AustLit

'Peek and Boo always sit side by side and together, they make a forever-home. One day an egg appears, but when Peek goes to hunt for food and leaves Boo in charge of the egg, something unexpected happens.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A warm hug, a loud cheer, a tickly hand, a steady hand. 

'Following a boy and his dad through the day we see all the ways a dad, through his actions, shows his love.

'The Most Magnificent Thing is a tribute to the everyday magnificence of dads.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'All around the world dogs bark.

'Jappe, Gav, Woof.

'Travel the world and join in this noisy celebration of the different barks that dogs make around the world.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A timeless tale of tip-tapping click-clacking delight.

'Wonderful Shoes is a joyful celebration of everyday play, through the eyes of our tiniest humans, who know exactly where to find the best toys in the world!

'Delightful verse and vibrant illustrations shine a light on the timeless tip-tapping click-clacking fun to be had, when little feet find big shoes.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'This is Not So Busy Bee. While all the other bees are busy being busy he spends his days smelling the flowers and counting clouds.

'But today is Queen Bee's birthday; the busiest day in a bee's year.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'There are as many mistruths as there are truths about James Co ok and his famous first Voyage of discovery, including his secret orders to find the mythical 'Great Southern Continent'.

'This book shows a new side to this voyage.

'Cook may never have stumbled onto the South East coast of Australia at all, if it had not been for a young Raiatean master Navigator named Tupaia. He came on board the ship Endeavour when it was in Tahitian waters, and essentially piloted the ship through much of the Pacific. He facilitated communication with the First Nation peoples they met, particularly in New Zealand, and on more than one occasion, saved Cook and his entourage from being massacred.

'This book does not document all that happened on that voyage. I t puts into perspective the importance of Tupaia to the voyage that changed the course of history, and altered forever the lives of many people throughout the Pacific.' (Publication summary)

'It's bath time in the outback, and a dusty boy is waiting, but so are some very dusty and very cheeky animals.

'Will this boy ever get clean?

'A rollicking tale about togetherness and fun!'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Way up north in the Territory, scary creatures swim in the rivers and the sea.

'BIG enough, FIERCE enough to even eat me.

'Saltie Mumma is lurking, watchful, hungry, and cranky, but why is she so busy and what is she protecting?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Annoying, bored, creative and daring, AlphaKid is every kid — at their best (kind, loving), worst (impatient, unreasonable) and in between (smelly, odd). Packed with heart and humour, kids of all ages will smirk and titter at this A to Z of antics, from dawn to dusk, chaos to calm.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Night-time falls and the possum orchestra begins.

'Drums bang, violins scratch and I can’t sleep!

'Children will love to join in in this noisy celebration of possums and their night time antics.' (Publication summary)

'From the oceans and coastal plains to the African Veldt, we share this earth with many unique and wonderful creatures. This book celebrates Mark Wilson’s lifelong passion for endangered wildlife and the preservation of habitat.

' A New Prayer for the Animals is a message of hope for animals across the world. The book contains information on each of the animals and includes at the end, a brief description of how they are threatened.' (Publication summary) 

'Not so Quiet Mouse loves nothing more than reading, the only problem is he reads very loudly.

'From the author of Not so Scary Bear comes a tale of a mouse whose personality is sometimes too large for his friends. Not so Quiet Mouse celebrates the joy of reading and the enduring acceptance of true friendship.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A delightful Australian alphabet that travels the country highlighting the expected and unexpected.'  (Publication summary)

'"Mrs Lee lives next door, all alone. She hates our tree'"..but does Mrs Lee realise how we are connected to each other, the trees, the animals and the whole of the natural world?

'Beauty is a story that celebrates the importance of trees, community and the relationships that nurture us all. Cleverly blending fiction and non fiction Beauty explores the role the Beauty Leaf Tree plays in the wider community of animals, insects and plants.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Ivy wakes with the birds. She flutters, she flits...then takes flight into the endless blue of imaginative play — foraging for nectar, pecking in the sunshine, splashing the day away. Introducing an aviary of beautiful birds to little ones, Ivy Bird is a celebration of nature, friendship, and the love and comfort found in feathering the nest.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When a Bedouin boy, Omar, is separated from his family in Libya during WW2, he makes his way to the coast to look for them. Tired and hungry, Omar is taken in and cared for by two Australia soldiers, Bluey and Albert, as they struggle to survive during the Siege of Tobruk.

'When Bluey disappears during a patrol, Omar is determined to find him, and uses all his knowledge of the desert as he searches for his friend. This is a story of friendship found in the most unusual of places, and a boy's determination against all the odds.'  (Publication summary)

We share our Australian home with an amazing variety of native animals but some of them are in danger of disappearing forever. What would it be like if we were the only ones left?

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Love was Hiding is a celebration of the love a mother has for her child. Told from a child's perspective is shows a mother's small acts of love right throughout the day. '(Publication summary)