Books
Age from 5 years
A Bear Named Bjorn
By Delphine Perret
Illustrated by Delphine Perret
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $24.99
Contemplative and comical stories from Bjorn’s forest for early readers.
A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
By Michael J. Rosen
Illustrated by Matt Tavares
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
A rousing biography from Michael J. Rosen and Matt Tavares reveals how Benjamin Franklin’s boyhood shaped his amazingly multifaceted life.
A Big Surprise for Little Card
By Charise Mericle Harper
Illustrated by Anna Raff
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
Discover the joy of having (or being!) a library card in this funny, feel-good story about the unseen world of cards both big and small.
A Bike Like Sergio’s
By Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $18.99
“Boelts lays out Ruben’s ethical dilemma and emotional turmoil without preaching, and his struggle toward the moral choice . . . is both dramatic and genuine.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A Bike Like Sergio’s
By Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
Finders keepers, right? When Ruben picks up someone’s lost money, he finds out how hard it can be to do the right thing.
A Birthday for Bear
By Bonny Becker
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Paperback, AUS $11.99, NZ $12.99
“The winning stars of A Visitor for Bear make a return engagement.” — School Library Journal
A Book For Kids
By C.J. Dennis
Illustrated by C.J. Dennis
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $29.99
This marvellous collection of verse and stories, by C. J. Dennis was originally published in 1921.
A Book of Feelings
By Amanda McCardie
Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $18.99
A warm, gentle book for young children who sometimes struggle to express what they're feeling.
A Bush Christmas
By C.J. Dennis
Illustrated by Dee Huxley
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $18.99
It’s Christmas in the bush and there’s not a sign of snow in sight. The kitchen has heated up nicely with enough roasted turkey and plum pudding to help diners burst at the seams.
A Caribbean Dozen
By Various
Paperback, AUS $18.99, NZ $21.99
A rich and diverse anthology collecting the work of thirteen leading Caribbean poets.