WANTED: The Cutest Baby in the World
Illustrated by Sarah Zweck
Late one evening, a detective knocks on the door of two exhausted parents. She's on the hunt for the world's most devious master criminal: The Cutest Baby in the World…
what to do when you’re not sure what to do
Illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper
A warm and whimsical guide to negotiating life's little and big moments, What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do focuses on situations outside a child's home and domestic realm where they might feel unsure. A gentle exploration of empathy, courage and confidence.
ALL OF THE FACTORS OF WHY I LOVE TRACTORS
Illustrated by Jenny Lovlie
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?
corner park clubhouse: the secret life of lola
When lifelong friends Lola, Belle, Maisie and Sophia reunite at their beloved Corner Park Clubhouse for the winter school holidays, Lola has a great idea: they'll enter the local drama competition!
ALL THE WAYS TO BE SMART
Illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Smart is not just ticks and crosses,
smart is building boats from boxes.
Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,
being mermaids, riding dragons …
A joyful and exquisitely illustrated book that celebrates all children, and the many unique and wonderful ways to be smart.
HATTIE HELPS OUT
Co-written with Jane Godwin
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood
Hattie is the perfect helper. Or so she thinks! An endearing picture book that any child – and parent – will relate to.
LEMONADE JONES AND THE GREAT SCHOOL FETE
A haunted house. A giant rainbow slide. And delicious donuts from Clark Dark's dad's donut van. Lemonade Jones's school fete is going to be as sparkly and fun as a shook-up bottle of fizzy drink.
Most exciting of all is the Year One Mum Band. Lemonade Jones has talked her mum into being the lead singer, and everyone knows that the lead singer is the star.
This is going to be the greatest school fete ever!
ALICE OF PEPPERMINT GROVE
Our Australia Girl, Alice Book 3
It's 1918…and the war has finally ended. Alice can't wait for Teddy to come home from fighting in Europe so things can go back to normal. But when Mabel gets up to mischief and a handsome stranger returns to Peppermint Grove, life becomes more complicated than ever. Can Alice fix everyone's problems – including her own?
THE ALICE STORIES
For the first time, read all four Alice stories in one beautiful hardback edition.
It's 1918 and Alice's deepest wish is to be a professional ballerina. But as World War One tears her family apart, a battle is being fought in her heart. Can Alice keep everyone together and still make her dreams of dancing come true?
Journey with Alice across all four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.
Loyal, creative and passionate, Alice is an enchanting Australian Girl.
THE CHEEKY TODDLER ALPHABET
Illustrated by Jennifer Falkner
An A-to-Z celebration of the chaos and tenderness of the toddler years – that bittersweet window of domestic life when each day is a magical bunfight that you wouldn't trade for anything…or would you?
WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
Illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper
A warm and whimsical guide to negotiating life's little moments and big emotions with empathy, kindness and words from the heart.
HOW TO BE A REAL BALLERINA
Illustrated by Jenny Lovlie
There is a lot to learn about being a ballerina. It is hard work and can seem silly at times. But when you walk out on the stage, it’s like magic and fireworks and Christmas-tree lights in your tummy.
A cheeky story about discovering the joys of dance.
sophia and the corner park clubhouse
Sophia and her lifelong best friends, Belle, Maisie and Lola, are reunited at their old favourite hangout – the Corner Park Clubhouse – after their first term at different high schools. But it soon becomes obvious that, in spite of pinkie swears and promises, they’re drifting apart.
UNDER THE LOVE UMBRELLA
Illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Whatever you fear, come close my dear
You’re tucked in safe for always here
And I will never not be near
Because of our love umbrella
From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring – wherever we roam in the big, wild world.
OH, ALBERT!
Illustrated by Sara Acton
Oh Albert, how could you? was inspired by a newspaper article of the same name about a boxer with a penchant for destroying his owner's home and belongings (resulting in bills of over $40,000!).
A WHOLE LOT OF LEMONADE JONES
There are a lot of rules that don't interest Lemonade Jones:
No running in the classroom, not even in an emergency.
Dangerous animals should be in cages.
No biting. (Not even your worst enemy.)
But it's especially hard to stick to the rules when you're making life loud and exciting. And Lemonade Jones likes it when loud and exciting things happen.
ALICE AND THE APPLE BLOSSOM FAIR
Our Australia Girl, Alice Book 2
It's 1918…and Alice has never felt lonelier. Her father is missing at sea, her brother Teddy is away at war, and she's not allowed to speak to her best friend anymore. Alice tries to forget her worries by having a stall at the Apple Blossom Fair. But when strange events start happening in the town, everything goes wrong … Will the war ever be over, and will life for Alice ever be the same again?
HOW TO HELP WHEN YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP
Illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper
A warm-hearted exploration of some of the big and small ways we can all make a difference in the world, no matter our age – at home, around the neighbourhood, at school and in the community.
TOMORROW IS A BRAND-NEW DAY
Illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Good or bad, the things you do are all a part of being you – of learning how to take your boat on stormy seas and stay afloat.
A healing and uplifting tribute to learning and growing - to making mistakes and making amends.
THE END OF THE WORLD IS BIGGER THAN LOVE
Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from a destroyed world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days deep in their mother’s collection of classic literature—until a mysterious stranger upends their carefully constructed reality.
birthday baby
Co-written with Jane Godwin
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood
It's a busy day for baby in this darling, cheeky, charming board book.
Today is baby's birthday. Happy baby!
THE UNDERWATER FANCY-DRESS PARADE
Illustrated by Allison Colpoys
The day before the underwater fancy-dress parade, Alfie got that feeling.
Sometimes it’s hard to be brave. Sometimes you get that feeling. Sometimes you’re just not ready … until, one day, you are.
LEMONADE JONES: THE FIRST DAY BACK AND THE ZOO THAT COMES TO YOU
Lemonade Jones likes to ask lots of questions and does not like rules - warm, funny stories for the beginning reader about a girl who likes to ask 'why?'
PEACETIME FOR ALICE
Our Australia Girl, Alice Book 4
It's 1919…and Alice is busy looking after Mama, practising her dancing, and trying to cheer up her brother Teddy now that he's back from the war. Alice soon comes up with a brilliant idea - a big event that is sure to make Teddy happy again. Will Alice's grand plan work out in the way she hopes? And will Alice and her family be able to leave the sorrows of the past behind.
MEET ALICE
Our Australia Girl, Alice Book 1
It's 1918…and Alice lives with her big family by the Swan River in Perth, while on the other side of the world, the Great War rages. Alice's deepest wish is to become a ballerina, and when she auditions for a famous dance teacher from London, it seems as if her dreams might come true. But then there's a terrible accident, and Alice must ask herself whether there are more important things than dancing.