Jane Jolly

'So what did you do, Grandpa?' asked Fern. 'We set up a protest camp right in the middle of these towering giants. We hung rainbow flags, and we sang songs. We were one big family fighting for this river, cold and wet but full of hope. I've never eaten so many lentils in my life!' Fern tried to imagine it....

Age range 4+ Captain Thunderbolt was known as the 'gentleman bushranger'. He didn't like violence, was always polite, and even paid back most of the money he stole. In Captain Thunderbolt's Recital, author Jane Jolly retells the true tale of one of the bushranger's most famous robberies with comic effect. When Thunderbolt held up Wirth's German brass band, he took...

Age range 4+ One Step at a Time was shortlisted for the 2016 West Australian Young Readers' Book Award. This exquisite picture book tells a touching story about the relationship between a young boy, Luk, and his elephant, Mali. On the border of Thailand and Burma, Mali steps on a landmine. Luk supports her during her recovery. Mali is eventually...

Another stunning picture book from the award-winning team who brought you One Step at a Time, Honour Book in the CBCA Awards 2016. Papa Sky sits where earth meets sky, until one night the wind blows him down, down, down through the cloud forest, where he lands with a bump. What will happen next? Who will help him? Included on...

Age range 5+*WINNER ABIA Small Publisher Children's Book of the Year**WINNER MAPDA Children's Book Design Award**SHORTLISTED CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books**NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Picture Book**NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Younger Readers*The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year.Today was Sunday.Four more days without sugar.Four more...

Age range 5 to 9 From the team that created One Step at a Time, a CBCA Honour Book, and Papa Sky, a CBCA notable book. Mama Ocean had eyes that sparkled, like sunlight on the sea, and tresses which tumbled and trailed through the tides. But something is troubling Mama Ocean. Who will help her? From Jane Jolly and...