Molly the Pirate by Lorraine Teece
$18.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Young Molly's imagination knows no bounds when she transforms her Australian backyard into an adventure playground on the high seas. Molly conjures up a pirate ship on her inland horizon and takes her loyal cat and dog along for the ride as she rows across the choppy ocean to the unsuspecting pirates. O ...Show more
The Mark of the Wagarl by Lorna Little
$17.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Maadjit Walken is the Sacred Rainbow Serpent. She is the mother spirit and creator of Nyoongar Country in the south-west of Western Australia. She formed the landscape and the waterways, and made her first child Maadjit Wagarl, the Sacred Water Snake, the guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh wate ...Show more
Do Not Go Around the Edges by Daisy Utemorrah; Pat Torres (Illustrator)
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
This remarkable book weaves together the story of Daisy Utemorrah's life with a collection of playful parables and poems. Exploring themes such as Creation, tradition, memories, family and most importantly, country, Do Not Go around the Edges imbues a simple autobiographical story with humour and depth, ...Show more
The Lizard Gang by Kirra Somerville
$19.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Meet Zed, Boo, Eliza and Zoroa spirited gang of monitor lizards who learn the meaning of teamwork when they work together to escape a raging flood. This morality tale highlights the importance of friendship and trust. Children will learn that the key is to work together and everybody is good at somethin ...Show more
Steve Goes to Carnival by Joshua Button
$24.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 3 to 6 Steve is a gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. In the evenings, he listens to jazz on the radio with his friend, Antonio the zookeeper. One night, Steve is feeling a little lonely and so he lifts the latch of his cage door and goes off to search for Antonio. At the tram stop outside the ...Show more
Lucky and Spike by Norma MacDonald
$17.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Lucky and Spike is the thrilling tale of two spinifex hopping mice who leave their burrow each night to race across the plains in search of food. Avoiding predators is a risky business, especially when a feral cat and a ravenous owl are on the hunt. Lucky and Spike are heading to the people's camp to fo ...Show more
Big Fella Rain by Beryl Webber
$17.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a country that is like no other place in the wo ...Show more
Marngrook: The Long-ago Story of Aussie Rules by Titta Secombe; Grace Fielding (Illustrator)
$16.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A children's story based on the sometimes controversial theory of how Australian Rules Football developed from 'marngrook', a ball game played by Aboriginal people in north-west Victoria more than 150 years ago. This fictionalised story of Marngrook takes place at the foot of Duwul, the highest mountain ...Show more
Clever Crow by Nina Lawrence
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Clever Crow is an endearing and witty tale that follows the exploits of a hungry and very clever crow. Crow searches in the bush for food but he can find none. It is only when he comes across people preparing for a ceremony that his luck changes. Crow spots a big turtle egg waiting to be cooked, and he ...Show more
Little Bird's Day by Sally Morgan
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: New Illustrator
A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon and dreams of flying among the stars. Sally’s beautiful words and Johnny’s sensitive artwork combine to make this a beautiful, distinctive publication with g ...Show more
Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Eve Pownall Award
Wilam: A Birrarung Story is one day on a vital, flourishing river. As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home. Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book ...Show more
Young Dark Emu: A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Eve Pownall Award
Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsiderati ...Show more