AustLit

'I love our bushwalks.
If I’m lucky, I get to see snakes.
And they’re amazing.

'Pip explores the outdoors with her mum, hoping to spot her favourite creature – a sensational snake. Join her to discover the beauty and excitement of these remarkable reptiles, and learn how to stay safe in the Australian bush.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Boris the huntsman wants his dinner! But Dad has other plans. Join in the family fun as Boris and Dad battle it out throughout the house.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Banjo Tully hasn’t ever given much thought to climate change. But when he meets self-described ‘conservation nut’ Mai Le — after the worst drought in living memory puts his future in jeopardy — Banjo sets out on an 800-kilometre solo horse ride.

'It’s a journey that might not only save his family’s farm, but could also change the planet.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Bop! Bop! Bop!
'Hop! Hop! Hop!

'Cato the cockatoo loves to dance. But he can’t find a friend.

'That is, until the day he follows some dancers inside . . . then everyone’s in for a big surprise!'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Three 12-year-old boys and the world’s sassiest teenage girl join forces to defeat the zombie hordes before the world is plunged into a new Dark Age.

'The quartet’s weapons of choice? A light-sabre that doesn’t have any batteries, a sack of doorknobs, and a non-existent Pegasus.

'What could possibly go wrong?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'RapperBee – poems to give you a buzz is Harry Laing’s new collection of poetry featuring Anne Ryan’s brilliant and anarchic B&W illustrations.

'Children won’t be able to resist the word-play and will love to read the poems out loud.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A new book by creators of the CBCA shortlisted title, The Good Son, Pierre-Jacques Ober and Jules Ober.

'An only child, Jacqueline always dreamt of having a sister. Amid the turmoil of a world at war when the adults have seemingly gone mad, she embarks on a perilous journey and ultimately finds a sister in a most unexpected way.

'Featuring a new narrative form at once deeply evocative and visually poetic, the story is illustrated with miniatures. Magnificently printed, it is a book at the intersection of art book, photographic novel and children’s picture book.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Who’s in your family?

'Frizzle and Me is the gently humorous story of a growing rainbow family. It’s a big deal when your family changes, but with plenty of love to go around, even the biggest changes can be wonderful!'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Frankie is a superstar. He loves to join in the fun at Miss Peta and Miss Connie’s kindergarten: playing, reading, learning, singing and dancing.

'Find out all about Frankie’s day at kindy — and watch out for cheeky George!' (Publication summary)

'A ladybug lands on a stick that is bobbing along a creek. As she is joined by a cast of curious creatures, the fate of the stick hangs in the balance.

'This humorous, rhyming tale will keep you guessing till the end.

'What do you think? Float or sink?' (Publication summary)

'Ivy couldn’t get to sleep, her mind was burning bright.

'I’m done with counting sheep, she thought, I’ll paint my dreams tonight.

'Join Ivy as she goes on a wondrous and colourful journey through her imagination.

'A celebration of creative play and resilience with a generous splash of colour-mixing thrown in.' (Publication summary)

'In the faraway town of Figgy-tra-ling, you may hear the faint ring of a thing that goes ping!

'Join in the quest for the thing that goes ping – and meet some fun animals along the way!' (Publication summary)

'Like a turtle, Salih carries his home on his back. He must cross a raging sea in search of a safe home.

'Salih paints his happiest memories and sends them as messages in bottles.

'Will someone find them and understand? Will Salih find a new home?' (Publication summary)

'Here were plants they had never imagined; from places they would never visit.

'When you peel a banana, or bite into a pear, when you smell a rose, pop a fuchsia bud or scrape your knee climbing an old pine tree, do you ever wonder how those plants came to this country?

'Let me tell you of the amazing case of Dr Ward.' (Publication summary)

'Tark and Zyra finally make it out into the real world ... but things are not quite what they expected. When Zyra is captured by the Designers, Tark finds himself among a group of teenage rebels. It seems like everyone has an agenda, and Tark and Zyra are to be the pawns in other people’s power games. They soon discover the sinister uses to which the game is being put and the shocking way it is all operated — with dozens of kidnapped children wired directly into the mainframe, their brains keeping the whole thing going. Will Tark and Zyra be able to free these children? Will they be able to save the characters within the game from the people who created them? Will they even be able to remain in the real world? Or will the Designers’ plans for world domination win out?' (Publisher's blurb)

'The words of the deepest foretellings are riddles that want solving.'

'A riddle,' Little Fur echoed, and the word tasted tricky and complicated on her tongue and in her mind.

'Only in understanding the riddle can its solution be found.'

'All her life, Little Fur has healed others. This time, it is she who needs healing.

'Only the earth spirit that links all living things can help her, but can she find it in time? Little Fur begins a strange and dangerous journey that will take her far from her beloved wilderness and lead her deep into the secrets of her own past.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Little-Fur dreamed. . . she felt a terrible pain in her hand, as if someone had thrust a thorn deep in to it. The pain shifted to her chest and became a gnawing ache. It was the link between her and Crow and the grey cat. It was pulling, hurting her. . .

'Little Fur discovers that her friend, the cat Ginger, is in terrible danger. Advised by the wise Sett Owl to seek out the Mystery of Wolves, Little Fur takes as her guide an old wolf whom she frees from the zoo. Greysong leads her high into the frozen mountains where she must face the deadly peril that lies at the heart of the Mystery of Wolves.' (Publication summary)

'‘Womba-rumbaaaa! I’m Combat Wombat, Wildlife Warrior of the Bush!’

'With courage, determination and sheer wombat power, Combat Wombat leads his bush buddies to safety in a race to escape a raging bushfire. Is he strong enough and clever enough to overcome all obstacles?'

Source: publisher's blurb