Picture books
I Just Ate My Friend
Heidi McKinnon
Format: Board Book
Now in board book format, this beautiful, innovative picture book from an enormously talented creator will make you laugh out loud. The search for a true friend is something everyone can relate to - from the very young to the very old.
Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow
Chris McKimmie
Format: Paperback
A wonderfully quirky picture book about a child's search for identity and the need to belong - and a glorious celebration of the colour yellow.
Imagine - Book and Jigsaw Puzzle
Alison Lester
Format: Paperback
Alison Lester's Imagine - a wonderful introduction to the natural world with pictures to explore again and again. With 150 piece jigsaw.
Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma
Leigh Hobbs
Format: Paperback
Mr Chicken has been to Paris and London, but his taste for travel is insatiable - now it's time to visit Rome, a city of ancient wonders and delicious things to eat. From the hilarious mind of the 2016-2017 Australian Children's Laureate.
There's a Baddie Running Through this Book
Shelly Unwin, illustrated by Vivienne To
Format: Hard Cover
A fast-paced story about a baddie on the run and a playful text that invites the child and reader to interact with the book reminiscent of children's classics such as Richard Scarry's Great Big Air Book and Nick Bland's The Wrong Book.
Yikes! 25th Anniversary Edition
Alison Lester
Format: Hard Cover
Packed with eccentric characters and scenes of wild adventure, this funny and exciting book for young readers is by favourite author-illustrator Alison Lester.
On the River
Roland Harvey
Format: Paperback
The paperback edition of Roland Harvey's journey along the mighty Murray River from the mountains to the sea.
Puddle Hunters
Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair
Format: Hard Cover
This beautiful book captures the eternal delight of young children splashing about in puddles and experimenting with language.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead
Format: Paperback
Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and for Amos McGee, in all species too! A delightful story about friendship. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 2011.
Monsters
Anna Fienberg, illustrated by Kim Gamble and Stephen Axelsen
Format: Hard Cover
Tildy can see monsters that no one else can see and she sleeps with one eye open, until a new friend at school helps her overcome her fear - a delightful new picture book by the popular picture-book creators of Tashi.
