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WIN a signed print A Child Of Books Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston Hardback RRP $27.99 September release, advance orders welcome I am a Child of Books. I come from a world of stories, And upon my imagination, I float. In this inspiring, lyrical tale about the rewards of reading and sharing stories, a little girl sails her raft 'across a sea of words' to arrive at the house of a small boy. There she invites him to come away with her on an adventure. Elegant illustrations by Oliver Jeffers are accompanied by Sam Winston’s astonishing typographical landscapes, beautifully shaped from excerpts of children’s classics. Age: 5+ Purchase a copy of A Child of Books for your chance to WIN 1 of 3 signed prints. Go to www.indies.com.au for details. Lovely Picture Books Pandamonia Chris Nixon & Chris Owen Hardback RRP $24.99 When visiting the zoo whatever you do, DON’T WAKE THE PANDA! One grumpy panda sets off a frenzy of wild partying: There’s grunting and growling and prancing and prowling, skipping and scowling and squealing and yowling, squeaking and squawking, snarling and snorting, hysterical howling and chaotic cavorting, all because of one grumpy panda. Age: 3+ Crusts Danny Parker & Matt Ottley (Illus) Hardback RRP $24.99 Jacob is just one of millions who won’t eat their crusts. But he is one in a million when it comes to bright ideas. When tiny creatures from a distant crumbling planet seek Jacob’s help, he sets out to do what he can with his big box of uneaten crusts. Age: 3+ Feelings Libby Walden Hardback RRP $19.99 September release, advance orders welcome Explore a world of emotions with this stunning peepthrough picture book. Richard Jones’ enchanting illustrations and the lyrical text make each and every feeling come to life to help children understand the emotions they experience. Each page focusses on a new emotion, from happiness to sadness, jealousy to embarrassment. Age: 5+ The Nose Pixies David Hunt & Lucia Masciullo (Illus) Hardback RRP $24.99 Oliver has a bad habit. A very bad habit. He just can't keep his fingers out of his nose, which is a big problem for the tiny pixies who mine his 'nose gold' to keep their cities running. This is a book with a grossness that kids will love, and with a message that parents will adore. Age: 4+ Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey Of A Mouse To The Moon Torben Kuhlmann Hardback RRP $27.99 September release, advance orders welcome One small step for a mouse; one giant leap for aviation! In Torben Kuhlmann's exquisitely illustrated new book we meet Armstrong the mouse – a furry aviator genius with eyes on the skies and passion to go where no one has gone before. Includes nonfiction history of human space travel. Ages 4+ Steve Goes To Carnival Joshua Button & Robyn Wells Hardback RRP $24.95 Steve is a gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. In the evenings, he listens to jazz on the radio until he lifts the latch of his cage door and decides to join the carnival. A beautifully drawn, designed and dreamt story for all ages. Age: 3+ Don't Call Me Bear Hardback RRP $16.99 Pig The Pug Collection Hardback RRP $39.99 September release, advance orders welcome Aaron Blabey G’day my name is Warren, and I’ve got something to share… Just because I’m furry doesn’t mean that I’m a bear. Warren the Koala is many things—a marsupial, cute and furry, a bit of a grump—but the one thing he’s not is a bear! Also by Aaron Blabey and to be released in September is the Pig the Pug Collection. Age: 3+ City block Christopher Franceschelli Hardback RRP $21.99 September release, advance orders welcome Cityblock explores city life in an exciting and unique way. Divided into three sections—things that go, things to see, and things to eat—it features 24 different aspects of city living. Age: 3+ The Cat Wants Custard P Crumble Hardback RRP $16.99 Meet Kevin, the opinionated feline who is full of cat-titude. Kevin has a craving. He wants custard, and he wants it NOW! Follow the hilarious antics of a cat trying to get its human companion to give him what he wants, including the extreme length of using his own body to spell the word CUSTARD! Will he succeed? Age: 4+ Goodnight Everyone Chris Haughton Hardback RRP $24.99 From the multi awardwinning picture book maker of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George! and Shh! We Have a Plan, comes the ultimate bedtime book. With sublime, starry night time scenes and an infectious yawny 'Good night' refrain, Chris Haughton creates a lulling bedtime read, perfect for parents and children to share together. Age: 0+ 8 The Independent Bookseller’s <strong>Spring</strong> Reading Guide
For Kids of All Ages Toad Delight Morris Gleitzman Paperback RRP $16.99 From Australia’s funniest and best-loved children's author comes a stirring saga of bravery, sacrifice and prime-time warts-andall adventure. Limpy, our favourite slightly-squashed cane toad, star of Toad Rage, Toad Heaven, Toad Away and Toad Surprise, is back in another epic wart-tingling adventure for upper primary school readers. Age: 8+ Weirdo, Book 7: Mega Weird Anh Do Paperback RRP $14.99 September release, advance orders welcome Life for Weir Do is MEGA BUSY! He’s planning on making MEGA bucks from the Street Garage Sale, plus he’s helping Bella write a winning song! And is that a dusty dino bone in the corner? It won’t be easy... but it will be funny! Age: 6+ The Super Lettering Book Samone Boss Paperback RRP $19.99 September release, advance orders welcome The Super Lettering Book is BURSTING with themed alphabets, phrases and words to help you create EPIC posters, signs, greeting cards and school projects. Inside, super lettering artists share their secret tips, teaching you how to draw the best lettering styles, EVER. Age: 8+ The 78-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Paperback RRP $14.99 Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. They've added 13 new levels including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Age: 7+ The Bone Sparrow Zana Fraillon Paperback RRP $19.99 Subhi's imagination is as big as the ocean and wide as the sky, but his world is much smaller: he's spent his whole life in an immigration detention centre. The Bone Sparrow is a powerful, heartbreaking, sometimes funny and ultimately uplifting hymn to freedom and love. Age: 9+ Ella Diaries, Book 8: Worst Camp Ever! Meredith Costain Paperback RRP $12.99 Ella’s arrived at school camp and she can’t wait for the FUN to begin! But then she discovers there are spooky noises outside every night, hair-raising camp activities to do, PLUS she has to share a cabin with scheming Peach Parker. How will Ella manage to avoid Peach’s pranks AND the petrifying Giant Swing for a WHOLE week? This is going to be the worst camp EVER! Age: 7+ Squishy Taylor In Zero Gravity Paperback RRP $12.99 Squishy Taylor And The Tunnel Of Doom Paperback RRP $12.99 September release, advance orders welcome Ailsa Wild & Ben Wood (Illus) With FREE GIFT Squishy Taylor (real name Sita) is a cheeky 11-yearold who lives in an apartment with her dad, stepmum, twin step-sisters and half-brother, Baby. The best thing about living in a huge apartment building is that there’s weird stuff galore going on! Whether it’s battling cranky Mr Hinkenbushel next door, spying on Boring Lady in the building opposite, or helping out her very own personal hero, Squishy Taylor is all over it! Check out the next two books in this blockbuster series! Age: 6+ Special Offer: Purchase a copy of one of the Squishy Taylor titles featured in the catalogue and receive a FREE pencil topper. *While stocks last. The Curiositree: Natural World AJ Wood, Mike Jolley & Owen Davey Atlas of Animal Adventures Lucy Letherland, Rachel Williams & Emily Hawkins September release, advance orders welcome Hardbacks RRP $35.00 each Natural World explores and explains why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts. Atlas of Animal Adventures collects together nature's most unmissable events from between the two poles, including epic migrations, extraordinary behaviours, and Herculean habits. Age: 5+ the Potion Diaries, Book 2: Royal Tour Book 1: the Potion Diaries Amy Alward Paperbacks RRP $16.99 each September release, advance orders welcome Sam the budding alchemist will accompany Princess Evelyn on a world tour and keep her safe with a power-binding potion. Sam also needs to unlock her grandad's memories to save him and the family business. His stolen memories contain the recipe to a potion which many would kill to get hold of. The Potion Diaries, Book 1 in the series is available now. Age: 7+ Pixel Raiders, Book 2: Dragon Land Bajo&Hex Paperback RRP $12.99 September release, advance orders welcome Welcome to Level 2: Dragon Land—a game of quests, magic and epic dragon battles... Rip and Mei escaped Level 1, but they’re still trapped inside the virtual reality game and it’s only getting harder to stay alive! Also available, Pixel Raiders Book 1: Dig World. Age: 8+ Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beatty Hardback RRP $24.99 September release, advance orders welcome Determined Ada Twist, with her boundless curiosity for science and love of the question “Why?,” is destined to join her classmates Iggy and Rosie. Ada embarks on fact-finding missions and conducts scientific experiments, all in the name of discovery. When her house fills with a horrific, toe-curling smell, Ada knows it’s up to her to find the source. Also available Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer. Age: 5+ Age guides are approximate. 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