Children's 2011 - Hill of Content Bookshop

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Cover: The stunning illustration on the
cover of our catalogue is by renowned
Melbourne illustrator Anna Walker.
Anna has been writing and illustrating
children’s books since 2007 and has
won awards both in Australia and
internationally. We have a range of
Anna's beautiful books available in store,
including I Don't Believe in Dragons.
We are also selling posters of Anna’s beautiful
cover illustration. A1 $40, A2 $20.

Baby & Toddler
Old Bear
Kevin Henkes
BB $10.99
Old Bear lumbers to
his cave to hibernate
until spring. In his
dreams he is a cub
again, exploring the
seasons. He dreams
of spring’s beautiful
blooms, summer’s berries, autumn’s fiery colours
and winter’s blazing stars. Babies and toddlers will
adore the vibrancy of the colour in this board
book.
Press Here
Herve Tullet
BB $19.99
Press here. That’s
right. Just press the
yellow dot...and turn
the page. The single
touch of a finger
sparks a whimsical
dance of colour and
motion in this joyful
celebration of the power of the imagination. This
irresistible picture book is ideal for sharing with
children and has created a sensation worldwide.
Little Master
Shakespeare:
Romeo & Juliet
Jennifer Adams
BB $12.99
In this new series called
Baby Lit, Jennifer Adams
and illustrator and
designer Alison Oliver
cleverly present classic stories to babies and
toddlers. The concept is counting with a dash of
Shakespearian text included. The illustrations are
graphic and funky. This series is a great gift for the
child of book loving parents. Also available: Little
Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice $12.99
The Big Book Of
Words and Pictures
Ole Konnecke
BB $24.99
November
This is a large format board
book of early concept
words and pictures, full of
charm and humour that
preschoolers will
appreciate. It contains the whole world of childhood.
There’s a kitchen and all the things in it. There are
planes and ships, plants and animals – actually
everything imaginable and if you look very closely,
you will find enchanting small stories on every page.
Charley Harper
Colours
Charley Harper
BB $12.95
This lovely book helps
youngsters identify
colours through vivid
illustrations that
capture their
imagination. Charley Harper’s bold and simple
illustrations will engage the young toddler’s
imaginations. Featuring some of Harper’s classic
birds and including other rare images, this book is
a visual treat.
Counting In
The Garden
Patrick and
Emily Hurby
BB $19.95
Counting in the
Garden celebrates the
joy of growing flowers,
fruits and vegetables in
one’s very own garden. This chunky board book is
an absolute visual feast with its graphic and vivid
illustrations by illustrator and designer Patrick
Hurby.

Picture Books
Grandpa
Green
Lane Smith
HB $25.99
The New York
Times Book
Review has
called this book
‘an unassuming
little masterpiece’. Grandpa Green wasn’t always a
gardener. He was a farm boy and a kid with
chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an
artist. In this stunning picture book Lane Smith
explores aging, memory and the bonds of family
history and most of all, love.
Pomelo Begins
To Grow
Ramona Badescu and
Benjamin Chaud
HB $25.95
What happens as a little one
begins to grow? Are there
growing pains? Do different
parts of the body grow
unequally? Children love it
when they start to grow. But they also have
questions, and maybe even worry a little. As
Pomelo begins to grow he begins to notice the
world around him in a different way and at once he
wants to do something big, bigger than he’s ever
done!
Bumble-Ardy
Maurice Sendak
HB $24.99
October
Bumble-Ardy is
the first new book
written and
illustrated by
Sendak since
1981. Highly anticipated, this glorious book is
about a mischievous pig who has reached the age
of nine without ever having had a birthday party.
But all that changes when Bumble throws a party
for himself and invites all his friends, leading to a
wild masquerade that quickly gets out of hand.
My Rhinoceros
Jon Agee
HB $25.99
If you should ever get a
rhinoceros for a pet,
you’re in for a surprise.
It won’t chase a ball. Or
a stick. Or a Frisbee. In
fact, according to the
experts, a rhinoceros
can only two things:
pop balloons and poke holes in kites. But as
you’ll discover in Jon Agee’s hilarious picture
book, rhinoceroses can do more –so much
more – than that!
100 Things
Masayuki Sebe
PB $14.99
This fun book is a cross
between a picture book
and a game book.
Masayuki Sebe saturates
the pages with colour
and in true Japanese
style has created the
cutest ‘Kawaii’ characters. A counting book at the
core this book however is so much more. Each
page is filled with hidden things to find and look at
making this a book that will be enjoyed for hours
upon hours.
Along A
Long Road
Frank Viva
HB $25.95
Follow that road!
Speed off on an
eventful bicycle
ride along the
bold yellow road
that cuts through town, by the sea and through
the country. Ride up and around, along and
through, out and down. Viva’s striking graphic
style is pure delight to the eye and his lilting;
rhythmic is a joy to read aloud.

Picture Books
Tip Tap
Went The
Crab
Tim Hopgood
PB $14.99
Tim Hopgood
is one of the
best new
talents in picture books. In this book a mother
crab emerges from her rock pool to count all the
wonderful creatures around her. After she’s
counted everything from one noisy seagull and two
sleepy sea lions to nine silent sharks at the bottom
of the sea, the little crab soon realizes that her very
own rock pool is the most amazing place of all.
The Onions
Great Escape
Sara Fanelli
HB $29.95
Sara Fanelli’s activity book
asks young readers to help
the onion break free by
answering thought-provoking
questions and completing
the activities within, finally
pressing a three-dimensional
character right out of the pages. The book
encourages young children to be imaginative and
think about complex issues in unexpected ways.
Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
HB $24.99
Floyd gets his kite stuck
up a tree. He throws up
his shoe to shift it, but
that gets stuck too. So he
throws up his other shoe
and that gets stuck, along
with… a ladder, a pot of
paint, the kitchen sink, an
orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things!
This is a hilarious book by bestselling author Oliver
Jeffers, with a wonderful surprise ending.
The High Street
Alice Melvin
HB $19.95
Sally has a list of 10 items
she needs to buy. Open the
flaps to see inside the
shops, where unusual
things are going on. Can
Sally find everything on her
list? Each shop is depicted
through this charming story
in Alice Melvin’s trademark,
highly detailed illustrations, that both hark back to
a previous age and remain strongly contemporary.
I Want My
Hat Back
Jon Klassen
HB $24.95
The bear’s hat is gone and
he wants it back. Patiently
and politely, he asks the
animals he comes across,
one by one, whether they
have seen it. Told
completely in dialogue, this
delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out
in sly illustrations laced with visual humour— and
winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will
have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.
Pushka
Stephen Mackey
HB $28.99
Pushka is fast asleep in
his bed on the circus
train. Little does he
know that he is about to
topple out...amongst the
enchanted trees.
Scared, Pushka runs
away through the night until he spies the most
beautiful dancing girl. Once again, fine artist,
Stephen Mackey has created a dreamy, fairytale
like story that is utterly captivating.

Australian Picture Books
The Ghost Of
Miss Annabel
Spoon
Aaron Blabey
HB $29.95
October
No matter what
hour, she lurked
looking sour, be it midnight or mid-afternoon. Her
dresses were shabby, her mood always crabby.
Life is cursed for the people of the village of Twee.
The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their
every waking hour. But then one day, the brave
and practical young Herbert Kettle has the most
extraordinary idea.
Look, A Book!
Libby Gleeson and
Freya Blackwood
HB $24.95
October
Set in a dreary and
underprivileged world,
Look, A Book! is an
exhilarating whirl through
the magic of imagination.
When two children stumble across a book in the
dust their world begins to change. The familiar
becomes fantastical and the mundane becomes
magical. This is a book about books and the
incredible places and emotions books can allow
their reader to experience.
Ben And
Duck
Sara Acton
HB $24.99
What do you do
when you go to the
park to feed the
ducks and then
one follows you
home? This is a very funny story about Ben and a
persuasive and persistent duck. Sara’s beautiful
soft illustrations delightfully portray Ben’s
experience of at first trying to elude the duck but
eventually becoming his friend.
A Bus Called Heaven
Bob Graham
HB $27.95
A broken, old bus appears
one morning, sad as a whale
on a beach, right outside
Stella’s house. On the front
of it is a hand painted sign
that says “Heaven”. For
Stella, this decrepit old
vehicle is special, a place for
everyone in the neighbourhood to be together. But
one day, the bus is towed away and Stella must
fight to save not just the bus, but everything the
community has worked so hard to create.
Rudie Nudie
Emma Quay
HB $24.99
November
With its lively,
rhyming text and
gorgeous
illustrations Emma
Quay has created
an instant classic. Rudie Nudie captures the
moments that occur between bath and bedtime
beautifully. This is the perfect book to read aloud
and every toddler will delight in recognising
themselves in the story.
Squish Rabbit
Katherine Battersby
HB $19.95
Squish is just a little
rabbit. But being little
can lead to BIG
problems. Sometimes
Squish is hard to hear
and see. And it isn’t
easy making friends. But no matter how little
Squish is, one thing is certain, he has a very large
heart. Squish Rabbit is a tale celebrating the joy of
friendship.

Wordless Picture Books
Anno’s Journey
Mitsumasa Anno
PB $10.99
Mitsumasa Anno’s
books are classics in
the wordless genre.
Anno’s Journey is told
through brilliant
illustrations that take
young readers on a
wondrous tour of
northern Europe, seeing its landscape, geography
and architecture along the way. Every reading of this
incredible book will guarantee new discoveries.
The
Chicken
Thief
Beatrice
Rodriguez
HB $22.99
When a fox
steals a chicken from her friends, they set out to
rescue her. They negotiate forests, climb
mountains and cross the sea to get her back. But
it becomes perfectly clear that the chicken and fox
love each other, as the chicken explains most
eloquently – in a book entirely without words.
The Tree House
Marije Tolman
HB $26.99
A polar bear rides a whale
to a tree rising out of the
water. At the top of the
tree is a tree house. He’s
joined by a brown bear in
a boat. The bears find
that the tree house is the
perfect place to read.
When the water recedes,
they are joined by many other animals that come by
land and air. Tolman has created a wondrous picture
book that is pure magic.
Where’s
Walrus
Stephen Savage
HB $24.99
Bored with life at
the zoo, an
adventurous walrus
escapes to the
outside world. With
the zookeeper in
hot pursuit, Walrus
cleverly tries on all sorts of hats to disguise himself.
Stephen Savage’s witty and retro illustrations are the
perfect embodiment of a wordless picture book rich
with layers of visual flair and sly humour.
The Umbrella
Dieter Schubert
HB $25.95
A little dog finds an
umbrella in the
garden on a windy
day. The moment
the dog picks up
the umbrella, it
catches the wind
and pulls the dog
skywards. This is the start to fantastic journey
around the world. The most divine illustrations
make this one of the most beautiful books we
have ever seen.
The Conductor
Laetitia Devernay
HB $24.95
Laetitia Devernay’s spare, yet
intricate, illustrations truly appear
to take flight before your eyes in
this book and her wordless
narrative nearly roars with sound
as the conductor prompts the
leaves to rustle, then whirl, then
swirl to unexpected life with
each turn of the page. This
book is a celebration of
creativity, imagination,
storytelling and nature that will
entrance readers of every age.

Individuality & Tolerance
Spork
Kyo Maclear
HB $24.95
His mum is a spoon. His
dad is a fork. And he’s a
bit of both. Spork sticks
out in the regimented
world of the cutlery
drawer. Will Spork ever
find his place at the
table? This “multi-cutlery”
tale is a humorous and lively commentary on
individuality and tolerance. It perfectly captures the
experience and emotions of anyone who has ever
wondered about their place in the world.
Marshall Armstrong
Is New To Our
School
David Mackintosh
HB $24.99
Marshall Armstrong looks
different to me. Marshall
Armstrong doesn’t fit into
our school. Not one bit!
But it doesn’t take long for
Marshall to prove that you
don’t have to follow the crowd to be the most popular
kid in the playground. This is a quirky and witty ‘first
day at school’ story from a brilliant new talent.
Small Saul
Ashley Spires
HB $25.99
When Small Saul joins
the pirate crew of The
Rusty Squid, it doesn’t
take long for the other
pirates to notice
something is very
different about him.
Being rough and tough
just isn’t in Saul’s nature. This is a light-hearted
celebration of individuality, perseverance and being
true to one’s self.
Little Blue and
Little Yellow
Leo Lionni
PB $9.99
Little Blue and Little
Yellow are best
friends, but one day
they can’t find each
other. When they
finally do, they give
each other such a big hug that they turn green!
How they find their true colours again concludes a
wonderfully satisfying story told with collage and
very few words. First published in 1959 this
beautiful book still resonates with children today.
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
PB $17.99
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 its presence. The Lost Thing is an
incredible Australian picture book about finding
your place in the world.
Good Little Wolf
Nadia Shireen
PB $17.95
This is the wickedly
funny story of a wolf
called Rolf who is a
good little wolf. He likes
baking cakes and is very
kind to his friends. But
wolves are supposed to
be bad aren’t they? Can a good little wolf still be a
real wolf and does Rolf really want to be big, bad
and scary?

Off to School
Back To
School
Tortoise
Lucy M. George
PB $12.99
Summer is over and
it’s time to go back
to school, but
Tortoise is worried.
What if the others
don’t like him? Gorgeously illustrated with a
surprise twist, this book for preschoolers is about
being brave and shows that everyone gets scared
sometimes.
Seven Little Mice
Go To School
Haruo Yamashita
HB $24.99
In this story, first
published in Japan in
1981, an industrious
mouse mum hatches a
plan for getting her
septuplets to school,
taking them like a
pretend train through the woods in the morning.
With sweet, soft illustrations this is the perfect read
for children preparing for kinder or school.
Bailey
Harry Bliss
HB $25.99
Meet Bailey, a dog
who surprises and
charms his fellow
human classmates
with his irrepressible
antics. In this funny
new book from the
bestselling children’s illustrator Harry Bliss, school
proves to be an unexpected place for Bailey to do
all sorts of things he loves: reading, fetching,
painting, digging, singing – and making friends!
A Few
Blocks
Cybele Young
HB $26.95
Ferdie doesn’t
want to go to
school, but go
to school he
must and
fortunately his imaginative older sister Viola paves
the way. Brother and sister use their inner resources
and imagination to keep them on their way. The
illustrations in this book are incredible as Young
uses 3-D paper sculptures to create the children’s
fantasy land.
Yoko Writes
Her Name
Rosemary Wells
HB $24.99
Yoko is so excited
for the first day of
school. She’s just
learned to write her
name. But when
some children make
fun of her Japanese writing, Yoko decides she
doesn’t like school anymore. With encouragement
from her teacher Yoko learns that friendship can
bridge cultural differences.
Follow The Line
To School
Laura Ljungkvist
HB $19.99
Follow The Line To
School is a great visual
reference for children to
learn what they will
encounter when they are
at school. As you follow
the line through the book, you’ll practice identifying
colours and letters, counting and sorting and lots
of other things you’ll need to know once school
begins!

Gifts & Keepsakes
Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein
HB $29.99
This is a brand new
collection of poetry and
only the second original
book of Shel Silverstein’s
to be published since his
death in 1999. It
contains more than
130 never-before-seen
poems and drawings completed by the cherished
American artist and selected by his family from his
archives.
Thomas
The Tank
Engine: The
Centenary
Library
Boxed Set
$150.00
In this centenary year celebrating the author’s birth,
Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever,
loved by millions all over the world; the original
Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas
fans of all ages. All 26 of the original stories by Rev
W. Awdry are collected in this classic library.
The Wonderful
Wizard Of Oz
Frank L. Baum
(Illustrated by
Robert Ingpen)
HB $39.95
In the century since its
first publication, The
Wonderful Wizard of
Oz has been
translated into over 40 different languages. This
new edition brings together the definitive and
unabridged text with more than 70 stunning
illustrations by world-renowned Australian artist,
Robert Ingpen.
The Chronicles
Of Harris Burdick
Collected with a
forward by
Lemony Snicket
HB $34.99
This book is an inspired
collection of short
stories by an all-star
cast of best-selling
storytellers based on the thought-provoking
illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries
of Harris Burdick. Mysterious, funny, creepy,
poignant, these are tales you won’t soon forget.
Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick
HB $34.99
Set 50 years apart, these
two independent stories—
Ben’s told in words, Rose’s
in pictures – weave back
and forth and intertwine.
The story will surprise,
challenge and leave the
reader breathless with
wonder. With over 460 pages of original artwork-
Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a
uniquely gifted artist and visionary.
The Complete Book
Of Flower Fairies
Cicely Mary Barker
HB $150.00
This beautifully presented
edition of Cicely Mary
Barker’s The Complete
Book Of The Flower Fairies
is a magical collector’s
piece. It is limited to an
edition of only 1000 copies
and comes exquisitely packaged in a lavish
presentation box with two hand-numbered, limited
edition prints of rarely seen Cicely Mary Barker
artwork.

Gifts & Keepsakes
Peepo! 30th
Anniversary
Edition
Janet and
Allan Ahlberg
HB $19.95
Peepo! has
become a classic
for babies and
toddlers. It follows a baby through the day with a
series of holes peeping through to the next page
leading the child on to the next stage in the day.
An original book that has long delighted young
children – and their parents!
Ballet Shoes 75th
Anniversary Edition
Noel Streatfeild
PB $24.95
Internationally acclaimed
designer Cath Kidston has
created a beautiful cover
for this 75th anniversary
edition of the classic
coming of age tale. A new
generation can now join
the irrepressible Fossil
sisters in their adventures with this gorgeous
special edition.
The World Of
Peter Rabbit Five
Favourite Tales
From Beatrix
Potter
Beatrix Potter
Boxed Set $49.95
This beautiful slipcase
has been produced to
celebrate 110 years since
the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and
contains books 1-5 of the Original Peter Rabbit
Books. Each book has newly designed endpapers
and a publisher’s note describing how each book
came to be.
Brava, Strega
Nona!
Tomie dePaola
HB $39.99
In six spreads of popup
magnificence, paper
engineered by the
renowned #1 New York
Times bestselling team
of Sabuda and
Reinhart, Tomie
dePaola’s classic Strega Nona shares her words of
wisdom for leading a magical life.
A Child’s Garden
Of Verses
Robert Louis Stevenson
HB $26.95
First published in 1885,
poet and storyteller
Robert Louis Steven -
son’s classic tribute to
the lives of children has
delighted readers for
more than a century.
This new unabridged edition is lavishly illustrated
by beloved artist Barbara McClintock, giving the
verse new life for a new generation.
Guess How
Much I Love
You Pop Up
Edition
Sam McBratney
HB $29.95
One of the world’s
most loved picture
books is now
available in an
exquisite pop-up edition. Follow the gentle tale of
the love between Big and Little Nutbrown Hare
now in three dimensions.

Fairy Tales
The Fairy Tales
Of The
Brothers Grimm
Jacob & Wilhelm
Grimm
HB $49.95
This book brings
together approximately
two dozen of the most
beloved of the classic
Grimm fairy tales in an
all-new translation. It includes artwork by some of
the most famous illustrators from the 1850s
through to the 1950s. This compilation also
includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original
publicationsthat run throughout the entire layout.
Cinderella:
An Art Deco
Love Story
Retold by Lynn and
David Roberts
PB $14.99
Cinderella moves
into the era of
flapper girls and the
Charleston, in a new
edition of the famous rags to riches tale. Fashion
illustrator David Roberts brings all these characters
to life in his meticulously researched drawings and
Lynn Roberts’ humorous art deco story perfectly
complements her brother’s illustration.
Little Red
Riding Hood
Brothers Grimm
PB $9.99
This beautiful edition of
the classic tale is
illustrated by one of
Europe’s most
recognized and beloved
fairy-tale artists,
Bernadette Watts.
Hansel And
Gretel:
A Pop-Up Book
Louise Rowe
HB $25.99
Louise Rowe is an
exceptional paper
engineer. Her use of
a palette of greens
and reds brings
Hansel and Gretel’s forest alive, engulfing the
reader like it does the children. Both eerie and
spectacular this is a gorgeous and rich retelling of
a classic tale.
The Wild
Swans
Hans
Christian
Anderson
HB $34.95
In this classic
fairy tale, a
princess rescues her 11 brothers from a
transformative spell cast by their wicked
stepmother. This story of enchantment is
conveyed here in a remarkable and unusual way
— as a wordless unfolding accordion board book
with a series of beautiful illustrations that tell the
tale.
English Fairy Tales
HB $52.95
This gorgeous
hardcover edition is
profusely illustrated with
some of Rackham’s
most accomplished
black-and-white work,
including many
silhouettes as well as
colour plates. New
typography and design
elements make this a must-have for all fans of
Rackham’s art.

Nostalgia
The Rescuers
Margery Sharp
HB $22.95
Miss Bianca, a white
mouse of great beauty and
self-confidence, travels
with the ambassador’s son
to Norway on behalf of the
Prisoner’s Aid Society in a
perilous mission to rescue
a poet imprisoned in the
dreadful Black Castle.
Margery Sharp’s classic tale of pluck, luck and
derring-do is amply and beautifully illustrated by
the great Garth Williams.
The Complete
Adventures Of
The Borrowers
Mary Norton
Boxed Set $45.00
Mary Norton’s beloved,
best-selling books about
the tiny, stouthearted
Borrowers are now
available together in one
gorgeous package, perfect
for gift giving. Includes
paperback editions of The Borrowers, The
Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The
Borrowers Aloft, and The Borrowers Avenged.
The Duchess
Bakes A Cake
Virginia Kahl
HB $25.95
A long time ago there
lived over the waters, a
Duchess, a Duke and
their family of daughters.
Everything went
smoothly and happily in
this large family, until
one day the Duchess decided to make: A lovely
light luscious delectable cake – adding yeast six
times for good measure! So the cake rose and the
Duchess with it – and how are they to get here
down again? It is Gunhilde, the youngest daughter,
who suggests a happy solution.
Andrew Henry’s
Meadow
Doris Burn
HB $19.95
Doris Burn wrote Andrew
Henry’s Meadow while
gazing out her Waldron
Island cabin window in
1965. The antics of her
son, Mark, provided
inspiration for the storyline
of a boy who, ignored by his family, builds a retreat
for himself in a nearby meadow. He is soon joined
by other children for whom he also builds houses,
tailored to their interests and hobbies.
Sleepy Time
Gyo Fujikawa
BB $8.95
Babies yawning,
babies bathing, babies
sweetly slumbering:
day is done and it’s
time for bed, in this
new board book
edition of Gyo
Fujikawa’s classic book. Gorgeous illustrations
contrast children’s night time rituals with a horse
that sleeps standing up, a lazy sloth that snoozes
upside down and animals that doze the winter
away. Families will find this book a lovely way to
say “good night.”
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Arlene Mosel
HB $26.95
Three decades and
more than one million
copies later children still
love hearing about the
boy with the long name
who fell down the well.
Arlene Mosel and Blair
Lent’s classic re-creation
of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions
of children, teachers and parents, who return,
generation after generation, to learn about the
danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki
tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri
pembo.

Meeting People
Being Audrey
Margaret Cardillo
HB $24.95
When Audrey Hepburn
starred in a movie, she lit
up the screen. But her
life off screen was even
more luminous. As a little
girl growing up in Nazioccupied
Europe, she
learned that true kindness
is the greatest measure of a person – and it was
a lesson she embodied as she used her celebrity
to shine a light on the impoverished children of
the world through her work with UNICEF.
Me...Jane
Patrick McDonnell
HB $28.99
This book tells the
story of the young
Jane Goodall and
her special
childhood toy
chimpanzee named
Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural
world around her with wonder, she dreams of “a
life living with and helping all animals,” until one
day she finds that her dream has come true.
Anecdotes taken directly from Goodall’s
autobiography make this very true story accessible
for the very young – and young at heart.
Journey That
Saved Curious
George
Louise Borden
PB $11.95
In 1940, Hans and
Margret Rey fled their
Paris home as the
German army advanced.
They began their
harrowing journey on bicycles to Southern France,
with children’s book manuscripts among their few
possessions. Follow the Rey’s amazing story in
this unique large format book that resembles a
travel journal and includes full-colour illustrations,
original photos, actual ticket stubs and more.
One Love
Bob Marley
HB $22.95
This heartwarming
picture book adapted
from one of Bob
Marley’s most beloved
songs brings the joyful
spirit and
unforgettable lyrics of
his music to life for a new generation. Readers will
delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the
positive groove of change when one girl enlists her
friends, family and community to help transform
her neighbourhood for the better.
House That Baba
Built: An Artist’s
Childhood In China
Ed Young
HB $24.99
In Ed Young’s childhood
home in Shanghai, all was
not as it seemed. The
house his father built
transformed as needed
into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo
shoots and to be safe, for outside the home’s
walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not
only Ed and his four siblings but also friends,
relatives and even strangers.
The Little
Refugee
Anh Do
HB $24.99
Anh Do nearly didn’t
make it to Australia. His
entire family came close
to losing their lives as
they escaped from wartorn
Vietnam in an
overcrowded boat. It
was a dangerous journey, with murderous pirates
and terrifying storms, but they managed to survive.
The Little Refugee tells the uplifting and inspiring
story of the incredible childhood of one of
Australia’s favourite personalities.

Community
Children Just
Like Me
Barnabas and Anabel
Kindersley
HB $29.95
Tadessa from Ethiopia,
Suchart from Thailand,
Celina from Brazil ... each
has hopes and fears,
dreams and beliefs. Their
cultures are different, yet in many ways their daily
lives are very similar. Their stories are recorded in
this remarkable book, published to coincide with
the 50th anniversary of UNICEF. Extraordinary
photographs depict aspects of their daily lives.
The Naked Boy
And The
Crocodile
Andy Griffiths (Ed)
PB $16.99
Andy Griffiths has
travelled around
Australia to conduct
writing workshops with
students in remote communities. The students
were given small blank books which they were
invited fill with a story based on their own lives.
Thirteen stories are included in this book .
Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the
Indigenous Literacy Fund.
Blackout
John Rocco
HB $25.99
One hot summer night in
the city, all the power
goes out. What’s a family
to do? When they go up
to the roof to escape the
heat, they find the
lights – in stars that can
be seen for a change – and so many neighbors it’s
like a block party in the sky! The boy and his family
enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have
time to play a board game together. When the
electricity is restored, everything can go back to
normal . . . but not everyone likes normal.
A Song
For Lorkie
Jennifer Castles &
Dean Bowen
HB $29.99
Lorkie was a Roofbird.
His best friend was Brian
and they had been
friends since they were
eggs. Lorkie couldn’t sing, until he found a new
home in the middle of the Argy-Bargy roundabout.
Brilliant pictures from internationally acclaimed artist
Dean Bowen harmonise perfectly with Jennifer
Castles’ sweet and surprising text in this delightful
book for children and parents to read aloud together.
You Will Be
My Friend
Peter Brown
HB $24.99
Today is the day the
exuberant Lucy is going
to make a new friend! But
she finds it’s harder than
she had thought – she
accidentally ruins the
giraffe’s breakfast and is much too big for the
frogs’ pond. Just when she’s about to give up, an
unexpected friend finds her and loves her just the
way she is. This heart warming story offers a
unique and humour-filled spin on the all-important
themes of persistence and friendship.
A House In
The Woods
Inga Moore
HB $29.95
When two Little Pigs
leave their homemade
huts one morning, two
very large friends move
in – Moose and Bear.
It’s very nice to have
your friends stay, but not when they cause your
home to collapse! The solution: build a house in
the woods where all four of them can live together,
little and big. With some help from the beaver
builders and a lot of peanut-butter sandwiches,
that’s exactly what they do.

Intermediate Readers
Happy Pig Day
Mo Willems
PB $11.99
Gerald is careful. Piggie
is not. Piggie cannot
help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that
Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are
best friends.
In Happy Pig Day!
Piggie celebrates her
favourite day of the year! But will Gerald the
Elephant be included in the festivities?
Liesl And Po
Lauren Oliver
PB $22.99
Liesl lives in a tiny attic
bedroom, locked away by
her cruel stepmother. Her
only friends are the
shadows and the mice –
until one night a ghost
appears from the
darkness. It is Po, who
comes from the Other
Side. This is a delightfully scary and magical novel
that is perfect for children aged 8 to 12.
Earwig And
The Witch
Dianna Wynne Jones
PB $16.99
Earwig was an orphanage
as a baby. Then one day
Earwig is chosen to live
with a very strange couple.
When her new ‘mother’,
turns out to be a horrible
witch, Earwig will need all
her ingenuity to survive. With terrific line drawings
this witty, magical story is sure to appeal to a new
generation of fans.
Ruby Redfort:
Look Into
My Eyes
Lauren Child
HB $19.99
Ruby Redfort is a genius
code-cracker, a daring
detective and a gadgetladen
special agent who
just happens to be a
13-year-old girl. She and
her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and get
into loads of scrapes with evil villains. Ruby
Redfort, will be familiar to Lauren Child’s army of
fans as Clarice Bean’s favourite literary character.
Wildwood
Colin Meloy
HB $19.95
Wildwood is a
spellbinding tale full of
wonder, danger and
magic. Original and
fresh yet steeped in
classic fantasy, this is a
novel that could only
come from Meloy,
celebrated for his inventive storytelling as the lead
singer of the Decemberists. With dozens of
intricate illustrations by award-winning artist
Carson Ellis make it truly a new classic for the
21st century.
The Girl Who
Circumnavigated
Fairyland
Catherynne M. Valente
HB $24.99
Twelve-year-old September
used to have an ordinary
life, until her father went to
war and her mother went to
work. One day, September
is invited on an adventure in
Fairyland by a Green Wind. With exquisite
illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, readers of
all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland
and the soul of The Golden Compass will find this
an unforgettable reading experience.

Intermediate Readers
Emmy And The
Rats in the Belfry
Lynne Jonell
HB $26.99
Emmy is not an ordinary
girl, she can talk to
rodents and even shrink
to the size of a rodent.
This is the third book in
the acclaimed Emmy
series, that centres
around a strong female
character who is brave and adventurous. Emmy is
perfect for readers seven-plus who like something
out of the ordinary.
Northwood
Brian Faulkner
PB $19.95
Cecilia Undergarment
likes a challenge. So
when she discovers a
sad and neglected dog,
she is determined to
rescue him. But her
daring dog rescue lands
her deep in the dark
forest of Northwood, a
forest that hides a secret castle, an unlikely king
and where those who enter never return.
Peter Nimble And
His Fantastic Eyes
Jonathan Auxier
HB $24.95
Ten-year-old blind orphan
Peter has been schooled
in a life of thievery. One
fateful afternoon, he steals
a box from a mysterious
travelling haberdasher – a
box that contains three
pairs of magical eyes.
Using the magic eyes, he embarks on an
unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover
his true destiny.
One Dog And
His Boy
Eva Ibbotson
HB $24.99
All Hal has ever wanted is
a dog of his own, but his
parents have always
resisted, until they discover
the pet rental agency Easy
Pet. Soon terrier Fleck joins
the family, but when it’s
time to send him back Hal
and Fleck go on the run. Ibbotson’s last novel is
an irresistible adventure that has a very satisfying
happy ending.
The Magical
Detectives
Brian Keaney
PB $16.99
Otto returns home one
day to find his mother
missing and then
discovers an advert for
the Magical Detective
Agency, so he calls on
their services. In fact,
the agency is just one
man, a strange character call Maximillan
Hawksmoor. And so begins a strange and
dangerous journey to rescue Otto’s mother – in a
world where anything is possible.
The Abandoned
Lighthouse
Albert Lamb
HB $25.99
What happens when a
bear, a boy and a dog get
into a boat? This charming
adventure story takes a
simple premise and carries
it to its logical and
imaginative conclusion.
Told in a direct manner
with whimsical illustrations from David McPhail,
this picture book gem is the stuff dreams are
made of.

For Wimpy Kid Fans
Big Nate On A Roll
Lincoln Peirce
PB $14.99
Big Nate’s Scout troop is
fundraising and while doorto-door
selling isn’t really
Nate’s thing, there’s
nothing like a Grand Prize
to get him motivated.
Especially when the prize
is an awesomely cool
customised skateboard
(and following an incident with poodle and a
bridge Nate is in need of a new set of wheels.)
Nate HAS to win the prize but to do that he must
out-sell Artur – the luckiest boy at school.
Dark Lord: The
Teenage Years
Jamie Thomson
PB $14.99
Thirteen-year-old Dirk
Lloyd – according to his
own account – is the earthly
incarnation of a Dark Lord.
Following a colossal final
battle between the forces of
good and evil, the Dark
Lord was defeated and hurled into the Pit of
Uttermost Despair. And when he is found and tries
to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he
means Dirk Lloyd. The fact that he’s trapped in the
puny body of a schoolboy doesn’t help.
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
PB $19.99
Ben is bored beyond
belief after he is made to
stay at his grandma’s
house. She’s the
boringest grandma ever:
all she wants to do is to
play Scrabble and eat
cabbage soup. But there
are two things Ben
doesn’t know about his grandma. 1 She was once
an international jewel thief. 2 All her life, she has
been plotting to steal the crown jewels and now
she needs Ben’s help...
Mr Popper’s Penguins
Richard and
Florence Atwater
PB $12.99
It was hard enough for Mr
Popper to support himself,
Mrs Popper, Bill and Janie
Popper. The addition of 12
penguins to the family made it
impossible to make both ends
meet. Then Mr Popper had a
splendid idea — the talented
penguins would be a sensation on the stage. And so
they were... A classic of American humour, the
adventures of a house painter and his brood of highstepping
penguins.
Guys Read:
Thriller
Jon Scieszka
PB $12.99
Chock-full of mystery,
intrigue and nefarious
activity, featuring some of
the best writers around
and compiled by certified
guy Jon Scieszka, Guys
Read: Thriller is a pulsepounding
collection of
brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to
keep you riveted until the final page. Also available:
Guys Read: Funny Business PB $12.99
Mega Mash-Up:
Robots v Gorillas
In The Desert
Nikalas Catlow &
Tim Wesson
PB $11.99
Deep in the desert, Gorillas
trade the oil under their city
for bananas grown by
hi-tech robots. But after
Gadget the Great
accidentally sends 10,000 volts of electricity up King
Well-Hairy’s nose, the robots and the gorillas decide
to sort things out once and for all. Settle the fight
and add your own drawings to the spaces in the
illustrations to make this story yours.

Travelling the World
New York
Sarah McMenemy
Box $12.95
Presented in a beautiful
slipcase, this stunning
memento features
twelve of New York’s
most famous sites.
Stylishly illustrated and
folding out to a length
of 150 cm, this is a perfect souvenir
for anyone visiting America’s most
famous city.
Also available from Sarah
McMenemy, London $12.95.
Everybody
Bonjours
Leslie Kimmleman
HB $27.99
Shop a fancy France-y
store. Eat a pretty petit
four. Discover! Sightsee!
Explore! On this fun and
friendly tour, everybody
says “Bonjour!” Whether
at a soccer stadium (“players scoring”), a crêpe
stand (“batter pouring”), or strolling the Champs d’
Elysee (where folks “bonjour” in every store), a little
girl and her family are welcomed everywhere with
the signature French greeting. Jump into these
pages and enjoy the trip!
All Around
The World
Geraldine
Cosneau
PB $17.95
A charmingly
illustrated
journey of discovery through different
environments. Each is shown in a giant, fold-out
panorama. Children will love Geraldine Cosneau’s
quirky illustrations and the beautifully produced
animal characters they have to place in position to
bring her landscapes to life. On the reverse side of
the panoramas are pictures to complete. When
finished, the panoramas can be detached and put
on the wall or left in the book to be used again.
The Red Bridge
Kylie Dunstan
HB $27.95
Claire’s family has
moved from Australia to
Vietnam and the little
girl finds herself lost in
the busy, bustling
streets of Hanoi, until
she finds the red bridge
and a new friend to
show her the way. Kylie
Dunstan’s stunning collage illustrations bring
Claire's exotic, exciting new home to vibrant life in
this touching story.
A Walk In London
Salvatore Rubbino
HB $29.95
London – the perfect place
for a girl and her mother to
spend the day! Follow them
as they alight the classic
red bus and begin a
whirlwind tour of some of
London’s most iconic
landmarks. In this ode to
Britain’s bright and bustling capital city, Salvatore
Rubbino’s fresh, lively paintings and breezy text
capture the delight of a young visitor experiencing
the wonders of London firsthand.
Orani: My Father’s
Village
Claire Nivola
HB $24.95
As a child, Claire Nivola
loved summers in Orani,
the Sardinian village
where her father grew
up. She ran freely
through the town’s
cobbled streets with packs of cousins, who
quizzed her about America, while she took in all
the simple joys and pleasures of daily life. In this
sensuous homage of prose and pictures, Nivola
invites readers to share in her experience of Orani,
a village where surprises met them at every turn.

Art, Design & Fashion
My Museum
Museum of Modern Art
HB $24.95
This creative art activity
pack encourages
young artists to make
and display their own
modern masterpieces.
Kids can explore the
full-colour museum
reproductions, get
inspired by the open-ended activity ideas
developed by MoMA’s art educators and then get
busy making art. A variety of frame decals make it
easy to turn any room or play space into a gallery
of their own creations!
I Had A
Favourite Dress
Boni Ashburn &
Julia Denos
HB $19.95
As the year passes, the
narrator’s favourite dress
goes through a series of
creative changes, from
dress to shirt to tank top
to scarf and so on, until all that’s left of it is a good
memory. Structured around the days of the week,
the story is also illustrated to show the passing of
the seasons, a perfect complement to the themes
of growing older and keeping hold (and letting go)
of special mementos.
Anteaters
To Zebras
Alan Fletcher
HB $19.95
Originally designed
with Alan Fletcher’s
grandson in mind,
this book is a
creative, playful and
witty introduction to
the alphabet, expressing the pleasure he took in
turning work and play into the same activity.
Children and adults alike will delight in Fletcher’s
series of brightly coloured animals illustrating the
letters of the alphabet and in his infectious sense
of fun.
Picasso’s
Trousers
Nicholas Allan
HB $24.95
Whenever Picasso
does something
different, people say,
“No! No! No! Picasso!”
But Picasso doesn’t
listen. Instead, he says
. . . “Yes!”. He paints
all-blue pictures, all-pink pictures, plus pictures
from the front and side all at the same time! Soon
he becomes the greatest painter in the world and
he still wants to be different.
The Artist Who
Painted A
Blue Horse
Eric Carle
HB $24.95
The German “Blaue
Reiter” painter Franz
Marc had his art banned
by the Nazis after he
died. In his first book in
more than four years,
Eric Carle does not just tell Marc’s story; he simply
assumes his persona. As the book progresses, the
colours of the animals stray farther and farther from
reality. A short afterword about Marc’s life is included.
Materials
Alphabet
Gloria Fowler
Board Book $23
A visual onomatopoeia –
where the word looks
like the material it
represents. Each letter
of the alphabet spells
out a material that is
also made out of that same material...G is for Grass,
F is for Felt, L is for Leaves, T is for Twig etc. The
perfect ABC book for designers, architects, artists
and any creative parent looking for a visually
stimulating way to teach their toddler the letters of
the alphabet.

Crafty Kids
Sewing
School:
21 Sewing
Projects Kids
Will Love
To Make
Plumley Amie
Petronis and
Andria Lisle
PB $29.95
Kids everywhere are showing off their stitching
skills as they learn to sew their very own fun things
with needle and thread. Sewing nurtures creativity,
develops coordination and boosts confidence, but
kids know that it’s just plain fun.
Little Things For
Busy Hands: 16
Crafty Projects
For Kids To
Make Without
A Sewing
Machine!
Katie Evans
PB $24.95
Young children can
easily make beautiful things with the help of this
bright and colourful step-by-step craft book. The
16 simple projects are all designed to teach
children to guide themselves through the process,
with little assistance and using easy instructions.
100 Paper
Planes
Andy Tudor
PB $14.99
In this book each
plane has its own
unique design,
ranging from fighter
planes to robots,
dragons and sharks. It
offers clear and
concise instructions
on how to fold and throw the planes. Each plane
is printed on its own special tear-out page.
Milly-Molly-Mandy’s
Things To Make
And Do
Joyce Lankester Brisley
HB $24.99
The magic of Milly-Molly-
Mandy is encapsulated in
this charming activity book
designed for parents to
share with young children.
Including things to make
and do in the garden,
simple recipes and
delightful craft projects, this book will provide hours
of entertainment both indoors and out.
Little Kitchen
Around The
World
Sabrina Parrini
PB $29.95
Take the budding chef
in your family on a
tour of the most
delicious world food
with 36 recipes from
around the world. The
recipes are written especially for 8 to 12-year-olds:
the instructions are easy to follow; each recipe has
a difficulty rating and any unusual ingredients are
explained in the glossary at the back of the book.
Little Artists
Handmade
Carly Schwerdt
PB $39.95
Fun art projects for
children and over 30
crafty things for you to
make from their
masterpieces. The book is
full of kid-friendly art
theory, advice on setting
up creative spaces and developing artistic habits and
helpful information on craft techniques. The projects –
many of them quick and wonderfully simple – contain
clear, step-by-step instructions, so you and your little
artist can get started straight away.

Historical Fiction
The Ivory Rose
Belinda Murrell
PB $15.95
An ivory rose charm is the
beginning of a terrifying
adventure in 1890s
Sydney in this gothic
ghost story – another
thrilling time slip tale for
girls from best-loved
Australian author Belinda
Murrell.
Run Rabbit Run
Barbara Mitchelhill
PB $17.95
Lizzie is lucky. Her dad
refuses to fight in the war
unlike the other dads in her
street. But she knows that
lots of people don’t agree
with him and when Dad is
threatened with prison, he
takes Lizzie and her little
brother on a long and
adventurous journey hiding from the authorities.
Even when they are separated, Lizzie’s special star
in the night sky gives her hope that one day her
family will be together again.
Playing Beatie Bow
Ruth Park
PB $16.95
The game is called Beatie
Bow and the children play
it for the thrill of scaring
themselves. But when
Abigail is drawn in, the
game is quickly
transformed into an
extraordinary, sometimes
horrifying, adventure as
she finds herself transported to Sydney a
hundred years ago.
The Alchemist
And The Angel
Joanne Owen
PB $16.99
Everything changes for
orphaned Jan when his
beloved uncle, a scientist
and aspiring alchemist
enlists his help in a quest
to create a life-generating
serum. Set against the
vivid backdrop of 16th
century Prague and the equally breathtaking
Vienna, this magical, historical adventure is
reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
The Three
Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
PB $14.99
This is Alexandre Dumas’s
classic swashbuckling tale
of adventure, swordplay
and unbreakable friendship
enriched with brand-new,
action-packed illustrations
by renowned artist Brett
Helquist.
Vinnie’s War
David McRobbie
PB $15.99
When Vinnie is sent away
from the bombs in London,
he has no idea what awaits
him. On the train he meets
other evacuee children and
they find themselves thrown
together in the country
town of Netterfold, which
seems peaceful – until they
meet the locals. An exciting novel for children aged
12 plus about belonging, vocation and friendship.

Pure Adventure
The Penderwicks
At Point Mouette
Jeanne Birdsall
HB $25.99
The Penderwicks series
is classic adventure at its
very best. In the same
vein as Swallows and
Amazons this novel tells
another tale of the
Penderwick girls and their
rollicking experiences.
Birdsall has created an instant classic with this
book that will make the reader laugh and cry while
enjoying every minute.
Half Magic
Edward Eager
PB $9.99
Eager has been
delighting young readers
for more than 40 years
with stories that mix
magic and reality. Half
Magic is a warm, funny,
original adventure that
has been reissued
complete with N.M.
Bodecker’s original illustrations and with a new
cover by Quentin Blake.
Down The
Mysterly River
Bill Willingham
HB $24.99
This is a spirited, highly
original tale of adventure,
suspense and everlasting
friendship. Max “the Wolf” is a
top notch Boy Scout, who
suddenly finds himself lost in
an unfamiliar wood. Even
odder still, he encounters a
badger, a black bear and an old barn cat – all of
whom talk. Unless he can solve the mystery of the
strange forested world, Max may find himself and his
friends changed beyond recognition.
The Inquisitor’s
Apprentice
Chris Moriarty
HB $25.99
Step into a magical New
York where Wall Street
Wizards rule the stock
market, cops hand out
magic tickets instead of
parking tickets, the lady
next door bakes hexes and
Thomas Edison has just
accused Harry Houdini of committing un-American
sorcery. Illustrated throughout and with a thrilling
plot this will entice the most reluctant of readers.
Sektion 20
Paul Dowswell
PB $15.99
Alex lives in East Berlin.
The cold war is raging
and he and his family are
forbidden to leave. But
the longer he stays the
more danger he is in. Alex
is no longer pretending to
be a model East German
and the Stasi has noticed.
This is a tense, page-turning thriller that builds
towards a terrifying showdown as powerful forces
from the East and West converge.
Tuesdays At
The Castle
Jessica Day George
HB $25.99
Tuesdays at Castle Glower
are Princess Celie’s favorite
days. That’s because on
Tuesdays the castle adds a
new room, a turret, or
sometimes even an entire
wing. When the King and
Queen are ambushed and
their fate is unknown, it’s up to Celie, with her
secret knowledge of the castle’s never-ending twists
and turns, to protect their home and save their
kingdom.

Young Adult
There Is No Long
Distance Now:
Very Short Stories
Naomi Shihab Nye
HB $24.99
In these 40 life-altering,
life-affirming and extremely
short short stories, the
award-winning poet Naomi
Shihab Nye proposes that
no matter how great the divide between friends,
siblings, life and death, classmates, enemies,
happiness and misery, war and peace, breakfast
and lunch, parent and child, country and city, there
is, in fact, no long distance. Not anymore.
All I Ever Wanted
Vikki Wakefield
PB $19.95
Mim knows what she wants
and where she wants to go
— anywhere but home,
stuck in the suburbs. She’s
set herself rules to live by,
but she’s starting to break
them. Over the nine days
before her 17th birthday,
Mim’s life turns upside down. She has problems
and she’s determined to solve them herself. But in
the end, she works out who her people are and
the same things look entirely different.
Stay With Me
Paul Griffin
PB $19.95
Céce and Mack never
expected to fall in love, but
soon they’re spending all
their time together.
Everything is perfect. Until.
Until Mack loses control
and makes a horrible
mistake and suddenly
everything is impossible. Céce and Mack struggle,
with both humour and compassion for each
other,to answer the question: how do you survive
when the person you love can’t stay?
Miss Peregrine’s
Home For
Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
HB $24.95
Sixteen-year-old Jacob
discovers the crumbling ruins
of Miss Peregrine’s Home for
Peculiar Children. As he
explores its abandoned
bedrooms and hallways, it
becomes clear that the children were more than just
peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may
have been quarantined on a deserted island for
good reason. And somehow they may still be alive.
The Apothecary
Maile Meloy
PB $19.95
The Scott family has
moved unexpectedly from
Los Angeles to London.
Janie feels uncomfortable
in her strange new school,
until the local apothecary
promises her a remedy for
homesickness. But the real
cure is meeting the apothecary’s son Benjamin.
Benjamin’s father is no ordinary apothecary and when
he’s kidnapped, Benjamin and Janie find themselves
entrusted with his sacred book, a book that Russian
spies are intent on getting their hands on.
Dust City
Robert Paul Weston
PB $11.99
Ever since his father’s arrest
for the murder of Little Red
Riding Hood, teen wolf Henry
Whelp has kept a low profile,
until another murder leads
Henry to believe his father
may have been framed. With
the help of his roommate,
Jack and a daring she-wolf named Fiona, Henry
ventures deep into the heart of Dust City: a gritty
metropolis controlled by a dangerous mob and
their crime boss leader, Skinner. Can Henry solve
the mystery of his family’s sinister past?

Young Adult
The Aviary
Kathleen O’Dell
HB $24.99
Clara Dooley has spent
her whole life in the
Glendoveer mansion,
where her mother is a
servant to the elderly
matron of the house.
She’s confined to the
grand estate, but when
old Mrs. Glendoveer
passes away, Clara comes to learn many dark
secrets about the family. As she digs deeper and
deeper into the terrifying events, the five birds in
the aviary seem to be trying to tell her something.
Shift
Em Bailey
PB $22.95
Olive Corbett is definitely
not crazy. Not anymore.
She doesn’t need the
drama of that creepy new
girl Miranda, who has
somehow latched on to
her ex-best friend. Yet
from a distance, Olive can
see there’s something
sinister about the new friendship. Maybe the wild
rumours are true. Maybe Miranda is a killer. But
who would believe Olive? She does have a habit
of letting her imagination run away with her…
Crow Country
Kate Constable
PB $15.99
Sadie’s mother drags her
from the city to live in the
country town of Boort.
But soon she starts
making connections –
with the country, with the
past, with two boys,
Lachie and Walter and,
most surprisingly, with the
ever-present crows. When Sadie is tumbled back
in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a
strange mystery. Can Sadie, Walter and Lachie
figure out a way to right old wrongs, or will they be
condemned to repeat them?
When We Were Two
Robert Newton
PB $17.95
Dan and his brother Eddie
take off for the coast, in
search of their lost mother
and a better life, but it’s a
long road they face and Dan
must use all his wits to get
them there in one piece.
When they are taken under
the wings of a group of
would-be soldiers marching over the mountains to
join up for the Great War, their journey becomes
something quite unexpected. Their experiences will
shape their futures beyond recognition.
Every You,
Every Me
David Levithan
HB $24.95
Evan is haunted by the
loss of his best friend, but
when mysterious
photographs start
appearing, he begins to fall
apart as he starts to
wonder if she has returned,
seeking vengeance.
Features intriguing black-and-white photos that tell
parts of the story.
Epic Fail
Claire LaZebnik
PB $14.99
In this modern take on
Pride and Prejudice,
Elise Benton, who has
just moved to
California, is a junior at
an exclusive prep
school where, in spite
of her initial bad
impression, she finds
herself attracted to the
moody and handsome son of Hollywood’s most
famous celebrity couple.

Dystopia
Eve
Anna Carey
HB $24.99
In 2032, 16 years after a
deadly virus has wiped
out most of the earth’s
population, Eve discovers
the terrible fate that
awaits students when
they graduate from their
all-girls school and she
sets off on a treacherous
journey into the wilds of
The New America, searching for a place where
she can survive.
Blood Red Road
Moira Young
PB $18.99
In a lawless future land,
Saba has been brought up
in isolated Silverlake.
When her twin brother is
snatched by mysterious
black-robed riders, she
sets out on an epic quest
to rescue him. The story’s
searing pace, its spare
style, the excitement of its fabulously damaged
world, its unforgettably vivid characters, its violent
action and glorious lovestory make this a truly
sensational YA debut novel.
Divergent
Veronica Roth
PB $24.99
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian
Chicago world, society is
divided into five factions,
each dedicated to the
cultivation of a particular
virtue. On an appointed day
of every year, all 16-yearolds
must select the faction
to which they will devote
the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is
between staying with her family and being who
she really is – she can’t have both. So she makes
a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
Rosie Black
Chronicles: Equinox
Lara Morgan
PB $24.95
Pip has abandoned her and
Riley isn’t telling her the full
story. Bent on revenge,
Rosie is still working in secret
to try and take down the evil
Helios group. Equinox is
compelling blend of romance
and sci-fi action. A fastpaced
young adult futuristic adventure story that
readers will not be able to put down! Also Available:
Rosie Black Chronicles: Genesis (PB, $24.95)
The Bridge
Jane Higgins
PB $19.95
The city is divided. The
bridges gated. In
Southside, the hostiles live
in squalor and desperation,
waiting for a chance to
overrun the residents of
Cityside. The Bridge is a
gritty adventure set in a
future world where fear of
outsiders pervades everything. A heart-stopping
novel about friendship, identity and courage from
an exciting new voice in young-adult fiction.
The Only Ones
Aaron Starmer
HB $25.95
Martin Maple has grown up
with his father on an island
in near-total isolation. When
his father fails to return from
a trip to the mainland,
12-year-old Martin ventures
ashore for the first time and
finds everyone gone.
Traveling across the country,
he discovers nothing but empty homes and
abandoned cars until he reaches Xibalba, a town
populated by a group of misfit children, apparently
the last people left on Earth.

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