Books »Children's Picture Books
-
Call of the Osprey, The
by Norman Jorgensen with illustrations by Brian Harrison-Lever
The door of the boatshed creaked slowly open and a young boy peered inside. His face lit up in wonder as he looked around.
When Tom Stevenson meets the Captain he enters an extraordinary world of blisters and barnacles, pirates and gun-runners, shipwrecks and sea creaturesRead more »
Price $24.95
-
Groovy Granny
by Cate Haynes with illustrations by Shane Tholen
Our granny is groovy, not like a normal granny at all.
But when Granny loses her groove, everything changes. No more cherries in the pool at midnight, no more ice-cream for breakfast. No more Groovy Granny. That is, until one incredible day. Read more »Price $14.95
-
Pipeline C Y O'Connor Built, The
by Joy Lefroy & Diana Frylinck with illustrations by Marion Duke
A lively celebration of the legendary C Y O’Connor’s gigantic endeavour to build the pipeline from Mundaring Weir near Perth to the Kalgoorlie goldfields.
Read more »Price $24.95
-
Trumpet's Kittens
by Carolyn Polizzotto & Sarah Spinks with illustrations by Marion Duke
Trumpet’s stomach got fatter and fatter. Sarah hadn’t expected Trumpet to cost so much to feed. ‘This cat is expensive!’ she said. ‘This cat is greedy!’ said James. ‘THIS CAT IS PREGNANT!’ cried their parents. ‘Indeed she is,’ smiled the vet. Read more »
Price $24.95
-
In Flanders Fields
by Norman Jorgensen with illustrations by Brian Harrison-Lever
Early on Christmas morning the guns stop firing. A deathly silence creeps over the pitted and ruined landscape. A young soldier peers through a periscope over the top of the trench. Way out in no-man’s-land, he sees a small red shape moving on the barbed wire. A brightly coloured robin is trapped. One wing is flapping helplessly.
An eloquent counterpoint…Read more »
Price $14.95
-
Zoo Room, The
by Louise Schofield with illustrations by Malcolm Geste
Just before Max’s birthday a card arrived by special post. Inside was an invitation to the Zoo Room restaurant.
The Zoo Room is wacky, noisy and exciting — even a bit dangerous. It is the restaurant you will never forget, a place where strange and wonderful things can happen. Read more »Price $14.95
-
Dredgersaurus, The
by Kim Scott with illustrations by Peter Kendall
Find out what happens when a dredgersaurus gets loose on the beach…Read more »
Price $12.95
-
Sage's Ark
by Felicity Marshall
Orphaned and unable to speak, Sage lives with her aunt on a small island, caring for the local wildlife. A gift of magical paint brushes opens up an exciting new world for her, but adventure leads to danger when strangers stumble onto the island. Read more »
Price $13.95
-
Sun, Sea, Crab and Me
by Nigel Gray with illustrations by Margaret Wilson
Sand yellow, sea green, best place I’ve ever seen. Grown-ups sleeping — crab comes creeping…
An exciting and funny day at the beach with a very cranky crab.Read more »
Price $11.95
-
Deep, The
by Tim Winton with illustrations by Karen Louise
Alice’s family lives by the sea. Every day they run down to the jetty and jump into the smooth, dark water. They look like a bunch of dolphins leaping and laughing. But Alice misses out. She’s afraid of the deep. She’s afraid of what might be down there where the water turns from green to blue and you can’t see the bottom. Then, one day some new friends…Read more »
Price $14.95
From the Catalogue
Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
Read more