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Peggy
Author Anna Walker
Illustrator Anna Walker
Publisher Scholastic
Price $24.99
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?
Limited Edition Prints are available from this book. |
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Today we have no plans
Author Jane Godwin
Illustrator Anna walker
Publisher Scholastic
Price $24.99
A busy week, a slower day Brings time to dream and time to play.
From the creators of the much-loved All Through the Year comes a journey through a week in the life of an Australian family, celebrating those precious days that have no plans.
Limited Edition Prints are available from this book. |
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Herman & Rosie
Author Gus Gordon
Illustrator Gus Gordon
Publisher Penguin/Viking
Price $24.99
Set in New York, this gorgeous picture book by Gus Gordon is a story about friendship, life in the big city, and following your dreams.
This is a tale about a big city.
It's a tale of hotdogs and music and the summertime subway breeze.
It's a tale of singing on rooftops and toffees that stick to your teeth.
But most of all, it's the tale of Herman and Rosie.
'Quirky, soulful and alive . . . a book to treasure, like a favourite song.' Markus Zusak |
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Too Cold for a TuTu
Author Mini Goss
Illustrator Mini Goss
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $19.99
'Wake up, Stella, let's go out and play!' said Barry. He put on his new Nanna-knitted cardigan, and Stella put on her new made-by-Nanna tutu.'It's way too cold for a tutu!' said Barry.'It's never too cold for a tutu!' said Stella.
An irresistible story about creative play and the joy of dressing up. |
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Goodnight Mice!
Author Frances Watts
Illustrator Judy Watson
Publisher ABC Books
Price $24.99
Winner of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Children's Fiction and also 2012 CBCA Notable Book
Kiss Dad once.
Cuddle Mum twice.
Goodnight, Mum and Dad.
Goodnight, mice.
It’s time to say goodnight - but the four cheeky mice skittering, scampering and scurrying to bed don’t seem very sleepy! This warm, affectionate story is the perfect bedtime book for the whole family to share. Ages: 2+
The collaboration of writer and illustrator in this case makes for an almost perfect bedtime book. Watts’s words sing with rhyme and repetition, making them excellent linguistic tools for small children, while Watson’s impish, affectionate illustrations speak to families from every type of background.
JUDGES COMMENTS, 2012 PRIME MINISTERS LITERARY AWARDS
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The Coat
Author Julie Hunt
Illustrator Ron Brooks
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $29.99
The Coat stood in a paddock at the end of a row of strawberries. It was buttoned up tight and stuffed full of straw and it was angry. `What a waste of me!` it yelled. Then along came a man. `I could do with a coat like that,` the man said. Together, swooping and swinging, they travelled to the Cafe Delitzia, and had the night of their lives. A bold and original picture book. |
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Lily and the Fairy House
Author Jane Tanner
Illustrator Jane Tanner
Publisher Viking/Penguin
Price $24.95
Lily and the Fairy House is pure wish-fulfilment, a magical fairy book for girls of all ages, by much loved author/illustrator Jane Tanner.
The perfect companion to the bestselling Isabella`s Secret.
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Fabulous Finola Fox
Author Carmel Bird
Illustrator Kerry Argent
Publisher Viking/Penguin
Price $24.95
Silent as a snowflake and quick as a flash of lightning, Finola would snatch up a shoe, or a pair of shoes, pop them into her handbag and disappear into the shadows.
Finola Fox loves to collect shoes. She finds them in strange places all over the city - but the pair to one stunning feathered and bejewelled slipper continues to elude her. Then Finola meets handsome Frederic Fox, and they set off together on a hunt that uncovers a whole lot more than a missing shoe . . .
A stunning, exquisitely illustrated picture book from acclaimed author Carmel Bird and much-loved illustrator Kerry Argent.
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The Night before Mother`s Day
Author Doug MacLeod
Illustrator Judy Horacek
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $9.99
`Twas the night before Mother`s Day,
Scary but, true
And if you’re a mother
This book is for you.
In a special small gift book format this is essential Mother’s day reading from a wonderfully funny pair of creators!
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It`s a Miroocool
Author Christine Harris
Illustrator Ann James
Publisher Little Hare, 2012
Price $24.95
Audrey has already featured in three popular novels written by Christine Harris The stories are set in the outback in the 1930s and Ann James b&w illustrations for these novels set the scene for some of the historic content in these stories.
In this picture book we are introduced to a younger Audrey with a new adventure.
When she loses her first tooth, she`s worried the tooth fairy will never find her! How will she let the tooth fairy know where she lives... and what will the tooth fairy leave her?
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Careless Water
Author Ilse van Garderen
Illustrator Ilse van Garderen
Publisher Maalstroom Ink, 2010
Price $55.00
`Careless Water` was first made as a one-off artist book in 2000 as a response to Gertrude Stein`s prose poem published in 1914.
This one off book featured hand coloured linocuts and blind embossed text. The 2010 publication is redesigned in a smaller format comprising scanned images from the original art and printed in an edition of one thousand copies. Each copy is personally signed and numbered by Ilse.
A very precious book to treasure!
Take a look at our Limited Edition Prints available. |
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Feathers for Phoebe
Author Rod Clement
Illustrator Harper Collins, 2010
Publisher Harper Collins, 2010
Price $24.99
Phoebe is small, grey, and ordinary - very ordinary. I want to get noticed! she declares.
Zelda is glamorous, talented and famous - and she runs the most popular beauty salon in the forest. And she's only too happy to help Phoebe become the bird she's always wanted to be. First a little feather headdress, then wing extensions - until Phoebe is transformed into a Diva.
She looks gorgeous - but when she tries to take off, surprises are in store for them both!
Ages 3-8.
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Noni The Pony
Author Alison Lester
Illustrator Alison Lester
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $24.99
Noni the pony is friendly and funny. Her shimmering tail is the colour of honey. She lives on a farm at Waratah Bay, and likes eating apples and carrots and hay.
She`s the nicest pony. She loves to entertain the cows and hens and ducks on the farm by the sea. And play hide and seek with her best friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat.
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The Great Big enormous Tashi
Author Anna & Barbara Fienberg
Illustrator Kim Gamble
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $29.95
Tashi comes from a place very far away. He escaped from a war lord and flew to this country on the back of a swan. He`s as brave as he's clever, and he tells the best stories ever! Giants, ghosts, witches... Bandits, demons, monsters... `Tashi is always ready for anything.` Now all his stories are rolled into one enormous book. That's thirty-two daredevil adventures! |
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Shake a leg
Author Boori Monty Pryor
Illustrator Jan Ormerod
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $24.99
From pizza shop to bora ground, here is a joyous celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding. When three young boys go to a pizza parlour and meet an Aboriginal chef who can speak Italian and make a deadly pizza, they`re in for a surprise!
All you fellas watching, come up, join in, warrima. Clap your hands, little ones. Stamp your feet, nannas. Get down and dance, you smart young things, mummas and daddas. Let`s get the whole town dancing!
Boori Monty Pryor is a storyteller, dancer, writer and educator, and Jan Ormerod is an internationally acclaimed picture-book author and illustrator. This glorious book is the first one they have cooked up together. |
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Hamlet
Author Nikki Greenberg
Illustrator Nikki Greenberg
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $49.99
The play`s the thing. Wherein I`ll catch the conscience of the king!
Denmark is in turmoil. The palace is seething with treachery, suspicion and intrigue. On a mission to avenge his father`s murder, Prince Hamlet tries to claw free of the moral decay all around him. In this sumptuous staging of Shakespeare`s enigmatic play on the page, Nicki Greenberg has created an extraordinary visual feast that sweeps up all in its path as the drama intensifies both on stage and off.
An astounding work - unique, gripping and, as ever, tragic. |
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Magic Beach - anniversary edition with pull out frieze
Author Alison Lester
Illustrator Alison Lester
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $19.99
Imagine a beach where adventure begins...
A bestseller and a favourite with families for twenty years, Magic Beach is now a true Australian classic.
In Lester's world, it seems that both the real and the imagined have a magic all their own - the magic of life enjoyed to the fullest.
The Horn Book |
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The tall man and the twelve Babies
Author Tom & Niland NilandChampion
Illustrator Deborah Niland
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Price $24.99
In a big, big city, in a tiny, tiny apartment, lived a tall, tall man and twelve babies. All the boys were called Alistair. All the girls were called Charlene. One day the door slams shut ... with the Charlenes on one side and the Alistairs on the other. What will the tall man do?
Tom Niland Champion is a terrific new talent in the world of picture books, from a famous Australian literary family. He is the grandson of Ruth Park and D`Arcy Niland, and the son of Kilmeny Niland, with whom he originally collaborated to create The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies, now illustrated by his aunt, Deborah.
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Drawn from the Heart
Author Ron Brooks
Illustrator Ron Brooks
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2010
Price $49.99
Ron Brooks grew up in East Gippsland, a country boy with a yen for drawing and observation of the life around him. He became an acknowledged master of the picture-book form, winning acclaim both nationally and internationally for classics such as The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek and John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Wagner - both in print continuously for over 30 years - and Old Pig and the multi-award-winning Fox by Margaret Wild. Yet success never came easy. In this searching memoir he recreates his life as an artist, husband, father, with all its twists and turns, its pain and joy. Along the way he offers rare insights into the 'secret' process of picture-making and story-shaping. Illustrated with roughs and finished art from his best-loved books, Drawn from the Heart is a classic in its own right. |
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Princess & Fairy: Twinkly Ballerinas!
Author Anna Pignataro
Illustrator Anna Pignataro
Publisher Scholastic, 2010
Price $19.99
Hop in and join Princess and Fairy-the two most adorable bunnies in all of Fairyland-as they pirouette across the pages in their latest glittering adventure. Visit Swan Lake, Coppelia Cove, Sleeping Beauty Bay and more. And remember that the most twinkly things may be found where you least expect!
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Arrival & Sketch Book Deluxe Set
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Scholastic, 2010
Price $350.00
This collector`s edition (1500 copies only) each signed and numbered by Shaun) will fascinate anyone who has fallen under the spell of Shaun Tan`s timeless story, and offers a revealing insight into the craft of one of Australia s most compelling author-illustrators.
A unique presentation of the best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic novel THE ARRIVAL, and a new companion volume of commentary and developmental drawings, SKETCHES FROM A NAMELESS LAND, beautifully packages the two books within a traveller`s suitcase that also contains a limited edition numbered Shaun Tan print of an illustration from THE ARRIVAL. |
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DVD of the award winning animated film based on `The Lost Thing`
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Produced by Passion Pictures.Distributed by Madman Entertainment
Price $19.95
DVD Extras include: Deleted scenes, pre-production artwork, notes and commentaries, mini-features on animation development, plus an extensive interview.
To see a short trailer of the film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikA9pUAnWs
n.b. the limited edition package of DVD and book (field guide) has finished and only the DVD is now available at $19.95
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The Legend of the Golden Snail
Author Graeme Base
Illustrator Graeme Base
Publisher Penguin Books, 2010
Price $29.95
Graeme Base, creator of bestselling classics including Animalia and The Eleventh Hour takes the reader on a stunning magical journey through a land of vivid imagination.
The Golden Snail has been banished to the ends of the earth and Wilbur sets out on a mission to free it.
Along the way he makes friends who save him from rough seas and mazes of madness, returning him safely home.
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Rufus the Numbat
Author David Miller
Illustrator David Miller
Publisher Ford Street, 2010
Price $24.95
Rufus the Numbat walks out of the bush at the front of the book back into the bush at the end of the book. Rufus does not care for things of the town like cappuccinos or cream cake, or for the town and its parade and noise. But on his way Rufus startles a cyclist and later a Chinese Dragon creating all sorts of mayhem.
David Miller`s minimalist text contrasts with his detailed paper sculptures set over pen and ink backgrounds.
Reversing the typical roles of humans and animals, David Miller`s imaginative tale challenges us to wonder what would happen if animals infringed on the lives of humans. This lively picture book introduces young readers to the fragile relationship between humans and animals, as well as strong themes about respecting animal habitats and behaviours, the effect of humans encroaching on the habitats of our native animals and the place of animals in our ever-expanding built world.
This is David Miller`s fourteenth picture book and the fifth that he has written. His books are illustrated with photographs of his dramatic, colourful, 3D paper sculptures.
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To The Top End
Author Roland Harvey
Illustrator Roland Harvey
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2009
Price $24.99
Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum and Dad embark on their most exciting adventure yet - from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel with them on the ferry across Bass Strait to the mainland, through Kelly country, along the Murray, into the Flinders Ranges, underground at Coober Pedy, overhead at the Olgas, overland to the Great Sandy Desert, with the fishes at the Great Barrier Reef, deep into the Daintree, out to the islands, kayaking at Kakadu and finally frolicking on the beach at the very top.
Then go back and see if you can find a football in the illustrations on each page.
Hours of fun for the whole family! |
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Mirror
Author Jeannie Baker
Illustrator Jeannie Baker
Publisher Walker Books, 2010
Price $39.95
Two diverse cultures, countries and families are linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book.
This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously – one from the left, the other from the right.
The narrative is conveyed wordlessly, with a short introduction and author`s note in both English and Arabic.
Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families. An Australian family, whose way of life strikes a familiar chord, and a family from a far away country with a way of life that differs more than one can imagine. As we read we discover the simple truth that despite these differences we are all the same. We are the mirror of each other.
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Louie the Pirate Chef
Author Simon Mitchell
Illustrator Ben Wood
Publisher Working Title Press, 2010
Price $24.95
This is a funny, light-hearted story of Louie who would rather be a chef than a pirate, much to the dismay of his seafaring parents. When Captain Blackheart and his crew are busy raiding another pirate ship, Louie can only think about herb-crumbed fish fillets, and lemon jelly cheesecake. When Bloodthirsty Pete and No-Legged Bruce are plundering a far eastern seaport Louie is dreaming of Peking duck, soft rice noodles and deep-fried ice cream. No one is very impressed with Louie, until they find themselves deserted on an island with plenty of treasure and no food. Ben Wood`s warm and amusing illustrations make this a book to be enjoyed by the whole family. |
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Harry & Hopper
Author Margaret Wild
Illustrator Freya Blackwood
Publisher Scholastic, 2009
Price $24.95
When the puppy came to live with Harry and Dad, he was as jumpy as a grasshopper. So that's what Harry called him. Hopper. Harry and Hopper do everything together. Hopper helps Harry with his homework and Harry helps Hopper escape from his weekly bath. At night, Hopper sneaks past Dad and goes to sleep in Harry`s bed. One day, Harry comes home from school and his dog isn't there to greet him. Harry will never know the feel or the smell of Hopper again. But love is strong, and Hopper will stay with Harry as long as he needs him . . .
Margaret Wild text and Freya Blackwood`s illustrations meld beautifully to create an evocative and emotionally charged story which will touch the hearts of children and adults.
Winner of the 2010 Kate Greenaway Medal.
Limited Edition prints available.
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The Return of the Word Spy: A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond...
Author Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator Tohby Riddle
Publisher Penguin, 2010
Price $24.95
Packed with cartoons, games, facts and puzzles, The Return of the Word Spy continues the WORD SPY`s fascinating journey through the English language.
From the beginning of time, the WORD SPY has been creeping down hallways, hiding in shadows and journeying through different lands to discover everything there is to know about the English language. In her first book, The Word Spy, she shared with us the secrets she`d learnt about English, from the first alphabet in 4000 BC right up to the tricks of modern texting. In The Return of the Word Spy she continues the fascinating journey through language, with chapters on language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and written forms of communication. In an accessible, engaging style, the WORD SPY explains the meaning of nouns, verbs, pronouns, `dead` languages, word origins and other wordy wonders.
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Yellow is My Favourite Colour
Author Judy Horacek
Illustrator Judy Horacek
Publisher Penguin, 2010
Price $14.95
From the acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator of Where is the Green Sheep? comes this joyous celebration of colours in a board book for preschoolers.
The rhythmic rhyming text is brought to life by the bright and lively illustrations of children engaged in fun activities that they all love to do.
The story is told from the point-of-view of a child whose favourite colour is yellow. |
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There`s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake: 30th Anniversary Edition
Author Hazel Edwards
Illustrator Deborah Niland
Publisher
Price $24.95
`My daddy says there's a hole in our roof. I know why there`s a hole. There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake.`
This classic story about one of the largest and most famous imaginary friends has been delighting children around the world now for 30 years. To celebrate the 30th anniversary the original hippo story has been republished in a hardback gift edition with a special sparkly hippo on the cover, ready to delight a whole new generation of children.
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Fox
Author Margaret Wild
Illustrator Ron Brooks
Publisher Allen & Unwin, revised edition, 2010
Price $27.99
A revised edition of this classic Australian Picture book.
Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes.
This breathtaking story has won acclaim around the world: CBCA Picture Book of the Year; two Premiers` literary awards; honours in Germany, Brazil, Japan; a shortlisting for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK, and more.
`A publishing landmark.` Magpies
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Nobody owns the Moon
Author Tohby Riddle
Illustrator Tohby Riddle
Publisher Penguin, 2008
Price $24.95
Limited Edition prints available.
A wacky picture book with heart!
Clive Prendergast is a fox with a regular job and a place to call home. His friend Humphrey is a struggling donkey with no fixed address. Life in the city is a mixed bag for these two, but a special-looking blue envelope is about to change everything - at least for one wonderful night.
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Eric
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2010
Price $9.99
The story of Eric (the foreign exchange student who preferred to sleep in the pantry) was originally published in Tales from Outer Suburbia. This new edition is a delightful small hardback. |
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My Country
Author Dorothea Mackellar
Illustrator Andrew McLean
Publisher Omnibus, 2010
Price $27.00
My Country is widely regarded as the universal statement of why Australians love their country. First published in 1908, this edition with Andrew McLean`s sympathetic yet powerful illustrations, gives this patriotic poem a new lease of life for a new audience. |
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Ned Kelly and the Green Sash
Author Mark Greenwood
Illustrator Frane Lessac
Publisher Walker Books, 2010
Price $27.95
This beautifully produced narrative non-fiction picture book provides a window into the character of a poor boy, once honoured for his bravery, who grew up to become Australia`s most notorious bushranger.
The text includes brief biographies and fact files on the Kelly Gang, the true story behind the green sash and a detailed list of sources. |
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April Underhill, Tooth Fairy
Author Bob Graham
Illustrator Bob Graham
Publisher Walker Books, 2010
Price $27.95
High in the sky above Parkville, toothfairies April and Esme Underhill are on their way to collect their very first tooth¨April and Esme have never collected a tooth before.
Mum and Dad always do it. But tonight it`s their turn. So, equipped with a bag, a coin and a mobile phone, the sisters head for Daniel Dangerfield`s house, and a very unusual first tooth visit!"
Another warm Bob Graham picture book that will delight all ages! |
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Can I cuddle the Moon?
Author Kerry Brown
Illustrator Lisa Stewart
Publisher Scholastic, 2010
Price $15.99
A gorgeous, fluffy baby owl is looking for someone to cuddle. While he makes some unusual suggestions-the sun, the stars, the moon-wise mother owl looks on, offering advice.
A gentle, playful story that concludes with the very best type of cuddle-one from Mum!
Lisa Stewart's stunning collage illustrations make this a book to be treasured. |
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There`s a goat in my coat
Author Rosemary Milne
Illustrator Andrew McLean
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2010
Price $25.00
Rosemary Milne and Andrew McLean have captured the exuberance of childhood in this lively collection of rhymes - perfect for play and for developing children`s language. |
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The Great Bear
Author Libby Gleeson
Illustrator Armin Greder
Publisher Walker, 2010
Price $16.95
A heartfelt story of a cruelly treated dancing bear who finds the courage to stand up for herself.¨
The circus bear spends her days in a cage and her nights performing for a crowd. The crowd taunts her as she dances - poking her with sticks or throwing stones. Can she ever break free?
From the award-winning team of Libby Gleeson and Armin Greder comes a story with a powerful visual narrative.¨ The Great Bear, published by Scholastic in 1999, was Short-listed for CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2000 and winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, Fiction for Infants category 2000.
This edition is part of the Walker Classics series- new editions of classic Australian and New Zealand picture books. |
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Phoebe`s Book of Fairy Stories - in three volumes
Author J E Banks Smith
Illustrator June Evelyn
Publisher J.E.B.S. Publications, 2004
Price $12.00
Charming and nostalgic, gentle and whimsical, these three pretty volumes feature stories about Australian fairies, bush sprites and sea elves.
Their adventures all in Australian settings, are brought to life in June Evelyn`s magical watercolour paintings.
Perfect read-aloud stories for older people to share with the very young, especially if you love and believe in fairies!
These books, signed by artist June Evelyn, can be purchased singly, or as a set.
Prints of some of the book illustrations are available.
Prints: $150 framed, $95 unframed |
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Running with the Horses
Author Alison Lester
Illustrator Alison Lester
Publisher Penguin Books, 2009
Price $29.95
Alison Lester is one of Australia`s most-loved picture book creators.
Her latest picture book Running with the Horses was fifteen years in the making and features an interesting change in her style of illustration.
The story, about a young girl`s faith in an extraordinary old horse, makes this an unforgettable story of courage, adventure and friendship.
Ten year old Nina lives with her father above the palace stables at the Royal Academy of Dancing Horses. She loves watching the famous white stallions as they parade for the crowds, but her favourite horse is an ordinary mare called Zelda - an old cab horse Nina often pats on her way home from school.
When Nina`s world changes dramatically, she and her father have to flee from the city. Their journey over the mountains with Zelda and the stallions seems impossible, with danger at every turn . . . |
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The Peasant Prince
Author Li Cunxin
Illustrator Anne Spudvilas
Publisher Viking, 2007
Price $29.95
The true story of Li Cunxin`s extraordinary life. Based on his internationally best-selling memoir `Mao's Last Dancer`, in this remarkable picture book Anne Spudvilas`s illustrations have captured the essence of one of the most inspiring stories to come from China in many years. |
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Chester & Gil
Author Carol Faulkner
Illustrator Ann James
Publisher Omnibus books, 2009
Price $26.99
Chester and Gil live in the same goldfish bowl. While Gil just floats around the same old place, Chester knows he can save the world. His motto, 'Life is what you make it', takes on epic dimensions in this fumy story of a fishy odd couple and the power of thinking big.
Ann James watercolour illustrations are fishily dramatic and humorous |
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Mannie and the Long Brave Day
Author Martine Murray
Illustrator Sally Rippin
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2009
Price $29.95
Two talented picture book makers Martine Murray and Sally Rippin have created a magical story that celebrates friendship, courage and the wonder of a child`s imagination.
Mannie is going on an adventure. She is taking Lilliput and Strawberry Luca. And she hasn`t forgotten her special box of secret things, just in case the adventure gets adventurous...
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Wendy
Author Gus Gordon
Illustrator Gus Gordon
Publisher Penguin Books, 2009
Price $24.95
Gus Gordon's first picture book is a treat!
Wendy doesn't want to be just any old chicken. She wants ADVENTURE, she wants EXCITEMENT. She wants TO BE A STAR!
And then a travelling circus comes to town . . .
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Dog & Bird water the Garden
Author Tohby Riddle
Illustrator Tohby Riddle
Publisher Penguin, 2009
Price $14.95
A picture book for the very young by well known author/illustrator Tohby Riddle.
Slosh! Slosh! When Dog and Bird fill up their watering cans they're ready to water the garden. But not everything will need watering.
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The Cloudchasers - Book 1
Author Steven Hunt
Illustrator David Richarson
Publisher ABC Books, 2008
Price $39.95
These two Illustrated books for older readers are stunningly designed. The digital illustrations are compelling and the stories engaging.
In the grey streets of Bankertown, where children are threatened with the horror of the Institute, a young girl called Alice dares to rebel. Pursued by the vermin-infested Catcher, Alice, her friend Spinner and the unwilling Thomas, escape beyond the clouds in a hot air balloon... |
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The East Wind - The Cloudchasers - Book 2
Author Steven Hunt
Illustrator David Richarson
Publisher ABC Books, 2009
Price $39.95
On their quest to restore freedom and imagination to the bleak world of Bankertown, Alice, Thomas and Spinner's search takes them to terrifying and fantastic lands.
The thrilling conclusion to the Cloudchasers saga. |
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Fox and fine Feathers
Author Narelle Oliver
Illustrator Narelle Oliver
Publisher Omnibus Books, 2009
Price $27.99
Narelle Oliver's latest picture book features stunning illustrations reproduced from her hand-coloured lino prints. The story is a timeless fable with a contemporary twist.
Lyrebird, Coucal, Pitta and Nightjar are birds of the forest floor.
Although as different as it is possible to be from one another, they always look out for danger and warn each other. But one day, only Nightjar is watching. Can he warn the others in time?... |
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Simpson and his Donkey
Author Mark Greenwood
Illustrator Frane Lessac
Publisher Walker Books 2009
Price $27.95
This is the heroic story of the one man and a donkey and a strange twist of fate that brought two boyhood friends together one last time.
This telling is thoroughly researched and accessible to children.
The illustrations are suprising in their detail, viewpoint and colour and give a sense of the place and the feeling of war.
Simpson and his Donkey is an honour book in the Eve Pownall Award for information Books in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. |
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Leaf
Author Stephen Michael King
Illustrator Stephen Michael King
Publisher Scholastic, 2008
Price $19.99
Stephen Michael King's books include Mutt Dog, The Man who loved Boxes, Henry and Amy and Emily loves to Bounce.
Leaf is his most playful, moving and beautiful picture book to date.
It's small format makes it a book for that special gift.
Leaf is an honour book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. |
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How to heal a broken Wing
Author Bob Graham
Illustrator Bob Graham
Publisher Walker Books, 2008
Price $27.95
When Will sees a fallen bird on the crowed city pavement, he stops and looks - and reaches down to help...
A simple story masterfully told by one of Australia's most well loved creators of picture books.
How to heal a broken Wing is winner of the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award in the USA, shortlisted for the 2009 Kate Greenaway Medal and winner of the Early Childhood category in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. |
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Mr Chicken Goes to Paris
Author Leigh Hobbs
Illustrator Leigh Hobbs
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2009
Price $24.99
Mr Chicken has taken up his friend Yvette`s invitation to visit Paris. As they journey together through the City of Love, Mr Chicken is overcome by the magic of all the city has to offer - and the inhabitants of this most stylish city don`t quite know what to make of him. Mr Chicken will delight children of all ages.
Leigh is also the creator of Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Fiona the Pig. His distinctive style has attracted critical acclaim in Australia and internationally.
`The world`s most beautiful city meets the world`s most startling chicken... Not since Quasimodo has Paris been host to a monster of such charm. In typical exuberant style, Hobbs takes us abroad with the gentlemanly Mr Chicken, who tours the magnifique sights of Paris unaware that his enormous top-hatted self is the most astonishing spectacle of all. Joyously colourful, brilliantly observed, hilariously wry, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris is Leigh Hobbs' masterpiece.`
Sonya Hartnett
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The Bird King and other Sketches
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Windy Hollow Books, 2010
Price $39.95
The bird king, the anthropologists, the thing in the bathroom, the paraffin-oil koala, the secret birthday party what do they all have in common? Nothing! Except for the fact that they all come from the sketchbooks of Shaun Tan, acclaimed creator of The Lost Thing, The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia. Also selected by the artist are preliminary drawings for book, film and theatre projects, portrait and landscape studies, along with pages from traveling notebooks. This collection offers a special insight into the daydreams of a celebrated author an illustrator.
Featuring never before published work from this extremely popular author/illustrator, this a book for artists, graphics students and others among Shaun`s large, worldwide fan base.
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The Arrival and Sketches from a Nameless Land
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Hachette, 2010
Price $89.99
Limited Edition prints available.
This special boxed set of the best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic novel The Arrival, and a new companion volume of commentary and developmental drawings, Sketches from a Nameless Land will fascinate anyone who has fallen under the spell of Shaun Tan`s timeless story, and offers a revealing insight into the craft of one of Australia`s most compelling author-illustrators.
The Arrival has become one of the most critically acclaimed books of recent years, a wordless masterpiece that describes a world beyond any familiar time or place. How did it come to be created, and what inspired its unique and captivating story? In Sketches from a Nameless Land, author Shaun Tan explains the origins of his ideas, using examples from early research and concept sketches through to finished artwork. In tracing this evolution, he sheds light on the silent language of images, the spirit of the migrant experience and the artist s creative journey.
www.thearrival.com.au
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Tales for Outer Suburbia
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Allen & Unwin, 2008
Price $35
Limited Edition prints available.
In this collection of illustrated short stories Shaun Tan, creator of award winning books including The Arrival, the Lost Thing and The Red Tree reveals the mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, stranded sea animals, tiny exchange students and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight.
Tales from Outer Suburbia is the winner of the Older Readers Category of the 2009 CBCA Books of the Year Awards. |
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The Arrival
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Lothian Books
Price HB $39.99
Limited Edition prints available.
The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. With nothing more than a suitcase and a handful of currency, the immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment. He is helped along the way by sympathetic strangers, each carrying their own unspoken history: stories of struggle and survival in a world of incomprehensible violence, upheaval and hope. |
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The Lost Thing
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Lothian Books, 2000
Price HB $28.99 PB $17.99
Limited Edition prints available.
The Lost Thing is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice it`s presence. Each is unhelpful in their own way; strangers, friends, parents are all unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to day-to-day life. In spite of his better judgement, the boy feels sorry for this hapless creature, and attempts to find out where it belongs.
The Lost Thing received an Honourable Mention at the Bologna International Book Fair, Italy, was named an Honour Book at the CBCA Awards, won an Aurealis Award and a Spectrum Award for illustration in the United States. Original illustrations from the book were exhibited at the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo.
A London-based film production company, Passion Pictures, is currently adapting The Lost Thing as a short animated film, and the Canberra-based youth theatre company Jigsaw has staged a multi-media adaptation of the story at the National Gallery of Australia in October 2004. |
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The Viewer
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Lothian Books, 1997
Price PB $16.99
Written by acclaimed horror writer Gary Crew, The Viewer tells the peculiar story of a boy whose obsession with curious artefacts leads him to discover an strange box at a dump site. It proves to be an ancient chest full of optical devices, one of which captures his interest; an intricately mechanical object which carries disks of images; scenes of destruction, violence and the collapse of civilisations throughout time. The boy is afraid, but also cannot help but look into the machine time and time again as the images shift and change... |
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The Red Tree
Author Shaun Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan
Publisher Lothian Books, 2001
Price HB $28.99 PB $17.99
Limited Edition prints available.
The Red Tree is a story without any particular narrative; a series of distinct imaginary worlds as self-contained images which invite readers to draw their own meaning in the absence of any written explanation. As a concept, the book is inspired by the impulse of children and adults alike to describe feelings using metaphor - monsters, storms, sunshine, rainbows and so on. Moving beyond cliché, I sought painted images that might further explore the expressive possibilities of this kind of shared imagination, which could be at once strange and familiar. A nameless young girl appears in every picture, a stand-in for ourselves; she passes helplessly through many dark moments, yet ultimately finds something hopeful at the end of her journey.
The Red Tree won the Patricia Wrightson prize in the NSW Premie`s Book Awards, and was awarded the 'le Prix Octogones 2003' prize by the Centre International d'Etudes en Litterature de Jeunesse, following it`s translation into French. It is also published as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish and Canadian/US editions. |
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