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Grandpa and Thomas

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PB153
" The Children's Book Council of Australia Early Childhood Book of the Year"

Thomas and Grandpa go to the Beach. It is an Australian Summer. The sun is shining, the seagulls are screething and the sea is singing. In this lovely picture book for the very young, Pamela Allen gently unfolds the special relationship between grandchild and grandfather.

Ages 2 +

Written by... Pamela Allen

Brumbies in the Night

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PB171

It's midnight! And there are brumbies in the garden. A young boy wakes. He looks and listens, and wonders, where will they take him this time?

by  Diane Lucas and Colwyn Campbell... read by David Tredinnick

Read by  Rachael Maza

Eight

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PB163

For as long as Timmy can remember, Eight has been his best friend. They go everywhere together. One day they go on a picnic with Mum and Dad and something terrible happens! Is Eight strong enough and clever enough to know what to do?

Written by... Lyn Lee.  Illustrated by Kim Gamble

Walking with Seasons in Kakadu

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PB162

This is a story that has got to be told to children so they know country - no good just sitting in the classroom all day. You've got to get outside and discover the bush, feel the changes, see what's there.

From a group of Gundjeihmi- speaking people of the Murrumburr clan.

By Diane Lucas and Ken Searle

My Farm

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PB160

Alison Lester grew up on a farm by the sea. This is her story  of a memorable year, the year of the Palomino pony.  Affecionate, funny, and full of adventure, My Farm gives a vivid picture of a child's life on the land.

By Alison Lester

A Year on our Farm

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PB147

Drac and the Gremlin

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PB117
Allan Baillie, award winning author has teamed with outstanding illustrator Jane Tanner, to create this unique picture book where fantasy and reality become transformed by the power of the imagination.
Drac, the Warrior Queen of Tirnol Two is in terrible danger. She is fearless, as fast as the Whirlwind, as wise as the White Wizard. She must capture the Gremlin of the Groaning Grotto. But he is quick, quite as a spider , and very, very dangerous.

Turtle's Song

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PB167

A lyrical journey of the life of a Green Turtle from hatching beneath the sand of a coral beach, through wanderings at sea, to adulthood and returning to lay eggs of its own.

Story by Alan Brown ..Illustrated by Michelle Toft....read by Stephanie Daniel

Is your Grandmother a Goanna?

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PB170
Join the fun and make plenty of noise on this unusual and suprising journey to visit Grandma

The little boy climbed down from the train." Have you seen my Grandmother?" he asked. " There are only goannas here," replied the station master. " Is your Grandmother a goanna?"

By Pamela Allen... read by David Tredinnick

Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley

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A delightful uplifting tale about self-belief, courage-and above all- the power of friendship.

Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in every way.. Pearl likes solving mysteries and moves rather fast in the world. Charlie likes taking baths and watching his garden grow. So how can Pearl and Charlie be such good friends?