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2 1 y separately published work icon All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors Davina Bell , Jenny Løvlie (illustrator), Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2019 16851214 2019 single work picture book children's

'When Frankie McGee insists on borrowing yet another book about tractors, his mum crumbles. She begs him to read a book about something else – cars, planes, cranes, trains – anything! Frankie launches into all of the various, glorious factors that make up the love that he has for all tractors – but will he be able to bring his mum around?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
7 3 y separately published work icon Molly and Mae Danny Parker , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Richmond : Hardie Grant Egmont , 2016 9920178 2016 single work picture book children's

'Friendship is like a train journey.

'There are happy moments, boring moments and exciting moments.

'There is anger and loneliness, and there is forgiveness, and the thread of friendship runs through everything, like rail tracks through the countryside.' (Publication summary)
2 5 y separately published work icon Tree : A Little Story about Big Things Danny Parker , Matt Ottley (illustrator), Ormond : Little Hare Books , 2012 Z1893063 2012 single work picture book children's 'A sapling grows in the shelter of an older tree, where he is happy and safe. One day a violent storm destroys everything the sapling knows, and he suddenly finds himself unprotected and alone. But as the sapling grows, he gradually discovers that every end is a new beginning.' (From the publisher's website.)
9 7 y separately published work icon The Runaway Hug Nick Bland , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2011 Z1769423 2011 single work picture book children's Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her family. Along the way it becomes softer, sleepier, bigger, even peanut-buttery. But when the hug runs away, Lucy discovers that it is not so easy to get it back (Libraries Australia).
6 6 y separately published work icon Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House Libby Gleeson , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2009 Z1636597 2009 single work picture book children's 'Like the three little pigs who leave the safety of their family home and venture out into the world, Clancy has moved with his parents from his cosy little cottage nestled amongst trees on a sunny street to a mutli-level mansion in a canyon of concrete buildings. It's the best house...It's a very fine dwelling remarks his mother and father. Clancy seems less convinced...he investigates the pile of empty packing boxes outside his new backyard. At that moment, Millie, his new next door neighbour...climbs over the fence and asks Can I play too?' (taken from Nola Allen's 'Cover Book Review' in Magpies: Talking about Books for Children, Vol 24, No. 4, Sept, 2009).
7 4 y separately published work icon Perfect Danny Parker , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Richmond : Hardie Grant Egmont , 2015 8935504 2015 single work picture book children's

'Perfect captures the simplicity, spontaneity and freedom of an idyllic childhood, while Freya Blackwood's paintings of the three children roaming a rolling beach side idyll capture the light - and even the smell and feel - of a perfect summer day.' (Publication summary)
2 1 y separately published work icon Too Tight, Benito! Janeen Brian , Judith Rossell (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2008 Z1554656 2008 single work picture book children's A little bear grows too big for his hole.
8 7 y separately published work icon Look, a Book! Libby Gleeson , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011 Z1819096 2011 single work picture book children's 'You never know where it might take you. When two ragamuffins stumble across a book in the dust their world begins to change. The familiar becomes fantastical, the mundane becomes magical, and a fractured community finds a focus. Set in a dreary, underprivileged, contemporary world, Look, A Book! is an exhilarating whirl through the magic of imagination that leaves the reader in an vertiginous trance.' (Trove)
4 8 y separately published work icon Water Witcher Jan Ormerod , Jan Ormerod (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2006 Z1317180 2006 single work picture book children's historical fiction

'Dougie and his sisters can't remember the last time it rained. The rainwater tanks are empty, and the river is a string of muddy pools where birds and animals come seeking water. One day, Dougie's dad tells him about his grandfather's gift for water witching. Dougie wishes he were a water witcher - then they would have a well.' (Publication summary)
8 9 y separately published work icon Kisses for Daddy Frances Watts , David Legge (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2005 Z1204052 2005 single work picture book children's

"When a grumbly Baby Bear refuses to give his father a goodnight kiss, their bedtime routine is transformed into a delightful game, as daddy imagines all the different sorts of kisses that other animal babies give their dads." (Source: Publisher's blurb)
2 6 y separately published work icon Perry Angel's Suitcase Glenda Millard , Sydney : ABC Books , 2008 Z1508894 2008 single work children's fiction children's 'It has taken Perry Angel almost seven years to find the place where he belongs. Perry arrives at the Kingdom of Silk one day on the 10.30 express, carrying only a small and shabby suitcase embossed with five golden letters. What do those letters mean? And why won't Perry let go of his case? This is a gentle and moving story about finding your place in the world.' (Supplied by the publisher)
2 3 y separately published work icon Layla, Queen of Hearts Glenda Millard , Sydney : ABC Books , 2006 Z1274394 2006 single work children's fiction children's

When Griffin and Layla's school announces a Senior Citizens' Day, Layla is at a loss. Who can she take? Griffin offers to share his grandmother, Nell, but Layla desperately wants someone of her own. So Nell introduces Layla to the delightful Miss Amelie and a small but significant miracle occurs. (Back cover.)
6 4 y separately published work icon The Naming of Tishkin Silk Glenda Millard , Sydney : ABC Books , 2003 Z1064675 2003 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 1 units)

'Griffin Silk is an uncommon sort of boy, from an uncommon sort of family. The warm, loving home he shares with his father, grandmother and five big sisters (The Rainbow Girls) is marked by the aching absence of his mother and baby sister. Where have they gone and will they be coming home again?' (Source: Trove)
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