AustLit

'Happiness can be found in little things.

'Where Happiness Hides is a story we often tell our children and ourselves. It is about children who find pleasure in small things: in a bowl of soup, in beetles, in discovery, in sunshine and shadow, in disappointment and in hope. Meditative and inspiring, this story invites readers to savour the moments and minutiae of everyday life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'THE SNOWMAN’S WISH is the story of a snowman who so loves the sights, smells, touch and sounds of the children playing in the park around him, he wishes he could stay forever. When springtime comes, the snow melts and the snowman vanishes, but a beautiful flower grows in his place, showing that wishes can come true, but not always in the ways we expect.

'A story of hope and transformation.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the face of change.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Winter Of The White Bear is a lavishly illustrated picture book about Little Bear whose happy life in the Great Forest is suddenly changed by the arrival of an unwelcome visitor: White Bear. When White Bear forces Little Bear to come with him and hunt for him in the northern Ice Lands, Little Bear must dig deep inside herself to find the inner strength to escape. Exciting, touching and thought-provoking, Winter Of The White Bear is a picture book like no other.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Once upon a time a boy was born.
He laughed. He kicked.
He grew.
He wondered, and had many dreams.

When a boy leaves home, he meets a peddler of dreams, the like of which dreams the boy could never have imagined. But these gleaming dreams come at a terrible cost.

The cost of truth. The cost of his family. The cost of his self identity.

Only the healing power of regret, determination and unconditional love can reverse the nightmare.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Leaf Stone Beetle is a gentle and charming tale about a leaf, a stone and a beetle whose lives are disrupted by a storm. They lose their communities, their homes and their moorings, but by chance and effort they find solace and new community with each other. 

'In the deftly talented hands of Ursula Dubosarsky, Leaf Stone Beetle is also a meditation on disruption, transience and eternity.'  (Publication summary)

'A tale of cruelty, loyalty and love.

'Fox and Bear were true friends. They were close-as-can-be friends, through and through friends... except for one thing.

'Fox was quick and slick and sly, and Bear was dumber than a pile of rocks. But that's how it was.

'And it didn't matter. Then Fox stretched the string of friendship until it snapped and they weren't friends any more.

'The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear is the story of two friends who fall out with one another, and about what happens next. It is outrageous, passionate and poignant, and the bittersweet ending is as ambiguous as any friendship in real life.

'A mash-up of several Norwegian folk tales, The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear is told with wit and verve by Margrete Lamond, and the darkly brooding charcoal illustrations are by acclaimed artist Heather Vallance.' (Publication Summary)