravilloso de los días esti ...Show more
Zwillinge / Twins (German)
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Du malst den Umriss nach, blätterst um - und plötzlich steht jedes Tier in diesem Buch seinem Zwilling gegenüber! Was passiert dann? Das bleibt ganz dir überlassen! Male und zeichne deine eigene Geschichte zu den Zwillingen und benutze dabei die lustigen Formen. Oder du denkst dir deine eigenen Forme ...Show more