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Join the naughtiest unicorn for magic and mayhem in this hilarious series for 6+ fans of Pamela Butchart, Rabbit and Bear, The Worst Witch and UNICORNS! Get ready to CELEBRATE! Mira’s been invited to Unicorn School’s 1000th Birthday Party, and can hardly wait for all the games, glitter and gorgeous outfits!Dave THE NAUGHTIEST UNICORN is more interested in scoffing all...

Prince Miles likes things to go exactly as planned. He enjoys order and rules and he hates change.So when his beautiful, elegant new Kitticorn turns out to be curious and daring, Miles's daily routine is about to be shaken up . . .Leading Miles on all kinds of adventures, will Kitticorn convince him that there's fun to be had when...

Once upon no time there was a Little Soul ...And this Little Soul wanted to understand forgiveness. Except the Little Soul didn't just want to understand forgiveness - the Little Soul wanted to experience forgiveness and know what it felt like to forgive another. So God helped in the best of all possible ways: by putting the Little Soul in...

Perfect for young children studying living things and their habitats in their science lessons, or for young minibeast fans, this book explores the importance of pollinating insects. Pollinating insects allow countless wild and cultivated plants to make fruit and seeds. Bees, of course, are featured, but also wasps, the tiny flies that pollinate the cacao tree flowers, hoverflies, beetles, butterflies...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Picture book of the year*Age range 3 to 6Penny has a massive imagination. She loves to draw up plans, gather her tools and turn sketches and scribbles into new creations.One day, she visits her grandpa's house and is amazed at his gadgets and gizmos. He has a telephone hanging on his wall, an organ with bellows...

Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky dangers. Most participants seek out unicorns and dragons to help them...

A delightful picture book with intricate lasercuts and beautiful illustrations. Holly loves to wander the city streets, collecting fallen leaves and stray flowers, tiny treasures that bring a spot of brightness to her life. But one day she stumbles upon the biggest treasure of all, an amazing forgotten place bursting with life and colour that might change her grey world...

A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, featuring blackbirds and honeybees with shining secrets. Collect the whole series for a year-round library of beautiful books. In this beautiful collection of stories by the world's best-loved storyteller, Enid Blyton, the blackbirds share their secret, a honeybee shows off his hidden pockets and the fairy queen searches for a royal...

The adventures of the time-travelling Butterfly Club continue . . .Film is set to become the new craze. Butterfly Club member and filmmaker Georges Mlis pleads to be allowed to go forward in time to harvest a movie camera from the future to make his ambitious film, A Trip to the Moon.The Butterfly Club call up Professor Lorenz's hologram from...

How would it feel to wear the baggy green and captain anAustralian cricket team?Find out what it takes to get so good - the training, the bigbreaks and the challenges along the way. Get inspired to findyour own passion and BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!Every Amazing Sporting Hero has a story. Featuring easy-readtext and fun illustrations, this series is...

Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iātea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pacific to Aotearoa. Witness the encounters between tangata whenua and the crew as the ship sails around the coast, and discover the important...

Set off on an outdoor adventure with this collection of 25 classic tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. The perfect holiday read for children aged 5 and up!From stolen dogs and disappearing necklaces to journeys to faraway lands, these fun-filled stories are packed full of mystery and adventure. Ideal for newly confident readers, these entertaining tales are the ideal length...

Learn to Spell on a Minecrafting Adventure! This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage second grade spelling practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and villagers to guide them, young Minecrafters will be eager to practice spelling skills to reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards. Kids will practice...

A mother's love leads to a mother's dream -- every mother's dream -- for her child to live life to its fullest. A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is the book you'll want to share with someone else...today. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, Graduation Day or Any Day -...

A bevy of bird species soar across each page of Soaring, Singing Tattoo Birds, which animal-loving kids will love to wear right on their skin! 50 vibrantly coloured, illustrative temporary tattoos are scientifically accurate and easy to apply with just a little water. Plus, each bird species is accompanied by fun and fascinating facts. Did you know that the Scarlet...

Age range 8 to 12Sleeping is as necessary as food and water for a person to survive and thrive, and kids need to know more about it.While experts still don't have all the answers, one fact they do know for certain is that sleep is not only important, it is essential to life! Physical, mental, and emotional health are all...

The breathtaking conclusion to the No. 1? New York Times?bestselling?Silver in the Bone.? A deliciously addictive high-stakes fantasy duology from Alexandra Bracken,?author of?Lore.?Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.'Action-packed and devastatingly romantic' - Jennifer Lynn Barnes, author of The Inheritance GamesAvalon has fallen. Bonds have been broken. The Wild Hunt is on. To save her cursed brother,...

Discover how Shakespeare came to write some of the greatest works of literature and how his words changed our world forever. Travel back 400 years to visit rowdy theatres and royal palaces to understand what it was like to live in Shakespeare’s Elizabethan England and the influence it had on his ground-breaking work. This book charts Shakespeare’s phenomenal talent and...

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Also available in audiobook! In book six, Good Work, Secret Seven, Peter and Janet are the only witnesses when a car is stolen. They saw the thieves, and now the whole of the Secret...

In this fun kids edition, play bingo with a menacing mummy, a bowler-hat wearing yeti, a multi-eyed monster, and many more creepy creatures in this fun and inventive take on the classic game... if you dare. Easy to play and full of strange and colourful characters, Scary Bingo will engage and delight children for hours. It can be played with...

Come into the jungle for a noisy rhyming romp packed with favourite animals, from tigers to chimpanzees, brought to life with fun, vibrant artwork. This bestselling picture book from an award-winning creative team is a delight to read aloud and share with young children. Explore the wonders of the wild with Rumble in the Jungle.

Don't miss the last episode of international bestseller Robert Muchamore's ROCK WAR series! Jay, Summer, and Dylan are fresh out of the biggest reality show there is. But they're about to discover what fame and fortune are really about. Jay's brother Theo is young, rich, and famous: but is it making him happy? Summer's got to weather her one-star reviews...

A tear rolled down Amber's cheek. If PetrolCo was allowed to drill on Bird Island, it wouldn't just be the rainbow parrots that were wiped out. It'd be everything. Amber is in a race to save the endangered Rainbow Parrot. With Agent Ferris on her trail and bounty hunters at every turn, help comes from an unlikely quarter. Who is...

Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Rachel and Kirsty are so excited to meet the Discovery Fairies, who look after some of the most exciting jobs in the world. But when Jack Frost steals Orla the Inventor Fairy's magical item, inventors everywhere stop having ideas! Can the...

For 5+ kids who love video games but aren't allowed to play as often as they'd like... Sunny's favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy, where his carrot-loving friend must thwart all the plots the evil King Viking of Boom Boom Mountain comes up with. King Viking has a new GIANT ROBOT that's more powerful than Super Rabbit Boy. How can...

For children aged 5+ who love video games but aren't allowed to play as often as they'd like... Sunny's favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy, where his carrot-loving friend must thwart all the plots the evil King Viking of Boom Boom Mountain comes up with. Help! King Viking is causing trouble in outer space! It's up to Super Rabbit Boy...

The third title in the laugh-out-loud series of picture books starring Bad Apple, a truly terrible piece of fruit. It's Granny Smith's birthday party and all the apples are invited. There's face painting, a piñata, a pile of presents and one of Snake's finest cakes... Bad Apple can't wait to spoil the fun! But it looks like this party pooper's...

Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust. Ruby Plants a Radish follows Ruby, who loves radishes. When her friends Worm and Ladybird suggest she grows her own, she soon sets to work. Join Ruby as she watches her radishes grow, with five flaps to lift to see...

Learn about the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of World War I with author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood, a Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. “These books are, quite simply, brilliant... Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” —New York Times In 1914, the world’s biggest countries (and some of its...

This creative activity book belongs in the hands of every child who has lost someone special in their lives to help them heal through play and art therapy with stickers, colouring sheets, keepsakes, and comfort cards. Whether a child has lost a grandparent, a pet, or an important person in their life, My Grief Comfort Book offers them space to...

Treasured mums, queen mums, and all the in-between mums! What kind of Mum do you have? Celebrate them all in this ridiculously fun, rhyming picture book from Sarina Dickson, with humourous search-and-find style illustrations from award-winning artist Ant Sang. A perfect book for everyday reading and gift-giving. 'I'm a lot of the different mums in this book.' - Laura McGoldrick,...

WINNER OF THE BARKER BOOK AWARDS A heart-warming animal tale of bravery and friendship between a lost boy, a daring girl and the dog next door — from an author celebrated for her honest, heartfelt and inclusive stories. Perfect for fans of Hannah Gold's The Last Bear and Carlie Sorosiak's I, Cosmo. Marcus and Delilah couldn't be more different. He...

Age Range: 7 & Up You're on the hunt for all 151 Pokémon. Some are easy, others are super hard and elusive. Mini Hacks for Pokémon GO Players: Catching focuses on strategies to help build your Pokémon collection. Includes tips and techniques on: Ball tossing - how to perfect the curve What type of Poké Balls you need for specific...

In the warm tropical waters off the north Australian coast, a very special whale is born: Migaloo, the White Whale, the only all-white humpback whale in the world. As he and his pod make their annual migration to Antarctica, Migaloo discovers the beauty, wonder and danger of a whale's journey. Mark Wilson's exquisite illustrations capture the grace and intelligence of...

Macquarie Pocket Thesaurus is a distinctively Australian thesaurus derived from the Macquarie Thesaurus database. It encourages students to consider many colloquialisms and a wide range of phrases within its entries. This comprehensive thesaurus, supported by an extensive index, is presented in a layout designed for clarity and simplicity. The hard-backed Macquarie Pocket Thesaurus includes the following features: Over 20,000 synonyms,...

Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-travelling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through the history of music! Stopping off at 12 key chronologically organised moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of...

Meet extraordinary LGBTQ+ heroes from throughout history—51 biographies for kids ages 8 to 12. You're invited to meet artists, athletes, scientists, activists, and more—all in the same book. LGBTQ+ Heroes introduces you to 51 LGBTQ+ role models from today and as far back as the 1800s who have used their voices to uplift and advance their community, their fields of...

A charming, funny graphic novel series about bee besties, in the spirit of Narwhal and Jelly. Kenneth and Queenie 2: Super Friends! follows Kenneth, who is on a mission, and Queenie, who is almost the queen of her hive. Together with their pollinating pals, they are set to save the world, one flower at a time... Story 1: Fuzzy Bits!...

Look at these mamas and their babies in a book that's indestructible! Who snuggles in the sunshine? Mama kangaroo and her joey! Who swims side by side? Mama duck and her duckling! Who hugs in the moonlight? Mama and her owlet! Indestructibles: Mama and Baby! is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and...

A magical Little Golden Book perfect for St. Patrick's Day from the author of I'm a Unicorn and I'm a Narwhal. I'm a leprechaun. Green suit, red hair, pointy ears, beard—that's me! So begins this adorable Little Golden Book that introduces the magical, mischievous leprechaun. Famous for hiding pots of gold, did you know that leprechauns are also talented shoemakers?...

This playful yet calming book about wonderful forest sounds is the perfect gift for introducing kids to loving and respecting the natural world around them. The forest has lots to say...if you listen. When a child steps into the forest, her ears are open and her heart is too. She listens carefully and hears marvellous things. She hears the rustling...

Favourite stories from Robert Munsch in an early reader format kids will love! Adapted from the originals so beginner readers can proudly say I read this myself! Colourful and fun, Robert Munsch's zany stories and Michael Martchenko's illustrations will grab kids' attention and keep them interested as they practise their reading skills. Tips for supporting emerging readers are in the...

Guaranteed to be a major hit at storytime, this hilarious interactive picture book is perfect for fans of The Book With No Pictures, The Serious Goose, and Press Here. Okay, kid... I have a BIG THING that I really want to tell you. But it's VERY SERIOUS. So please, NO LAUGHING while I read you this book. Because... If You...

If you're a drag queen and you know it, let it show by winking, shaking your bum, laughing real big, twirling around, and more! Join a cast of fabulous drag queens as you sing along to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It" in this playful celebration of expressing your brightest and boldest self. A perfect companion...

With 20 exciting challenges inspired by great artists, experiment with art styles, build your creative confidence and maybe even create a masterpiece of your own! Take inspiration from some of the world's greatest creators and become a SUPER AWESOME ARTIST! With real works of art to spark your creativity, this great book features 20 art challenges for you to try,...

Do you have what it takes to become a doctor, a medical scientist or to work in public health? Find out all about the incredible life-saving jobs you could do, from training to become a heart surgeon or a paramedic to working as a psychologist or even travelling to the most extreme areas of the world as an expedition doctor....

WINNER: 2024 CBCA Book of the Year, Award for New Illustrator WINNER: 2024 Environment Award for Children's Literature - Picture Fiction A 2023 Listener NZ Top Children's Book Hope is a kookaburra singing the sun Hope is the emu learning to run ... Let your imagination soar in this joyful ode to the world of birds and the healing power...

It's summer at the Heartwood Hotel, and everyone is in a flurry getting ready for Ms. Prickles's wedding to Mr. Quillson! Meanwhile, a new mouse guest named Strawberry comes to stay. She's sweet and soft-spoken like Mona, and gifted in the kitchen just as Mona's mother was—could Strawberry be a long-lost relative? But when lightning strikes part of Fernwood Forest...

Summer, 1940. Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris, and millions of French civilians are on the run. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents. British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help of a twelve-year-old French orphan. The British secret service is about to discover...

SUMMARY IN SPANISH: Alguna vez has pensado en todas las formas en las que te puedes tirar un pedo? A Flora le encantaba tirárselos levantando una pierna, poniendo el culete en pompa... Sus pedos favoritos eran los que aparecían a la hora del baño. Puajjj, ¡qué asco! ¡Tenían un olor insoportable! Ha sido un pedo? es un cuento infantil divertidísimo...

Harper Wells: Renegade Timeline Officer is an intriguing tale where Harper Wells finally gets a bedroom of her own, away from her annoying big brother. However, on the first night in her new bed, she mysteriously wakes up in the past and meets a troubled young girl named Edie. Has befriending Edie changed the course of Australia's history? Who does...

As cold winter goes away, it’s time for spring to come and play. See the growing moon rise slowly . . . It’s only one more day till Holi! Swirling clouds of colour. Sweet gujiya dumplings. Singing and dancing in the street. Discover the magical moments that make up Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, in this bright and joyful...

For Minecraft fans, learning handwriting can be (almost) as much fun as online gaming with this full-colour workbook! This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and settings to encourage kids to practise writing lowercase and capital cursive letters. Colourfully illustrated pages bring their most beloved video game to life and entice learners (even the most reluctant ones) to take...

Grace Learns Self-Love by Kayla Jackson tells the story of young Grace, who navigates the emotional challenges of her day in 1st grade. She starts experiencing feelings of emptiness and seeks help from her teacher to understand the root of her emotions. With guidance, Grace discovers different methods to identify the reasons behind her feelings. She learns valuable coping skills...

A Perfect Bedtime Story, Whether You're Under a Roof or Under the Stars Gather the children. Cuddle into a warm sleeping bag. It's time to fall asleep. This gentle, calming story celebrates the wonders of the great outdoors by saying goodnight to nature. As the sun sets, the family prepares their campsite for nightfall. "Goodnight hills, and goodnight clean air....

The iconic Australian song—our anthem of hope—appears here for the first time as a beautiful book for the young, and young at heart, which is to say, all of us. Featuring the inspirational words from Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, the riveting paintings of Peter Hudson, and the sweet, wild artwork of Gurindji schoolchildren from Kalkaringi, NT, From Little Things...

In Football Stories: Heroes of the World Cup, young readers get a snapshot of some of the tournament's greatest-ever performers from both the men's and women's editions. Players include Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, and many more. Following their journey from little kids with big dreams to their achievements on football's biggest stage, the inspiring collection of footballer stories captures the imagination....

Kids will love adorning themselves with the stunning specimens in Fluttery, Friendly Tattoo Butterflies and Other Insects. Eighty-one illustrated temporary tattoos introduce creatures with amazing colours and realistic features, from the brilliant blue Cypris Morpho Butterfly to the Garden Tiger Moth, the Jewel Beetle, and the Peacock Pansy Butterfly. Accompanied by fascinating facts about each insect, the tattoos come in...

From Australia's bestselling author, Anh Do, comes the latest adventure in this smash-hit series about an ordinary girl with extraordinary powers. Amber paused. When she spoke again, it was almost a whisper. 'What if we could be a family again?' Reunited at last, Amber and Reggie combine forces to save insects and humans from a catastrophic fire. But somehow, Agent...

Die-cut holes allow fingers to become bunny ears and paws in this charming rhyming story. Little children and their grown-ups can stick their fingers through the holes to become the ears and paws of two little bunnies as they hop through the forest hunting for Easter eggs. Simple rhyming text and delightful illustrations combine perfectly in an engaging interactive board...

The Five are excited to go to the opening of a brand new museum, but their visit takes a turn when they notice one of the paintings has been replaced with a fake! Who could have taken the priceless art piece, and can the Five find out before it's too late? Set in the world of Enid Blyton's best-loved series,...

Your definitive guide to the heart of all life - The Cell. None of the fabulously diverse range of all life on Earth could exist without the astonishing workings of cells, so join Dr Ben Martynoga and Moose Allain as they explain the fascinating story of life's building blocks! Explodapedia: The Cell invites readers to delve into the captivating world...

Age range 9 to 12 You know all about the planets near Earth, but what about the planets outside our solar system? How are they discovered? Could there be life? Find out in Exoplanets! NASA has confirmed the existence of over 5,000 exoplanets (planets that lie outside of our solar system), and that number is growing! Exoplanets, the first book...

El secreto de las hormigas (The Ants' Secret) is a story about the importance of respecting animals and nature, and in this case, ants. Printed on Stone Paper.

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new holiday classic. It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for driving a sleigh! ’Tis also the season—for driving a sleigh! Oh, and joy to the—driving a sleigh! The Pigeon has made a list and checked it once. Can his holiday dream come true? Or will...

Dogs may be our best friends, but sometimes that's just their side hustle! Meet the beekeepers, the whale poo sniffers, the dental assistants, and the penguin protectors from around the world who prove that dogs have more jobs than you can throw a stick at. Packed with adorable illustrations and quirky jobs, this heart-warming book about our best (and busiest)...

A seasonal sequel to one of our most beloved children's books, voted the public's favourite Kate Greenaway medal-winner. There's always the promise of a happy ending with Shirley Hughes - Observer Over 40 years after Dogger was published, comes this magical follow-up - Dogger's Christmas. It's that special time of year - Christmas. The time of carol-singing, tree-decorating, and of...

Shortlisted, ABIAs 2025, Small Publisher's Children's Book of the Year Look who's at the dog beach! Strong dogs, long dogs, Playing dogs, staying dogs, Black dogs, brown dogs, go-to-town dogs, Bit-of-a-clown dogs, upside-down dogs, Mopey dogs, dopey dogs, Shaggy dogs, waggy dogs ... Going to the beach is a big part of Australian culture and, for many people, so are...

Find out how to be more grown up and take responsibility with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you! Every day you have to make choices. Part of growing up is making the right choices and taking responsibility for those choices. Taking responsibility helps you to become more independent. It means you can be trusted to do what...

Using bright, fun and engaging illustrations, these School Zone: Alphabet Flash Cards help children to learn letters (both lower-case and upper-case) and associate them with both letter sounds and words.   This set of 56 flash cards will encourage children to develop important literacy skills while making learning fun. Featuring bright fun illustrations, 26 upper-case cards, 26 lower-case cards, 3...

Using bright, fun and engaging illustrations, School Zone: Subtraction 0–12 Flash Cards are the perfect introduction for young primary school children to learn subtraction from zero to 12.   Subtraction 0–12 Flash Cards contains 91 problems that range from 0–0 to 12–12. The 56 -card set contains an answer card and two parent cards suggesting activities that can help children...

Thousands of years ago, an orphan boy and his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche. And Torak's quest is far from over. A strange, creeping sickness, silent and deadly, is threatening...

When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath, he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why...

This book provides a step-by-step guide to learn how to tell the time, Each book has a moving clock-face to practice with! Sturdy pages are diecut, allowing children to hone the important skills of lacing and tying shoes. The concept is supported by clear explanations, and cute, engaging artwork.

Dad started the engine. It made two loud sneezes - CHITTY! CHITTY! - and two small explosions - BANG! BANG! - and thundered into life! Join Jemima and Jeremy on a madcap adventure in the world's most famous flying car! A stunningly illustrated picture-book retelling of Ian Fleming's timeless classic - a must for every child's bookshelf! Stunning illustrations throughout...

Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America has ever seen. Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even a trained terrorist won't suspect that a teenager is spying on them. CHERUB: Black Friday portrays a gripping tale...

Pack your brain with over 100 of the yuckiest facts and trivia from around the world! From yucky germs to animals who clean the snot out of their noses with their tongues, you’ll find everything you need to know about the silliest, most disgusting facts within the pages of this fun-filled book. Don’t read this while you’re eating… Fully illustrated...

The race is on! Take your position and challenge yourself or go head-to-head with an opponent to spot Wally, his friends and over a hundred more truly tricky things! Do you have what it takes to triumph as the ultimate Speed Search champion? Compete against friends and family or play solo to find Wally among zany games, super sports and...

From the nation’s favourite SUPERVET Noel Fitzpatrick comes this heartfelt story about family loss and the power of love. Sam loved Dog and Dog loved Sam. They spoke without words . . . . . . and dreamed big dreams side by side in the sunbeams. Sam thinks they will go on adventures together forever. Then the time comes for...