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2 8 y separately published work icon Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure Anna Walker , Anna Walker (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Press , 2012 Z1888208 2012 single work picture book children's 'Peggy lives in a small house in a quiet street. One blustery day a big gust of wind sweeps down and scoops up leaves, twigs and ... Peggy! The wind blows Peggy into the city, where she discovers strange new things, but how will she find her way back home?' (Publisher's website)
3 1 y separately published work icon Prudence Wants a Pet Cathleen Daly , Stephen Michael King (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Press , 2011 Z1894090 2011 single work picture book children's

'Prudence wants a pet. Desperately.

"No," says Dad, "pets cost too much to keep."

"No," says Mom, "pets make noise."

'But Prudence is determined. She finds her own pet. It is a…branch. But Branch isn't exactly the pet of her dreams, and neither are Twig, Mr. Round (a car tire), or her baby brother Milo.

'Poor Prudence. Will she ever find the perfect pet?'

Source : publisher's blurb
3 2 y separately published work icon A Forest Marc Martin , Marc Martin (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2012 Z1879760 2012 single work picture book children's

This picture book traces the encroachment of a city upon a forest until it is no longer. However, when torrential rains destroy the city the forest slowly regenerates.
5 y separately published work icon Wanted : The Perfect Pet Fiona Roberton , Fiona Roberton (illustrator), Camberwell : Puffin , 2009 Z1819112 2009 single work picture book children's

'Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Henry. What Henry wanted more than anything in the whole wide world . . . MORE than chips . . . MORE than a cowboy costume . . . MORE than an all-expenses-paid trip to the moon . . . was a DOG.

'A lovable tale of adventure and friendship . . . and the lengths some will go to find it.' (From the publisher's website.)
3 6 y separately published work icon All through the Year Jane Godwin , Anna Walker (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1729215 2010 single work picture book children's 'A personal almanac of a little girl and her family that opens a window onto each month of her year. Each spread is devoted to one month and we are taken on a journey through the Australian seasons as well as this girl's loves and family traditions. It's everything that's fun about being a kid - all year round.' (From the publisher's website.)
4 y separately published work icon Ruby Colin Thompson , Colin Thompson (illustrator), London : Julia MacRae Books , 1994 10280149 1994 single work picture book children's

'Ruby was made in 1934 by Austin Motor Company in Longbridge, England. She’s shiny, she’s beautiful and this is her story.' (Publication summary)
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