THE 500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS Dr Seuss

THE 500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS
Dr Seuss
● June 2010
● ISBN: 9780007340972
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 165 mm x 225 mm
● 48 pages
In the beginning, Bartholomew Cubbins didn’t have five hundred hats. He had only
one hat. It was an old one that had belonged to his father and his father’s father
before him. It was probably the oldest and the plainest hat in the whole Kingdom
of Didd, where Bartholomew Cubbins lived. But Bartholomew liked it – especially
because of the feather that always pointed straight up in the air.
A 'rebranded' edition of this, one of the first
beginner books Dr. Seuss ever published. Ages 4-7
• Dr Seuss sales continue to enjoy a huge
resurgence in the market
• Dr Seuss continually ranks as one of this
country's top ten authors (across all age groups
and genres)
• An opportunity for fans to discover this
lesser-known Seuss tale, that once again inspires
creativity and spurs the imagination.

THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK
Dr Seuss
● November 2005
● ISBN: 9780007175925
● $10.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-HB
● NSH
● 156 mm x 120 mm
● 64 pages
This mini edition is part of the Dr. Seuss Classic Collection, and is now available
on its own.
When the Cat in the Hat comes back, he's soon up to his old tricks, ably assisted
by a team of tiny helpers that he keeps in his hat!
Ages 5-7
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children's books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known
as Beginner Books.
This mini edition is part of the Dr. Seuss Classic
Collection, and is now available individually.
• Dr.Seuss is one of the best-selling children’s
authors of all time with over half a billion titles sold
worldwide • An incredible 15 million Dr.Seuss
books have been sold in the UK to date • His
unique combination of rhyme, rhythm and
repetition has been helping children learn to read
for over 50 years • New younger formats are
guaranteed to attract a new generation of children
to the wacky world of Dr. Seuss • Direct
marketing campaign to target nurseries and
parents nationwide • Massive consumer
awareness achieved by Seussentennial campaign
and the Cat in the Hat feature film in 2004 •
Dr.Suess is one of the UK’s top ten favourite
authors

THE CAT IN THE HAT
● October 2011
● ISBN: 9780007348695
● $12.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 279 mm x 205 mm
● 64 pages
The Cat in the Hat is now available for the first time in picture book format. When
Sally and her brother are left alone, they think they're in for a dull day - until the
Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem and madness! This
is the classic book that every child should have the joy of reading.
This classic book in a fantastic new format will
make the perfect gift for Dr Seuss fans! When the
Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, Sally and her
brother are in for a roller-coaster ride of havoc and
mayhem!
•The Cat in the Hat, one of the most famous
children's books of all time is now available in
picture book format to welcome a whole new
generation to the wonders of Dr. Seuss.

THE DIGGINGEST DOG
Perkins, Al
● April 2006
● ISBN: 9780007224807
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 165 mm
● 64 pages
When Sam's new dog learns to dig holes, he can't stop. He digs up gardens, road
and buildings, and finally digs himself into a hole he can't get out of.
The adventures of The Digging-est Dog will give children pride and pleasure in
their early reading.
Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use
of humour, rhyme and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading
child.
Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both
types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go
on reading.
A classic, colourfully illustrated Beginner Book
which will delight and inspire early readers.
• Follows on from the successful publication of the
Dr. Seuss rebranded programme
• Cat in the Hat branding will ensure mass appeal
from Dr. Seuss fans everywhere
• With colour illustrations, humour and rhyme,
Beginner Books will appeal to even ‘non-reading’
children
• The six Beginner Books are colour-coded to guide
readers of different abilities to the title that best
suits them
• Attractive new jacket treatment with clear
branding

DR SEUSS' SLEEP BOOK
Dr Seuss
● November 2003
● ISBN: 9780007169931
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 163 mm
● 64 pages
Full of yawning creatures who spread sleep thoughts at bedtime - and much more
fun than counting sheep - Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book provides the perfect remedy for
young children who don't want to go to bed.
Ages 3+
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books.
Full of wonderful yawning creatures who spread
sleep thoughts at bedtime, this book is the perfect
remedy for children who don’t want to go to sleep.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 Cross-promotions with UIP
on the film 'The Cat in the Hat' film • More brand
awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat' VHS/DVD out
August 2004 • Over half a billion books sold
worldwide • One of the UK's top ten favourite
authors • Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN! •
The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels • A Yellow
Back Book, ideal for adults to share with young
children aged 2-4, or for older, fluent readers to
enjoy on their own

GO, DOG, GO!
Eastman, P D
● April 2006
● ISBN: 9780007225460
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
Join the big and little dogs at play in this vibrant, action-packed Blue Back
Beginner Book.
Using a 75-word vocabulary and clear illustrations, pre-readers are helpfully
introduced to the concepts of number, colour, and opposites.
Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use
of humour, rhyme and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading
child.
Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both
types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go
on reading.
Attractively rebranded, this classic brightly
illustrated Cat In The Hat Beginner Book is certain
to turn even ‘non-readers’ into readers.
• Follows on from the successful publication of the
Dr. Seuss rebranded programme
• Cat in the Hat branding will ensure mass appeal
for all Dr. Seuss fans
• Over 190,000 copies sold of Go, Dog, Go!
• With colour illustrations, humour and rhyme,
Beginner Books will appeal to even ‘non-reading’
children
• The six Beginner Books are colour-coded to guide
readers of different abilities to the title that best
suits them
• Attractive new jacket treatment with clear
branding

GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Dr Seuss
● May 2003
● ISBN: 9780007158461
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
When Sam-I-am persists in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs
and ham, perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we cannot know what
we like until we have tried it!
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children's books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known
as Beginner Books.
When Sam-I-am persits in pestering a grumpy
grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham,
perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we
cannot know what we like until we have tried it!
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss)
• On-going PR and marketing campaign to mark
this anniversary – library and bookshop birthday
parties, blanket PR coverage, celebrity events
• Links with Macmillan Cancer's Hat Week in
September 2004
• Flash-mobbing events in June 2004
Cross-promotions with UIP on the film 'The Cat in
the Hat' film
• More brand awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat'
VHS/DVD out August 2004
• Over half a billion books sold worldwide
• One of the UK's top ten favourite authors
• Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN!
• The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels
• For 4-7 year olds

HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
Dr Seuss
● November 2004
● ISBN: 9780007175192
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,
Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for
over 50 years.
Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the
country top ten favourite children authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller,
with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.
As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr.
Seuss bestselling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover
designs incorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels. The standard
paperbacks divide into three reading strands - Blue Back Books for parents to
share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on
their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy.
Theodore Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat In The Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known
as Beginner Books.
Everyone laughs when Horton the Elephant offers
to sit on Mayzie bird’s egg while she goes on
holiday. Horton’s kindness and faithfulness are
sorely tested when he, and the egg, are kidnapped
and sold to a circus – but his reward for being
faithful is more wonderful than he could ever have
dreamed!
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss)
• On-going PR and marketing campaign to mark
this anniversary – library and bookshop birthday
parties, blanket PR coverage, celebrity events
• Links with Macmillan Cancer's Hat Week in
September 2004
• Flash-mobbing events in June 2004
Cross-promotions with UIP on the film 'The Cat in
the Hat' film
• More brand awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat'
VHS/DVD out August 2004
• Over half a billion books sold worldwide
• One of the UK's top ten favourite authors
• Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN!
• The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels.

HUNCHES IN BUNCHES
Dr Seuss
● November 2005
● ISBN: 9780007198566
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 164 mm x 225 mm
● 64 pages
Written and illustrated by the one and only Dr. Seuss.
This hilarious book tells the story of a bored indecisive boy who is urged by a string
of Hunches - that come in the guise of bizarre furry creatures - first to do this and
then to do that until, finally, he follows the Munch Hunch and goes for lunch!
A new paperback edition, never before published in
the UK, written and illustrated by the one and only
Dr. Seuss.
• Dr.Seuss is one of the best-selling children’s
authors of all time with over half a million titles
sold worldwide • An incredible 15 million
Dr.Seuss books have been sold in the UK to
date • His unique combination of rhyme, rhythm
and repetition has been helping children learn to
read for over 50 years • New younger formats
guaranteed to attract a new generation of children
to the wacky world of Dr.Seuss • Direct
marketing campaign to target nurseries and
parents nationwide • Massive consumer
awareness achieved by Seussentennial campaign
and the Cat in the Hat feature film in 2004 • Dr.
Seuss is one of the UK’s top ten favourite authors

I WISH THAT I HAD DUCK FEET
Dr Seuss
● May 2004
● ISBN: 9780007173136
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 163 mm
● 64 pages
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,
Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for
over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking
among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as
a global best-seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide.
This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins' major Dr. Seuss
rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such
all-time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright
new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back
Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for
budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more
fluent readers to enjoy. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet belongs to the Green Back
Book range
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books
known as Beginner Books.
What would life be like if you had feet like a duck,
or horns like a deer, a whale spout on your head, or
a long, long nose? In this crazy tale a small boy
imagines all these things, only to decide in the end
that perhaps it’s better to be “ME” after all.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 Cross-promotions with UIP
on the film 'The Cat in the Hat' film • More brand
awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat' VHS/DVD out
August 2004 • Over half a billion books sold
worldwide • One of the UK's top ten favourite
authors • Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN! •
The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels • A Green
Back Book, ideal for children aged 4+ who are just
beginning to read on their own

IF I RAN THE CIRCUS
Dr Seuss
● November 2003
● ISBN: 9780007169900
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 224 mm x 162 mm
● 64 pages
In this delightful tale, Morris McGurk fantasises about all the weird and wonderful
creatures he\'9291d introduce to the local circus if he was in charge, from the
Spotted Atrocious – a beast most ferocious – to the Drum—Tummied Snumm from
the country of Frumm.
This new cover features the distinctive red border design which instantly identifies
the work with such classics as The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole
Christmas! Written in rollicking rhyme with wacky illustrations it introduces young
children to a host of uniquely Seussian creatures and funny people.
Ages 4–7
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books.
In this delightful tale, Morris McGurk dreams about
staging the world’s greatest show, packed with the
most tremendous, stupendous acts ever seen,
from the Spotted Atrocious – a beast most
ferocious – to the Drum-Tummied Snumm from the
country of Frumm.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 C

IN A PEOPLE HOUSE
Dr Seuss
● December 1982
● ISBN: 9780001712768
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 163 mm
● 32 pages
Mouse takes Mr Bird In a People House and points out 65 common objects you
might find there. Small children will be amused by the mischief the pair get up to
while they learn to relate the words printed in red to the pictures.
Bright and Early books help even the youngest child get ready to read.
Simple stories and basic concepts are humorously presented in rhythm and
rhyme. Pictures that fully explain the text help even babies make the important
connection between word and meaning.
It's never too early to find out that 'Learning to read is fun'.
Ages 3+
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books
known as Beginner Books.
Small children will delight in making the connection
between words and pictures, as a mischievous
mouse shows Mr. Bird around a “People House”,
pointing out all the everyday things to be found,
from peanuts and paper to scissors and string.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 Cross-promotions with UIP
on the film 'The Cat in the Hat' film • More brand
awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat' VHS/DVD out
August 2004 • Over half a billion books sold
worldwide • One of the UK's top ten favourite
authors • Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN! • A
crazy rhyming tale by Dr. Seuss that will help
children learn simple word and picture
association. • Fabulous A/W by Roy McKie.

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr Seuss
● May 2003
● ISBN: 9780007158522
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 165 mm
● 48 pages
In this classic Seussian tale, the good doctor primes his readers against all the
little mishaps and misadventures that can befall even the best of us - from
bang-ups and hang-ups to lurches and slumps - encouraging us to take life in our
stride! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous
rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to
read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and
ranked among the Australia's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly
established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children's books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known
as Beginner Books.
In this classic Seussian tale, the good doctor
primes his readers against all the little mishaps
and misadventures that can befall even the best of
us – from bang-ups and hang-ups to lurches and
slumps – encouraging us to take life in our stride!
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss)
• On-going PR and marketing campaign to mark
this anniversary – library and bookshop birthday
parties, blanket PR coverage, celebrity events
• Links with Macmillan Cancer's Hat Week in
September 2004
• Flash-mobbing events in June 2004
Cross-promotions with UIP on the film 'The Cat in
the Hat' film
• More brand awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat'
VHS/DVD out August 2004
• Over half a billion books sold worldwide
• One of the UK's top ten favourite authors
• Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN!
• The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels
• For 5-8 year olds

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH 50TH BIRTHDAY EDITION
Dr Seuss
● May 2003
● ISBN: 9780007158560
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
With his inimitable combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous
rhymes, Dr Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to
read for over 50 years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic The Cat in the Hat, and
ranked among the top children's authors, Dr Seuss is firmly established as a
global bestseller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
'From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.' In this
hilarious exploration of simple concepts such as colours, numbers and opposites,
Dr. Seuss presents a crazy world of boxing Goxes and winking Yinks that drink
pink ink!
Adapted from one of Dr Seuss's bestselling titles, this delightful board book
explores some of the funny things that exist in the Seuss's fantasy world. Along
the way, young children are introduced to colours, counting, opposites and rhyme.
Ages 4-7.
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children's books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known
as Beginner Books.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things
are everywhere. In this hilarious exploration of
simple concepts such as colours, numbers and
opposites, Dr. Seuss presents a crazy world of
boxing Goxes and winking Yinks that drink pink ink!
Age 4-7.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss)
• On-going PR and marketing campaign to mark
this anniversary – library and bookshop birthday
parties, blanket PR coverage, celebrity events
• Links with Macmillan Cancer's Hat Week in
September 2004
• Flash-mobbing events in June 2004
Cross-promotions with UIP on the film 'The Cat in
the Hat' film
• More brand awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat'
VHS/DVD out August 2004
• Over half a billion books sold worldwide
• One of the UK's top ten favourite authors
• Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN!
• The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels
• For 4-7 year olds

ROBERT THE ROSE HORSE
Heilbroner, Joan
● August 1992
● ISBN: 9780001717602
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 233 mm x 159 mm
● 64 pages
Roses made Robert sneeze, and not just any old sneeze but a huge KERCHOO.
Robert had to go to the city to find a job. Robert is very proud of his job as a police
horse, but when he sees a bank robbery, Robert has to stop them from getting
away. How will he do it?
Ages 3+

TEN APPLES UP ON TOP
Dr Seuss
● November 2003
● ISBN: 9780007169979
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 163 mm
● 64 pages
Learning to count has never been more fun than in this crazy tale of a dog, a lion
and a tiger all showing off how many apples they can balance on their heads as
they skip, walk the tightrope and roller skate their way through the book.
Ages 3+
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books.
Learning to count has never been more fun than in
this crazy tale of a dog, a lion and a tiger all
showing off how many apples they can balance on
their heads as they skip, walk the tightrope and
roller skate their way through the book.
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 Cross-promotions with UIP
on the film 'The Cat in the Hat' film • More brand
awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat' VHS/DVD out
August 2004 • Over half a billion books sold
worldwide • One of the UK's top ten favourite
authors • Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN! •
The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels • A Green
Back Book, ideal for children aged 4-7 who are just
beginning to read on their own

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE BOARD BOOK
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● September 2009
● ISBN: 9780732287955
● $14.99
● CHILD BOARD/CLOTH BOOK
● BOA
● 217 mm x 159 mm
● 32 pages
Josephine loves to dance. The emus show her how to point her toes. The eagles
teach her how to soar to the music of the wind.
Then the ballet comes to the sleep town of Shaggy Gully and Jospehine learns that
there's a new way to dance.
This is how Josephine wants to dance, but will her dream come true?
Now in durable board-book form, for the tiniest twikle toes to enjoy!
Ages:2-5
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
via Canberra, NSW. Her books for children include HITLER'S DAUGHTER, PHARAOH
and A ROSE FOR THE ANZAC BOYS, and her titles consistently appear on the CBCA
awards shortlists. Her book on the 1969 MOON LANDING, TO THE MOON AND
BACK, was awarded the Eve Pownall Award for Information in 2005.
Bruce Whatley has been writing and illustrating books for children for over twenty
years. Amongst his best loved titles are DIARY OF A WOMBAT and LITTLE WHITE
DOGS CAN'T JUMP.
From Jackie French and Bruce Whatley comes a
story about the importance of believing in yourself.
• New format of this bestselling picture book
• Responds to a growing need for Australian board
books in the market

ROAR
Lester, Alison
● June 2011
● ISBN: 9780733329951
● $12.99
● CHILD BOARD/CLOTH BOOK
● BOA
● 150 mm x 159 mm
● 8 spread pages
I see a tawny lion,
a prickle in his paw.
What do you say, tawny lion?
Roar Roar Roar!
ROAR is part of a wonderful series by author-illustrator Alison Lester, designed
especially for 0-3 year olds and now in board book format. ROAR focuses on wild
animals, PURR on pet animals and MOO on farm animals. Babies will respond to
the rhythm of the text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers will love
joining in to make their own animal sounds.
Age: 0-3
Alison Lester is one of Australia's most popular author-illustrators. She has written
and illustrated many picture books for children, including the multi-award-winning,
bestselling ARE WE THERE YET?.
Alison grew up on a farm overlooking the sea and first rode a horse as a baby in
her father's arms. She still lives in country Victoria and rides her horse, Woollyfoot,
whenever she can.
A delightful board book of animal sounds from one
of Australia's best-loved author-illustrators -- now in
board book format.
• Brand new board books from the ABC FOR KIDS
imprint
• Online promotion across parenting sites, forums
& blogs (kidspot.com.au, bubhub,
motherandbaby.com.au)

10 LITTLE RUBBER DUCKS
Carle, Eric
● May 2009
● ISBN: 9780007245079
● $17.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● BKC
● 282 mm x 218 mm
● 32 pages
Chuckedy-chuckedy-chuck
goes the rubber duck machine.
Out pop little yellow rubber ducks
one after the other…
A brand-new batch of rubber ducks is loaded on to a ship and sent off to be
delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes, 10 little ducks are
tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions - with some
wonderfully unexpected adventures along the way.
Come ride the waves as legendary children's book author and illustrator, Eric
Carle, explores numbers, directions, opposites, geography, animals and more in
an extraordinary interactive picture book, beautifully illustrated with his unique
collage-style art. And for a final surprise, the last page contains a duck with a
sound chip. SQUEAK!
Ages: 2+
Eric Carle is a virtuoso of picture books for young children, best known for his
enormously popular picture book, THE VERY HUNGRY CATTEPILLAR. He lives in
Massachusetts, USA, where he has opened the acclaimed Eric Carle Museum of
Picture Book Art to feature both his work and that of other esteemed children's
book artists. You can visit him online at www.eric-carle.com.
Get swept away with 10 little rubber ducks!
• This wonderful picture book is based on a true
story.
• Eric Carle is acclaimed and loved as the creator
of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed
picture books for very young children.
• Eric Carle established a unique and unassailable
place in the hearts of picture book readers with
THE VERY HUNGRY CATTEPILLAR, which has been
enjoyed by generations of children for thirty five
years, translating into more than 30 languages,
and selling more than 20 million copies worldwide.
• This title will hold nostaligic appeal to adults who
remember THE VERY HUNGRY CATTEPILLAR from
their own childhood.
• Distinctive, instantly recognisable and
sumptuous full colour illustrations in familiar Carle
collage.

APPLESAUCE AND THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
Millard, Glenda
● November 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322495
● $24.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 237 mm x 286 mm
● 32 pages
Once upon an orange evening, tiger-striped with blackened trees; a pig sat upon a
dam bank, fondly reminiscing .
Ages 3+
Glenda Millard has published more than a dozen books for children and young
adults, many of them with ABC Books, most recently, Perry Angel's Suitcase. The
Naming of Tishkin Silk was shortlisted for the 2004 NSW Premier's Literary
Awards and was an Honour book in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards.
Layla, Queen of Hearts was shortlisted in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year
Awards and winner of the Children's Book Category, 2007 QLD Premier's Literary
Awards.
Stephen Michael King is one of the most sought-after and admired illustrators for
children. His gentle, whimsical drawings have brought to life many picture books,
including Mutt Dog The Man Who Loved Boxes and Where Does Thursday Go. He
has been shortlisted 4 times in the CBC Book of the Year Awards. He is a full-time
illustrator, author and designer. He lives in Newcastle, NSW.
Against a rural Australian setting of drought and
bushfire, a little pig called Applesauce learns that
Christmas comes from the heart.
Ages 3+

● January 2004
● ISBN: 9780733313110
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 286 mm x 225 mm
●
BABY BOOMSTICKS
Wild, Margaret/Legge, David
Once upon a time in a teeny-tiny village, a teeny-tiny mum and a teeny-tiny dad
have an enormous baby. They call him Baby Boomsticks! The other villagers and
babies are scared of such a big baby, so Baby Boomsticks has to play all by
himself. But one day Baby Boomsticks claps his hands like thunder, and rain falls
and falls until the village is flooded. Oops! Can Baby Boomsticks save the day?
Margaret Wild is a multi award-winning author. She has written more than 40
picture books for children and has also written for young adults. Margaret is one
of Australia's most popular children's authors and has been published widely
overseas as well.
David Legge is an award-winning illustrator. For ABC Books he has collaborated
with Margaret Wild previously on the beautiful Tom Goes to Kindergarten.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished throughout 2010.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• To be followed by 8 titles in June 2010, and
another 8 in September 2010.
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

BABY WOMBAT'S WEEK
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● October 2009
● ISBN: 9780732286941
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 216 mm x 293 mm
● 32 pages
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored.
He creates havoc wherever he goes!
He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than
his mum.
Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Baby Wombat's
Week is an irresistible new picture book by the award-winning duo of the
international bestseller Diary of a Wombat.
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
via Canberra, NSW. Her books for children include Hitler’s Daughter, Pharaoh and
A Rose for the Anzac Boys and her books are consistently shortlisted for CBCA
Awards.
Bruce Whatley has been writing and illustrating award winning children's books for
over twenty years. Best known are Little White Dogs Can't Jump, and Diary of a
Wombat.
A week can be a long time when you have two
babies on the loose!
• This surprise sequel to 'Diary of a Wombat' is
destined to become an instant bestseller
• Retains all the charm, humour and fantastic
illustrations that made the first book a bestseller
• Supported with a major marketing and publicity
campaign
• The ideal Christmas gift for the hundreds of
thousands of fans of 'Diary of a Wombat"

THE BICYCLE
Thompson, Colin
● September 2011
● ISBN: 9780733329876
● $27.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 305 mm x 218 mm
● 32 pages
In 2008, Colin Thompson visited Cambodia with Save the Children. Struck by the
way the humble bicycle was central to so many people lives, he was inspired to
create THE BICYCLE, his second picture book for the charity. THE BICYCLE
features separate illustrations from internationally acclaimed artists - including
Quentin Blake, Shaun Tan, Tony Ross and Freya Blackwood - which celebrate the
liberating joy of two wheels. Sprinkled throughout are delightful quotes from
famous people, as well as quotes from Cambodian children such as 14-year-old
Dany, who describes his bicycle as his ‘best friend’.
All royalties from the sale of THE BICYCLE will go to Save the Children, an
organisation that works to improve the quality of children’s lives around the world.
‘Today I read this book and it changed my life. Lots of people have told me that we
are a very lucky world but when I read this book I discovered I was way more
luckier than I thought I was. I didn’t know that there was a country that was slowly
dissolving happiness’ -- Gretta Ray, 9, writing about DUST, our first book for Save
the Children.
Ages: 3+
“This book is not just a great fund-raiser, it's also a stunning collection of art from
some of the world's best illustrators and an important window into the lives of
less-privileged children.”
Sunday Age
Colin Thompson is an internationally recognised author and illustrator whose
books have won many awards, including a Children's Book Council Notable Book
for Fearless (illustrated by Sarah Davis; 2010) and a CBC Honour Book for DUST
(2007).
A stunning picture book featuring the works of
fourteen internationally acclaimed illustrators,
including Quentin Blake, Shaun Tan, Freya
Blackwood and Tony Ross. All royalties from sales
of THE BICYCLE will be donated to Save the
Children.
Ages 3+
• Advertising in educational publications
• Cross promotions with print and online parenting
and children's magazines

THE BUSH JUMPER
Chapman, Jean/Beck, Ali
● May 1999
● ISBN: 9780733307492
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 209 mm x 226 mm
● 32 pages
Mitti doesn't like her new jumper, but her friends love its zingy-zing stripes. The all
want to try it on - and that's when the trouble and fun begins!
Jean Chapman is one of Australia's best-known and best-loved storytellers. She
has written numerous books for pre-schoolers.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished throughout 2010.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• To be followed by 8 titles in June 2010, and
another 8 in September 2010.
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

CHECK ON ME
Daddo, Andrew/Bentley, Jonathan
● October 2009
● ISBN: 9780733324192
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 256 mm x 257 mm
● 32 pages
A kiss, a cuddle, a drink.
And a story - but not just one from a book.
From the team who brought you I DO IT, here's a wonderful way to get your own
stories started. CHECK ON ME will immediately become one of your family's
bedtime favourites!
Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He
started writing for children in 2001, when his first collection of stories, SPRUNG!
was published. Since then, Andrew has written 18 best-selling books, including
the hugely successful picture book collaboration with Emma Quay, GOOD NIGHT,
ME. Andrew lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with his wife and three children.
As a little boy Jonathan Bentley liked football and drawing. When he was about
eight years old he realised he wasn’t going to be good enough to play football for
Leeds United, so he concentrated on drawing instead.
CHECK ON ME will immediately become one of your
family's bedtime favourites!
• Andrew Daddo is one of Australia's most popular
television personalities.
• He has written ten best-selling books for
children, including the hugely successful picture
book GOOD NIGHT, ME.
• A lovely addition to the night-time ritual for
children who like to resist going to sleep.
• Illustrated throughout with gorgeous full-colour
artwork by Jonathan Bentley.
• Extensive review mailing, giveaways and
competitions to all relevant magazines, major
metropolitan and regional newspapers
• Extracts in magazines and newspapers including
JUST KIDDING pre-school edition, PRACTICAL
PARENTING, MOTHER & BABY and AUSTRALIAN
PARENTS
• Check out Andrew Daddo's new website:
http://www.andrewdaddo.com

CHEEKY MONKEY
Daddo, Andrew/Quay, Emma
● December 2010
● ISBN: 9780733328398
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 243 mm x 246 mm
● 32 pages
From the team who created the award-winning GOOD NIGHT, ME comes this
captivating picture book. Emma Quay's delightful and warm illustrations of a
family moving through their day bring to life all the funny and silly names we call
our children: cheeky monkey, lucky duck, sweet pea, silly billy and more. Simply
delightful.
Ages 3-5.
Since 2000, Andrew Daddo has written fourteen books for children, all of them
enormous successes. When Andrew isn't writing or enjoying family life, he is one of
Australia's most popular television personalities, currently working on The Great
Outdoors. Andrew lives on Sydney's northern beaches with his wife and three
children. Emma Quay wanted to be a children's book illustrator from a very early
age. After moving from England to Australia in 1993 she began her illustrating
career and has since become one of Australia's most sought-after picture book
artists. She has won numerous awards, including two CBC nominations, for Bear
and Chook and Daddy's Having a Horse. Emma lives in Sydney with her husband
and two young daughters.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010–11.
Ages 3-5.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.
PUBLICITY:
• Press release to be issued to highlight the
reissue of these classic ABC Picture books.
Release to include details of the first 7 books to be
release.
• Copies of all 7 titles to be sent together to all
major literary editors and key selected parenting
and educational media including Reading Time,
Magpies and Practical Parenting.

CHRISTMAS WOMBAT
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● October 2011
● ISBN: 9780732291716
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 293 mm x 217 mm
● 32 pages
Christmas comes but once a year, and it's just as well for Santa's reindeer, who
have to fight with Mothball for the carrots left out for them by the local children.
And when Mothball takes an unexpected sleigh ride, it's not just Santa who faces
the prospect of getting stuck in the chimney.
Christmas from a wombat's eye view is always going to be interesting - especially
when that wombat is Mothball.
Ages 3+
Jackie French is one of Australia's most renowned and best-loved children's
authors. She lives in the Araluen Valley, near Braidwood in NSW.
Bruce Whatley has published a number of best-selling books with HCPA, including
LITTLE WHITE DOGS CAN'T JUMP. He has also co-created with Jackie French a
number of successful picture books including DIARY OF A WOMBAT, JOSEPHINE
WANTS TO DANCE and PETE THE SHEEP.
It's Christmas - from a wombat's point of view.
Ages 3+
• Widespread review coverage in major metro
newspapers, magazines including AWW, WHO and
Woman's Day
• Advertising in Educational Publications including
Magpies and Reading Time
• Giveaway promotions pitched to online parenting
sites and christmas gift guides
• Christmas Wombat Tree Ornaments offered with
every Counterpack ordered

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD
Snicket, Lemony
● May 2009
● ISBN: 9780061236273
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 286 mm x 225 mm
● 40 pages
This Snicket collaboration between Daniel Handler and his long time friend,
composer Nat Stookey, has toured as a live performance by orchestras in cities
around the world. At last, this ground-breaking work is available as a beautifully
illustrated picture book with art by Carson Ellis and a free CD featuring a recording
of San Francisco Symphony with narration by Lemony Snicket.
Ages 5 years+
For Snicket fans of all ages
Lemony Snicket is the author of all 170 chapters in A Series of Unfortunate
Events. Despite everything, he is still at large.
A murder mystery at the symphony! This is a Peter
and the Wolf–like introduction to the orchestra with
Lemony Snicket’s signature wit and style.

● November 1991
● ISBN: 9780207173226
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 255 mm x 246 mm
●
COUNTING ON FRANK
Clement, Rod
Frank loves to calculate things. He knows how many humpback whales would fit
in his house. He knows how long it would take to fill his bathroom with water. But
can Frank guess the number of jellybeans in the jar?
*Honour Book, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, 1991
*Winner, Young Australian Best Book (YABBA) Awards (VIC), 1991
*Shortlisted Kid's Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) (NSW), 1993
Ages 5+

DAY OF THE ELEPHANT
Wilson, Barbara Ker
● July 2007
● ISBN: 9780207200595
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 233 mm x 259 mm
● 32 pages
The great elephant Mae Jabu turned her head from side to side and flapped her
ears as she plodded along the track from the village to the beach. There was no
birdsong that morning. Everything seemed strangely silent.
Before the sun set that day, a huge wave would engulf her world and sweep away
all that she had ever known, and Mae Jabu would be a hero.
Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated by the author, illustrator and
publisher to assist the Asian tsunami aid effort.
Barbara Ker Wilson has written over forty fiction and non-fiction books for children
of all ages, which have been published in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand,
Japan, Korea and Papua New Guinea. She has worked as a children’s book editor
and now works as a freelance editor, mentor and writer. Barbara lives in Brisbane.
Frané Lessac is an author/illustrator of international renown who has worked on
twenty books. Frané was born in the USA, but spent many years living on the
Caribbean island of Montserrat, where she began her career as a painter.
Capturing folk cultures and their heritage on canvas is one of Frané’s particular
passions.
A heart-warming story celebrating the extraordinary
sixth sense of animals and one brave elephant who
saved a group of children during the tsunami
disaster in southern Thailand
- A percentage of the royalties from the sales of this
book will be donated to World Vision and UNICEF
- Review coverage in parenting magazines and
educational publications.

THE DRAGON'S LIE
Lardner, Kym/Lardner, Oliver
● June 2011
● ISBN: 9780733328633
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 252 mm x 214 mm
● 32 pages
Once in a zoo a small boy stood outside the dragon’s cage, asking questions...
Why is a once-powerful dragon locked in a cage? Where is the strength that made
his scales shine and his breath of flames boil a lake? A young boy is determined
to find the answers.
A beautiful story about friendship and freedom, by the creative father-and-son
team, Kym and Oliver Lardner.
Ages 3-6.
Kym Lardner is a popular Australian storyteller, performing live in Australian
schools and festivals. He inspires thousands of children with is original, funny
stories, songs and drawings. His previous titles include Arnold the Prickly Teddy
and The Coat-hanger Horse. In 2008, he worked with his son, Oliver, on his first
picture book in over 20 years, The Naked Penguin.
Oliver Lardner works in multimedia. His interest in illustrating emerged when his
dad need help with The Naked Penguin. Kym and Oliver live in Melbourne.
This simple but beautiful picture book conveys a
powerful message about friendship and personal
freedom.
Ages 3-6.
• ABC Kids title
• Stunning, simple artwork and a beautifully
depicted dragon will hold strong appeal for young
children.
• Kim Lardner makes regular appearances at
Australian schools and festivals.
• Promotions and reviews targetting magazines
and newspapers including JUST KIDDING,
PRACTICAL PARENTING, MOTHER & BABY and
AUSTRALIAN PARENTS.
• Advanced review copies to be sent to children’s,
educational and parenting media.
• Press release to be issued to media via email
with specific publications such as Practical
Parenting, Get Ahead Kids, Magpies and Reading
Time, targeted for review coverage.

● October 1990
● ISBN: 9780207170515
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 255 mm x 239 mm
●
EDWARD THE EMU
Knowles, Sheena/Clement, Rod
Edward the Emu was sick of the zoo, there was nowhere to go, there was nothing
to do, and compared to the seals that lived right next door, well being an emu was
frankly a bore!
Edward the Emu relates his exciting adventures in this Australian classic.
Ages 2+
Edward the Emu was sick of the zoo...
Ages 2+
• A beautiful and hilarious classic from the award
winning writer/illustrator
• EDWARD THE EMU was shortlisted for the 1989
Children's Book of the Year

● April 1997
● ISBN: 9780207189142
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 240 mm x 251 mm
●
EDWINA THE EMU
Knowles, S/Clement, R
The wonderful sequel to the bestselling and widely acclaimed Edward the Emu.
Now, we all know what happened after Edward met his mate Edwina, little emus
of course! But with a completely modern challenge for their mother of again
finding her true place in the scheme of things. Hilarity is bound to happen as
Edwina goes job searching while Edward stays on the nest!
Ages 2+

EMILY'S RAPUNZEL HAIR
Matthews, Cecily/Blackwood, Freya
● January 2007
● ISBN: 9780733319709
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 276 mm x 211 mm
● 48 pages
Four-year-old Emily wants long, flowing Rapunzel hair. She wants to have pigtails
in blue ribbons, just like Lucy Brown. Dad tells her that she will have to wait until
the new baby is big enough to walk before she can have Rapunzel hair.
While Emily waits for her hair to grow (and experiments with wearing red tights on
her head to provide the illusion of Rapunzel hair), we join her on her everyday
adventures from a trip to feed the ducks at the lake, to visiting her grandparents
on their farm (and seeing the letterbox frog).
Freya Blackwood's lush, classic illustrations convey Emily, and her quirky way of
looking at the world, perfectly.
For ages 4-7.
Cecily Matthews has published picture books and junior novels with Lothian,
Omnibus and University of Queensland Press. She has also contributed numerous
stories and poems to The School Magazine. The character of Emily is based on
Cecily's grand-daughter.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010 to 2011.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

GOODNIGHT, MICE!
Watson, Judy/Watts, Frances
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780733324215
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 251 mm x 252 mm
● 24 pages
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+
Praise for GOODNIGHT, MICE!:
‘the perfect bedtime book … told at a cleverly thought-out pace that should ensure
a yawn before the final page … Illustrator Judy Watson’s detailed expressions on
the four mouslings are fun, funny and rewarding upon further visits’
COURIER-MAIL
‘an ideal bedtime read for parents keen on winding things down for the sleepy
train. Squeak!’ KIDS-BOOKREVIEW.COM
‘a story filled with warmth and family love … This is sure to become a book young
children and parents will be happy to read again and again’ AUSSIEREVIEWS.COM
‘utterly flawless use of rich and poetic language … a bedtime story to read aloud
with gusto, to delight in and to savour. Very highly recommended’ SYDNEY’S
CHILD
‘this is a charming, funny and reassuring story for littlies to follow the going-to-bed
ritual … Recommended’ MAGPIES
'Watts knows how to break up a story's rhythm by using a refrain, making a story
which will be read again and again. Watson's mice are individuals and the many
untold stories in the pictures will be pored over by avid three and four-year-old
listeners.' WEST AUSTRALIAN
Celebrate the rituals of bedtime with Mitzi, Billy,
Clementine and Oliver. The perfect bedtime book!
Age 2+
• Brand new ABC picture book ... especially for
bedtime!
• A beautiful bedtime story with perennial appeal
• Advertising and author feature in Magpies &
Reading Time magazine
• Guaranteed review coverage in children’s and
educational media including Magpies and Reading
Time, and Little Angel.
• Reviews to appear in Practical Parenting, Get
Ahead Kids AWW, New Idea and Woman’s Day.
• A bestselling combination: Frances Watts is a
CBC Award Winner, author of bestselling Kisses for
Daddy AND Judy Watson illustrator of Extraordinary
Adventures of Ernie & Maude

Frances Watts was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and moved to Sydney when she
was three. She worked as a bookseller and editor for nearly ten years before she
began her writing career. Her first picture book, Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by
David Legge), was an Honour Book 2006 CBCA Awards and has sold thousands of
copies around the world. Her next two picture books with David Legge, Parsley
Rabbit’s Book about Books and Captain Crabclaw’s Crew, both won accolades in
the CBCA Awards.

● March 1999
● ISBN: 9780207196133
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 253 mm x 181 mm
●
GRANDAD'S TEETH
Clement, Rod
Everybody looking for Grandad lost teeth, and they in a most unlikely place!
They never find them…
The bestselling hardback picture book is now available in paperback!
Something strange has happened in a rather quiet ordinary town - and no one
knows if the townsfolk will every recover! You see, Grandad awoke one morning to
find a shattered glass by his bed, spilled water on his side table and is teeth
missing! Someone has crossed the line of the law and now everyone is a suspect.
Grandad is relentless in his quest to find the culprit although at times he is
depressed that he has no teeth. Soon, a smiling frenzy takes over town as
everyone wants to show their own pearly whites to prove their innocence. But no
one can smile forever ust who did steal Grandad Teeth?
*Shortlisted, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, 1998
Ages 4+

● January 2002
● ISBN: 9780733306143
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 271 mm x 231 mm
●
GUESS THE BABY
French, Simon/Rawlins, Donna
Mr Judd asked us to bring our baby photos to school, to show how much we’d
grown and changed. He put them on the notice board. 'But you can’t say which
baby is you,' he told us. 'We have to try to guess.'
Simon French began his writing career as a thirteen-year-old in Sydney's western
suburbs, and had his first novel published five years later, while he was still at
high school. In the years since, Simon's writing for children has been published in
numerous overseas editions, and in Australia has earned critical acclaim and
several awards, including the 1987 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of
the Year Award for All We Know. Change the Locks was an Honour Book in 1992.
Donna Rawlins was born and grew up in Melbourne but now lives in Sydney. She
loved drawing as a child and now works as an illustrator, author, designer and
editor.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished throughout 2010.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• To be followed by 8 titles in June 2010, and
another 8 in September 2010.
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
Zion, Gene
● May 2006
● ISBN: 9780060842444
● $12.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● BOA
● 190 mm x 157 mm
● 34 pages
Harry is a white dog with black spots who hates to take a bath. One
day he gets so dirty he has black fur with white spots! Where''s Harry?
Gene Zion and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Margaret Bloy Graham have
collaborated on several favorite stories about Harry: Harry by the Sea, Harry the
Dirty Dog, and No Roses for Harry.
Board book edition of the classic book about a dog
who loves to get dirty.

THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY
Jeffers, Oliver
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780007182312
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 167 mm x 282 mm
● 32 pages
Henry loves books... but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting
new story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for
books.
Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his
new-found passion - gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he
realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of
becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a
book-eating diet isn’t the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out...
Children (and their parents) aged 4-6
Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The
University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his
paintings around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his third
picture book project.
The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed
author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
• Oliver Jeffers is a rising international star of
children’s picture books
• His previous books have won or been shortlisted
for numerous awards including the Gold Award at
the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005.
• ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’ is a highly
original and contemporary picture book – a must
read for fans of Lauren Child
• Includes surprise bite shaped die cut on the last
page!

THE LITTLE CROOKED HOUSE
Wild, Margaret/Bentley, Jonathan
● January 2006
● ISBN: 9780733316661
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 250 mm x 241 mm
● 40 pages
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.

LITTLE WHITE DOGS CAN'T JUMP
Whatley, Bruce
● May 2002
● ISBN: 9780207198830
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 280 mm x 217 mm
● 32 pages
Smudge and his family have got a problem to solve - Smudge's legs are so short
that he can't jump into the car! One of the children in the family devises a series of
ingenious ways of getting Smudge into the car, but none of them work.
Finally, it is Mum who solves the problem.
This is the book for all those who fell in love with The Ugliest Dog in the World and
have been wondering what became of that irresistible creature.
Ages 5+
Smudge and his family have got a problem to solve
- Smudge's legs are so short that he can't jump into
the car! One of the children in the family devises a
series of ingenious ways of getting Smudge into the
car, but none of them work.
Finally, it is Mum who solves the problem.
Ages 5+

● November 1993
● ISBN: 9780207177712
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 275 mm x 216 mm
●
LOOKING FOR CRABS
Whatley, Bruce
When you are on holidays and it's too cold to swim, what can you do? You can look
for crabs! But search carefully, they are very hard to find.
*Shortlisted, Young Adults Best Book Awards (YABBA) (VIC), 1994 and 1995
Ages 3+
UK-born author and illustrator, Bruce Whatley lives on the NSW south coast with
his wife Rosie Smith. They have co-authored many titles. Bruce has recently been
experimenting with drawing with his left hand and is currently enrolled as a PhD
student at Monash university. Rosie is very involved with the local theatre group
and is studying alternative therapies in Sydney.
A fresh new edition of a favourite beachcombing
classic.
Ages: 3+
• A modern classic Australian picture book that
every child should have
• Famed illustrator of DIARY OF A WOMBAT, BABY
WOMBAT'S WEEK and coming soon, CHRISTMAS
WOMBAT with Jackie French
• A perfect beach story for the summer holidays

LOST AND FOUND
Jeffers, Oliver
● July 2006
● ISBN: 9780007150366
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 266 mm x 256 mm
● 32 pages
There once was a boy… and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy
decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be
missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself,and
they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get
there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn’t what the penguin was looking
for after all…
Oliver is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of
Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings
around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his second picture
book project.
From the rising star of children’s picture books
comes the magical tale of friendship and
loneliness, a boy and a penguin.
• With his unique illustrative style and imaginative
story telling, Oliver Jeffers is the rising star of
children’s picture books
• Oliver’s sparkling debut ‘How to Catch a Star’ has
sold over 20,000 copies in the UK (Source:
Bookscan TCM Chart)
• ‘Lost and Found’ is destined to become a
contemporary classic that stirs the imaginations of
young children and their parents for years to come
• Marketing & PR campaign to target ABC1
parents looking for something special through
national and parenting press

LOVE, SPLAT
Scotton, Rob
● February 2010
● ISBN: 9780007293407
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 265 mm x 258 mm
● 32 pages
Splat the cat is desperate to become friends with one of the girls at school! But
he’s much too shy to talk to her. However will he get her attention?
Perhaps Valentine’s Day will provide the perfect opportunity?
Ages 3-5
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for his books about Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside
surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty
and more sheep!
The second hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the
irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling
creator of RUSSELL THE SHEEP. Ages 3-5
• A new picture book favourite has arrived! From
the author/illustrator who brought us RUSSELL THE
SHEEP.
• New into paperback and just perfect for
Valentine’s Day

THE MIDNIGHT FEAST
Wild, Margaret/James, Ann
● November 2002
● ISBN: 9780733307898
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 281 mm x 206 mm
● 0 pages
Baby Brenda and her gang meet up with Baby Mario and his gang at The Midnight
Cafe for a wild time of dancing, playing and feasting.
Margaret Wild is a multi award-winning author of many children's picture books.
Ann James is a popular award-winning illustrator of many children's books. She
runs Books Illustrated in Melbourne, a dedicated children's bookshop and gallery.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.

MONSTER
Daddo, Andrew/Whatley, Bruce
● July 2010
● ISBN: 9780733322754
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 251 mm x 246 mm
● 32 pages
Some monsters are scary -- with pointy teeth and snuffly grunts -- and they stink.
You’d never invite them to sleep over!
But there are other monsters that are cute and full of surprises.
Andrew Daddo and Bruce Whatley know a scary, funny story about a really lovable
monster -- but you might want to keep the light on.
Ages 3+
REVIEWS
‘This story is, quite simply, wonderful. Whatley’s awesome illustrations make an
impression right from the cover … Add to that Daddo’s funny, witty honest text and
this collaboration is a winner that won’t fail to impress’ KIDS BOOK REVIEW
‘There’s a simplicity to both story and illustrations that together make for a
delicious bed-time tale.’ MAGPIES
‘A little boy is reluctant to go to bed -- there is a monster in the room … It’s a
familiar story -- but this version has a twist … the reader is in for a surprise’
READING TIME
Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He has
written 18 best-selling books, including the hugely successful picture book
collaboration with Emma Quay, GOOD NIGHT, ME. He lives on Sydney’s northern
beaches with his family. Bruce Whatley has been writing and illustrating award
winning children's books for over twenty years. Best known are Little White Dogs
Can't Jump, and Diary of a Wombat.
Discover who is the real monster is this hilarious
picture book with a twist.
•A frighteningly good picture book from the
incomparable Andrew Daddo & Bruce Whatley
•Mini blads will be available for sell in
•12 Copy Counterpack including a 'monster'
wobbler
•Target parents via online Giveaways / Features
on kidspot.com.au, essentialbaby.com.au
•Advertising in educational press

MOO: TALK TO THE FARM ANIMALS
Lester, Alison
● October 2007
● ISBN: 9780733318467
● $9.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 182 mm x 145 mm
● 16 pages
I see a patchy cow,
I see her calf too.
What's that patchy cow saying?
Moo, moo, moo!
From much-loved author and illustrator, Alison Lester, come these new and
exciting animal books designed especially for 0-3 year olds. Little babies will
respond to the rhythm of the text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers
will love joining in to make their own animal noises.
Alison grew up on a cattle farm in Gippsland, Victoria, and was a teacher before
turning her hand to illustrating and writing. Many of her books have won
prestigious awards and have been published all over the world.

● November 1993
● ISBN: 9780207172854
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 255 mm x 240 mm
●
MR ARCHIMEDES' BATH
Allen, Pamela
Every time Mr Archimedes has a bath with his friends, the water overflows.
Somebody must be putting extra water in the bath. Is it Kangaroo? Or is it Goat or
Wombat?
Whoever it is, Mr Archimedes is going to find out.
*Commended, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1981
Ages 2+
Born in New Zealand, Pamela Allen is the author (and sometimes illustrator) of
many acclaimed Australian children's picture books.
Revisit an age-old theory in a fresh new way.
Age 2+
• A modern classic Australian picture book that
every child should have
• Children will love the mystery of all the extra
water
• Full of Australian animals that kids can identify

THE NAKED PENGUIN
Lardner, Kym/Lardner, Oliver
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780733328497
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 217 mm x 254 mm
● 32 pages
Once there was a little penguin who was different from all the other penguins. All
because he has no patch of white on his chest. Nobody will play with him and all
the Arctic creatures are too busy to help him. But when the penguin decides to
leave his home, he starts to notice that there are other animals who are different
too. And the little penguin learns life's most important lesson ...
Ages 3-5.
Kym Lardner has worked as a childcare worker and studied graphic design. Today,
he is one of Australia's most popular storytellers, delighting children around the
country with his songs and music. Kym is also well known for his beautiful and
sensitive picture books, including Arnold the Prickly Teddy. The Naked Penguin is
his first collaboration with his son, Oliver.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.
• ABC Kids title
• Online promotion targetting parents on
kidspot.com.au, essentialbaby.com.au
• Promotions targetting day care centres &
preschools
• Guaranteed review coverage in parenting and
educational media including Get Ahead Kids,
Practical Parenting, essentialbaby.com.au,
Magpies and Reading Time.

NICKLE NACKLE TREE: A COUNTING BOOK
Dodd, Lynley
● January 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320644
● $21.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 231 mm x 206 mm
● 36 pages
Lynley Dodd's much-loved and well-known book, The Nickle Nackle Tree is now
back for a new generation of fans! Count along as the fantastic and unusual birds
of the Nickle Nackle Tree come to life with mischievous illustrations and
rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd.
The Nickle Nackle Tree won the 2006 Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved
Book.
Lynley Dodd has brought pleasure to millions of children and adults with her
stories. She is the author and illustrator of over twenty-five picture books, and has
won numerous awards for her work. Born and educated in New Zealand, she lives
in Tauranga with her husband Tony and a fiendish Burmese cat, Suu Kyi. She was
awarded the DCNZM in the 2002 New Years Honours list.

THE NIGHT GARDEN
Hurst, Elise
● December 2010
● ISBN: 9780733328404
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 281 mm x 210 mm
● 40 pages
When the sun sets and the moon rises, Sally and her cat, Strange, tiptoe out into
The Night Garden. Transformed from neat hedges and flower beds into twisted
shapes and creatures, the garden is now alive with magic and adventure.
An enchanting tale about the power of a little girl's imagination, brought to life by
Elise Hurst's rich illustrations.
Author extras: There are two activities based on the Night Garden here - a word
jumble and a colour-in page - http://www.elisehurst.com/downloads.html
Ages 3-5.
Elise Hurst is an Australian author and illustrator of children's books. She works
from her studio in North Carlton, Victoria, and has illustrated over fifty books and
written five. The Night Garden was awarded a Notable listing and short listed for
the 2008 Book of the Year Award in 2008, Early Childhood division.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.
• Copies of all ABC Children's picture book
rereleases to be sent to key parenting and
children's media including Reading Time, Magpies
and Practical Parenting.
• Press release to be issued to highlight the
reissue of these classic ABC Picture books.
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites!
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OLGA THE BROLGA
Clement, Rod
● April 2005
● ISBN: 9780207197581
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 296 mm x 220 mm
● 32 pages
Olga must dance now but who will dance with her?
'I want to dance NOW,
I want to flap, kick and jump!'
'Well, don't jump on me!'
Said a small brown lump.
Olga the brolga is in a terrible mood. She desperately wants to dance - but no-one
will dance with her. Her parents have other things to do; Ellie the crocodile doesn't
feel like jumping around; and Joanna Jacana only wants to sleep. As for Lilly the
long-neck, well, she's a bit grumpy, too!
So Olga decides to dance by herself; and when she does, something absolutely
wonderful happens.
Ages 3-7

OUR SCHOOL FETE
Pfanner, Louise/Gamble, Kim
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780733328534
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 270 mm x 225 mm
● 40 pages
Ten-year old Charley narrates all the craft, colour and chaos of the lead-up to his
school's fete in this beautiful picture book. Charley and his friends dive into
haunted house construction, web weaving and tarantula making. At home all his
family launch into the fete auction too -- even Baby and Ruby the Dog.
Kim Gamble's inimitable illustrations capture every moment of Louise Pfanner's
delightful story.
Ages 3-5.
‘This is a beautifully detailed book about how much fun it can be working together
for a common goal.’
Illawarra Mercury, Review
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.
• ABC Kids title
• Online promotion targetting parents on
kidspot.com.au, essentialbaby.com.au
• Promotions targetting day care centres &
preschools
• Guaranteed review coverage in parenting and
educational media including Get Ahead Kids,
Practical Parenting, essentialbaby.com.au,
Magpies and Reading Time.
• Guaranteed review coverage in children’s,
educational and parenting media including
Essential Baby, Practical Parenting and Get Ahead
Kids.

POPPY WASH
Brown, Kerry/Pike, Michelle
● November 2010
● ISBN: 9780733325212
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 245 mm x 252 mm
● 32 pages
Poppy has the best job in the world -- every day she washes all kinds of dragons at
her Dragon Wash.
Poppy loves her job, but most of all she loves the dragons themselves. All that’s
missing is a dragon she can call her own …
A funny, heart-warming story from Kerry Brown and Michelle Pike about friendship,
family … and dragons.
Ages 3+
REVIEWS
‘written in a musical language that is a pleasure to read [and] will appeal to both
boys and girls … POPPY WASH has a complex enough storyline to allow parents
and teachers to read it over and over again, without the story losing its appeal.’
BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER
‘there are also deeper messages embedded in the plot, such as the importance of
caring for others in a community. Children will enjoy the delightful watercolour
illustrations of dragons in this first collaboration between sisters Kerry Brown and
Michelle Pike’ MAGPIES
Kerry Brown (sister to Michelle Pike) is a children's author, children's magazine
journalist and primary school teacher.
Michelle Pike grew up in Carnarvon, Western Australia. She now resides on the
Sunshine Coast. Represented nationally, Michelle is a self-taught artist drawing
inspiration from both her own childhood memories and those currently being
formed by her two young sons.
A funny, heart-warming story about friendship,
family ... and dragons.
Ages 3+
• ABC Kids Book
• Giveaways across key kids magazines &
websites
• Review copies to be sent to literary editors,
parenting and kids media.
• Review coverage to also target online sites such
a kidspot.com.au and essentialbaby.com.au
PUBLICITY:
• Review copies to be sent to literary editors,
parenting and kids media.
• Review coverage to also target online sites such
a kidspot.com.au and essentialbaby.com.au
• Look at a small number of giveaways to be
arranged in conjunction with marketing.

PURR: TALK TO THE PET ANIMALS
Lester, Alison
● October 2007
● ISBN: 9780733318443
● $9.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 142 mm x 186 mm
● 16 pages
I see a twitchy mouse,
Playing hide-and-seek.
What's that twitchy mouse saying?
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
From much-loved author and illustrator, Alison Lester, come these new and
exciting animal books designed especially for 0-3 year olds. Little babies will
respond to the rhythm of the text and the simple, colourful images, while toddlers
will love joining in to make their own animal noises.
Alison grew up on a cattle farm in Gippsland, Victoria, and was a teacher before
turning her hand to illustrating and writing. Many of her books have won
prestigious awards and have been published all over the world.

QUINCY AND OSCAR
Millard, Kerry
● October 2007
● ISBN: 9780733317255
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 268 mm x 225 mm
● 40 pages
From award-winning illustrator Kerry Millard comes an engaging storyof two
inseparable friends. Oscar and his family move to a new neighbourhood, but
nobody in Oscar and Quincy's new community seems to need a new boy or a new
dog.
One morning, Quincy decides to go to school, 'That way, all day, they could be with
each other'. Little did they realise that their friendships would expand through the
joy and energy of their whimsical and affectionate approach to this one day at
school. And by day's end something major has shifted in that neighbourhood:
Oscar and Quincy have brought people together through the power of their
friendship and respect for each other.
Kerry Millard was born in Ottawa, Canada and has lived in Australia for over 30
years. She accidentally fell into cartooning and has been a cartoonist since 1986,
drawing for numerous publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald. She won
Best Single Gag cartoon artist at the Australian Cartoonist's Association awards in
1995 and againin 1999.
Kerry has illustrated over a dozen children's books,and is a regular illustrator for
The School Magazine. She currently lives in Sydney's northern suburbs with
whoever of her three daughters is around, a dog, a duck and two hens who
wander about in her kitchen!

● January 1992
● ISBN: 9780207174339
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 247 mm x 243 mm
●
THE RAINBOW SERPENT
Roughsey, D
There are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent,
all of which communicate the significance of this being within Aboriginal
traditions.
Dreamtime stories tell how the Rainbow Serpent came from beneath the ground
and created huge ridges, mountains and gorges as it pushed upward. The name
also reflects the snake-like meandering of water across a landscape and the color
spectrum sometimes caused by sunlight hitting the water.
Paintings of the Rainbow Serpent first appeared in Arnhem Land rock art more
than 6000 years ago, and perhaps as early as 8000 years before the present, as
the seas rose after the last Ice Age.
Today the Rainbow Serpent is associated with ceremonies about fertility and
abundance, as well as the organisation of the community and the keeping of
peace.
Dick Roughsey was born on Langu-narji Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1924.
His name is loosely translated from his tribal name Goobalathaldin, meaning
‘rough seas’.
After meeting Percy Tresize in 1962, he began to develop his bark paintings into a
form more suited to paper, and his children’s books, The Giant Devil Dingo and
The Rainbow Serpent were the result of this.
A timeless classic from the Dreamtime.

RUSSELL AND THE LOST TREASURE
Scotton, Rob
● June 2007
● ISBN: 9780007206254
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 265 mm x 260 mm
● 32 pages
Russell the sheep is thrilled with his latest discovery: a chest containing the Lost
Treasure of Frogsbottom Field. What will he find when he turns the key? Russell is
so disappointed when he opens the chest to find some useless items and an
ancient camera.
But when the camera accidnetally goes off with a bright FLASH…Russell realizes
there is a whole new world ready for his creativity. Soon Russell finds himself with
a tersury rich in photos. Each page is brilliantly illustrated as Russell discovers
new things to take pictures of. Follow along to see all of Russell’s new riches!
Rob Scotton had only to look out of his studio window to find the inspiration for
Russell. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming with sheep,
other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty, and more sheep. An honours graduate of
Leicester Polytechnic, Rob now lives in Rutland, England, with his wife, Liz, who is
also an artist.
Russell the sheep is back again in another great
adventure - searching for lost treasure!
•Russell made his debut in July 2005 in ‘Russell
the Sheep’, and quickly became a picture book star
selling over 21,000 copies in the UK.
• ‘Russell the Sheep’ was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
•Marketing and PR campaign to target new
readers with coverage across parenting and grey
press.
•Rob Scotton's humorous artwork has a distinctive
soft palette making it perfect for a bedtime story.
• Rob’s wonderful artwork can also be found on
greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.
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RUSSELL THE SHEEP
Scotton, Rob
● May 2006
● ISBN: 9780007206223
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 266 mm x 260 mm
● 40 pages
Sometimes Russell the Sheep is just a little bit out of step with the rest of flock.
All the sheep are falling asleep - except Russell. He's tried everything... but he's
still wide awake.
What's a sheep to do?
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for Russell. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming
with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep! Russell the Sheep
is Rob’s first picture book.
A quirky bedtime story, introducing endearing
insomniac, Russell the Sheep.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.
• Russell the Sheep is Rob’s first picture book.
• A wonderful story for little sleepy heads
• Artwork with a distinctive, soft palette, and full of
humorous detail, combines with individual design
to create a must-have bedtime story.
• Russell the Sheep is set to become a picture
book star!

SMALLEST TURTLE
Dodd, Lynley
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322082
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 168 mm x 189 mm
● 32 pages
Deep in a safe dark hole under the sand lay a nest of turtle eggs. One day they
began to hatch. Soon there were dozens of baby turtles all wriggling together up
through the sand and away. Except for the smallest turtle. He was late This is the
tale of the smallest turtle who follows the call of the sea and battles the
landscape, the weather and hungry seagulls to make it to safety.
Lynley Dodd is New Zealand's best known and most highly respected author and
illustrator of children's picture books. Her work has sold over 2 million copies
worldwide.

SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLAT
Scotton, Rob
● July 2011
● ISBN: 9780007432400
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 272 mm x 266 mm
● 32 pages
Splat does not want to have a play date with Spike. Spike will break his toys and
eat all of his fish-shaped sweets. And he does not want to learn how to swim -
water is horrible, scary, and wet! He's sure that this is going to be the worst day
ever. But when the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and
Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought. Will Splat
overcome his fear of water and get into the pool? And how can he help Spike to do
the same?
Age: 3 - 5
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is
brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep! Russell
the Sheep is Rob’s first picture book.
Splat the Cat makes waves at the pool in this
hilarious new picture book - perfect for children
learning to swim!
Age: 3 - 5
• The latest brilliantly funny story about new
favourite picture book character Splat the Cat!
• Splat the Cat originally appeared on
highly-collected, award-winning ceramics made by
Portmeirion Pottery (UK)
• Splat made his UK debut in 2008 and he has
now sold over 85k books internationally.
• Perfect for children learning to swim - or for
children who already love to swim!
• Rob Scotton’s first popular picture book
character, Russell the Sheep, made his debut in
July 2005 and has sold over 80k copies
internationally.
• RUSSEL THE SHEEP was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.

STAR
Prior, Natalie Jane
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322440
● $16.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 153 mm x 134 mm
● 24 pages
This is what the star sees A boat on the ocean. The sailor's cat. Hello cat. Hello
star. Hush little cat. Close your eyes. Night, night. A beautiful and soothing
bedtime story for very young children.
Natalie Jane Prior is a full-time author, living in Brisbane. She has won numerous
awards during her distinguished writing career. Her Lily Quench series has sold
more than 150,000 copies in over 12 territories around the world.
Anna Pignataro is a highly-awarded illustrator for children. She has illustrated
books by authors such as Colin Thompson, Libby Hathorn and more. She wrote
and illustrated her most recent and successful title, Forever.

SUN
Prior, Natalie Jane
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322433
● $16.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 152 mm x 134 mm
● 24 pages
This is where the sun shines: over rocky islands where seal pups doze. Wake up!
Clap for joy, little seal. It's morning! A beautiful introduction to the beginning of the
day for very young children.
Natalie Jane Prior is a full-time author, living in Brisbane. She has won numerous
awards during her distinguished writing career. Her Lily Quench series has sold
more than 150,000 copies in over 12 territories around the world.
Anna Pignataro is a highly-awarded illustrator for children. She has illustrated
books by authors such as Colin Thompson, Libby Hathorn and more. She wrote
and illustrated her most recent and successful title, Forever.

TOMORROW
Macleod, Mark
● April 2008
● ISBN: 9780733320743
● $16.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 153 mm x 157 mm
● 40 pages
In the morning you will kiss me and tiptoe away on your search for tomorrow. You
ve got so many things to do when you find tomorrow. Trees to plant. Books to
read. Winds to ride. Games to play. And when you return, I will be there to kiss you
goodnight. A beautifully illustrated and touching search for tomorrow, which we all
know is really today.
Mark Macleod has been involved with children's publishing for over twenty-five
years, as a lecturer, publisher, freelance editor, President of the Children's Book
Council, and now as an author. He is known as one of Australia's foremost gurus
of Australian children's lit. He lives in the Blue Mountains.
A journey of discovery from the safety of home, out
into the big wide world, and back again.

THE TOMORROW BOOK
French, Jackie/deGennaro, Sue
● June 2011
● ISBN: 9780732289409
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 246 mm x 249 mm
● 32 pages
A timely picture book about a young prince who is determined to rule over a
country where the future is filled with environmental hope - and practical
solutions, such as common usage of solar and wind power.
Lively, fun and positive, this book serves to give young people information about
their world and shows them that a lot of environmental solutions are simple and
relatively easy to put in place.
Produced on recycled paper to reflect the message within, this is a beautiful book.
Ages 4-8.
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
via Canberra, NSW. Her books for children include HITLER'S DAUGHTER, PHARAOH
and A ROSE FOR THE ANZAC BOYS, and her books are consistently shortlisted for
CBCA Awards.
Sue deGennaro studied film at university, learnt how to weld and draw at art
school and moved to Sydney to become an aerialist/performance artist. She now
lives in Melbourne.
From bestselling author, Jackie French comes a
book about the possibilities from the greener world
of tomorrow.
Suitable for ages 4-8.
• The illustrator used only recycled materials to
produce the artwork for this book -- these will all be
referenced in the book
• Advertised and review coverage in Magpies and
Reading Time magazine

● November 1992
● ISBN: 9780207174278
● $15.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 280 mm x 217 mm
●
THE UGLIEST DOG IN THE WORLD
Whatley, Bruce
Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is 'ugly', but in different ways. Mum
thinks she's ugly in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks she's pretty, but
you haven't seen the lady next door. My best friend even screams when she sees
her...But I think she's beautiful, in a sloppy kind of way!
*Notable, Children's Book Council of the Year Awards, 1993
Ages 3+
Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is
'ugly', but in different ways. Mum thinks she's ugly
in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks
she's pretty, but you haven't seen the lady next
door. My best friend even screams when she sees
her...But I think she's beautiful, in a sloppy kind of
way!
Ages 3+
• Notable, Children's Book Council of the Year
Awards, 1993

UP AND DOWN
Jeffers, Oliver
● August 2011
● ISBN: 9780007263851
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 266 mm x 259 mm
● 32 pages
The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together… That is, until
the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible.
Running away, the penguin visits place after place, searching for a chance to get
his feet off the ground. But will flying be everything he had hoped? And is the boy
missing him, as much as he is missing the boy?
A heart-warming story about friendship, love and reaching for your dreams, from
highly-regarded, multi-award-winning author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers.
Ages:3-5
Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class
honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. As well as
working on children’s picture books, he also does freelance illustrations for
internationally recognised brands such as Starbucks.
His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards,
including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award 2005 and the Blue Peter
Book of the Year 2006 for ‘Lost and Found’ was broadcast as an animation on
Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2008.
In this much-anticipated sequel to the
internationally best-selling picture book Lost and
Found, we re-visit the boy and the penguin after
their trip to the South Pole…
Ages:3-5
• Eagerly awaited by Oliver Jeffers’ fans
everywhere, the sequel to Lost and Found will not
disappoint and will be a contemporary classic.
• Lost and Found sold over 28k across all editions
• This touching and original story clearly
establishes Oliver as one of the most important
and talented artists in today’s market.
• Lost and Found won the Gold Award at the
Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005, and also the
Blue Peter Book of the Year award. An animated
film of the book won a BAFTA for Best Children’s
Animation in 2009
• With over 1 million books sold now
internationally
• Check out Oliver’s website www.oliverjeffers.com
• Win a limited edition signed print when you order
the 25 Copy Backlist pack.

● October 1990
● ISBN: 9780207167614
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 255 mm x 191 mm
●
WHEN THE WIND CHANGED
Park, Ruth
Josh is a little boy who likes to make faces. He practises his scary faces every day.
If only Josh had listened when his father told him what would happen when the
wind changed!
Ages 4+
Ruth Park was born in New Zealand and came to Australia to work as a journalist,
where she married Darcy Niland. Her first novel, The Harp in the South won the
inaugural Sydney Morning Herald award for Best Novel in 1946. She also wrote
the Muddleheaded Wombat series of books for children, based on the long
running ABC series.
A fresh new edition of a timeless classic
Ages: 4+
• A modern classic Australian picture book that
every child should have
• Amazing illustrations that kids will aspire to
mimic
• A great moral that children will have heard
countless of times

WHOSE DINNER?
Rowe, Jeannette
● April 2009
● ISBN: 9780733322570
● $12.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 212 mm x 186 mm
● 16 pages
Whose dinner can you see?
Whose dinner can it be?
A Flip the Flap book!
Ages: 0-5
Jeannette Rowe is a well-known author and illustrator of books for preschoolers.
The Whose series has sold in many countries around the world. Jeannette lives in
Victoria with her partner, their daughter, and numerous pets.
A new flip-the-flap book in the best-selling WHOSE?
series by Jeannette Rowe.
Ages: 0-5

WISHBONE
Brian, Janeen
● June 2005
● ISBN: 9780733311161
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 213 mm x 201 mm
● 40 pages
Henry wishes he was the owner of all sorts of dogs - maybe a little rough and
tumble dog, a happy-go-lucky dog that splashes in puddles, a trim sausage dog
that gives itself airs. Henry's mum shows him how to plant things and make
wishes so that they just might come true. An endearing and enchanting story, with
a touch of magic.
Janeen Brian is the author of more than 60 books for children. Her writing spans
non-fiction, short fiction, scripts, poetry and verse. Her work has been shortlisted
in the CBC Awards, the Wilderness Society Environment Awards and for various
other awards over her 20-year career.
Kilmeny Niland has been involved in writing and illustrating over 25 picture books
and has won several awards. Her fine art hangs in the National Portrait Gallery
Collection.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished throughout 2010.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

THE ABC BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
● August 2006
● ISBN: 9780733318368
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BOA
● 190 mm x 144 mm
● 26 pages
Showcasing well-loved nursery rhymes such as Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star and This Little Pig Went to Market, this collection is a fantastic
addition for every library. It features work from some of Australia's favourite
children's book illustrators including Kerry Argent, Jonathan Bentley, Kim Gamble,
Wayne Harris, Ann James, Stephen Michael King, David Legge, Alison Lester,
Andrew McLean, Patricia Mullens, Kilmeny Niland, Donna Rawlins and Julie Vivas.
Features 13 of Australia's best-loved and award-winning illustrators.

DEAR OLLY
Morpurgo, Michael
● January 2002
● ISBN: 9780006753339
● $13.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 132 mm x 196 mm
● 128 pages
Olly’s brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made
orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His
mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.
Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to
join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.
Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose
central theme not only exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the
endurance of the human spirit.
Michael divides his time between his writing and running Farms for City Children,
a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a working farm for a week.
Michael and his wife Clare were awarded MBEs this year for their work with the
charity. Before the first farm opened 22 years ago, Morpurgo was a teacher and
his knowledge of children’s experiences, plus his experience of Farms enrich his
writing enormously.
Michael Morpurgo has won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and the
Smarties Book Prize.
A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow,
and how all are in some way victims of the horrors
of landmines.
• Hugely successful author on the Collins list
• Moving novel set mainly in Africa and dealing
with the major issue of landmines
• Story told through three ‘voices’: a brother; a
sister and a swallow
• Michael Morpurgo’s previous novel for Collins –
The Butterfly Lion, published in May 1996 – has
sold over 150,000 copies to date
• Illustrated by Christian Birmingham

CAPTAIN CRABCLAW'S CREW
Watts, Frances
● April 2009
● ISBN: 9780733321801
● $24.95
● CHARACTER BOARD BOOK
● NSH
● 278 mm x 231 mm
● 32 pages
'Pirate crew wanted to search for treasure. Must be fearsome!'
When Captain Crabclaw advertises for a crew for his new ship, the Speedy Squid,
he doesn't expect to get a duck, a cow, an elephant and a giraffe! It's hoist the
mainsail and anchors aweigh with the most unusual pirate crew the high seas
have ever seen! This rollicking tale of swashbuckling and scrambled eggs will
delight landlubbers young and old.
Frances Watts has worked as a bookseller, editor and author. Her first book for
children, Kisses for Daddy, also illustrated by David Legge, was shortlisted in the
2006 Children's Book Council Picture Book of the Year Awards. Her second project
with David Legge, Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books was the Eve Pownall award
winner in this year's CBC Awards. Frances lives in Sydney's inner west.
David Legge is the illustrator of many innovative picture books, including the
award-winning Bamboozled, Baby Boomsticks, Kisses for Daddy andParsley
Rabbit's Book about Books. Not only a firm favourite with the CBCA, David is a
consistent winner of the Children's Choice awards throughout Australia. David
lives in Sydney's south.

1001 BUGS TO SPOT
● July 2009
● ISBN: 9781409505143
● $16.99
● USB-PUZZLES & GAMES
● NSH
● 278 mm x 236 mm
● 24 pages
Bright and busy bug-filled scenes include a craggy cave, a grassy meadow, jungle
treetops and even a garden shed! Plenty of things for readers and pre-readers to
look at and talk about, helping them to develop skills in reading, counting,
matching and identification.
Ages 3 years+
• This gorgeous padded HB edition with will make
a perfect gift for little pirates everywhere!
• Hours of puzzle-solving fun.

● April 2007
● ISBN: 9780746076941
● $16.99
● USB-PUZZLES & GAMES
● NSH
● 278 mm x 237 mm
●
1001 PIRATE THINGS TO SPOT
Young children will immerse themselves in the swashbuckling world of the pirates
in this new addition to the immensely popular 1001 Things to Spot series from
Usborne.
• This gorgeous padded HB edition with will make
a perfect gift for little pirates everywhere!
• Hours of puzzle-solving fun.

JOKE TRAP
Glover, Richard
● March 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320552
● $11.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 80 pages
If Jesse has any hope of making friends at his new school he has to do something
about his dad, who keeps making the most appalling jokes. And Ben's father's not
much better, he's forever belting out the wrong lyrics to his favourite songs. In The
Joke Trap you'll not only read some of the world's worst Dad Jokes, you'll also see
how Jesse and Ben construct their own hilarious revenge.
Richard Glover is the author of five books, including The Dirt Experiment and three
stage shows. His weekly column has appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald since
1985. He presents the hugely popular Drive show on ABC 702 in Sydney.

MR BLISS
Tolkien, J R R
● November 2011
● ISBN: 9780007436194
● $19.99
● TOLKIEN-TOLKIEN RELATED
TITLE
● BHB
● 205 mm x 138 mm
● 192 pages
Professor J.R.R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss’s adventures
for his own children when they were very young. The book was handwritten with
lots of detailed and uproarious colour pictures.
This is a highly imaginative tale of complete eccentricity. Mr Bliss, a man notable
for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, makes the whimsical
decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a
catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss’s style of
driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears. As for
what happened next -- the readers, whether young or old, will want to discover for
themselves.
Redesigned using new archival scans of Tolkien’s original drawings, MR BLISS is
presented for the first time in a conventional trade format, sure to delight Tolkien
fans of all ages.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Children of Hurin,
plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 50
languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
The first-ever trade edition of Tolkien’s illustrated
tale about the eccentric Mr Bliss, a man notable for
his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his
garden, whose whimsical decision to buy a motor
car quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters.
• This B format hardback is the first time that MR
BLISS has been presented in a conventional trade
format, sure to delight fans of THE HOBBIT and
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
• Includes a special section at the back
reproducing Tolkien’s original 1930s manuscript in
facsimile, with his own coloured illustrations and
distinctive handwriting
• All pictures have been newly scanned from the
archive manuscripts to give the best possible
reproduction
• The original manuscript has been completely
redesigned to make the most of this hilarious and
charming story

ARE YOU MY MOTHER?
Eastman, P D/Palmer, H
● April 2006
● ISBN: 9780007224791
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
A simple illustrated story of a baby bird’s journey to find his mother.
Children who have just started to read on their own will love following the baby
bird on his quest as he asks everyone and everything that he meets ‘Are You My
Mother?’
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books
known as Beginner Books.
A simple illustrated story of a baby bird’s journey to
find his mother.
Children who have just started to read on their own
will love following the baby bird on his quest as he
asks everyone and everything that he meets ‘Are
You My Mother?’
• Follows on from the successful publication of the
Dr. Seuss rebranded programme
• With a strong emphasis on fun and learning,
Beginner Books will appeal to kids and parents
alike
• The six Beginner Books are colour-coded to guide
readers of different abilities to the title that best
suits them
• Cat in the Hat branding will guarantee mass
appeal to all Dr. Seuss fans
• Over 250,000 copies sold of Are You My Mother?
• With colour illustrations, humour and rhyme,
Beginner Books will appeal to even ‘non-reading’
children
• Attractive new jacket treatment with clear
branding

THE LORAX
Dr Seuss
● May 2004
● ISBN: 9780007173112
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 224 mm x 164 mm
● 64 pages
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,
Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for
over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic CAT IN THE HAT and ranking
among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as
a global best-seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide.
This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins' major Dr. Seuss
rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such
all-time favourites as THE LORAX, THE FOOT BOOK and YERTLE THE TURTLE boast
bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue
Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are
for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older,
more fluent readers to enjoy. THE LORAX belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.
Ages:5+
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books.
In this haunting fable about the dangers of
destroying our forests and woodlands, the
long-suffering Lorax struggles to save all the
Truffula Trees from the wicked Once-ler’s axe.
Ages: 5+
• Rereleased to coincide with THE LORAX movie
out March 26 2012
• On-going PR and marketing campaign to mark
this anniversary – library and bookshop birthday
parties, blanket PR coverage, celebrity events
• Over half a billion books sold worldwide
• One of the UK's top ten favourite authors
• Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN!

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A TADPOLE?
Dr Seuss
● July 2011
● ISBN: 9780007433094
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 152 mm
● 48 pages
This title and others form part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at
nature and natural sciences through a fun combination of Seussian rhymes and
zany illustrations. Aimed at early readers - from four to seven year olds - the books
are designed to bridge the gap between concept books written for preschoolers
and more formal non fiction titles that require fluent reading skills. By presenting
the facts in a lively and rhythmic manner, they provide the critical foundation upon
which complex facts and ideas can eventually be built.
Age: 4 - 7
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss - was
born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book - And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street - was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books
known as Beginner Books.
"From the top to the bottom
I think that you’ll see
that this pond here is lively
as lively can be!"
Join the Cat in the Hat as he introduces beginning
readers to ponds.
Age: 4 - 7
• The original books that inspired the TV series
‘The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That’.
• A light-hearted look at nature and natural
sciences through a fun combination of Seussian
rhymes and zany illustrations.
• 600 million Dr Seuss titles have been sold
worldwide, translated into 17 languages and
distributed in 95 countries.
• The dedicated website with Seussian activities
(Seussville.com) has 6 million visitors per year.
• The Cat in the Hat has 80% consumer awareness
in the UK, and 89% awareness in the US.
• Dr Seuss is worth $100 million in annual retail
sales and $480 million in theatrical box office
sales.

THE ABC BOOK OF LULLABIES: FEATURING AUSTRALIA'S MOST-LOVED ILLUSTRATORS
● October 2008
● ISBN: 9780733323621
● $24.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 277 mm x 228 mm
● 32 pages
Showcasing well-loved lullabies such as Hush, Little Baby, Brahms Lullaby and
Rock-a-bye Baby, this collection is a fantastic addition for every library. It features
work from some of Australia's favourite children's book illustrators including
Tamsin Ainslie, Jonathan Bentley, Gaye Chapman, Janine Dawson, Wayne Harris,
Ann James, Stephen Michael King, Alison Lester, Caroline Magerl, Kilmeny Niland,
Cheryl Orsini, Anna Pignataro and Emma Quay.

● May 1986
● ISBN: 9780207153174
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 248 mm x 183 mm
●
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
Viorst, Judith
Alexander's rotten day is the perfect lead-off for this humorous collection of Judith
Viorst's stories and poems about the ups and downs of childhood, read by Blythe
Danner. Also included are: Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and The
Tenth Good Thing About Barney.
Ages 5+

BUTTERFLY'S CIRCUS
Goldstein, Nikki/Contreras, Melissa
● February 2010
● ISBN: 9780733322594
● $27.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 252 mm x 250 mm
● 40 pages
Butterfly is no ordinary girl. On the day she is born, the jealous Romola casts a
wicked spell and little Butterfly grows wings, making her different from all the
other children. When people stop coming to see her beloved family and friends
performing at the circus, Butterfly reaches into her heart and comes up with a way
to save the circus from closing forever.
Butterfly’s Circus is a charming, magical story about finding your own special place
in the world.
Ages 4-7.
Nikki Goldstein is a journalist who is the leading light behind the ABC’s ‘Girlforce’
series that works towards building self-esteem for girls. Nikki also works as a
freelance journalist for ‘Notebook’ magazine, the Australian Financial Review and
other mainstream newspapers and magazines.
Melissa Contreras is an illustrator based in Los Angeles. Melissa made a living as
a layout artist for educational catalogues before pursuing her dream of being an
independent artist. As well as showing in galleries internationally, she has
illustrated children’s books, designed greeting cards, t-shirts and jewellery.
A contemporary fairytale that encourages children
to welcome the differences in others. BUTTERFLY'S
CIRCUS is a luscious visual treat.
Ages 4-7.
• New from ABC FOR KIDS.
• This is the first picture book from Nikki Goldstein,
author of the GirlForce series.
• Nikki is a very strong voice in the area of
self-esteem and this gorgeous book will teach
younger children to love and embrace difference in
others.
• Nikki has previously written for magazines such
as Vogue, Marie Claire, Notebook, InStyle and
Cosmopolitan.
• Melissa Contreras's lush and beautiful
illustrations will ensure the book captures
everyone's attention.
• Extensive review mailing, giveaways and
competitions to all relevant magazines, major
metropolitan and regional newspapers.

THE GOANNAS OF NO. 1 MARTIN PLACE
Steggall, Vicki
● December 2010
● ISBN: 9780733324987
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 242 mm x 193 mm
● 64 pages
When Moreton and his parents, Go-ma and Go-pa, are forced to leave their
beautiful home in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens, they decide they need to move
somewhere that’s high above the ground, away from all the humans.
So when they discover the little sun-filled room at the top of the clock tower at No.
1 Martin Place, the goanna family are sure they’ve found the perfect home.
But the Pitt Street Cat rules Martin Place, and he’s not interested in welcoming
new neighbours.
With the help of some unlikely friends, can the goannas finally tame Australia’s
meanest cat?
Ages 6+
‘I love an animal story with a difference, and The Goannas of No. 1 Martin Place
delivers … This works as a first chapter book but also as a read-aloud book for any
age, with amusing turns of phrases and instantly likeable characters.’
BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER
Vicki Steggall has written extensively for business, newspapers and magazines
across Australia. She has a special interest in the history of Australian childrens’
literature and recently started writing for children. The Goannas of No 1 Martin
Place is her second book, her first was Lunchtime Rules, part of the 'Go Girl!
series. Danny Snell has worked as a freelance illustrator for over ten years and
lives in Adelaide with his partner Louise and two young daughters
When Moreton the goanna and his family move
into the GPO Clock Tower, the Pitt Street Cat isn't
happy! Luckily, Moreton's new friends help him
save the day.
Ages 6+
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GOD IS
Macleod, Mark
● May 2009
● ISBN: 9780733323805
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 232 mm x 228 mm
● 32 pages
God is ... in the hands that steadied you the first time you learnt to walk and the
hands that will be there when you learn again. And more.
Popular children’s author Mark Macleod takes the reader on a journey to the
places where peace and beauty hold everything together. A wonderful way to
introduce young children to what God can mean … and more.
Mark Macleod has been involved with children’s publishing for over twenty-five
years, as a lecturer, publisher, freelance editor, President of the Children’s Book
Council, and now as an author. He lives in the Blue Mountains. Kirrily Schell is an
artist and animator. She lives in Melbourne.
This charming, whimsical picture book is an
exploration of the many places God can be found in
a young person’s life -- a deeply spiritual book that
can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone, no
matter what their personal beliefs.
• For ages 2 to 99
• Perfect for bedtime reading, this is a beautiful
picture book from the author and illustrator of
TOMORROW
• Fosters children's imagination about the concept
of God
• Great appeal to adults who want to introduce this
idea to children
• Is secular and is relevant to all faiths

LOUISA MAY PICKETT'S BEST SHOW AND TELL EVER
Clement, Rod
● February 2008
● ISBN: 9780207200281
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 296 mm x 222 mm
● 32 pages
Louisa May Pickett’s one and only talent is Show and Tell. Until she arrives at
Dobroyd Primary school, that is …
When Louisa May Picket arrives at Dobroyd Point Primary, all she has to offer for
‘Show and Tell’ is … a juggling mouse, meat-eating plants, a parachute, a singing
chair, a painting squid, and an extremely rare pink polar bear that walks the
highwire upside down while singing ‘We all Live in a Yellow Submarine’ backwards.
But when her classmates appear unimpressed and constantly outdo her attempts
with their own amazing stories, she feels like ‘The Most Boring Person in Class’.
Poor Louisa May! How can she ever compete?
She finally abandons all pretence to amaze her potential new friends and gives
up. To her surprise she finds that in order to impress, she need do nothing other
than be herself.
Ages 5-9
Rod Clement is one of Australia’s leading picture book author/illustrators and his
acclaimed books include Counting on Frank, Just Another Ordinary Day, Olga the
Brolga, Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu. Grandad’s Teeth was shortlisted for
the CBC Awards in 1998.
Louisa May Pickett finds that in order to impress,
she need only be herself. Now in paperback with a
fresh new look.
* Named a Notable Book in the 2006 CBC Awards
* Great for use in classrooms
* Fresh new cover illustration and upbeat title

MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL
Mackintosh, David
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780007361410
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 288 mm x 229 mm
● 32 pages
Marshall Armstrong is new to our school.
He looks different to me.
His laces are straight, not criss-crossed like mine,
And his eyes are always looking at the blackboard.
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.
A quirky and witty ‘first day at school’ story from a brilliant new talent.
Ages 3+
‘…beautifully illustrated story’, writes the Weekend Australian
David Mackintosh was born in Belfast and grew up in Australia. He is a graphic
designer, art director and illustrator. His innovative book designs have won him
numerous awards in Britain and internationally, and has collaborated with some
of the most celebrated names in children’s publishing.
Quirky, witty and brilliant, Marshall Armstrong is
new to school and he definitely stands out from the
crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A
highly original take on a perennially popular theme
from an exciting talent. Ages 3+
• David's quirky style will appeal to fans of Oliver
Jeffers
• David Mackintosh is an Australian author with
many connections in Australian literature circles
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MINNIE PEARL AND THE UNDERSEA BAZAAR
Prior, Natalie Jane
● September 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320149
● $27.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 301 mm x 215 mm
● 32 pages
Minnie Pearl's parents own the Undersea Bazaar - the place all fashionable
mermaids go to shop. But when Manta Rae moves in next door and sets up her
own Marine Emporium, the Undersea Bazaar is in jeopardy. How can Minnie save
her parents' business? The answer puts all her courage and resourcefulness to
the test.
Natalie Jane Prior is an award-winning and enormously popular author. Her books
have been published all over the world. She lives in Brisbane.
Cheryl Orsini is a full-time illustrator and designer, whose work has graced book
covers and bottles of olive oil. She lives in Sydney.

NYUNTU NINTI: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Randall, B/Hogan, M
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780733328503
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 214 mm x 248 mm
● 32 pages
'My name is Bob Randall and I'm an Anangu man from Uluru. Not many people
know much about us. That's why I want to share some things with you. Things
about us. About our land. Things you may not have heard before.'
In this beautiful photographic book for young children, Bob Randall explains, in a
simple but effective way, the Anangu people's relationship to all that is around
them, and why we must learn to care for the earth, its plants and its creatures.
Based on the award-winning documentary KANYINI, NYUNTU NINTI, meaning 'what
you should know', teaches us about the people who are at the heart of our
country.
Children's Book Council Notable Book 2009
A 'White Ravens 2009' selection: 'In a short and touching narrative, Bob Randall
from teh Anangu, who live near Uluru, proudly talks about his tribe's culture,
traditions, and beliefs. Respecting these values could help us all grow more award
of the essential things in life.'
Shortlisted, APA Design Awards 2009
Bob Randall was taken from his family as a young child - another member of the
Stolen Generation - and he has spent many years of his life trying to find who and
where his family are. As well as a storyteller, Bob is a songwriter, well known for
the song 'My brown-skinned baby', which has become an anthem for the Stolen
Generation.
Once an investment banker, Melanie Hogan has studied at the New York Film
Academy and NIDA (directing). Aware she had only been taught one side of history,
Melanie travelled to the desert to learn more about Australia's indigenous people.
Here she met 'Uncle' Bob and the documentary Kanyini was born.
Back in print at last! ABC For Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010-11.
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PADDINGTON AND THE MARMALADE MAZE
Bond, Michael
● October 2001
● ISBN: 9780007107681
● $16.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 189 mm x 242 mm
● 24 pages
Mr Gruber takes Paddington on a visit to Hampton Court.
As usual, Paddington manages to turn a perfectly normal outing into an
adventure. Mr Gruber and Paddington are just about to be followed home by a
crowd of eager tourists, when Paddington manages to lose them all in the maze.
But, mysteriously, Paddington and Mr Gruber manage to escape from the maze
unscathed.
Ages 4-7
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated
at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.
In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children’s literature.
Mr Gruber takes Paddington on a visit to Hampton
Court.
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly
recognisable to parents and loved by adults and
children alike all over the world.
• September 1999 saw the return of Paddington to
our screens with a new series from Cinar.
• Sales show no signs of flagging, and enormous
quantities of merchandise are widely available.
• With sticky sandwiches and hilarious
misadventures these titles include all the winning
elements that make Paddington everyone's
favourite bear.

PADDINTON AT THE RAINBOW'S END
Bond, Michael/Alley, R W
● September 2009
● ISBN: 9780007201990
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 229 mm x 221 mm
● 32 pages
Paddington likes bright colours. He thinks one of the best things about having so
many different colours is that they can make shopping fun too.
Pre-schoolers will love learning about colours with the help of everyone’s favourite
bear!
Ages:1-3
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated
at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 1997 he was
awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature.
A fabulous introduction to early learning concepts,
starring one of the world’s best-loved characters,
Paddington Bear.
• Pre-schoolers will love learning about colours
with everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington
• With sticky sandwiches and hilarious
misadventures, it's no wonder that Paddington is
everyone's favourite bear.
• Paddington is a classic children's character,
instantly recognisable and loved by adults and
children all over the world.
• Enormous quantities of merchandise are widely
available.

PARSLEY RABBIT'S BOOK ABOUT BOOKS
Watts, Frances
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321450
● $19.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 232 mm x 220 mm
● 16 pages
Celebrate the joy of reading and begin a lifelong love of books with the delightful
Parsley Rabbit and his pesky little brother, Basil. Lively and entertaining, it
features a remarkably clever and handsome rabbit and is full of fun, flaps to flip
and questions to share. Parsley introduces children to books - from the cover, to
the imprint page to the title page, formats, style and more - and takes the reader
on a hilarious and stimulating journey through the world of books. An absolute
treasure of a book for children from 3 - 7 years.
Frances Watts has worked as a bookseller, book reviewer, editor and author. Her
first book for children, Kisses for Daddy, also illustrated by David Legge, was
named as a 2006 Honour Book in the CBCA Awards in the Picture Book category.
Ali lives in Sydney's inner west.
David Legge is the illustrator of many innovative picture books, including the
award-winning Bamboozled, Baby Boomsticks and Kisses for Daddy. Not only a
firm favourite with the CBC, David is a consistent winner of the Children's Choice
awards throughout Australia. David lives in Sydney's west.

PETE THE SHEEP
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● July 2006
● ISBN: 9780207199745
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 285 mm x 210 mm
● 32 pages
The award-winning team behind Diary of a Wombat have joined forces again to
create another highly amusing picture book.
Sean is a shearer and instead of a sheepdog to help him, he’s got a sheep sheep -
Pete. After being rejected by the other shearers and their dogs, Sean and Pete set
up a sheep salon in town. Sheep from everywhere arrive to have their wool shorn
in the latest style and even the shearers’ dogs end up arriving for a cut in order to
look gorgeous.
Jackie and Bruce have created the perfect combination of words and illustrations
in this irreverent look at the world of sheep shearing.
Ages 4-9

QUEEN VICTORIA'S UNDERPANTS
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● June 2010
● ISBN: 9780732288228
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 256 mm x 256 mm
● 32 pages
Meet Lizzy, whose family are in the clothing industry. Very few people probably
know that Queen Victoria made the wearing of underpants popular. At the
beginning of her reign very few women wore them. But Queen Victoria made
tartans, perambulators and chloroform fashionable. By the time she died just
about every woman in Britain wore underpants like hers.
Ages: 4+
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award.
TO THE MOON AND BACK won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005. MACBETH AND
SON, and JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE were both shortlisted for the 2007 CBC
Awards.
A very funny story about the most famous
underwear in the British Empire.
Ages: 4+
• A new, irreverent look at the origins of
underwear!
• From the bestselling team that gave us 'Diary of
a Wombat' and more
• June release should guarantee a lot of media
coverage
• Support material to range from POS to teachers
notes
• Advertising in Magpies or Reading Time
• Launch at 2010 CBC Conference - Sydney

A RAT IN A STRIPY SOCK
Watts, Frances/Francis, David
● August 2010
● ISBN: 9780733326615
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 223 mm x 280 mm
● 24 pages
A rain-swept day…
A heart-lifting flash of colour!
A story about the joy to be had in life’s simplest pleasures
-especially when they are sharedand
finding happiness in the most unexpected places.
A book for all ages.
'This is the kind of book that young children can pore and ponder over; the
illustrations are simple but vibrant, complementing the text but leaving plenty of
detail to ensure the reader will linger over each spread.' Four Stars, Australian
Bookseller & Publisher
'...this picture book is a little gem as the rat imagines the difference his stripy sock
will make. The illustrations perfectly capture the emotion of the book. The rat’s
facial expressions are priceless and he is so cute. The text is ‘heart-lifting,’ to
quote a word from the book. It’s a book to make you smile and maybe it’s also
saying something a lot of us need to hear about what is important in life.
'This gentle book is sure to become a favourite with children and their parents. It
would make a good story for before bedtime as it’s not only short but leaves
positive images in the mind. Especially great for 0- 3 years but will be enjoyed by
those older as well.' Good Reading
Frances Watts spent ten years as an editor before she started writing. Her picture
book Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by David Legge), is a best-selling CBC Honour
Book. Her second book, Parsley Rabbit’s Book about Books, won the CBC Eve
Pownall Award . Frances lives in Sydney’s inner west.
David Francis began his career as an exhibiting artist and his works are held in
many collections. He illustrated the CBC Honour Book, Ten Little Known Facts
About Hippopotamuses and collaborated with author Margaret Wild to create the
much-loved Morris the Reinbear. This is his first book for ten years. He lives in
Sydney’s inner west.
From award-winning author Frances Watts comes
an uplifting story that shows how happiness can be
found in the simplest of things.
A book for all ages.
•From award-winning picture book author, Frances
Watts
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● September 1992
● ISBN: 9780207176197
● $14.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 250 mm x 241 mm
●
THE TRAM TO BONDI BEACH
Hathorn, Libby/Vivas, Julie
A story of a young boy's adventures working as a paperboy on the busy trams,
travelling to Bondi Beach.
It was Kieran's dream to be a paperboy and when he finally gets the chance finds
it's not as easy as he thought it would be but with his friend Saxon teaching him
the ropes he eventually gets the opportunity to work at his favourite place...the
beach, and the tram rides are the best part of the job to Kieran. When he grows
up he won't be a paper boy, he'll be a tram driver rattling and flying down the hill
to Bondi Beach.

AESOP'S FABLES
Watson, Carol
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780746080917
● $9.99
● USB-YOUNG READING
● BHB
● 202 mm x 136 mm
● 64 pages

THE ABC BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
● August 2006
● ISBN: 9780733318368
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BOA
● 190 mm x 144 mm
● 26 pages
Showcasing well-loved nursery rhymes such as Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star and This Little Pig Went to Market, this collection is a fantastic
addition for every library. It features work from some of Australia's favourite
children's book illustrators including Kerry Argent, Jonathan Bentley, Kim Gamble,
Wayne Harris, Ann James, Stephen Michael King, David Legge, Alison Lester,
Andrew McLean, Patricia Mullens, Kilmeny Niland, Donna Rawlins and Julie Vivas.
Features 13 of Australia's best-loved and award-winning illustrators.

● June 1994
● ISBN: 9780207176333
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 199 mm x 130 mm
●
ARK IN THE PARK
Orr, Wendy/Millard, Kerry
Sophie lived in a tall, tall building overlooking a large green park. In the middle of
the park was the biggest, strangest most wonderful pet shop in the world.
It was built like a ship, with tall glass sails stretching to the sky and it was called
The Noahs' Ark.
Every evening Sophie made three secret wishes as she gazed at the ark in the
park. Over at the Noahs' Ark, Mr and Mrs Noah, who owned the pet shop, also
made a secret wish - the same one every time.
On a very special birthday, a magical meeting shows Sophie, and Mr and Mrs
Noah, that secret wishes have a way of coming true.
*Winner, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, 1995.
Ages 8+

COOL BANANAS
Harris, Christine
● May 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321108
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 80 pages
When Claudia's mother decides to go to Italy, she dumps Claudia with her
grandfather - a man she hasn't even met. Claudia expects to meet an old man
with a walking cane, but her grandfather wears clashing board shorts and shirt,
licks his false teeth in restaurants, sticks incense in his neighbour's toes to keep
away bad spirits and his favourite saying is 'cool bananas'! How is Claudia
supposed to survive the holidays? And will Grandpa discover her secret?
Christine Harris is a full-time children's author and has written over thirty books for
children, including the CBC short listed title, Jamil's Shadow. Christine lives in
South Australia with her partner and two children.

EXTRAORDINARY ERNIE & MARVELLOUS MAUD
Watts, Frances
● June 2008
● ISBN: 9780733321924
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 171 mm x 119 mm
● 80 pages
Ernie Eggers is thrilled when he wins a superhero contest and becomes
Extraordinary Ernie (after school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and all
day Saturday). But his excitement turns to dismay when he discovers that his
sidekick is a sheep. It doesn’t take him long to realise, though, that there has
never been another sheep quite like Marvellous Maud.
PRAISE for Ernie & Maud:
‘a tale of patience, courage and, above all, friendship’ Sunday Mail Adelaide
‘just right for newly independent readers, with plenty of interesting vocabulary …
[the] illustrations are terrific’ Gleebooks gleaner zine
‘[a] super new series’ Cooma-Monaro Express
‘Perfect for early readers with a sense of humour and a love of alliteration’ Sunday
Age Melbourne
‘a fantastic new series for young readers’ Bendigo Weekly
‘very funny … There is plenty to entertain proficient readers. Highly recommended’
Aussiereviews.com
‘[a] snappy series debut … the slapstick premise and banter between superhero
and sidekick save the day. The brevity, spry pace, and humorous line art make
Watts’s story a good choice for kids who are more used to meeting superheroes
on the screen than on the page’ Publishers Weekly, US
Frances Watts has worked as a bookseller, book reviewer, editor and author. Her
first book for children, Kisses for Daddy was named as a 2006 Honour Book in the
CBCA Awards in the Picture Book category. Her most recent book Parsley Rabbit's
Book About Books was published by ABC Books.
Judy Watson is an illustrator, designer and researcher, who has illustrated several
educational books for children. Judy lives in Melbourne with her husband and two
A wonderfully fun series about two very unlikely
superheroes!
PUBLICITY:
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Telegraph, Reading Time and Magpies.
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editors

children.

HELLO GOD
Simons, Moya
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780732285340
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 180 mm x 130 mm
● 160 pages
Kate is twelve years old, and chats to God about everything - her parents and their
new baby, her friends, getting used to her new glasses, even about the ants who
drown in the puddles in her driveway. If God exists, why doesn’t he teach ants to
swim?
Kate also talks to God about Stephanie, the new girl in her class. Stephanie isn’t
the sort of girl Kate is usually friends with; she’s too ‘nerdy’ for a start. And she
looks weird, too. But getting to know Steph proves to be unexpectedly interesting
for Kate, making her look at friendship in a new way.
Things get serious when Steph becomes ill. Steph’s a good person, so why isn’t
she getting better? But just when Kate’s ready to give up on God, she finds the
answers to her questions in an unexpected place.
Moya Simons has been writing for children for over fifteen years. She has been
shortlisted in the Young Australian Best Book Awards twice, and also in the West
Australian Young Readers Book Awards. Her books have been published in the
USA, UK, Germany, France and Malaysia.
Sometimes in life there is just no answer to the
questions we ask
Author is a popular choice amongst kids, appearing
on the shortlist for both the YABBA and WAYRBA
book awards
Teacher’s notes available
- Features in the children's literature press
- Teacher's notes available

MUDLARK
Stephens, Michael
● August 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199806
● $13.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 128 mm x 199 mm
● 176 pages
A haunting story about a boy, one borrowed bird and a need to believe that it's OK
to be different.
Jim Liddell is a 13-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He is so different
from other boys his age, he livesin the world of his imagination.
On the last weekend before the end of term he finds himself the 'lucky boy'
allowed to take home the class pet, a rescued mudlark, called Mudlark.
Mudlark is not long in Jim's care before he escapes from his cage to freedom
through the open window of Jim's bedroom.
Mudlark's new-found freedom leads to a coming-of-age experience for Jim. While
he is out chasing Mudlark, Jim learns lessons in life from those he encounters.
These help him deal with the eventual death of his mother.
Ages 9+

MY SISTER HAS A BIG BLACK BEARD AND OTHER QUIRKY VERSES
Ball, Duncan/Millard, Kerry
● June 2009
● ISBN: 9780207200892
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 125 mm
● 176 pages
My sister has a big black beard, my brother needs a bra...My mother is a baritone
and loves to smoke cigars... So begins the first poem in this wonderfully wicked
collection of poems for kids by the multi-award winning author/illustrator team of
Duncan Ball and Kerry Millard
Duncan Ball is one of Australia’s most popular authors for children. His books
about Emily Eyefinger, the girl who was born with an eye on the end of her finger,
are among his best-loved works, which also include the Selby series. Duncan lives
in Glebe, NSW, with his wife, Jill, and their adorable but incomprehensible cat,
Jasper.
Preposterous poems for kids of all ages

● April 2007
● ISBN: 9780746077924
● $9.99
● USB-READING FOR BEG
● BPB
● 197 mm x 130 mm
●
OLIVER MOON'S SUMMER HOWLIDAY
Mongredien, Sue
Oliver is really looking forward to his summer holiday in the haunted forest. He
can’t wait to go ghost hunting and he’d love to meet the werewolves that are
rumoured to live there. But his parents are not happy about the noisy howling that
goes on in the forest at night. Could Oliver’s hairy new friend, Wilf, have anything
to do with it?
Sue Mongredien was born in Nottingham in 1970. She read English at Leeds
University, then moved to London after graduating. She worked as an editor of
Children's Books at Random House and Transworld before leaving to travel around
the world for 18 months. Back in the UK, she worked for OUP, then the BBC.
Enter the magical world of Oliver Moon, Junior
Wizard, in these fun illustrated adventures full of
gruesome details and extraordinary characters.

A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON
Bond, Michael
● October 2003
● ISBN: 9780007174164
● $13.99
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 124 mm x 200 mm
● 160 pages
The Browns first met Paddington on a railway station - Paddington station, in fact.
He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a
suitcase and his hat.
The Browns soon find that Paddington is a very unusual bear. Ordinary things - like
having a bath, travelling underground or going to the seaside become quite
extraordinary, if a bear called Paddington is involved.
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated
at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.
In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children’s literature.
“A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in
amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.”
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly
recognisable to parents and loved by adults and
children alike all over the world.
• This classic edition ties-in with the new stand of
classic Paddington publishing.
• There is still a huge interest in Paddington, with a
wide range of merchandise are available.
• This title is packed with giggles from beginning to
end and children will delight in the way Paddington
deals with Mr Curry!

PADDINGTON [MINI EDITION]
Bond, Michael
● August 2008
● ISBN: 9780007277070
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● NSH
● 157 mm x 153 mm
● 32 pages
Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station - Paddington
station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of
marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading ‘Please look after this bear’. Without
further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into
their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington.
The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary
things - like having a bath - become quite extraordinary when a bear called
Paddington is around.
Now this classic story is available as a charming miniature picture book edition.
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated
at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 1997 he was
awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature.
A gorgeous little hardback edition of the classic
story of the bear from Peru.
• Paddington is a classic children’s book
character, instantly recognisable to parents, and
loved by adults and children all over the world.
• Paddington helped the Queen celebrate her 80th
birthday in 2006, generating much publicity and
awareness. He was also brought to the fore this
year in the nation wide TV campaign for Marmite!

PADDINGTON LIBRARY - PADDINGTON AT THE ZOO
Bond, Michael
● April 2009
● ISBN: 9780006647447
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 245 mm x 188 mm
● 24 pages
But at the zoo things don’t go to plan. There are some very fierce, not to mention
hungry animals there. It is not Paddington they are after though, it is his
elevenses!
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated
at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.
In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children’s literature.
When Paddington hears that he his going to visit
the zoo he is very excited and makes 6 marmalade
sandwiches to take with him in honour of the
occasion.
• September 1999 sees the return of Paddington
to our screens with a new series from Cinar. It is
also possible that the old series will be repeated
during the summer before the screening of the new
series.
• Sales show no sign of flagging,and enormous
quantities of merchandise are widely available.
• Brand new cover artwork by R W Alley recreates
this lovable little bear.
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly
recognisable to parents and loved by adults and
children alike all over the world.

● November 2007
● ISBN: 9780007251940
● $39.99
● CHILD FICTION
● SLI
● 165 mm x 191 mm
●
PADDINGTON SUITCASE
Bond, Michael
Children’s favourite, Paddington Bear is a distinguished small bear of earnest
good intentions who gets drawn into mishap and adventure at every turn.
Thankfully his great sense of logic and determination manage to get him out of
most scrapes, albeit in perhaps some rather unconventional ways.
Find out what happens when Paddington gets all the wrong kind of attention at
the zoo, how he skyrockets on a funfair ride and how he ‘helps out’ around the
house…with messy results!
The Paddington books contained in the suitcase are:
Paddington and the Busy Day
Paddington and the Marmalade Maze
Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow
Paddington at the Fair
Paddington at the Palace
Paddington at the Zoo
Paddington Minds the House
Paddington the Artist
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1926 and educated at
Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British
Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 1997 he was
awarded an OBE for his services to children’s literature.
Enjoy eight delightful Paddington story books in
this special gift edition suitcase.
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly
recognisable to parents and loved by adults and
children alike all over the world.
• Special gift set edition of eight classic
Paddington picture books in re-useable Paddington
suitcase.
• The stories contain all the magic ingredients of
classic Paddington books – sticky paws, unlucky
mishaps but lots of good intentions!
• There is an extensive range of Paddington
merchandise widely available.
• Paddington helped the Queen celebrate her 80th
birthday in 2006, generating much publicity and
awareness.
• Paddington Bear celebrates his 50th anniversary
in 2008.

SARINDI AND THE LUCKY BUDDHA
Fraser, Janine M
● September 2009
● ISBN: 9780732287757
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 96 pages
Sarindi and the Lucky Bird introduced a little boy and his family, and their life
together in Indonesia. Sarindi is certain he will never be unlucky again when he
wins the lucky marble from Jaya. But luck is more mischievous than a monkey.
When Sarindi’s mother becomes sick, Sarindi thinks that all the bad luck in the
world has come to visit. He thinks there must be something he can do to help her
get better.
This time, the song of the Lucky Bird won’t work, so he visits all the sacred places
he knows. At each, Sarindi prays for the good health of his mother, because who
knows which prayer will succeed?
Ages:7-10
Janine Fraser’s Sarindi and the Lucky Bird was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's
Awards and the CBCA Awards in 2002. She has also published Abdullah's
Butterfly, which has been translated into several languages. Janine lives in
Riddell's Creek.
After eight years, the long-awaited return of Janine
Fraser’s beautiful Sarindi and his loving family
• Beautiful illustrations
• Teacher's notes

SARINDI'S DRAGON KITE
Fraser, Janine M
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780732287764
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 129 mm x 197 mm
● 128 pages
It’s Sarindi’s birthday, and what he wants more than anything else is the
multi-coloured Dragon Kite he sees in the market. He thinks he’s the luckiest boy
when he wakes up and sees the kite, and he can’t wait to go to the beach fly it
with his father.
But later that day Sarindi wonders if luck has deserted them all. An earthquake
has flattened the nearby town of Bantul, where Sarindi’s cousins live. Suddenly, it
is no time to be going on a birthday picnic, or flyign a dragon kite. Sarindi and his
father must go by becak to Bantul to see if they can help.
Have Sarindi’s cousins survived the earthquake? And will it ever be time again to
fly his beautiful kite?
Ages 7-10
Janine Fraser is the author of Sarindi and the Lucky Bird, which was shortlisted in
the NSW Premier's Awards and the CBCA Awards Young Readers category in
2002. She has also published Abdullah's Butterfly, which has been translated
into several languages. Janine lives in Riddell's Creek, Melbourne.
Elise Hurst is a full-time artist and writer who lives in Melbourne, Victoria. She has
over fifty books to her credit, including The Night Garden which was shortlisted for
the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards in 2008.
Third in the series featuring Sarindi and his
Indonesian family.
Ages 7 - 10
• Beautiful illustrations from CBCA award-winning
illustrator.

SKOZ THE DOG: READY, STEADY ... KABOOM!
Daddo, Andrew/Rossell, Judith
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780733327810
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 197 mm
● 96 pages
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don’t have a clue where you are
when you wake up!
When Skoz wakes up feeling all cosy and warm, he’s relieved to be safe in his
kennel for once. But, hang on, is that the roar of a crowd Skoz hears?
Soon Skoz is the star of the show -- like it or not. Will he survive the Patadogian
jumping snakes? And can he avoid the mouth of the biggest cat he’s ever seen?
Want to know more about everyone’s favourite sleepwalking dog?
Head to harpercollins.com.au and andrewdaddo.com, where you can write a
review, download an activity pack and more!
Skoz’s hilarious adventures continue in All at Sea and Up in the Air, and watch out
for more wacky sleepwalking tales coming soon.
Oh boy oh boy oh bowowow!
Age 7+
PRAISE FOR SKOZ THE DOG
‘Daddo has expertly achieved the voice of a dog and woven first person and third
person narration to a very humorous effect … Skoz is sure to become many 8-12
year olds new “best friend”’ MAGPIES
‘A fun, fast-paced read’ DMAG
‘This energetic story flies by’ SUN-HERALD
‘We need more whimsical, harmless, chapter books for children who are
beginning to read independently, and the adventures of Andrew Daddo’s Skoz
seem made to order’ WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
‘a non-stop adventure that simply can’t be put down.
Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He
From bestselling author Andrew Daddo comes a
hilarious new series for young readers about Skoz,
the sleepwalking dog.
Age 7+
• A hilarious new series from the bestselling author
of GOODNIGHT, ME and CHECK ON ME.
• Action-packed illustrations throughout by Judith
Rossell.
• Acitivity packs available - please contact
patricia.anastasi@harpercollins.com.au - or
available to download from HarperCollins website
• SELBY fans will love the adventures of SKOZ THE
DOG.
• Extracts, interviews and features in KZONE,
DMAG and MANIA magazines.
• Look out for the next SKOZ THE DOG new release
in December 10.

started writing for children in 2001, when his first collection of stories, SPRUNG!,
was published. Since then, Andrew has become the bestselling author of over 20
books, including the hugely successful picture book collaboration with Emma
Quay, GOOD NIGHT, ME. Andrew lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with his wife
and three children.
Judith Rossell worked as a CSIRO scientist, for a cotton spinning company, and
studied textile design in Scotland before becoming a full-time illustrator. Her
books include sumptuous maze books, puzzle books and picture books.

SKOZ THE DOG: UP IN THE AIR
Daddo, Andrew/Rossell, Judith
● June 2010
● ISBN: 9780733327803
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 202 mm
● 80 pages
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don’t have a clue where you are
when you wake up!
When Skoz finds himself falling from a great height -- with no parachute -- he has
no idea how he got there. It’s going to take more than an emergency flying lesson
from a very cranky bird to keep Skoz airborne. But if he doesn’t get his ears
flapping soon, it’ll be SPLAT!
Want to know more about everyone’s favourite sleepwalking dog?
Head to harpercollins.com.au and andrewdaddo.com, where you can write a
review, download an activity pack and more!
Skoz’s hilarious adventures continue in Skoz the Dog: All at Sea, and watch out for
more wacky sleepwalking tales coming soon.
Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He
started writing for children in 2001, when his first collection of stories, SPRUNG!,
was published. Since then, Andrew has become the bestselling author of over 20
books, including the hugely successful picture book collaboration with Emma
Quay, GOOD NIGHT, ME. Andrew lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with his wife
and three children.
Judith Rossell worked as a CSIRO scientist, for a cotton spinning company, and
studied textile design in Scotland before becoming a full-time illustrator. Her
books include sumptuous maze books, puzzle books and picture books.
From bestselling author Andrew Daddo comes a
hilarious new series for young readers about Skoz,
the sleepwalking dog.
Age 7+
• Skoz activity packs available, please contact
patricia.anastasi@harpercollins.com.au for print
outs or available to download from HarperCollins
website
• Consumer competition to win a Nintendo DS - all
stock stickered and promoted via shelf wobblers &
posters
PUBLICITY:
• Press release issued and sent out via ealert.
• Interviews across children's and mainstream
media
• Wide review coverage with particular targets to
include literary editors, parenting and women’s
media.

SKOZ THE DOG: ALL AT SEA
Daddo, Andrew/Rossell, Judith
● April 2010
● ISBN: 9780733327797
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 136 mm
● 80 pages
The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don’t have a clue where you are
when you wake up!
When Skoz finds himself in a small boat in the middle of the ocean, he’s got not
one, but two big problems: How’s he going to get home? And what’s he going to do
about THAT SHARK?
‘We knew Skoz was special, but we never dreamed he’d be famous. In fact, he
was the one who did all the dreaming, usually when he was walking out the front
gate!’ -- Skoz’s mum
Age 7+
PRAISE FOR SKOZ THE DOG
‘Daddo has expertly achieved the voice of a dog and woven first person and third
person narration to a very humorous effect … Skoz is sure to become many 8-12
year olds new “best friend”’ MAGPIES
‘A fun, fast-paced read’ DMAG
‘This energetic story flies by’ SUN-HERALD
‘We need more whimsical, harmless, chapter books for children who are
beginning to read independently, and the adventures of Andrew Daddo’s Skoz
seem made to order’ WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
‘a book full to the brim with page-turning adventure’ KIDS’ BOOK REVIEW
‘Perfect for emergent readers, this is bound to be popular with junior primary aged
readers’ AUSSIE REVIEWS
Andrew Daddo is one of Australia’s most popular television personalities. He
started writing for children in 2001, when his first collection of stories, SPRUNG!,
was published. Since then, Andrew has become the bestselling author of 20
books, including the hugely successful picture book collaboration with Emma
Quay, GOOD NIGHT, ME. Andrew lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with his wife
and three children.
Judith Rossell worked as a CSIRO scientist, for a cotton spinning company, and
studied textile design in Scotland before becoming a full-time illustrator. Her
books include sumptuous maze adventure books, puzzle books and picture
books.
From bestselling author Andrew Daddo comes a
hilarious new series for young readers about Skoz,
the sleepwalking dog.
Age 7+
• A hilarious new series from the bestselling author
of GOODNIGHT, ME and CHECK ON ME.
• Action-packed illustrations throughout by Judith
Rossell.
• FREE Skoz stickers with every copy of SKOZ THE
DOG: ALL AT SEA!
• SELBY fans will love the adventures of SKOZ THE
DOG.
• Extracts, interviews and features in KZONE,
DMAG and MANIA magazines.
• Look out for the next SKOZ THE DOG new release
in June 10.

● August 2000
● ISBN: 9780207197857
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 235 mm x 105 mm
●
STAMP, STOMP, WHOMP
French, Jackie
Stamp Stomp Womp is a companion book to How to Guzzle Your Garden. Popular
author and Burke's Backyard presenter, Jackie French helps children discover
ways of getting rid of garden pests. Children, parents, and teachers will all love
this book and Jackie's amusing, but serious, stories of garden pests and what to
do about them.
Ages 10+

OOM PAH PAH
Matthews, Cecily
● September 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320682
● $11.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 80 pages
How does one small girl get one HUGE tuba home from school?
Rosie is over the moon when she is chosen to play the tuba in the school band,
but how on earth will she get it to and from school for practice? With Ryan Morgan
more than happy to take her place, Rosie needs to find a solution and fast!
Cecily Matthews has published picture books and junior novels with ABC Books,
Lothian, Omnibus and University of Queensland Press. Her picture book Emily's
Rapunzel Hair was shortlisted for the CBC Book of the Year award (early
childhood) in 2006.
Mitch Vane has worked as a freelance illustrator for fifteen years, both in London
and Melbourne.

SWEETIE MAY
Shanahan, Lisa
● July 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320699
● $11.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 80 pages
Captain Widehide and Captain Leanbean love arguing - from dawn to dusk, day
after day. The only thing they love more than arguing is treasure - lots of it! Then
one day they find more than they bargained for ...
Sweetie May is back in this fabulous new edition!
Lisa Shanahan is a trained actor and drama teacher as well as the much loved
and CBCA award-winning children's author. Her books include Sweetie May
Overboard (ABC Books), Gordon's Got a Snookie, The Postman's Dog, both
illustrated by Wayne Harris and most recently My Big Birkett her first foray into YA
(Allen and Unwin).
Kerry Millard was born in Ottawa, Canada and has lived in Australia for over 30
years. She accidentally fell into cartooning and has been a cartoonist since 1986,
drawing for numerous publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald. She won
Best Single Gag cartoon artist at the Australian Cartoonist's Association awards in
1995 and again in 1999. Kerry has illustrated over a dozen children's books and
has been nominated several times for CBCA awards. Her latest book Qunicy and
Oscar was published in 2006 by ABC Books.

THE HOBBIT
Tolkien, J R R/Lee, Alan
● June 2008
● ISBN: 9780007270613
● $19.99
● TOLKIEN-HOBBIT
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 400 pages
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from
the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves
arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous
expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to
be the same again.
The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and
more than 60 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth,
magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its
appeal.
Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children’s
fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his own children, The Hobbit met with
instant critical acclaim when published - it was the Harry Potter of its generation.
With new Lord of the Rings movies around the corner, this special Children’s
edition is designed to put the book back where it belongs - at the top of every
child’s ‘must-read’ list.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus
other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages
and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
The first ever illustrated paperback of the critically
acclaimed and beloved children’s classic, featuring
26 colour paintings and over 30 pencil drawings by
Alan Lee.
• First ever illustrated paperback, containing all
the stunning paintings by Alan Lee
• Classic new package designed to perfectly
complement the new paperback edition of The
Children of Húrin, the international #1 bestseller
with over 1,000,000 copies sold worldwide
• The most successful of all Tolkien titles, The
Hobbit has been translated into over 40 languages,
with estimated sales of nearly 100 million copies
• Interest in The Hobbit continues to grow, with a
movie from New Line/Warner Bros coming in
2010.

● November 1996
● ISBN: 9780207191732
● $22.95
● LIT-POETRY
● B+P
● 217 mm x 150 mm
●
THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER AND OTHER VERSES
Paterson, A B/King, John Anthony
There was movement at the station for the word had got around …
First published by Angus & Robertson on 17 October 1895, The Man From Snowy
River & Other Verses took the country by storm and has remained one of
Australia's bestselling and most popular books ever since. The classic title poem
by the Bard of the Bush, A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, continues to inspire the spirit of our
nation in readers today.
This centennial edition recreates the atmosphere of the times, faithfully
reproducing the original 1895 edition of fortysix ballads selected by Paterson
together with his publisher, George Robertson. It is now introduced by historian
Jonathan King and beautifully illustrated with images of the remote high country
and its people in the days when
?he man from Snowy River let the pony have his head,
And he swung his stockwhip round and gave a cheer

TRUE GREEN KIDS: 100 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE PLANET
McKay, Kim/Bonnin, Jenny
● April 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322860
● $22.95
● LIFESTYLE
● NSP
● 210 mm x 193 mm
● 144 pages
TRUE GREEN KIDS features 100 simple solutions to the environmental challenges
facing kids today. With chapters focusing on the home, school, outdoors, pets and
more, this book offers fun and easy ways to make a difference to our local and
global environment. Practical tips include planting an organic garden, calculating
your family's and schools carbon footprint, and keeping a worm farm. For anyone
who wants to help save our planet -- here's your chance!
Kim McKay is the co-founder and deputy chair of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up
the World. She is an international social marketing consultant who counts
National Geographic among her clients.
Jenny Bonnin is a director of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World. She and
Kim are partners in the social marketing firm Momentum2.

THE CLOUDCHASERS: THE EAST WIND
Hunt, Steven/Richardson, David
● November 2009
● ISBN: 9780733325687
● $39.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 260 mm x 213 mm
● 168 pages
When Alice, Thomas and Spinner discover they must find the Banker's father to
complete their quest, their search takes them to terrifying and fantastic worlds.
On their travels through the peril of the Lopper’s world to the freezing, desolate
waste of Tebbit’s land of nightmares, they encounter the Wandering Seers, a
sand-monster bureaucrat, Mad King George and the daffy Forgetmeknot and his
homemade flying craft. Will Alice ever find the Banker’s Father? Can she and her
companions avoid the relentless Catcher and his minions? And what secret does
Spinner hold that will decide the fate of them all?
Full of unexpected twists and turns, fantasy and adventure, THE CLOUDCHASERS:
THE EAST WIND is a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the Cloudchasers saga.
Ages 7-12.
David Richardson is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and has
written many full-length screen plays. David has a number of writing projects in
development and is finishing his first novel. He lives in Melbourne. Steven Hunt is
an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. He has worked in advertising
agencies, as a lecturer and now runs his own design company, Pigs Might Fly.
Steve lives in Balnarring Beach, Victoria.
The thrilling sequel to the critically acclaimed THE
CLOUDCHASERS.
Ages 7-12.
• Praise for THE CLOUDCHASERS:
‘This is the sort of book that whispers to readers
“pick me”…it promises to deliver something
special. A visual feast, the digital illustrations are
unsettling, yet compelling, while the story(Tim
Burton meets Diana Wynne-Jones) will keep older
readers enthralled’ SUNDAY AGE
• Book One was shortlisted in the 2008 Aurealis
Awards
• International rights have been sold in Denmark,
Sweden and Canada
• Film rights under consideration by Tim Burton
and 20th Century Fox
• A thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the
Cloudchasers saga
• ABC Online promotions (over 1 million unique
visitors per week)
• Animated custom book trailer available for
retailer websites. It will also feature on ABC Online,
the HarperCollins website, Facebook, YouTube

THE HEART AND THE BOTTLE
Jeffers, Oliver
● November 2010
● ISBN: 9780007182343
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 266 mm x 261 mm
● 32 pages
Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how the world worked. She
shared all her dreams and excitement with her father, who always had the answer
to every question. That is until one day when his chair was empty, not to be filled
again -- how would the girl ever find meaning from her life again?
Age 5+
Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The
University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his
paintings around the world. His outstanding talent has already been recognised by
several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award,
the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Irish Children's Book of the Year.
Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers
explores themes of love and loss in this
life-affirming, uplifting tale, due to be featured in a
major motion picture.
Age 5+
• This sweet story will be the perfect gift for loved
ones young and old
• The Heart and the Bottle was created alongside,
and is soon to be featured in, Brit Indie-flick ‘This
Beautiful, Fantastic’ starring rising star Carey
Mulligan, and classic English actors Joanna
Lumley, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Christopher
Eccleston and Mackenzie Crook
• The animated film of 'Lost and Found' is a part of
the Little Big Shots International Film Festival for
kids, and will be screeing in Melbourne in July
2010. Other locations TBC.
www.littlebigshots.com.au
• An animated film of Lost and Found, produced by
acclaimed animators Studio AKA and Contender
Entertainment was screened on ABC, Christmas
2009 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s
Animation in 2009
• Check out Oliver’s website www.oliverjeffers.com

THE HOUSE OF NARCISSUS
Wild, Margaret/Harris, Wayne
● May 2005
● ISBN: 9780733310492
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 296 mm x 192 mm
● 40 pages
In this highly original, dreamlike story, a beautiful old house is so obsessed with
its glorious reflection in the canal that it can t stand to be distracted by the
families who try to live in the house. Again and again, the House of Narcissus
drives its residents away, until the sole occupant is only a cat. The house notices
nothing but its own external beauty, but when it is finally forced to look inside it
sees the terrible decay within, and then sets about to change its ways. Evocative
text and sumptuous illustrations make this a haunting and thought-provoking
book, for children and adults alike.
For ages 4-7.
Margaret Wild is a multi award-winning author. She has written more than 40
picture books for children and has also written for young adults. Margaret is one
of Australia's most popular children's authors and has been published widely
overseas as well.
Wayne Harris has illustrated over thirty books, including DragonQuest by Allan
Baillie which was short-listed for Picture Book of the Year, Children’s Book Council
of Australia. Many of his other illustrated books have also received Notable Book
status from the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010–11.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY
Jeffers, Oliver
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780007182312
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 167 mm x 282 mm
● 32 pages
Henry loves books... but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting
new story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for
books.
Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his
new-found passion - gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he
realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of
becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a
book-eating diet isn’t the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out...
Children (and their parents) aged 4-6
Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The
University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his
paintings around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his third
picture book project.
The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed
author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
• Oliver Jeffers is a rising international star of
children’s picture books
• His previous books have won or been shortlisted
for numerous awards including the Gold Award at
the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005.
• ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’ is a highly
original and contemporary picture book – a must
read for fans of Lauren Child
• Includes surprise bite shaped die cut on the last
page!

MAGPIE
Davies, Luke/Kiuru, Inari
● May 2010
● ISBN: 9780733322686
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 335 mm x 218 mm
● 32 pages
My father and I.
We went to the edge of the falls for revenge,
To find my attacker the magpie...
Luke Davies’ poem ‘Childhood Terror’ describes in 9 lines the fear of a magpie
attack and a boy’s reaction as his father helps him face that fear. Together,
author and illustrator have created a wonderful picture book that takes this poem
and turns into a story of a dog and his pup on a journey to find the magpie.
Brilliantly realised, the illustrations bring a whole new level to Davies’ poetry.
Tender, funny and courageous.
For ages 5-7.
'There are many gaps between the written and illustrative texts for the reader to
construct their own narrative. Subsequent readings reveal items not seen in the
first reading, making this a book to revist often. The endearment between father
and son is obvious with the very last illustration a soft confirmation of this.'
Magpies
'This is a book to linger over' The Weekend Australian
Luke Davies is the author of three novels, including the cult bestseller Candy,
which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 1998 and, most
recently, God of Speed. A film version of Candy, starring Heath Ledger, was
released in 2006. Davies was awarded the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for
Poetry in 2004. He has published five books of poetry, including Running With
Light which was the winner of the Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2000, and Totem,
which won the 2004 Age Book of the Year winner.
Tender, funny and courageous, this brilliant visual
adaptation of Luke Davies' poem shows the special
bond between father and son. For ages 5-7.
• Luke Davies is an award-winning Australian
writer of fiction and poetry.
• His work ranges from Running With Light (winner
of the Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2000) to the cult
bestseller, Candy (which was made into a film
starring Heath Ledger).
• MAGPIE is at once tender, funny and courageous.
• Inari Kiuru's brilliant illustrations bring to life the
story of a dog on a journey with his pup, and the
themes of fear, courage, journeys and family.

MULGA BILL'S BICYCLE
Niland, Deborah/Niland, Kilmeny
● November 1993
● ISBN: 9780207172847
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 232 mm x 240 mm
● 32 pages
‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’ was written by Banjo Paterson in 1896. It was written at a
time when cycling was a relatively new and popular social activity. Cycles were
ridden everywhere, including in the outback by shearers and other workers who
needed to travel cheaply.
It tells the hilarious story of Mulga Bill, who thinks he’s much better at cycling than
he turns out to be. A resounding crash sends him back to his original mode of
transport - his trusty horse.
Kilmeny and Deborah Niland’s delightful illustrations catch the mood and humour
of Paterson’s verse with great spirit, and this book has become an enduring
classic.
Ages 8+
Andrew Barton Paterson (1864-1941), better known as ‘Banjo’, is one of
Australia’s most prolific and popular poets. He is renowned for the poem ‘The Man
from Snowy River’ and the song ‘Waltzing Matilda’ - now synonymous with
Australia and Australian culture.
Between them, Kilmeny and Deborah Niland have illustrated some of Australia's
best-loved children's books, including When the Wind Changed, and Mulga Bill's
Bicycle.
In print for thirty-four years - this is a new edition of
the classic children’s poem by Australia’s favourite
poet,A.B.‘Banjo’ Paterson
With additional information on the origins of the
poem and its author, and the illustrators of this
book.

PARAPHERNALIA'S PRESENT
Lawrenson, Diana/Huxley, Dee
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780733328480
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 266 mm x 209 mm
● 32 pages
Dottie and her hen, Paraphernalia, share breakfast, trips into town, even
afternoon tea! But one day, Dottie has an accident and Paraphernalia surprises
her with the greatest gift of all ...
Ages 3-5.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished throughout 2010-11.
Ages 3-5.
• ABC Kids title
• Online promotion targetting parents on
kidspot.com.au, essentialbaby.com.au
• Promotions targetting day care centres &
preschools
• Guaranteed review coverage in parenting and
educational media including Get Ahead Kids,
Practical Parenting, essentialbaby.com.au,
Magpies and Reading Time.
• Advanced review copies to be sent to children’s,
educational and parenting media including
Essential Baby, Practical Parenting and Get Ahead
Kids.

SHAGGY GULLY TIMES
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780732284114
● $16.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 260 mm x 310 mm
● 32 pages
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
No, it’s a wombat, a sheep and a dancing kangaroo -
And they’re on the front page of The Shaggy Gully Times!
The small bush town of Shaggy Gully is home to many animals, including local
celebrities Mothball, Pete and Josephine.
Pete the Sheep runs a successful hairdressing salon and Josephine is a renowned
ballerina. Mothball is editor of the weekly newspaper, The Shaggy Gully Times.
She also can’t spell.
This week’s edition is jam-packed with exciting news of how a small town comes
together to rescue some unfortunately animals from Mr Nasty’s zoo. How did the
rescue take place and will the newcomer animals fit into life in Shaggy Gully?
Read all about this and other exciting news in the punniest newspaper ever!
Ages 4+
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
via Canberra, NSW. Her books for children include Hitler’s Daughter, Pharaoh and
A Rose for the Anzac Boys and her books are consistently shortlisted for CBCA
Awards. To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005.
Bruce Whatley has been writing and illustrating award winning children's books for
over twenty years. Best known are Little White Dogs Can't Jump, and Diary of a
Wombat.
Welcome, readers, to The Shaggy Gully Times, the
punniest newspaper you'll ever read!
Ages 4+
• A CBCA shortlisted picture book from bestselling
duo Jackie French and Bruce Whatley - for the first
time in paperback.
• Review copies to be sent to literary editors,
children’s and parenting media including Practical
Parenting, Out and About with Kids and
Kidspot.com.au.
PUBLICITY:
• Press release to be issued to media. As this title
has a different look from other titles by Jackie and
Bruce, the press release will link this book in with
their other titles.
• Review copies to be sent to literary editors
• Review targets to also include children’s and
parenting media including Practical Parenting, Out
and About with Kids and Kidspot.com.au. Also
target educational media such as Reading Time
and Magpies.

● April 2006
● ISBN: 9780746069288
● $9.95
● USB-YOUNG READING
● BHB
● 138 mm x 203 mm
●
HEIDI

THE ABC BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN POETRY: A TREASURY OF POEMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Hathorn, Libby
● June 2010
● ISBN: 9780733320194
● $29.99
● CHILD FICTION
● CHB
● 162 mm x 241 mm
● 192 pages
'I am
the river,
gently flowing,
as I wind my way to the sea.' (Mary Duroux)
Follow the river of poetry through country,town,the bush,the four seasons,night
and day and explore the Australian landscape through the eyes of our best
Australian poets.
In this beautiful collection of poems for children, award-winning author and poet,
Libby Hathorn, has brought together favourites such as those by A.B. 'Banjo'
Paterson, Dorothea Mackellar and C.J. Dennis, as well as more contemporary
poems by Steven Herrick, Eva Johnson, Les A. Murray and others.
Exquisite illustrations by Cassandra Allan make this a collection to treasure.
Age 10-14.
Libby Hathorn is an award-winning Australian author of more than fifty books for
children. Her work has won honours in Australia as well as in the United States,
United Kingdom and Holland. Libby was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2003. She
lives in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Follow a river of poetry through country, town, the
bush, the four seasons, night and day, and explore
the Australian landscape through the eyes of our
best Australian poets.
Age 10-14.
• Libby Hathorn is an award-winning Australian
author of more than fifty books for children.
• Advertising in educational press
• Features a wide range of Australian poets - from
old favourites like AB 'Banjo' Patterson, Dorothea
MacKellar, CJ Dennis to contemporary poets, John
Tranter and Robin Klein, Indigenous poets, and lots
more.
• Takes the reader on a tour of themes such as:
country, town, the four seasons, night and day.
• Exquisite illustrations by Australian artist
Cassandra Allan.
• An interactive supplement to the book will
appear on Libby Hathorn's new website.
• Teacher's notes available.

ALWAYS JACK
Gervay, Susanne
● October 2010
● ISBN: 9780732290207
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 127 mm x 198 mm
● 160 pages
Jack’s life is pretty good - he has brilliant friends, everyone loves his funny jokes
and he’s a great inventor. But things are getting complicated. Nanna’s older and
wobblier, and why does his face now go red when he sees his best friend Anna?
And to top it off Mum and Rob's wedding seems to be taking over the world.
Something really scary has also happened to his mum and it's going to take all of
Jack’s courage to deal with it.
From the author of the bestselling I am Jack comes an insightful and inspiring
book about the effect of cancer on families.
Susanne Gervay is an award-winning Australian author and a specialist in child
development. Her much-loved and bestselling I AM JACK is becoming a classic on
school bullying, reaching adults and children alike. Her most recent young adult
book, THAT'S WHY I WROTE THIS SONG, was written in colalboration with her
daughter, Tory. Susanne’s books have earnt awards ranging from the Children’s
Book Council of Australia’s Notable Books list to the Family Therapy Awards.
Cathy Wilcox has twin careers as cartoonist and illustrator of children's books, and
has been shortlisted in the CBCA Awards three times.
Jack's journey continues.... from Susanne Gervay,
the long-awaited sequel to I am Jack and
Superjack.
Age: 8+
• The long awaited sequel to Susanne Gervay's
bestselling I AM JACK & SUPER JACK
• Launcing in Breast Cancer Awareness month -
expect wide media and review coverage for
ALWAYS JACK.
• Endorsed by The Cancer Council - 10% of
royalties will be donated to The Cancer Council
PUBLICITY
• Review coverage to target children’s editors and
key children’s media
• Advanced review copies to be sent to all major
literary as well as women’s and parenting media
including AWW, Woman’s Day, Take 5, That’s Life,
Practical Parenting and Mothers Matter.

THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS
Morpurgo, Michael
● March 2006
● ISBN: 9780007182466
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 205 mm x 152 mm
● 192 pages
"Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you
meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all.
It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again." It's 1943, and Lily
Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her
father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched
by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are
told to move out of their homes – lock, stock and barrel. Soon, the whole
area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day,
preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas – barbed
wire and keep-out signs mean nothing to her, nor does the danger of guns and
bombs. Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers,
who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross
the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself… Now, many years later,
as Michael is reading his Grandma Lily's diary, he learns about The Amazing Story
of Adolphus Tips – and wonders how one adventurous cat could still affect their
lives sixty years later.
In May 2003 Michael was appointed Children’s Laureate. During this role, he has
travelled the country from end to end, bringing books to children in remote areas
as well as to inner city children. Through the power of his storytelling, Michael has
succeeded in ‘putting literature back into literacy’. Michael and his wife Clare have
been award MBEs for their work in founding and running the charity Farms for City
Children, a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a working farm
for a week.
A heart-warming tale of courage and warmth, set
against the backdrop of the second world war,
about an abandoned village, a lifelong friendship
and one very adventurous cat! ‘Classic Morpurgo
brilliance’ – Publishing News
• A new, emotional, heart-warming story from the
Children's Laureate
• 20,000 copies sold of The Amazing Story of
Adolphus Tips in hardback
• A hugely successful author on the HarperCollins
Children’s Books list.
• Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL sold over
50,000 copies in hardback, won the Red House
Children’s Book Award, and has been adapted into
a critically acclaimed play.
• Michael Morpurgo is one of the most well-known
and loved of children's authors. He has won both
the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Children's Book
Award, the Carnegie Medal and been shortlisted for
numerous other children's book awards.

BALLET SHOES FOR ANNA
Streatfeild, Noel
● October 2010
● ISBN: 9780007364084
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 128 mm x 197 mm
● 240 pages
For Anna, everything takes second place to her burning desire to dance. Even the
earthquake that destroyed her Turkish home has not made her think differently,
only now she's stuck in a prim suburban household with an uncle who "doesn't
approve" of dancing.
What can Anna do? Not only is there no one to give her lessons, but there's no
money for them either, and, anyway, dancing's forbidden. Will she ever become
the ballerina she longs to be?
Age 9+
Noel Streatfeild grew up in a vicarage. Her father eventually became Bishop of
Lewes. Noel trained as an actress, and acted for nine years before writing her first
book, for adults. She did not write her first (and most famous) children’s book
until 1936 - Ballet Shoes. Thereafter she wrote more than thirty other children’s
books, some of which were televised, and all of which were hugely popular. Noel
died in 1986.
Three children, having lost their parents in an
earthquake come to England to live with a prim
uncle and a feeble aunt. Anna lives only to dance –
but her uncle forbids her to have anything to do
with ballet. How will she survive?
Age 9+
• From the author of the classic and highly
successful children’s book, BALLET SHOES
• The ultimate children’s novel about ballet
dancing joins the hugely successful Essential
Modern Classic collection
• Noel Streatfeild has been famous in the world of
children’s books for forty years, and her profile was
raised further by the 2007 BBC adaptation of
BALLET SHOES, featuring Harry Potter star Emma
Watson
• Includes ‘More than a Story’ section at the back
with extra content such as quizzes, background
information and lots more.

BILLIONAIRE BOY
Walliams, David
● August 2011
● ISBN: 9780007445349
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 127 mm x 196 mm
● 288 pages
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact.
You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own
cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest
twelve-year-old in the land.
Yes, Joe has absolutely everything he could possibly want. But there’s just one
thing he really needs: a friend…
DAVID WALLIAMS is an actor and writer best known for his work with Matt Lucas
in the multi-award-winning sketch show Little Britain. His debut children's novel,
The Boy in the Dress, was published in 2008 to unanimous critical acclaim. Since
then, his second book, Mr Stink, has gone on to receive similar plaudits, while
growing an already devoted fanbase. The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink were both
shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and Mr Stink was one of Amanda Craig’
s Children’s Books of the Year in the Times.
A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable
from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr
Stink.
• The third hilarious book from the author of Mr
Stink and The Boy in the Dress
•The HB sold an incredible 30k HBs in under 2
months leading up to Christmas and was the 3rd
bestselling fiction HB
• Both The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink were
shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and
illustrated by Quentin Blake
• Billionaire Boy HB contained a high profile
competition to win the chance to spend a day in
London as a billionaire and meet David Walliams!
• Check out www.billionaireboybook.com to find
out more about the competition winners
• Also available: THE BOY IN THE DRESS
978-0-00-727904-3 and MR STINK
978-0-00-727906-7

THE BOOK OF LIES
Moloney, James
● May 2004
● ISBN: 9780207198311
● $19.95
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 209 mm x 136 mm
● 416 pages
Three children, Marcel, Nicola and Fergus, have been left mysteriously in an
orphanage run by the kindly Mrs Timmins, but overseen by the fearsome wizard
Lord Alwyn and his creature Termagant.
Marcel learns that the mysterious Book of Lies can tell falsehood from truth. But
can it tell him who he really is? He is not alone in his confusion, either. When the
stranger Starkey arrives, Marcel, the haughty Nicola and battle-obsessed Fergus
discover that they have a vital part to play in saving the kingdom from evil.
But something’s not right. Is Starkey friend or foe? And is Lord Alwyn the evil
wizard the children first thought? And will the truth really be revealed in the pages
of the Book of Lies?
Ages 9 - 12
James Moloney lives in Brisbane. He won the Australian Children’s Book Council
Book of the Year Award for Swashbuckler in 1996 and A Bridge to Wiseman’s
Cove in 1997. His comic novel for young adults, Black Taxi, was shortlisted for the
2004 Children’s Book Council Award for Older Readers, and his fantasy novel The
Book of Lies was named a Notable Book in the 2005 Children’s Book Council
Awards and featured in the 2006 Books Alive campaign...
The truth to the Book of Lies is within its very pages
• THE BOOK OF LIES and MASTER OF THE BOOKS
have together sold over 57,000 copies through
BookScan to date.
• Selected for Books Alive 2006

CALLIE
Park, Ruth
● August 2009
● ISBN: 9780732289218
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 132 mm
● 240 pages
Callie’s Castle introduces Callie Cameron, who is unhappy with her friend Frances,
her family and, well ... life. With her brothers and sister running riot through her
bedroom, reading her diary and ruining her treasures, she’s desperate for a space
to call her own. Even the promised new house is proving to be a letdown, until her
beloved grandfather helps her find a solution.
In Callie’s Family, we return to the Cameron household, with new dilemmas arising
as the kids grow up. Callie hates the thought of having to give up her ‘castle’ to
her brother Dan, now she’s getting older. And there’s an adventure in store - a trip
to Denmark to meet their cousin Marius - but only one ticket. So which of them will
go: Callie or Dan?
Ruth Park’s award-winning novel The Harp in the South was followed by over 50
books for adults and children, including Playing Beatie Bow. Her stories about The
Muddleheaded Wombat were a result of the ABC radio serial. She won the Miles
Franklin award for Swords, Crowns and Rings in 1977.
Two favourites from Ruth Park in one volume.
• Great value – two classic Australian stories in
one volume
• A must-have for any Australian children’s
literature collection

BLINKY BILL
Wall, Dorothy
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780732284350
● $14.99
● AUST CHILD CLASSICS
● BPB
● 139 mm x 217 mm
● 356 pages
The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill combines in one edition Dorothy Wall’s
much-loved classics, Blinky Bill (first published in 1933), Blinky Bill Grows Up
(1934) and
Blinky Bill and Nutsy (1937). One of the best-loved Australian children’s book
characters of all time, this mischievous koala has continued to delight readers of
all
ages and the books have never been out of print. Blinky Bill is the quintessential
larrikin. With enthusiastic pleasure, this headstrong and impudent little koala sets
out on a series of bold adventures testing not only his mother’s patience, but also
that of all the bush creatures and others he encounters. His shenanigans at Miss
Pym’s
shop and Farmer Smifkins’s vegie patch show him to be a very naughty koala
indeed!
This new paperback edition of a cherished Australian classic includes the original
illustrations, bringing to life the wonderful world of Blinky Bill to today’s
generation.
Dorothy Wall wrote and illustrated 13 books, six being about Blinky Bill. She also
drew a comic strip and designed novelty toys featuring the little koala. She
illustrated five books by other writers and provided hundreds of drawings for
newspapers and magazines, especially for children. She died at the early age of
48.
With a fresh newly designed cover, Australia's
favourite koala returns to delight old and new
readers alike.
• A must-have for every Australian bookshelf
• Repackaged with a beautiful new cover, making
it more appealing to a new generation of Australian
children
• Black and white internal illustrations completely
restored
• Follows the successful re-design of the 'deluxe'
hardcover edition in 2009
PUBLICITY:
• Press release to be issued highlighting the new,
fresh design of this reformatted edition
• Review copies to be sent to literary editors as
well as kids and parenting media.

THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE
Gibbs, May
● March 2010
● ISBN: 9780732284299
● $14.99
● AUST CHILD CLASSICS
● BPB
● 131 mm x 199 mm
● 224 pages
The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie combines in one edition,
May Gibbs’ much loved classics, The Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and its
two sequels, Little Ragged Blossom and Little Obelia. First published in 1918,
these delightful tales have never been out of print. This new paperback edition of
Australia’s best-loved children’s book includes the original illustrations bringing
alive the enchanting world of the gumnut babies and other bush characters for
today’s generation.
Ages 4+
May Gibbs (1877-1969) came to Australia at the age of four. Even as a child May
drew and painted. She studied art, both in Western Australia and in England,
before settling in Sydney to follow a successful career as a writer and illustrator of
children’s books. Her most famous book, Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, was
published in 1918. Her bestselling series featuring the Gumnut babies, their
friends and their foes, established an enduring mythology of the Australian bush
for generations raised on traditional European fairytales. In 1955, she received an
MBE for her contribution to children’s literature.
The much-loved Australian classic, now beautifully
repackaged for a new generation of children.
Ages 4+
• A must-have for every Australian bookshelf
• Repackaged with a beautiful new cover, making
it more appealing to a new generation of Australian
children
• Black and white internal illustrations completely
restored
• Follows the successful re-design of the 'deluxe'
hardcover edition in 2007

THE DONKEY WHO CARRIED THE WOUNDED
French, Jackie
● April 2009
● ISBN: 9780732288396
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 224 pages
Most Australians know of Simpson and his donkey, who became heroes at
Gallipoli, even among the Turkish forces. Few know where the donkey came from,
or what happened to him after World War I. Or that another man carried on
rescuing the wounded with the donkey after Simpson died.
This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It’s also the story of Gallipoli, of
Jack Simpson, and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson, who
literally took up the reins after Simpson’s death. Exhaustively researched, it gives
a new depth to our understanding of this story of Anzac heroism.
‘Jackie French is excellent at telling history in an exciting way for children’, writes
Burke’s Backyard.
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives in the Araluen Valley, NSW. Her book
HITLER'S DAUGHTER was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award in 2000 and
the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001. MACBETH AND SON was made a CBC Notable
Book in 2007. She has won numerous other awards for her books, both in
Australia and overseas, and they have been translated into over twenty languages.
The famous story of Simpson and his donkey - a
true Anzac legend

ELLA ENCHANTED
Levine, Gail Carson
● October 2004
● ISBN: 9780007171682
● $15.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 195 mm x 129 mm
● 240 pages
'If you've read Harry Potter, try Ella Enchanted' - Publishers Weekly
Ella Enchanted is a witty, refreshing take on the popular fairytale Cinderella, which
preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of humorous twists and a
spunky, intelligent female protagonist.
Ella is given a blessing at birth by a very stupid fairy: the gift of obedience! But the
blessing turns into a horror for Ella, who literally has to do what anyone and
everyone tells her, from sweeping the floor to giving up a precious necklace! She
has to battle with ogres and wicked stepsisters, make friends and lose them, and
even deny she loves her Prince Char to save his life and his kingdom.
The story overthrows the stereotypes of the original Cinderella when Ella breaks
the curse - saving not only herself, but Prince Char as well. The curse is only
broken because she says 'No!' rather than 'Yes!'. Ella rejects Prince Char's
proposal of marriage, only to later propose to him!
Ages 9-11
GAIL CARSON LEVINE grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. In
high school, her poems were published in two anthologies of teenage poetry. She
and her husband, David, collaborated on a children’s musical that was produced
by a theatre in Brooklyn. Today, she, David, and their Airedale, Jake, live in a
200-year-old farmhouse in Brewster, New York.
NOW A MAJOR NEW FILM ELLA ENCHANTED is
a witty, refreshing take on the popular fairytale,
Cinderella which preserves the spirit of the original
but adds plenty of humorous twists and a spunky,
intelligent female protagonist.
• Now a major film, distributed by Miramax,
starring Anne Hathaway (Mia in the Princess
Diaries film) as Ella and Hugh Dancy (Daniel in the
BBC series Daniel Deronda) as Prince Charmont.
Joanna Lumley also stars as Ella’s wicked
stepmother, Dame Olga, and Parminder Nagra
(Bend It Like Beckham) as Ella’s friend. Also stars
the voice of Steve Coogan (The Parole Officer, 24
Hour Party People) and a narrator role for Eric Idle
(Monty Python). • Sales figures since first
publication (Sept 2000) Home: 24,000 Export:
14,000. • US screening date: tbc •
Australian screening date: tbc • UK screening
date: tbc – watch this space!!

EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE CITY IN THE SKY
Ball, Duncan
● January 2006
● ISBN: 9780207200670
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 136 mm x 194 mm
● 112 pages
Emily parents were shocked when Emily was born with an eye on the end of her
finger. BUT mily has discovered that an eye on the end of her finger can be very
handy.
In these delightfully adventurous tales, Emily is mistaken for a bad witch, uses her
eyefinger to help stop a runaway train, foils a flower gang that has been stealing
rare plants, finds herself at the mercy of a cranky bull, escapes from rising waters
over a bridge made of scared mice nd to top it all off, joins her Great Aunt
Olympia to find an ancient city in the sky!

EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE BALLOON BANDITS
Ball, Duncan
● January 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199400
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 152 mm
● 112 pages
Seventh in the enormously popular Emily Eyefinger series.
A charity is raising money to help save the rainforest by selling rides in a hot air
balloon. Emily and her friends donate money to the charity and so they, too, get a
chance to ride in the balloon.
Sitting in the bottom of the basket is a metal box that holds the day takings. As
Emily is climbing out of the basket at the end of her flight, three masked people
jump in and make off with the balloon and the cash. Emily is still hanging on to
the ladder and is carried away with them.
Somehow Emily must survive the flight and catch the robbers. But how?
Ages 7+

EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE PUZZLE IN THE JUNGLE
Ball, Duncan
● January 2005
● ISBN: 9780207199035
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 128 mm x 199 mm
● 112 pages
Emily\'9291s parents were shocked when Emily was born with an eye on the end
of her finger BUT ily has discovered that an eye on the end of her finger can be
very handy.
In these wonderfully warm-hearted adventures Emily Eyefinger fights her way
through a tropical jungle, solves the mystery of the Kissing Clock, rescues the
extremely rare music-eating mice, uncovers a horse-stealing plot, faces her
brainiest challenge ever on a crooked TV quiz show, and finds the secret of a
'super-swimmer' in a swimming race.
For the girl with an eye on the end of her finger, an adventure is just around the
corner!
Ages 7+

● January 2000
● ISBN: 9780207198816
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 208 mm x 152 mm
●
EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE BLACK VOLCANO
Ball, Duncan
Emily Eyefinger has had three previous adventures, and now she's back for a
fourth!
When Emily is born with an eye on the end of her finger, her parents are surprised
and a little bit worried. However, Emily finds that having an extra eye comes in
handy. She helps her best friend Janey to become a TV star; goes on a snowy
adventure with Malcolm Mousefinder; unravels the mystery of the missing Mint
money and saves a village from an erupting volcano!
When people ask her if she likes having an eye on the end of her finger, Emily
says, 'On the one hand I like it. But on the other hand I don't.'
Ages 6+

EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE GHOST SHIP
Ball, Duncan
● January 2004
● ISBN: 9780207198694
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 152 mm
● 112 pages
Emily Eyefinger is back in another exciting adventure.
Emily Eyefinger's parents were shocked when Emily was born with an eye on the
end of her finger BUT.Emily has discovered that an eye on the end of her finger
can be very handy!
Join Emily on more fun-packed adventures of mystery, madness and mayhem!
Ages 7+

EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE DEVIL BONES
Ball, Duncan
● January 2002
● ISBN: 9780207197758
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 151 mm
● 112 pages
Another collection of stories about Emily Eyefinger who has an eye on the end of
her finger. In the title story of this exciting new collection of Emily Eyefinger's
adventures, Emily finds the bones of an ancient, extinct mouse. This mouse
nicknamed 'The Mother of all Mice' by Professor Mousefinder was as big an
elephant and terrified the cats of its day. But no sooner does Emily make her
discovery than the so-called 'Devil Bones' go missing. Once again, Emily searches
for a solution to an ever-deepening mystery.
Ages 6+

EMILY EYEFINGER
Ball, Duncan
● July 1997
● ISBN: 9780207196041
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 80 pages
Emily Eyefinger parents were shocked when Emily was born with an eye on the
end of her finger BUT . . . Emily has discovered that an eye on the end of her finger
can be very handy! Emily would never use her extra eye to cheat at cards or
hide-and-seek, but she can find lost objects and reform the class bully. On the one
hand Emily doesn like her finger, but on the other hand he does! Especially
when her eyefinger helps Emily to capture a gang of crooks and save the day.
Ages 6+

● July 1997
● ISBN: 9780207196034
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
●
EMILY EYEFINGER AND THE LOST TREASURE
Ball, Duncan
Emily solves the mystery of the magically appearing moustaches and parachutes
into a desert in search of a rare kind of mouse. Then she's off to Egypt to tour the
upside-down pyramid of King Inverticheops. Nothing can get by Emily and her
wonderful eyefinger.
Ages 6+

● July 1997
● ISBN: 9780207196027
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
●
EMILY EYEFINGER, SECRET AGENT
Ball, Duncan
Emily Eyefinger helps two friends solve the mystery of the squeaking tree and joins
Malcolm Mousefinder on a daring quest. But when she embarks on a secret
mission to reveal the true identity of King Crim she has the most exciting and
dangerous adventure of all.
Ages 6+

THE GOAT WHO SAILED THE WORLD
French, Jackie
● July 2006
● ISBN: 9780207200779
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 224 pages
The HM Bark Endeavour is sailing to Tahiti to map the transit of Venus, but there
are rumours that once the task is completed, Lieutenant James Cook has a set of
secret orders - orders that command him to search for the Great South Land.
Isaac is twelve and has joined the crew of the Endeavour as a master’s servant,
good for scrubbing decks and not much else. He’s certainly not considered good
enough to fetch hay for the Goat who will provide fresh milk for Cook and his
officers. And this goat even has more experience at sea than Isaac - she has
already sailed around the world once, watching the ocean and lands slip by from
her spot on the quarterdeck.
Over the months on board the Endeavour, a friendship grows between the Goat
and Isaac, one that will last through shipwreck, bushfire and illness. A friendship
that helps in the discovery of exotic new lands …
Ages 9 - 13
Jackie French is a full-time writer, who lives in Braidwood in the Araluen Valley, via
Canberra, NSW. Her book, Hitler’s Daughter, was awarded the CBC Younger
Readers’ Award in 2000 and the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001.
Captain Cook’s goat is the first of many historical
animals to bring the past to life.
A new series from a popular and award-winning
author.
The books in this series will educate while
entertaining the young reader.

HORSE MAD FOREVER
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● July 2010
● ISBN: 9780732290009
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 196 mm
● 336 pages
It’s Term 3 at Linley, and Ashleigh demonstrates a natural ability for teaching the
younger girls. When Claire Carlson, her impossible room-mate, reveals an amazing
artistic talent, the two girls connect for the first time. Meanwhile, Ash is introduced
to endurance riding and falls head over tail in love with the sport, competing for
Linley with her beloved mare Honey. Emily is finally allowed to take formal riding
lessons at Linley and she, Ash and Ricki take on India and her posse at the
end-of-term funkhana.
Back in Shady Creek, Becky has lost the fight to save the Riding Club, and she and
Ash are heartbroken as they stand by and watch as Gary's office is bulldozed. But
the club is miraculously saved by Mrs Mac, who offers them a new home at Shady
Trails. Shady Creek Riding Club will live forever.
Ash comes to realise that changes, while sometimes unexpected and unwelcome,
can often help us to grow.
Ages 8-12
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides her time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
Final in the series starring horse mad Ashleigh and
her friends.
Ages 8 - 12
• Breaking news: Horse Mad series optioned for
TV!
• Massive fan base for Horse Mad series.
• Reviews, giveaways and features in mainstream
tween magazines

HORSE MAD WHISPERS
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● February 2010
● ISBN: 9780732289997
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 199 mm
● 320 pages
Ash recovers from her accident and discovers natural horsemanship (horse
whispering). In doing so, she learns to understand not only Lightning (the horse
she was so badly injured by) but horses in general.
Meanwhile, Ash is up against a nasty cyber bully, and the anti-horse campaign at
Linley is growing. Ash must speak out for Lightning at a meeting to save him from
destruction. Overcoming her fear of riding, she finishes the term triumphantly
moving to Level A. It looks like her scholarship is finally secure.
But her friend Becky is desperate for help - the land that Shady Creek Riding Club
uses has been earmarked for development and lots of the boys have quit horses
for football. Ash, Becky and Pree come up with a brilliant plan - starting a
polocrosse club and kicking off a regional competition. Will it be enough to save
Shady Creek Riding Club?
Ages: 10 - 14
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding. Kathy has had numerous books for children published;
and now divides her time between writing stories, reading books and teaching.
Ashleigh and her horse-mad friends find
themselves facing new challenges at school - from
a nasty cyber-bully pushing an anti-horse campaign
to a redevelopment plan of their favourite Shady
Creek Riding Club. Suitable for ages: 10 - 14.
• Book seven in this series that girls can't get
enough of
• Over 40,000 copies sold across the series to
date
• Interest in horse series will continue to grow as
'The Saddle Club' returns to TV
• Interviews, reviews and giveaways in 'tween
magazines such TOTAL GIRL and GIRL POWER
magazines

I AM JACK
Gervay, Susanne
● March 2000
● ISBN: 9780207199059
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 151 mm
● 128 pages
Endorsed by Life Education Australia, I am Jack addresses bullying in schools
while remaining accessible and entertaining for younger readers. Jack likes going
to school. He enjoys learning new things. George Hamel calls Jack 'Bum Head'.
All the kids at school call Jack 'Bum Head'. Jack's in Big trouble ... school is
getting dangerous. Nobody seems to want to listen. Until one day ...
Ages 10+

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD
Banks, Lynne Reid
● June 2009
● ISBN: 9780007309955
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 209 pages
For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into
the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be -
proud, fearless and defiant.
But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri
soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon
realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.
Ages: 9+
Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic
children’s novel THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD has sold nearly six million copies
worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and
TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, THE L-SHAPED ROOM,
was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write.
Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for
adults.
THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD is the first of five
gripping books about Omri and his plastic North
American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive
when Omri puts him in a cupboard
• A classic which has sold over six million copies
worldwide

INTO THE FIRE
Harvey, Pam/Panckridge, Michael
● October 2008
● ISBN: 9780207200618
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 192 pages
Fire is threatening Teasdale!
Gabby and Ling are in the library for the opening of the Hidden Treasures
exhibition. Suddenly, fire officers arrive to evacuate the building, and a theft is
discovered: a priceless Viking brooch is missing. In the panic, Gabby disappears.
Where is she? Who stole the treasure?
Ling finds Hannah and Sean at the community centre, and the girls slip out to
search for Gabby.
The fire reaches the racecourse while Angus and his dad are still moving the last
horse to safety. They have a lucky escape, but when a horse bolts towards the
mountains, Angus takes off after it.
The De Lugio family are preparing to defend their home from the bushfire. When
E.D. spots a distant figure among the smoke, he jumps on his quadbike and goes
to investigate.
With lives at stake, can the mysteries be solved before the flames take hold?
Ages 9 - 13
Pam Harvey lives in Bendigo with her husband and two children. A physiotherapist
and TAFE teacher, Pam has been writing since 1993.
Michael Panckridge has published over 20 books, including the bestselling Toby
Jones cricket series and the new Legends of League series with Laurie Daley.
Fire threatens Teasdale -- the perfect cover for a
theft.

● May 2005
● ISBN: 9780746060322
● $12.95
● USB-READING FOR BEG
● BPB
● 197 mm x 130 mm
●
JOSIE UNDER FIRE
Turnbull, Ann

THE MAGIC PUDDING
Lindsay, Norman
● July 2010
● ISBN: 9780732284336
● $14.99
● AUST CHILD CLASSICS
● BPB
● 129 mm x 196 mm
● 176 pages
The Magic Pudding was first cooked in 1918, and thousands of children (and their
parents) have been relishing it ever since. Norman Lindsay’s timeless classic
follows the adventures of debonair young koala Bunyip Bluegum, sailor Bill
Barnacle and penguin Sam Sawnoff - owners of the much-desired Magic Puddin’
Albert - who try to out-wit Possum and Wombat, the professional, and
extraordinarily persistent, puddin’-thieves.
This new paperback edition includes all the original illustrations and, for those
who have not yet tasted this puddin’s magic delights, it is definitely worth
savouring.
Ages 8+
Norman Lindsay is widely regarded as one of Australia's greatest artists,
producing a vast body of work in different media. He is perhaps most famous for
his children’s classic, The Magic Pudding, but also published numerous other
books for adults.
Never out of print since 1918, this new paperback
edition will whet the appetite of a whole new
generation of ‘puddin’ fanciers’.
Ages 8+
• A must-have for every Australian bookshelf
• Repackaged with a beautiful new cover, making
it more appealing to a new generation of Australian
children
• Black and white internal illustrations completely
restored
• Follows the successful re-design of the 'deluxe'
hardcover edition in 2008

MARY POPPINS
Travers, P L
● January 2009
● ISBN: 9780007286416
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 130 mm
● 192 pages
This, the first book about Mary Poppins, will be familiar to everyone who has seen
the film. For it is in this book that Jane and Michael draw up their advertisement
for a nanny, and Mary Poppins appears out of the sky with her parrot-headed
umbrella which talks. She is strict but fair, slides happily up the banisters, and
takes the children on the most extraordinary outings - to a funfair inside a
pavement picture; to uncle Andrew who sails up to the ceiling when he laughs -
which she firmly denies afterwards. Needless to say, the children are devastated
when she leaves, but by then, they and their parents are far more of a family than
they ever were before Mary Poppins appeared.
Ages 9+
P.L. Travers, born in 1899, grew up on a sugar plantation in Australia, and was
one of three sisters.
She worked as a secretary, a dancer and an actress, but writing was P.L. Travers’s
real love, and for many years she was a journalist. It was while recuperating from
a serious illness that she wrote Mary Poppins - “to while away the days, but also to
put down something that had been in my mind for a long time”, she said. She
recieved an OBE in 1977, and died in 1996.
A new edition of this classic title - tieing in to the
stage show musical which launches in Melbourne
in July 2010. The classic tale from Australian
author, P.L Travers. Ages 9+
•Brand-new edition of the much-loved classic,
Mary Poppins
• Now available as part of the Essential Modern
Classics series, featuring the ‘More than a story’
extra content at the back of the book
•Mary Poppins is already a household name with
timeless appeal. She is the most famous nanny in
the world; parents remember the film from their
childhood and their children watch the film on DVD

THE NIGHT THEY STORMED EUREKA
French, Jackie
● August 2009
● ISBN: 9780732285418
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 304 pages
It’s 1854, and the Ballarat goldfields are a place of dreams and rebellion as Sam,
a homeless teenager, is called back to the past to join the Puddlehams, who run
‘the best little cook shop on the diggings’.
The Puddlehams dream of buying a hotel with velvet seats, while others dream of
freedom from the British crown, away from the rule of wealthy landowners and
corrupt officials.
Once again Jackie French takes a fresh look at the history we thought we knew
and recreates an event entrenched in our national heritage.
Ages: 10+
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives in Braidwood in the Araluen Valley, via
Canberra, NSW. Her book HITLER'S DAUGHTER was awarded the CBC Younger
Readers’ Award in 2000 and the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001. Most recently,
her book PHARAOH was shortlisted for the CBC Awards in 2008.
A tale of dreams, gold and rebellion … and a
teenager who learns just what can be achieved
when you stand united
• In the bestselling tradition of Tom Appleby,
Convict Boy and A Rose for the Anzac Boys
• Extensively researched, this time-slip story
recreates a key moment in Australian history
• Terrific additional resource for classroom
activities focusing on the Eureka Stockade
• Advertising in the children’s literary and
educational press, such as Magpies
• Author interviews across radio and press
• Teacher’s notes will be available

ORACLE
French, Jackie
● July 2010
● ISBN: 9780732288402
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 197 mm
● 352 pages
After Nikko and Thetis are taken from their village, their amazing acrobatic skills
save them from slavery and make them the focus of the Mycenaean court. The
courtiers are in awe of them; the King is enchanted.
But Thetis may destroy them both when she tells the King a truth about his future
that he doesn’t want to hear.
Nikko and the daring horse dancer Euridce must travel across Greece to find his
sister again - and the extraordinary future that awaits them all - in Delphi.
Can one young girl change history?
Jackie French waves history, myth and fantasy together into one enthralling tale of
horse dancers, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as love and courage, from
beyond recorded time.
Ages 10-14
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award.
To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005. Most recently, A Rose
for the Anzac Boys was named an Honour Book in the 2009 CBCA awards..
Jackie French explores a distant and fascinating
world, where the future is not always as it seems,
and the king's displeasure means death.
Ages 10 - 14
•Historical fiction - what Jackie French does best!
•Advertising in educational magazines, Magpies
and Reading Time
•Teacher's notes will be available from
harpercollins.com.au
•Publicity to include interviews, reviews and
givewaways.

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
Juster, Norton
● May 2008
● ISBN: 9780007263486
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 195 mm
● 272 pages
Milo’s extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation,
the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air. He meets the
weirdest and most unexpected characters (such as Tock, the watchdog, the
Gelatinous Giant, and the Threadbare Excuse, who mumbles the same thing over
and over again), and, once home, can hardly wait to try out the Tollbooth again.
But will it be still there when he gets back from school?
Norton Juster was born in 1929, and trained as an architect. The Phantom
Tollbooth, his most famous book, won the George C. Stone Center for Children’s
Books Award.
When Milo finds an enormous package in his
bedroom, he’s delighted to have something to
relieve his boredom with school. And when he
opens it to find – as the label states – One
Genuine Turnpike Tollbooth, he gets right into his
pedal car and sets off through the Tollbooth and
away on a magical journey!
• The Phantom Tollbooth was first published in
1962 and has been in print ever since.
• This new edition is sure to be popular with
children and adults that remember the title from
their youth.
• Hugely popular in schools
• Drawings by Jules Feiffer brilliantly complement
the zany text

PHREDDE AND A FROG NAMED BRUCE AND OTHER STORIES TO EAT WITH A WATERMELON
French, Jackie
● January 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200014
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 128 pages
Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of
readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends.
Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and other stories to eat with a watermelon
When your teacher's a vampire, your brother's a werewolf, and a frog named Bruce
refuses to try to help to save Sleeping Beauty from the Prince, what else can
happen?
Ages 7-12

PHREDDE AND THE LEOPARD SKIN LIBRARIAN
French, Jackie
● September 2002
● ISBN: 9780207199561
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 139 mm
● 144 pages
What do you do when your school librarian starts dressing in leopard-skin and
goes off chasing dinosaurs?
A school excursion to the Big Koala goes horribly wrong when Phredde, Pru and
Bruce – and their vampire teacher Mrs Olsen, and Miss Richards, librarian and
martial arts expert – head back into the time of the dinosaurs, not to mention
giant marsupial lions, a dinosaur with diarrhoea and an exploding volcano.
Who will save them? Can one kid, two phaeries, a vampire and a librarian dressed
in leopard-skin survive in the past with just a laptop computer, a flying carpet and
a plastic spoon?
Another hilarious Phredde adventure that has it all – vampires, volcanoes, a
lovesick werewolf and a cute six—metre tall budgie (with jaws that can crush a
motorbike!).
Age: 7 years

PHREDDE AND THE PURPLE PYRAMID
French, Jackie
● September 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199349
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 204 mm x 152 mm
● 144 pages
Phredde, Pru and Bruce are back and this time they're in ancient Egypt. Will the
pyramids survive?
Instead of just roaring like all volcanoes that are school bells do, it erupts and a
tunnel opens. Phredde, Pru and Bruce can't help but enter the tunnel, magic at
the ready, for a new adventure.
It seems Fluffy, Queen of the Nile, has sent this time tunnel to seek out a brave
and brilliant girl to save her - this has to be Pru, well, it can't be Phredde, she's a
phaery, and Bruce, well, he's a frog and a boy.
Will one girl, a phaery and a frog be able to save Fluffy, Queen of the Nile? And,
what kind of a name is Fluffy for an Egyptian queen anyway?
Ages 7-12

PHREDDE & THE TEMPLE OF GLOOM
French, Jackie
● February 2005
● ISBN: 9780207200267
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 129 mm x 194 mm
● 160 pages
Prudence is invited by her father's distant werewolf cousins to their gloomy castle
to hunt for some missing 'treasure'.
Phredde and Bruce accompany Prudence, who is well aware that if she fails then
her father will have to take her place. The zombie librarian also makes a
reappearance, as does the castle banshee, and Cousin Flea decides that he
wants to be a lighting and sound technician and turns what was once a nicely
decorated castle into a setting for a television series.
Ages 7-12

PHREDDE AND THE ZOMBIE LIBRARIAN AND OTHER STORIES TO EAT WITH A BLOOD PLUM
French, Jackie
● January 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200021
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 128 pages
Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of
readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends.
Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and other stories to eat with a blood plum
There's a grey-flesh zombie librarian tending her blood-starved books in the school
library.and a 5000-year-old Egyptian mummy roaming the corridors. Can Phredde
and Pru escape?
Ages 7-12

RUN, KID, RUN!
Daddo, Andrew
● March 2007
● ISBN: 9780733319280
● $11.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 80 pages
It's school holidays but Archie and Jess's mum has to go to work at the TV studio.
Problem is, children have been banned from the studio, but there isn't anywhere
else for Archie and Jess to go. Can they get through the day without being sprung
by the big, burly security guard? And what's going to happen when they are
discovered on the set of the hit, A PLACE LIKE OURS, pretending to be extras? A
hilarious chapter novel for young readers by one of Australia's most-loved authors.
Since 2000, Andrew Daddo has written twelve books for children, all of them have
been enormous successes. When Andrew isn't writing or enjoying family life, he is
one of Australia's most popular television personalities, currently working on The
Great Outdoors . Andrew lives on Sydney's northern beaches with his wife and
three children.
Craig Smith is one of Australia's most prolific, popular and award-winning
illustrators of children's books. His witty and humorous artwork combines a
wonderful sense of the absurd with a fine attention to detail. He has illustrated
over 25 books, including Where's Mum? (honour book, CBCA Awards 1993), Billy
The Punk (shortlisted CBCA Awards 1996), and Tough Lester.

THE SECRET GARDEN
Burnett, Frances Hodgson/Tudor, Tasha
● September 1998
● ISBN: 9780064401883
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 193 mm x 132 mm
● 384 pages
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the
Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of mysterious secrets. The spooky mansion has
nearly one hundred rooms, and Mary rarely sees her uncle, who keeps himself
locked up. But perhaps most unsettling of all is that at night she hears the sound
of crying down one of the long corridors.
The gardens surrounding the odd property are Mary’s only escape and she
explores every inch of them-all except for a mysterious garden that’s surrounded
by walls and locked with a missing key. One day, Mary discovers a way in. And with
the help of two unexpected companions, Mary is determined to bring the garden
back to life.
Our beautiful 100th anniversary edition of The Secret Garden will have Tasha
Tudor’s wonderful illustrations and an eye-catching full-bleed cover. It’s
collectable, giftable look will celebrate the anniversary milestone of this cherished
classic.
This edition will also include an extended author biography, games, activities, and
more!
Age 9+
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) grew up in England, but she began writing
what was to become The Secret Garden in 1909, when she was creating a garden
for a new home in Long Island, New York. Frances was a born storyteller. Even as
a young child, her greatest pleasure was in making up stories and acting them
out, using her dolls as characters. She wrote over forty books, including the
classic, A LITTLE PPRINCESS, also illustrated by Tasha Tudor.
A beautiful repackaged edition of the classic novel,
with Tasha Tudor’s gorgeous illustrations
throughout, to celebrate the book’s 100th
anniversary.
Age 9+
• To celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Secret
Garden, our special edition will feature a full bleed
version of one of Tasha Tudor’s classic illustrations
and a 100th anniversary callout that will give the
book a collectible look.
• The anniversary edition will also feature exciting
extras, including an extended author biography,
games, activities, and more!
• Tasha Tudor’s memorable and beautiful
illustrations appear throughout our edition and on
its cover, something that no other publisher’s
edition contains.
• The Secret Garden has always been cherished by
readers who love well-written, meaningful, refined
storytelling and the novel’s inspirational tale of
transformation and empowerment.

THE SECRET WORLD OF WOMBATS
French, Jackie/Whatley, Bruce
● July 2005
● ISBN: 9780207200311
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 209 mm x 136 mm
● 176 pages
Companion non-fiction title for the bestselling Diary of a Wombat.
A non-fiction book that explores everything you've ever wanted to know about
wombats.
Jackie French loves wombats. She's been living with and studying them for over
30 years, and they have been featured characters in many of her books.
Now her beloved wombats take centre stage, as Jackie reveals everything you
have ever wanted to know about them - from their zoological history to habitation
and habits.
Jackie also shares some personal stories from her experiences living with these
wonderful creatures. There are also wombat Q&As and wombat jokes sprinkled
throughout the book.
Ages 7-12
.

SELBY SPRUNG
Ball, Duncan
● November 2011
● ISBN: 9780732292638
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 176 pages
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world, is back with this
new collection of his wonderful adventures.
The thrills come thick and fast in this sixteenth SELBY book, as Selby is hurled out
of the world’s only sky-writing embroidery aeroplane to what should be certain
death. Vampires invade Selby’s peaceful town, and Selby is captured by a Shark
Man on Death Island. The death-defying dog is put to the test time and again in
these gut-wrenching and hilarious stories.
And all the while, Morrie Artie, the Evil Genius, and his thousands of agents comb
Australia in search of this remarkable dog. Will Selby be sprung? Will his secret
finally be revealed to the world? After over two hundred adventures, will this be
the end of Selby?
There’s only one way to find out …
Based on real events (or so Selby says).
Ages 7-12
Duncan Ball has written fifteen Selby titles, ten EMILY EYEFINGER adventures and
numerous other popular books for children. He is consistently featured in
Children's Choice Awards across Australia. Most recently, he published MY SISTER
HAD A BIG BLACK BEARD, a collection of poetry. The author lives in Sydney.
The sixteenth SELBYadventure could reveal his
secret ... once and for all.
Ages 7-12
• Reviews and interviews pitched to Reading Time,
Magpies and metro newspapers
• Radio interview itinerary focusing on ABC radio
nationally
• Features in kids magazines such as Dmag and
Kzone, including possible interviews with Selby and
added content such as colouring in pages
• Selby Sprung bookmarks for Duncan's Book
Week events
• Advertising in educational publications; Reading
Time and Magpies

THE JOKE'S ON SELBY
Ball, Duncan
● November 2008
● ISBN: 9780732288624
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 176 pages
‘This dog has no nose.’
‘How does he smell?’
‘ Terrible’
Join Selby and Gary Gaggs, Bogusville's craziest comedian, with this gathering of
giggles and gut-busting gags.
Watch Gary tackle life on a leaky boat with a bad history.
Chuckle as he gets involved in a film romance with a difference.
Be part of the epic 'Poem that Stopped Bogusville'.
And when an unseen heckler beats him to the punchline every time, Gary’s in
trouble. Selby must not only discover who the phantom gagster is, but stop
himself laughing at Gary’s terrible jokes … and blowing his own secret!
For the first time in one book, readers can find, and fans can rediscover, all the
hilarious stories starring Gary Gaggs, Selby's favourite funnyman. And Gary's own
great jokes can be found in Selby's Joke Book and Selby's Side-Splitting Joke
Book.
Duncan Ball is one of Australia’s most popular authors for children.
Duncan lives in Glebe, NSW, with his wife, Jill, and their adorable but
incomprehensible cat, Jasper.
Garry Gaggs, Bogusville's crazy comedian, takes
the microphone to deliver this collection of funnies.
Great collection of funny stories from bestselling
author.
Advertisement in Mania magazine
Extracts and interviews in mainstream kids
magazines such as D-Mag
Author and Selby suit available for in-store events
Bookmarks and posters available

SELBY SANTA
Ball, Duncan
● November 2007
● ISBN: 9780732286798
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 192 pages
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is desperately
seeking Santa, while trying to keep his extraordinary abilities a deep dark secret.
Can Selby survive the hair-raising ride in Dr Trifle’s Super Santa Sleigh Simulator,
and does he escape from the crazy Dr Schnipskin who wants to slice and dice
him? Will the mysterious super spy, Blake Romano, live or die? And can Selby defy
the deadly coils of the biggest and hungriest python that ever came to Bogusville?
And if you’ve ever wondered if Santa is real, read on …
This fifteenth collection of jaw-dropping stories in the bestselling Selby series will
give you laughs and thrills with a sackful of sagas and gags to keep you guffawing
long after the last Christmas cracker goes pop.
Ages 7-12
Duncan Ball is one of Australia’s most popular authors for children. His books
about Emily Eyefinger, the girl who was born with an eye on the end of her finger,
are among his best-loved works, which also include the Selby series.
Duncan lives in Glebe, NSW, with his wife, Jill, and their adorable but
incomprehensible cat, Jasper.
Selby, Australia's only talking dog, presents his first
Christmas collection.
Great collection of new stories and other Christmas
goodies from bestselling author.
Special, Christmas package with sparkly cover
treatment and bonus stickers
Advertisement in Mania magazine
Extracts and interviews in mainstream kids
magazines such as D-Mag
Author and Selby suit available for in-store events
Bookmarks and posters available

SELBY SHATTERED
Ball, Duncan
● October 2006
● ISBN: 9780207200663
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 192 pages
The Search for Selby Society is hot on his trail and eager to tell the world his
secret. And, as if that isn’t bad enough, there are shipwrecks, evil curses, ghostly
gagsters and - worst of all - the Triple Terror out to get him.
Oh woe woe woe - what is a dog to do? Read this book and see!
Ages 7-12
Duncan Ball is one of Australia’s most popular authors for children. His books
about Emily Eyefinger, the girl who was born with an eye on the end of her finger,
are among his best-loved works, which also include the Selby series.
Duncan lives in Glebe, NSW with his wife, Jill, and their adorable but
incomprehensible cat, Jasper.
Chronicles of a crazy canine !
Best-selling author.
Latest book in the popular series about Selby the
talking dog.

SELBY SPLITS
Ball, Duncan
● December 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200250
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 224 pages
Selby is the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world - but is he?
Suddenly there is another Selby looking like our lovable pooch - but this devious,
diabolical dog is after fame and riches, even if it means ruining Selby's life forever!
In this crazy collection of Selby adventures, our courageous canine must:
● survive the terror of the Tomb of the Dancing Dead
● escape the clutches of the deadliest spider on earth
● help the New York cops catch a clever crim, and
● deal with being splashed with Passion Potion perfume
And he still has to keep the fact he can talk a secret!
Crikey . this is one pooch that lives life on the edge!
Ages 7-12

SELBY SPEAKS
Ball, Duncan
● December 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200243
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 176 pages
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is back with
another collection of scintillating stories about the lovable pooch from Bogusville.
Still trying to keep the fact he can talk a secret, Selby is determined to keep his
trap shut -- even if it kills him! And that is possible, as he:
● gets caught in a cage with Two-tooth Tina
● looks like getting sliced into Selby-salami by a giant saw blade that is whirring
closer and closer
● makes a death-defying leap of Gumboot Gorge, and
● finds out what it is like inside a Super Computerised High-Pitched Ear-Piercing
Brain-Scrambling Sound Blaster
Yikes! This is one canine with a nose for adventure. Get ready for a riotous read
about everybody's favourite talking dog.
Ages 7 - 12

SELBY SCREAMS
Ball, Duncan
● December 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200236
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
● 192 pages
Selby, the talking dog, is back - by popular demand - and getting tangled up in
more misadventures.
Selby is still trying to keep his amazing abilities a secret so the Trifles don't put
him to work or, even worse, hand him over to scientists to be examined.
But he needs to speak out - or scream out - when the Beast of Bogusville comes
after him, or he finds himself dangling dangerously in mid-air, or he comes face to
face with a living, breathing Egyptian mummy. Gulp, yiiikes, what's this? The Trifles
have a photo that proves Selby is no ordinary canine! His days of freedom could
be numbered .
Bury your nose in this third collection of Selby adventures for some screamingly
suspenseful stories about this popular pooch.
Ages 7 - 12

SELBY SNAPS
Ball, Duncan
● June 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200205
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 129 mm
● 208 pages
Another snappy collection of fur-raising adventures, and this time Selby falls head
over heels in love with the most gorgeous girl-dog he's ever seen!

SELBY SNOWBOUND
Ball, Duncan
● June 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200199
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 192 pages
Selby is about to embark on a chilly Antarctic adventure that is bound to take him
to the peak of danger . and beyond!

SELBY SPACEDOG
Ball, Duncan
● December 2003
● ISBN: 9780207200069
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 176 pages
A change is as good as a holiday but for Selby, the two go hand in hand. To
coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby
favourites with a fresh new look.
Selby Spacedog
Selby may be keeping mum in front of his owners, but he better be careful
listening to Gary Gaggs corny jokes on the Gagg Bag telephone line…
Ages 7-12

SELBY SUPERSNOOP
Ball, Duncan
● December 2003
● ISBN: 9780207200052
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 176 pages
A change is as good as a holiday t for Selby, the two go hand in hand. To
coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby
favourites with a fresh new look.
Selby Supersnoop
What with crimes to solve, thieves to foil and adventures to fall headlong into,
Selby the busiest dog detective in the world. But will a nosy video camera reveal
Selby secret to the world?
Ages 7-12

SELBY SURFS
Ball, Duncan
● December 2003
● ISBN: 9780207200038
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 208 pages
Selby battles humungous waves at the Surf-Racing Championships while trying to
keep his tongue-tickling talent tucked away.
Surely Selby's secret won't be revealed just because he decided to try surfing!!
Ages 7-12

SELBY SCRAMBLED
Ball, Duncan
● September 2004
● ISBN: 9780207199110
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 208 pages
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is one
splendiferous pooch.
What other dog could scale the glass walls of the world's tallest skyscraper, save a
shipload of passengers from certain death, match wits with an all-powerful Evil
Genius who is out to tell Selby's secret, become a star radio shock jock, and take
on the world's top soccer star at his own game?
And just when Selby thinks that he's in the clear at last, along comes his greatest
challenge - Frank, the mind-scrambling robot monster ...
This twelfth collection of stories in the bestselling Selby series is guaranteed to
blow your mind and leave you gasping with laughter.
Ages 7-12

SELBY SORCERER
Ball, Duncan
● July 2003
● ISBN: 9780207198618
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 208 pages
A change is as good as a holiday t for Selby, the two go hand in hand. To
coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby
favourites with a fresh new look.
Selby Sorcerer
Willia and Billia, the Trifle terrible nephews, are again up to no good. Selby can
end their havoc th magic, but for how long?
Ages 7-12

SHADOW
Morpurgo, Michael
● October 2010
● ISBN: 9780007339600
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 215 mm x 135 mm
● 288 pages
When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of wartorn
Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends
with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. As Christmas
draws ever closer, the question is - will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited…?
Age 7+
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has
written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the
Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.
A stunning new novel from Michael Morpurgo, the
nation’s favourite storyteller…
Age 7+
• The brand new heart-warming adventure from
previous Children’s Laureate and everyone’s
favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo
• The perfect gift for children this Christmas
• Promoted directly to Michael Morpurgo fans via
the new mutlimedia website
www.michaelmorpurgo.com with new video content
about the book, downloadable activities and
teaching notes.

THE SILVER BRUMBY
Mitchell, Elyne
● February 2003
● ISBN: 9780207198625
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 129 mm
● 232 pages
A silver brumby is special -- he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be
stronger than both...
Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, is king of the brumbies. He will defend his
herd from the mighty horse, The Brolga, in the most savage of struggles. But The
Brolga is not the only danger - Thowra needs all his speed and cunning to save the
herd from capture by man. In a desperate chase through the mountains, it seems
there is no longer anywhere for him to run to...
Wild Echoes Ringing The characters of Socks, the black brumby with the four
white legs, and Lightning, the cattledog - who first met in The Thousandth Brumby
- are reunited in this previously unpublished story.
Ages 9+

THE GERANDER TRILOGY: THE SONG OF THE WINNS
Watts, Frances
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780733327865
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 131 mm x 201 mm
● 304 pages
‘Alistair has been kidnapped!’
Alex, Alice and Alistair think they are just three ordinary mice, until Alistair
mysteriously vanishes. Then Alex and Alice learn a secret about their family: a
secret which means Alistair’s life is in danger - unless Alex and Alice can find him
first…
So begins a hair-raising journey as Alex and Alice try to outrun enemy agents in a
desperate race against time.
‘Spies!…Rebels!’
Meanwhile, Alistair is astonished to find himself in a far-off land where everyone -
except his new friend Tibby Rose - is his enemy. But why? Pursued at every turn,
the pair must try to unravel the mystery. And when they do, they discover that it is
not only their own lives which are in peril…the future of an entire country is at
stake.
Says Frances Watts: 'When I first started writing The Song of the Winns, I set out
to write the kind of book that I loved as a child: something fast paced and full of
adventure, with characters that I would get to know and love. A book which was
funny but could also move me. I wanted it to be a BIG story, too, a story to make
the reader think-about power and its exercise, about responsibility, about injustice
(the book was fast becoming a trilogy!). As Uncle Ebenezer says, ‘All that is
necessary for evil to prosper is for good mice to do nothing.’
Ages 9-12.
‘...[Frances Watts] gives readers aged eight-plus a real treat as Alex and Alice
follow a trail of treachery and deceit, laced with plenty of adventure, wisdom and
humour, in their quest to rescue Alistair. This is a terrific read, delightfully
illustrated, with more to come.’ Five stars. Reviewers’ top pick, BOOKSELLER &
PUBLISHER
Frances Watts has worked as a bookseller, editor and author. Her first two picture
books with David Legge both won accolades in the CBC Awards and have sold
thousands of copies around the world. She is also the author of the charming
EXTRAORDINARY ERNIE series. Frances lives in Sydney's inner west.
The first book in an exciting new trilogy, The Song
of the Winns is a tale of courage, friendship and
adventure.
Ages 9–12.
• From critically acclaimed CBCA award-winning
author, comes an exciting new fiction trilogy
featuring 3 brave mice appealing to girls & boys
aged 9-12
• Print, online promotions & interviews in metro
newspapers and tween magazines GIRLPOWER,
MANIA & KZONE
PUBLICITY:
• Critically acclaimed author is fantastic talent for
publicity!
• Advanced press interviews in metro newspapers
and tween media to link in with marketing activity
in Girlpower, Mania and KZone

THE SPIES OF GERANDER: GERANDER TRILOGY BOOK 2
Watts, Frances
● October 2011
● ISBN: 9780733329142
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BHB
● 135 mm x 205 mm
● 336 pages
'It had been four years since the triplets had seen their parents -- and for most of
that time, they’d thought their parents were dead…'
Alistair, Alice and Alex have returned home safe from their adventures, but now
that they know their homeland, Gerander, is in danger they can’t sit by and do
nothing. Together with their friend Tibby Rose, they join FIG -- an organisation
working to free Gerander from the rule of greedy Queen Eugenia of Souris.
Posing as orphans, Alex and Alice are sent on a risky undercover mission to the
capital of Gerander in a desperate attempt to learn the Sourians' plans -- only to
encounter some old enemies . . . and some new ones.
Meanwhile, Alistair and Tibby Rose set out to find Gerander's secret paths and
rescue Alistair's parents from an enemy prison. But someone is determined to
stop them -- someone who seems to know their every move. Is it possible FIG has
a traitor?
Ages: 8-12
Frances Watts was born in Switzerland and moved to Sydney when she was three.
She worked as a bookseller and editor for nearly ten years before she began her
writing career. Her first picture book, Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by David Legge),
was an Honour Book 2006 CBCA Awards and has sold thousands of copies
around the world. Her next two picture books with David Legge, Parsley Rabbit’s
Book about Books and Captain Crabclaw’s Crew, both won accolades in the CBCA
Awards. She is also the author of the EXTRAORDINARY ERNIE series for younger
readers.
The second thrilling adventure in the Gerander
Trilogy
Ages 8-12
• Adverting in Girl Power, with author Q&A and
giveaway promotion
• Online promotions with Kidspot
• National review coverage in newspapers,
parenting magazines and tween publications
• A beautiful gift format, perfect for Christmas
presents
• A BHB format of book 1, A Song of the Winns
also available in this gift edition

SUPER JACK
Gervay, Susanne
● August 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199189
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 147 mm
● 192 pages
Instead of having to contend with bullies, Jack must contend with his family in this
sequel to the bestselling I Am Jack.
It the school holidays and Mum announces to Jack and his annoying younger
sister, Samantha, that they are all going on a family holiday to the Gold Coast. And
family means Nanna, sort-of-stepdad Rob, and his son, Leo, as well as
Jack friend Anna.
Families are made up in all sorts of ways nowadays and it takes this holiday for
Jack and Leo to work out their differences and for Jack to realise just how lucky he
is to have such a great family.
Ages 9+

VALLEY OF GOLD
French, Jackie
● February 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199882
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 145 mm x 202 mm
● 216 pages
One valley stories of gold through the ages, from the beginning of the earth 4
billion years ago, through the valley creation and the history of its alluring
deposits.
Interspersed with historical and geological information are stories that bring to life
the valley and its occupants. First, around 35,000 BC, we meet Mirrigan, a young
Aboriginal man hunting the last of the mainland thylacine to present its skin to his
female friend, Dhani. From there we move through stories of European
settlement, gold rushes, Chinese immigration, bushrangers, relations between
Indigenous and European people, world wars, the Depression and natural
disasters. When we arrive at the present day, the substance that has so shaped
the valley\'9291s recent history - gold - is still an important commodity, but no
longer at the expense of the valley.
Jackie French once again manages to inform and entertain in this wonderful
collection of stories.
Ages 10+

A WALTZ FOR MATILDA
French, Jackie
● December 2010
● ISBN: 9780732290214
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 129 mm
● 496 pages
‘Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me…’
In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father
and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her
father has turned swaggie and he’s wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified
daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. ‘You'll never catch
me alive, said he...’
Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of
one girl’s journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no
vote and very little but their dreams.
Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in
actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia’s early years as an
emerging nation.
‘Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the
fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.’ Magpies Magazine
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award.
To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005. Most recently, A Rose
for the Anzac Boys was named an Honour Book in the 2009 CBCA awards..
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian
song.
Ages 10-14
• Jackie French at her best! This is the story
behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.
• In the bestselling tradition of the successful, A
ROSE FOR THE ANZAC BOYS, MACBETH AND SON
and PHARAOH.
• Review coverage & feature articles in
educational and mainstream women's magazine
press
• Included in Christmas gift guides & Christmas
catalogues
• Teacher's notes will be available on HarperCollins
website
• Sign up for Jackie French updates:
www.jackiefrench.com

THE WEB
Hilton, Nette/Millard, Kerry
● May 2006
● ISBN: 9780207200854
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 225 mm x 177 mm
● 96 pages
Jenny never minds going to stay with her great-grandmother, Violet-Anne. There's
Misty the possum and Saffron the lizard waiting in the yard and all the bits and
pieces that Violet-Anne keeps in the spare room. This time, though, there's
something else - Sam, the seven-legged spider.
Sam is no ordinary spider - he spins webs full of memories for Violet-Anne. But his
last web is the most wonderful of all. It is a special one that Jenny saves and
hangs on her wall. A shared web that is full of memories for Violet-Anne - and
comfort for Jenny.

WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT
Kerr, Judith
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780007274772
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 240 pages
Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it
became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Suppose you
found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people.
That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began,
too busy with her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice of political
posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon
change the whole of Europe - starting with her own small life.
Anna suddenly found things moving too fast for her to understand. One day, her
father was unaccountably missing. Then she herself and her brother Max were
being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they
knew - home and schoolmates and well-loved toys - right out of Germany…
Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of a distinguished German writer. She
left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape from the Nazis and they arrived in
England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France.
She is married to writer Nigel Kneale and they have two children
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the
internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr
telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family
fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second
World War
• A moving but humourous and subtle story which
introduces World War II and the themes of
prejudice to children
• High profile author
• When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit has been in print
for over 30 years.
• Brand-new cover look as part of the Essential
Modern Classics series

YIRRA AND HER DEADLY DOG, DEMON
Heiss, Anita
● May 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320392
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 128 pages
Yirra's mum's sick of vacuuming up fur balls, the neighbours are fed up with
having their undies nicked from the clothesline, and her step-dad just wants his
slippers back.
If Yirra doesn't find a dog-trainer soon, she'll have to give her beloved Demon to a
new family - one who likes dogs who run and dig a lot.
Bursting with energy and madcap fun,Yirra and Her Deadly Dog, Demon gives
young readers a contemporary view of urban Indigenous life in Sydney.
Dr Anita Heiss is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW and is a high
profile author, poet, social commentator and cultural activist. Her published works
include Who Am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, (1937), Dhuuluu-Yala (To Talk
Straight), Publishing Aboriginal Literature and Sacred Cows. Anita has performed
her works around Australia, across the USA and Canada, in Spain, Austria, Fiji and
New Caledonia. She appears on ABC TVs Einstein Factor, Vulture, Critical Mass
and Message Stick. She was awarded the inaugural Australian Society of Authors
Medal 2003 and in 2004 she was listed in The Bulletin /Microsoft Smart 100. Her
next book, Not Meeting Mr Right will be released in February 2007. Anita has
worked as the Communications Advisor for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (2001-2003) and was the Deputy
Director of Warawara Dept. of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University (200

HORSE MAD HEIGHTS
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● February 2009
● ISBN: 9780732285937
● $14.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
● 336 pages
Ashleigh Miller has landed a riding scholarship to the prestigious Linley Heights
School and she’s on top of the world. What horse-mad kid wouldn’t want to live,
learn and ride at a school where the riding arena is the classroom, the teachers
wear joddies and your horse can board with you? It’s hard being the new kid,
though, particularly when you’re homesick. Is being totally horse mad enough to
help Ash survive at Linley Heights?
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides her time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
Ash lands a riding scholarship at a new school - but
has to deal with being the new kid, and
homesickness too
* Over 20,000 copies sold to date of the first 3
books in the Horse Mad series
* Young 'tween girls remained obsessed with
horses, and this series responds to the continuing
demand for horse-themed books
* Bookmarks and posters available
* Book Number 6 in the Horse Mad Series

HORSE MAD WESTERN
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● June 2008
● ISBN: 9780732284244
● $14.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
● 272 pages
Ash feels like she's on an out-of-control carousel ride. There’s her job at Shady
Trails Riding Ranch, Riding Club, two horses, three best friends, three mortal
enemies and one baby brother to take care of. And if she's going to have any
chance of a ribbon at the Annual Pinebark Ridge Western Riding Club show she‘d
better learn how to ride Western - and fast.
Then when Ash’s boss at Shady Tails asks Ash if she would take care of her
English granddaughters when they come to stay, what can she say but yes. Ash
soon discovers the girls are not nearly as sweet as their granny thinks they are
and worse, they're staying for two months!
With her parents’ new B & B now up and running there are also guests to look
after - and some to avoid! Ash is horrified when her old enemy Nicki King books in
for the weekend to compete in a local show, but elated when Jenna announces
she's coming to visit.
Meanwhile, there’s a mysterious new girl in town. Bella shows Ash a new way of
riding and an understanding of horses she never thought possible. Bella is
devastated when her father announces the family is moving - again - and Ash,
Becky and Pree embark on a daring plan that will completely change Ash’s outlook
on life and loyalty.
Ages 8-12
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides here time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
Ash learns to ride Western-style - and makes
friends with Bella, a girl with a mysterious past and
an uncertain future.
Fifth book in this popular series
• Horse series never lose their appeal –
particularly with young girls

HORSE MAD HEROES
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● March 2007
● ISBN: 9780732284237
● $14.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
● 272 pages
The Miller household is thrown into chaos when Ash’s baby brother is born and
Ash finds herself at the bottom of the pecking order for the first time in her life.
The baby is cute, but very noisy!
Ash finds solace at Shady Trails Riding Ranch. It’s every horse-mad kid’s fantasy
and Ash lands her first real job there. But as Shady Trails grows, Shady Creek
Riding Club starts to lose members, which is worrying for Becky, whose father runs
the club. She presents Ash with an ultimatum: it’s Shady Trails or their friendship.
Just when Ash is convinced that she and Becky will never rekindle their
relationship, Becky arrives with devastating news. Her sister Rachael has sold the
beloved Appaloosa mare Cassata and wants to use the money to buy an old car.
The friends put aside their differences and determine to bring Cassata home -
whatever the cost.
Ages 8-12
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides here time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
Kathy lives with her family in Bexley North, NSW.
It’s all about friendship, fun and a passion for
horses
• Horse series never lose their appeal –
particularly with young girls
• Follows a major four-month promotion through
bestselling 'Total Girl' magazine (the market leader
for tweens)
• Author is an active self-promoter
• Bookmarks and posters available
Possible extract in Total Girl magazine

HORSE MAD ACADEMY
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● November 2006
● ISBN: 9780732284220
● $14.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 176 pages
Third in this exciting series for the horse crazy at heart!
The Junior Cross Country Riding Championships are over and Ashleigh Miller has
arrived at Waratah Grove Riding Academy. It’s a dream come true for any horse
mad kid, but as Ashleigh discovers, things don’t always turn out like you hope they
will. With a gruelling riding schedule, training with the best junior riders in
Australia, a horse who just refuses to do dressage and a chance to ride at the
Nationals up for grabs, Ashleigh is starting to think that life in Shady Creek with
the Creepketeers is simple.
Ash is shocked when she finally begins to unravel Honey’s mysterious past. Does
she have what it takes to help her horse heal her soul? What is going on inside
Roycroft Cabin? What will life have in store for Ashleigh once the new baby finally
comes? And, most important of all, can she survive the next four weeks without
her two best friends?.
Ages 8-12
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides her time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
• Major three-month (Oct-Dec) promotional
campaign thorugh Total Girl magazine (circ. over
85,000 copies) - valued at over $40,000
• Major new series for the horse-mad tweens
• Horse series never lose their appeal –
particularly with young girls

HORSE MAD SUMMER
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● August 2006
● ISBN: 9780732284213
● $14.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 198 mm x 130 mm
● 224 pages
Ashleigh is itching for her horse mad holiday with Becky and Jenna to begin. But
when Jenna finally arrives from the city she feels like the vegemite in the
sandwich. It’s up to Ash to bring her two best friends together before time runs
out.

TOTALLY HORSE MAD
Helidoniotis, Kathy
● May 2006
● ISBN: 9780732284206
● $17.99
● SERIES FIC-SERIES
● BPB
● 197 mm x 130 mm
● 240 pages
The only things that stand between Ashleigh Miller and the horse of her dreams
are a whole lot of dollars that she doesn’t have, parents who don’t know one end
of a horse from another and a city backyard the size of a shoe box.
Ashleigh can’t believe it when her parents announce that she will finally have a
horse of her own, but at a price she could never have imagined. The family is
leaving the city and heading for Shady Creek, a small country town. And that’s
when the horse adventures really begin.
Kathy Helidoniotis grew up in Sydney living for the school holidays, which she
spent on the New South Wales south coast studying the three essential ‘R’s’:
reading, writing and riding (horses of course). Kathy has had numerous books for
children published; and now divides here time between writing stories, reading
books and teaching.
The first book in a wonderful new series about
horses, riding and friendship
Horse series never lose their appeal – particularly
with young girls
In the bestselling tradition of Saddle Club and The
Silver Brumby series

TO THE MOON AND BACK
Sullivan, Bryan/French, Jackie
● June 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200090
● $14.95
● CHILD NON-FICTION
● BPB
● 199 mm x 127 mm
● 208 pages
Who are the Honeysuckle Creek mob? And how did they assist the first moon
landing?
When man took the first step on the moon it was a bunch of Australian
technicians who tracked the spacecraft and sent the first television pictures to the
world. No, not at Parkes - the movie The Dish got it wrong. They were from
Honeysuckle Creek in the ACT. This is their story, told by Bryan Sullivan, one of the
technicians on duty at the time, and his wife, children's author Jackie French.
This book also includes information about the space program and the birth of the
internet, as well as supplying the answers to questions such as:
How do you go to the toilet in a spacecraft?
Have the astronauts ever seen an alien?
What made the moon?
Can I have a holiday in space?
Ages 10-14

DANNY DA VINCI: THE GIANT HORSE OF MILAN
Whatley, B/Smith, R
● April 2007
● ISBN: 9780733319150
● $11.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 48 pages
Danny Da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are young apprentices in a
Florence art studio run by Danny's Uncle Leo. When the Duke, a very important
and very vain man commissions Leo to produce a marble statue of him riding a
big rearing stallion, it turns out to be Danny's big break! But what will happen
when it's time to unveil the statue to the Duke?
UK-born author and illustrator, Bruce Whatley lives on the NSW south coast with
his wife Rosie Smith. They have co-authored many titles. Bruce has recently been
experimenting with drawing with his left hand and is currently enrolled as a PhD
student at Monash university. Rosie is very involved with the local theatre group
and is studying alternative therapies in Sydney.

LILY QUENCH AND THE BLACK MOUNTAINS
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321481
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 197 mm x 126 mm
● 156 pages
In the Black Mountains there's nothing but snow, ice and blizzards. But it's there
that the magical blue lily grows, a flower that can help Lily Quench and her friends
stop the evil Black Count from invading their homeland. With her friend Queen
Dragon, Lily embarks on a perilous mission to bring the blue lily back to Ashby.
Captured and imprisoned, then befriended by the count's son, Gordon, they flee to
the eerie heights of Dragon's Downfall...the place where Lily and Queen Dragon
must confront their greatest fear.
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH AND THE HAND OF MANUELO
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321528
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 156 pages
Something strange is happening in the Black Mountains. The Black Empire is
crumbling and the miners are in revolt. Manuelo, a strange, Robin Hood-type
figure, is believed to be responsible. But when a stolen dragonet full of fleeing
miners arrives in Ashby Water, Lily Quench and her friends have to decide whether
Manuelo is friend or foe.
In the snowbound valleys of the Black Mountains, Lily and Queen Dragon find
themselves trapped in a deadly war between Manuelo s followers and the Black
Squads who control the mines. Double-crossed and alone, in peril of her life, Lily
must discover Maneulo's identity and find out what he is really fighting for.
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH AND THE MAGICIANS' PYRAMID
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321511
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 126 mm
● 156 pages
In a sedgy wilderness far to the north is a gigantic pyramid filled with secrets. It is
home to three evil magicians who built the Eye Stones: sinister doorways in time
that Lily Quench and Queen Dragon are determined to close off forever.
When Queen Dragon vanishes, Lily fights to uncover the pyramid's mysteries.
What is the dreadful truth behind the magicians' unnaturally long lives? What is
their real interest in Queen Dragon? And who is the mysterious dragon imprisoned
in the pyramid?
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH AND THE SEARCH FOR KING DRAGON
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321535
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 156 pages
Thousands of years ago Queen Dragon's beloved fiance , King Dragon,
disappeared during the Great War of the Dragons. Now he has been found in a
magical valley cut off from the rest of the world -- but nothing about the discovery
is what Queen Dragon and her friend Lily Quench expected.
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH AND THE TREASURE OF MOTE ELY
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321498
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 197 mm x 126 mm
● 156 pages
Kidnapped and taken back into the past to a crumbling castle in the middle of a
creepy marsh, Lily Quench searches for the long lost treasure of Mote Ely--and a
way back to her own time.
Locked in a dungeon, attacked by a dragon, and befriended by her eccentric
great-great-great-great grandmother, Lily finds that enemies can sometimes be
friends--and that old friends can unexpectedly turn into enemies.
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH AND THE LIGHTHOUSE OF SKELLIG MOR
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321504
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 156 pages
At the end of the Earth is Skellig Lir, a dreamy, enchanted island this is inhabited
by mysterious people with strange powers. To get there, Lily Quench and Queen
Dragon must brave magic, storms, and seas swarming with deadly sea dragons
and Ariane, the rebellious keeper of the lonely lighthouse of Skellig Mor.
In the depths of an undersea cavern, Lily struggles to communicate with the sea
dragons and escape the skeleton-filled tunnels beneath the lighthouse. Only then
can she complete her quest: to enter a fantastical library that has existed since
the beginning of the world
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.

LILY QUENCH'S COMPANION AND GUIDE TO DRAGONS AND THE ART OF QUENCHING
Prior, Natalie Jane
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321016
● $14.95
● LIT-CLASSICS
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 156 pages
'No matter who you are, there are always bad times and evil people. When they
come, you have to put your armour on and get ready to fight'
This book contains everything a budding dragon-slayer needs to know about
dragons and the art of Quenching. With articles by Queen Dragon, Matilda,
Drakescourage, King Lionel and, of course, Lily Quench herself,LILY QUENCH'S
COMPANION will show you how to distinguish good dragons from bad, even when
they are wrapped in human skin.
Contains two brand new LILY QUENCH stories!
Natalie Jane Prior was born and lives in Brisbane. She has written many books for
children and young adults. The Lily Quench series is her most popular and
successful series of books to date.
A wonderful compendium of short stories, facts,
family trees, histories and more for old and new
fans of Lily Quench and her best friend, Queen
Dragon.

HALLOWE'EN PARTY: COMIC STRIP EDITION
Christie, Agatha
● January 2009
● ISBN: 9780007280544
● $19.99
● GEN FIC-CRIME
● NSH
● 296 mm x 223 mm
● 48 pages
At a Hallowe’en party, Joyce - a hostile thirteen-year-old - boasts that she once
witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within
hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.
That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the ‘evil presence’. But first he must
establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer.
Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie’s books have become the
best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious
plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended
the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays
and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of
telling these stories - full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories
and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world’s most popular and
exciting mysteries.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the
best-selling novelist in history. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the
English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the
author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels
under the name of Mary Westmacott.
A thirteen-year-old girl holds the clue to a death at
a party on 31st October - was it a fatal mistake or a
murder?
• Market research shows that two out of three of
all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie
book, and more than half want to read her again
• The perfect way to attract a younger generation
to the Agatha Christie masterpieces.
• Great stories, strong characters, cool titles – the
perfect complement to the novels (which sell more
than 700,000 copies every year).
• Very collectable and affordable – set to rival
Tintin and Asterix as the nation’s favourite comic
books, appealing to young and old alike.
• Follows eight successful launch titles – further
books will follow at regular intervals, to build into a
highly collectable series.

ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE COMIC STRIP EDITION
Christie, Agatha
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780007275311
● $19.99
● GEN FIC-CRIME
● NSH
● 291 mm x 226 mm
● 48 pages
No one felt sorry when Jacko Argyle died in prison. Everyone knew he killed his
mother by striking her over the head with a poker from the fire. But when a doctor
turns up at the house two years afterwards with proof of Jacko's innocence, the
whole family is horrified. Because it can mean only one thing - that their mother's
killer is still among them…
Ordeal by Innocence was cited by Agatha Christie in her Autobiography as one of
her favourite novels, a detective story which plays on the shock of an innocent
man's conviction and its impact on his family. This adaptation is both modern and
cinematic, and brings out all the mystery and tension of this classic whodunit.
Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie’s books have become the
best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious
plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended
the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays
and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of
telling these stories – full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories
and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world’s most popular and
exciting mysteries.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the
best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles,
written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot,
who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock
Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books
have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 100
foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections,
20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced
for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to
save his life - so who did kill her?
• Market research shows that two out of three of
all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie
book, and more than half want to read her again
• The perfect way to attract a younger generation
to the Agatha Christie masterpieces.
• Great stories, strong characters, cool titles – the
perfect complement to the novels (which sell more
than 700,000 copies every year).
• Very collectable and affordable – set to rival
Tintin and Asterix as the nation’s favourite comic
books, appealing to young and old alike.
• Follows eight successful launch titles – further
books will follow at regular intervals, to build into a
highly collectable series.

THE SECRET ADVERSARY: COMIC STRIP EDITION
Christie, Agatha
● July 2008
● ISBN: 9780007274611
● $16.99
● GEN FIC-CRIME
● NSH
● 296 mm x 225 mm
● 48 pages
Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie’s books have become the
best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious
plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended
the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays
and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of
telling these stories - full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories
and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world’s most popular and
exciting mysteries.
‘Young Adventurers Limited' is a brand new private detective agency, set up by the
dashing Tommy Beresford and the resourceful Tuppence Cowley. Their first
assignment is to track down some secret documents which disappeared after the
sinking of the Lusitania. Soon they are on the trail of the mysterious Mr Brown, the
head of an international gang of crooks - and in more danger than they bargained
for!
The wartime sinking of the Lusitania off the Irish coast in May 1915 shocked the
world. Returning to Britain from New York, the cruise ship was torpedoed by a
German submarine, and 1,198 passengers lost their lives. It provided the perfect
backdrop for Agatha Christie's second published novel, an ambitious spy story,
now faithfully adapted by François Rivière and Belgian artist Frank Leclercq.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the
best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles,
written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot,
who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock
Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books
have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 100
foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections,
20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
Some secret plans have survived the sinking of the
Lusitania, and amateur sleuths Tommy and
Tuppence are on the trail of international spies in
order to recover them.
• Market research shows that two out of three of
all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie
book, and more than half want to read her again
• The perfect way to attract a younger generation
to the Agatha Christie masterpieces.
• Great stories, strong characters, cool titles – the
perfect complement to the novels (which sell more
than 700,000 copies every year).
• Very collectable and affordable – set to rival
Tintin and Asterix as the nation’s favourite comic
books, appealing to young and old alike.
• Follows eight successful launch titles – further
books will follow at regular intervals, to build into a
highly collectable series.

THE BIG FOUR: COMIC STRIP EDITION
Christie, Agatha
● February 2008
● ISBN: 9780007250653
● $19.99
● GEN FIC-CRIME
● NSH
● 292 mm x 224 mm
● 48 pages
Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie’s books have become the
best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious
plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended
the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays
and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of
telling these stories - full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories
and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world’s most popular and
exciting mysteries.
Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated
from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stares for a moment, then he
sways and falls.
Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the
significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?
Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to
uncover the truth about ‘Number Four’.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the
best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles,
written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot,
who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock
Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books
have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 100
foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections,
20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
Monsieur Poirot and Captain Hastings embark on a
round-the-world trip to defeat the criminal
masterminds who call themselves The Big Four, in
a thrilling new comic book adaptation.
• Market research shows that two out of three of
all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie
book, and more than half want to read her again
• The perfect way to attract a younger generation
to the Agatha Christie masterpieces.
• Great stories, strong characters, cool titles - the
perfect complement to the novels (which sell more
than 700,000 units every year).
• Very collectable and affordable - set to rival Tintin
and Asterix as the nation’s favourite comic books,
appealing to young and old alike.
• One of four launch titles - further books will
follow at regular intervals, to build into a highly
collectable series.

THE ONCE & FUTURE KING
White, T H
● March 1988
● ISBN: 9780006483014
● $22.95
● FANTASY
● BPB
● 197 mm x 130 mm
● 832 pages
T.H White?masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here
for the first time all five volumes that make up the story are published in one
volume, as White himself always wished. Exquisite comedy offsets the tragedy of
Arthur?personal doom as White brings to life the major British epic of all time with
brilliance, grandeur, warmth and charm.
The extraordinary story of a boy called Wart –
ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlin – who
goes on to become King Arthur.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Tolkien, J R R
● August 1995
● ISBN: 9780261103252
● $35.00
● TOLKIEN-LORD OF THE RINGS
● BPB
● 199 mm x 130 mm
● 1216 pages
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book
people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its
sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. One hundred
million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and
occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication, the text has been
fully restored with almost 400 corrections – with the full co-operation of
Christopher Tolkien – making it the definitive version of the text, and as close as
possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted.
In addition to now having the definitive version of the text, this paperback edition
containing all three parts of the story features special packaging to commemorate
the golden anniversary of the Nation’s Big Read.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus
other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages
and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
All three parts of The Lord of the Rings in one
paperback, with brand new packaging and for the
first time containing the definitive edition of the
text and a revised and expanded index.
• The undisputed Book of the Century – has sold
150,000,000 copies worldwide
• Contains the definitive 50th anniversary text –
first time in this format
• This new edition features special packaging to
celebrate the 50th anniversary
• The previous edition of this book sold 369,000
through the TCM

THE HOBBIT
Tolkien, J R R
● August 1996
● ISBN: 9780261103344
● $17.99
● TOLKIEN-HOBBIT
● BPB
● 196 mm x 126 mm
● 288 pages
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from
the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves
arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous
expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to
be the same again.
The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and
75 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic
and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The
Children of Hurin, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated
into over 50 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
A new B-format paperback edition commemorating
75 years since the original publication of THE
HOBBIT.
• Replaces the A format as the standard ‘vanilla’
paperback. • Smart black cover designed to
tie the book closely to The Lord of the Rings
trilogy. • The centrepiece of the ‘Read It Before
You See It’ campaign ahead of the Hobbit film in
December 2012.

TALES FROM THE PERILOUS REALM: ROVERANDOM AND OTHER CLASSIC FAERY STORIE S
Tolkien, J R R
● June 2009
● ISBN: 9780007280599
● $19.99
● TOLKIEN-OTHER TITLES BY
TOLKIE
● BPB
● 197 mm x 126 mm
● 432 pages
The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The
Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally
together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a master storyteller for
readers young and old.
• Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the
world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures.
• Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to
scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes
to town;
• The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom's many adventures with
hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls;
• Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets
out to paint the perfect tree;
• Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical
ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.
This new collection is fully illustrated throughout by Oscar-winning artist, Alan Lee,
who provides a wealth of pencil drawings to bring the stories to life as he did so
memorably for The Hobbit and The Children of Húrin. Alan also provides an
Afterword, in which he opens the door into illustrating Tolkien's world.
World-renowned Tolkien author and expert, Tom Shippey, takes the reader
through the hidden links in the tales to Tolkien's Middle-earth in his Introduction,
and recounts their history and themes.
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE SILMARILLION and
THE CHILDREN OF HURIN, plus other stories and essays. His books have been
translated into over 40 languages and have sold many millions of copies
worldwide.
Available for the first time in one volume, this is the
definitive collection of Tolkien’s five acclaimed
modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of THE
HOBBIT.
• The first time Tolkien’s five full-length stories
have been collected together in one definitive
volume.
• Newly illustrated by Alan Lee, to create a volume
to match THE CHILDREN OF HURIN, THE
HOBBITand THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
• Contains The Adventures of Tom Bombadil,
Smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles of Ham,
Roverandom and Leaf By Niggle.
• Perfect for lovers of THE HOBBIT, which will be a
feature film in 2010.
• Includes brand new Preface, Introduction,
Afterword and Appendix

COLLINS CLASSICS: LITTLE WOMEN
Alcott, Louisa May
● September 2010
● ISBN: 9780007350995
● $5.99
● LIT-CLASSICS
● APB
● 112 mm x 175 mm
● 304 pages
'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and
we could live in them?'
A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England
Civil War, LITTLE WOMEN tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo
and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and
enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully
interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the trials and
tribulations of growing up and their relationships with one another.
Louisa May Alcott is the author of the beloved LITTLE WOMEN, which was based
on her own experiences growing up in New England with her parents and three
sisters. More than a century after her death, Louisa May Alcott''s stories continue
to delight readers of all ages.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of
best-loved, essential classics.
• Highly collectible, these must-have classics
should feature in every family's home library.
• Striking and recognisable black and white cover
designs, achieving stand-out on the bookshelves
against the competition.
Features include:
• A glossary of Classic Literature: Words and
Phrases, adapted from the Collins English
Dictionary.
• A Life & Times section, detailing information
about the author, their work and the time of
publication.
• A History of Collins, exploring the heritage and
established reputation of Collins as a publisher of
Classic fiction.

● January 2011
● ISBN: 9781408467602
● $29.99
● ADULT AUDIO FICTION
● CD
● 127 mm x 146 mm
●
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 2/120
Christie, Agatha
Considered the best mystery novel ever written by many readers, AND THEN
THERE WERE NONE is the story of ten strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a
mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person of
murder. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest
secrets--until they begin to die.
Agatha Christie was already famous when this story (also known under the title
TEN LITTLE INDIANS) was published - but this book put her career well over the
top: nothing like it had been seen before, it proved a sensation, and writers and
film-makers continue to use Christie's basic idea to this very day.
The success of the novel inspired Christie to adapt it for the stage, where it was a
tremendous success, and there have been several film versions (most notably the
1940s Rene Clair-directed) over the years.
Dame Agatha Christie DBE (15 Sep 1890 - 12 Jan 1976), was an English crime
writer of novels, short stories and plays. She also wrote romances under the name
Mary Westmacott, but is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her
successful West End theatre plays. Her works, particularly those featuring
detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, have given her the title the
'Queen of Crime' and made her one of the most important and innovative writers
in the development of the genre.
This is arguably Agatha Christie's greatest story,
now dramatised by BBC.
• Radio dramatisation

NANCY WAKE BIOGRAPHY REVISED EDITION
FitzSimons, Peter
● November 2011
● ISBN: 9780732295257
● $24.95
● BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 416 pages
In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in
Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo's most wanted
person.
As a naïve, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi
violence in a Viennese street. From that moment, she declared that she would do
everything in her power to rid Europe of the Nazis. What began as a courier job
here and there became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers,
perfectly camouflaged by Nancy's high-society life in Marseille. Her network was
soon so successful - and so notorious - that she was forced to flee France to
escape the Gestapo, who had dubbed her "the white mouse" for her knack of
slipping through its traps.
But Nancy was a passionate enemy of the Nazis and refused to stay away.
Supplying weapons and training members of a powerful underground fighting
force, organising Allied parachute drops, cycling four hundred kilometres across a
mountain range to find a new transmitting radio - nothing seemed too difficult in
her fight against the Nazis.
Peter FitzSimons reveals Nancy Wake's compelling story, a tale of an ordinary
woman doing extraordinary things.
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald.
He is the author of nearly twenty books - including biographies of Charles
Kingsford Smith, Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley, Nene King, Nick Farr-Jones, Steve
Waugh and John Eales - and was Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer in 2001,
2004 and 2006.
The number one bestselling biography of our
greatest war heroine - over 84,000 copies sold in
its first two formats.

THE BALLAD OF LES DARCY
FitzSimons, Peter
● August 2009
● ISBN: 9780732289515
● $19.99
● HISTORY
● BPB
● 200 mm x 128 mm
● 256 pages
‘Put Les Darcy in a uniform and the men of Australia will march to hell behind
him.’
That was the message trained on Australia’s great ‘Blacksmith Boxer’, as debate
about conscription raged in the middle of World War I.
The problem was that Les Darcy didn’t want to march at the fore of such a
procession, nor to such a destination.
He wanted to continue what he had been doing to extraordinary acclaim before
the war began - taking on the best boxers the world could throw at him, and lifting
his entire family out of poverty as he did so.
Torn between the duty he felt he owed his family, and the duty many felt he owed
his country, Les made his choice … and faced the consequences.
And so unfolds a ballad of love, war, betrayal, mystery, patriotism and heroism; a
ballad of a champion whose story still has the power to move the stoniest heart.
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald.
He is the author of nearly twenty books - including biographies of Charles
Kingsford Smith, Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley, Nene King, Nick Farr-Jones, Steve
Waugh and John Eales - and was Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer in 2001,
2004 and 2006.
An Australian hero torn between family and country
• Story of one of Australia's most iconic sports
people
• Perfect book this Fathers’ Day!

TOBRUK
FitzSimons, Peter
● April 2008
● ISBN: 9780732286316
● $35.00
● HISTORY
● TPB
● 230 mm x 151 mm
● 608 pages
'What we have, we hold'
MOTTO OF AUSTRALIA’S 2/17TH BATTALION
In the tradition of his bestselling Kokoda, Peter FitzSimons, Australia's most
beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian
history: the Battle of Tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops
- backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long
months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps.
During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to
conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its
all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch
that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. The AIF's defence of the
harbour city of Tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the
stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the
might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in
particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship.
Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never
published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly
readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's
history.
Foreword by Manfred Rommel.
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald.
He is the author of nearly twenty books - including biographies of Charles
Kingsford Smith, Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley, Nene King, Nick Farr-Jones, Steve
Waugh and John Eales - and was Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer in 2001,
2004 and 2006.
The number 1 non-fiction bestseller.
More than 100,000 copies sold!
• Number One Father's Day title for 2006, now
releasing in second format in time for Father's Day
2007.
• Peter FitzSimons will achieve considerable profile
as as a cornerstone of the Books Alive campaign
for 2007 - with a limited edition Books Alive
promotional title, and as frontman for the
campaign
• Tobruk to be adverstised in back pages of BA
title
• Point of Sale material from HB release will be
distributed to on request as available

YERTLE THE TURTLE & OTHER STORIES
Dr Seuss
● May 2004
● ISBN: 9780007173143
● $9.99
● BEGINNER BOOKS-PB
● NSP
● 225 mm x 163 mm
● 88 pages
They will meet King Yertle the Turtle whose ambitions to be master of all he sees
are thwarted by a turtle called Mack whose burping literally topples Yertle's world.
Then there is the overweening Gertrude McFuzz whose tail grows too big for her
boots. Finally readers will meet a boastful rabbit and bear who soon find out that
their bragging just serves to make them look foolish, as indeed bragging does to
all of us!
Ages 3+
Theodor Seuss Giesel – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss – was
born the son of a park superintendant in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford
University in England, he became a magazine humourist and cartoonist, and an
advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and
his first book – And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street – was published in
1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat,
published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books.
In this hilarious book, featuring three timeless
fables, Dr. Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing
too big for your boots!
• 2004 is the Seussentennial (100 years since the
birth of Dr. Seuss) • On-going PR and marketing
campaign to mark this anniversary – library and
bookshop birthday parties, blanket PR coverage,
celebrity events • Links with Macmillan Cancer's
Hat Week in September 2004 • Flash-mobbing
events in June 2004 Cross-promotions with UIP
on the film 'The Cat in the Hat' film • More brand
awareness with 'The Cat in the Hat' VHS/DVD out
August 2004 • Over half a billion books sold
worldwide • One of the UK's top ten favourite
authors • Dr. Seuss makes reading FUN! •
The bright new cover design incorporates much
needed guidance on reading levels • A Yellow
Back Book, ideal for fluent readers aged 5+ to
enjoy on their own, or for reading aloud to younger
children

BIM BAM BOOM!
Wild, Margaret/Harris, Wayne
● January 2000
● ISBN: 9780733306846
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 256 mm x 208 mm
● 32 pages
One Sunday afternoon at the zoo, clouds as big as dinosaurs stomp across the sky
- and ROAR! While they wait for the rain to stop, Dad, Lucy, Amy and Alfie begin to
count: 'One hippopotamus, two hippopotamuses, three hippopotamuses...' BIM
BAM BOOM!
For 2-5 year olds.
Margaret Wild is a multi award-winning author. She has written more than 40
picture books for children and has also written for young adults. Margaret is one
of Australia's most popular children's authors and has been published widely
overseas as well.
Wayne Harris has illustrated over thirty books, including DragonQuest by Allan
Baillie which was short-listed for Picture Book of the Year, Children’s Book Council
of Australia. Many of his other illustrated books have also received Notable Book
status from the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Back in print at last! ABC for Kids is delighted to
announce the re-release of a range of best-selling,
award-winning children’s picture books. Including
Children’s Book Council winners and all-time
favourites, no children’s bookshelf is complete
without these classic favourites. Twenty-four titles
will be republished from 2010–11.
• Best-selling, award-winning books - back in print!
• 8 titles in March 2010, to be followed by another
8 in March 2011.
• No children’s bookshelf is complete without
these classic favourites.
• Custom bins and posters for in-store displays.

DUST
Thompson, Colin
● May 2007
● ISBN: 9780733320736
● $27.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 304 mm x 216 mm
● 32 pages
In a perfect world, this book would not exist. But we do not live in a perfect world.
At any given moment of any given day, there are people dying from natural
disasters over which we have no control. Beyond natural disasters we add
disasters of our making, but even if we all learn to live in peace, there will still be
millions of people who need help.
The illustrators who have contributed to this startling book have all done so for
free. All royalties earned will be donated to the Save the Children organisation in
Australia.
Illustrations by Colin Thompson, Tohby Riddle, Gaye Chapman, Richard Yot, Kim
Gamble, Judy Horacek, Tom Byrne, Terry Denton, Emma Quay, Bruce Whatley, Dee
Texidor, Anna Pignataro, David Legge and Chris Mould.
Colin Thompson is an author and illustrator who has published over thirty-five
books for children and adults. He has worked as a silk-screen printer, a graphic
designer, a stage manager in the theatre but never as a lumberjack in Canada or
a sailor on a tramp-steamer in the South Seas. Colin says, I have always believed
in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should
never end. I feel that if a children's book cannot be enjoyed properly by adults
there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of
course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.' Colin lives with his
wife in Bellingen on the NSW far north coast.

SCAREDY-CAT, SPLAT!
Scotton, Rob
● October 2010
● ISBN: 9780007373406
● $24.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 266 mm x 272 mm
● 32 pages
It’s Halloween and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class.
Unfortunately he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and
everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when the teacher tells
a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened that he tips over his
jack-o-lantern. But when the lights go back on, the entire class is scared silly by a
small, black furry creature with a big pumpkin head. Whoooo could it be?
Ages 3–5.
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for his books about Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside
surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty
and more sheep!
The third hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the
irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling
creator of Russell the Sheep.
Ages 3–5.
• The latest brilliantly funny story about new
favourite picture book character Splat the Cat!
• Splat made his UK debut in 2008 and he has
now sold over 85k books in the UK across 3 titles
• Perfect for Halloween – or a scaredy cat story
any time of the year!
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, SPLAT!
Scotton, Rob
● October 2009
● ISBN: 9780007326259
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 269 mm x 266 mm
● 32 pages
Splat the cat can’t wait for Christmas and is SURE he’s been good enough for
Santa to bring him all the presents on his Christmas list.
But just in case Santa needs reminding of what an exceptionally good cat he is,
Splat makes himself EXTRA helpful around the house.
It’s tiring work being helpful, but when Splat goes to bed on Christmas Eve he’s
kept awake by a worrying thought... Just how good do you need to be for Santa to
visit?
A charming Christmas story perfect for any eager child awaiting Santa’s arrival.
Ages 3-5.
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for his books about Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside
surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty
and more sheep!
The third hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the
irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling
creator of Russell the Sheep.
Ages 3-5.
• A new character from the author/illustrator who
brought us Russell the Sheep
• Russell made his debut in July 2005 and he has
quickly became a picture book star selling over
128,000 copies in the UK.
• ‘Russell the Sheep’ was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.
• Perfect Christmas stocking-filler

LOVE, SPLAT
Scotton, Rob/Head, Anthony
● October 2009
● ISBN: 9780007313259
● $19.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● BKC
● 241 mm x 260 mm
● 32 pages
Splat the cat is desperate to become friends with one of the girls at school! But
he’s much too shy to talk to her. However will he get her attention?
Perhaps Valentine’s Day will provide the perfect opportunity?
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for his books about Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside
surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty
and more sheep!
The second hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the
irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling
creator of Russell the Sheep
• A new character from the author/illustrator who
brought us Russell the Sheep
• Russell made his debut in July 2005 and he has
quickly became a picture book star selling over
128,000 copies in the UK.
• ‘Russell the Sheep’ was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.
• Perfect for Valentine’s Day

SPLAT THE CAT
Scotton, Rob/Head, Anthony
● October 2009
● ISBN: 9780007302536
● $19.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● BKC
● 260 mm x 260 mm
● 32 pages
It’s Splat the Cat’s first day of school and he’s worried. What if he doesn’t make
any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse,
Seymour, and hides him in his lunch box.
The teacher, Mrs Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts
learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour escapes and the cats do
what cats do (they chase mice!), Splat’s worried again. Maybe now he’ll lose all his
friends, old and new! Just in time, wise Mrs Wimpydimple takes charge and
teaches everyone an important new lesson...
Maybe Cat School is going to be ok after all!
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for Russell. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming
with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep! Russell the Sheep
is Rob’s first picture book.
Meet Splat the Cat! An irresistible new character
from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the
Sheep
• A new character from the author/illustrator who
brought us Russell the Sheep
• Splat the Cat originally appeared on
highly-collected, award-winning ceramics made by
Portmeirion Pottery, and now also appears in
stationery.
• Splat will delight cat lovers, young and old alike
• Russell made his debut in July 2005 and he has
quickly became a picture book star selling over
128,000 copies in the UK.
• ‘Russell the Sheep’ was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.
• Perfect for children about to start school

LOVE, SPLAT
Scotton, Rob
● February 2010
● ISBN: 9780007293407
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 265 mm x 258 mm
● 32 pages
Splat the cat is desperate to become friends with one of the girls at school! But
he’s much too shy to talk to her. However will he get her attention?
Perhaps Valentine’s Day will provide the perfect opportunity?
Ages 3-5
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for his books about Russell the Sheep. The rolling countryside
surrounding his home is brimming with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty
and more sheep!
The second hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the
irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling
creator of RUSSELL THE SHEEP. Ages 3-5
• A new picture book favourite has arrived! From
the author/illustrator who brought us RUSSELL THE
SHEEP.
• New into paperback and just perfect for
Valentine’s Day

SPLAT THE CAT
Scotton, Rob
● September 2009
● ISBN: 9780007284542
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 264 mm x 259 mm
● 32 pages
It’s Splat the Cat’s first day of school and he’s worried. What if he doesn’t make
any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse,
Seymour, and hides him in his lunch box.
The teacher, Mrs Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts
learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour escapes and the cats do
what cats do (they chase mice!), Splat’s worried again. Maybe now he’ll lose all his
friends, old and new! Just in time, wise Mrs Wimpydimple takes charge and
teaches everyone an important new lesson...
Maybe Cat School is going to be ok after all!
Ages:3-5
Rob Scotton studied at Leicester Polytechnic. He lives in Rutland with his wife, Liz,
who is also an artist. Rob only had to look out of his studio window to find the
inspiration for Russell. The rolling countryside surrounding his home is brimming
with sheep, other wildlife, sheep, rural beauty and more sheep! Russell the Sheep
is Rob’s first picture book.
Meet Splat the Cat! An irresistible new character
from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the
Sheep
• A new character from the author/illustrator who
brought us Russell the Sheep
• Russell made his debut in July 2005 and he has
quickly became a picture book star selling over
128,000 copies in the UK.
• ‘Russell the Sheep’ was shortlisted for the Best
New Illustrator category of the Booktrust Early
Years Awards, 2005.
• Rob Scotton’s wonderful artwork can also be
found on greetings cards, ceramics, textiles, prints,
stationery and glassware.

SYDNEY OF THE ANTARCTIC: A TALE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVER WANTED TO BE LOST
Tulloch, Coral
● October 2007
● ISBN: 9780733321597
● $27.95
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSH
● 271 mm x 213 mm
● 40 pages
Sydney Walton Mouse dreams of a life of adventure. Most of all, he wants to go to
Antarctica, where it is wild, and white and wonderful.
Then one day, Sydney's dream comes true. But when the great Russian icebreaker
sails away without him, Sydney is all alone in the Antarctic wilderness. Together
with his new friends Sydney embarks on the greatest adventure of his life...
Based on a true story, this tale of loss and belonging is reminiscent of Scott's
adventures in the Antarctic. Coral Tulloch has created a story that will engage the
hearts and minds of children of all ages.
Coral Tulloch has worked in fiction and non-fiction on over 50 books for children
for trade and educational publishers in Australia and internationally. A recipient of
an Antarctic Arts Fellowship, Coral researched, wrote and illustrated a factual work
based on her experiences, titled Antarctica: The Heart of the World (ABC Books).
Antarctica which won The Environment Award for Children's Literature in 2004.
Since then, her love for the Antarctic has continued, voyaging several times back
to the continent as artist-in-residence on tourism expeditions. She lives in Hobart,
Tasmania, with her husband, Peter, and daughter Tully.
A heartwarming story which introduces young
children to the icy beauty of the Antarctic
Rereleased to coincide with the centenary of
Mawson's expedition

AGAINST THE TIDE
Savvides, Irini
● July 2008
● ISBN: 9780733322907
● $16.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 129 mm
● 288 pages
Katie and Matt are champion ocean swimmers, who love nothing better than a
challenge that will test their training and skills to the limit. But even the toughest
Sydney beach is nothing compared with the course of events mapped out for them
by their parents!
Effi and Christie live in another world - intense, funny, often overheated and far
removed from the coast in so many ways. And when those two worlds meet, in an
unforgettable blend of love and loss, violence and poetry, only the strongest will
succeed in swimming against the tide.
Irini Savvides grew up in Sydney, lucky enough to live in an extended Greek Cypriot
family. Her great grandmother was the voice of stories in her childhood and Irini
believes she was always destined to be an English teacher. She holds several
degrees and has written a number of novels. Her first, Willow Tree and Olive,
received a White Raven at Bologna 2002, Winner Diversity in Health Award 2002
and Young Adult Audio Book of the Year 2002. That year she was named as one
of the finalists for the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year Award.

BLOODTHIRSTY
Meaney, Flynn
● October 2010
● ISBN: 9780732292195
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 127 mm x 199 mm
● 240 pages
Fifteen-year-old Finbar Frame seriously missed out in the gene-pool stakes as his
twin brother Luke got the good looks, athletic ability and pigmentation. Finbar is
tall, skinny, pale and pretty much allergic to the sun - and sadly, teenage girls don’
t appreciate Finbar’s sensitive skin or his sensitive soul. But when a move to a
new school converges with a cultural trend romanticising vampires, Finbar seizes
the opportunity. He’ll become a vampire! Or at least fake it … to get a date.
Wickedly smart and laugh-out-loud funny, Bloodthirsty heralds a brilliant career for
this new young author.
"A story so funny and clever I wish I had thought of it myself."
Jake Wizner, author of Spanking Shakespeare and Castration Celebration
.
Flynn Meaney is a published poet and writer, and an alumna of the University of
Notre Dame. She was a finalist for the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, and her young
adult novella, Bennett Riley, appeared in Cicada Magazine in September 2007.
She was a semi-finalist in Amazon’s 2009 Breakthrough Novel Contest with
Mouthing the Alma Mater.
Flynn says she was inspired to write Bloodthirsty by a broad love of pop culture
vampires, especially HBO’s True Blood, but the final catalyst was a comment from
a friend, ‘Now that vampires are so hot, we can stop tanning.’
Finbar is ready to go to any lengths to get a date -
even becoming a vampire.
• Will appeal to fans of TWILIGHT parodies such as
the bestselling NIGHTLIGHT
• Promotional activity across YA paranormal titles
in #1 bestselling teen magazine - DOLLY & online
• Widespread review coverage in teen magazines
• Melissa Marr recommends BLOODTHIRSTY to
fans on her website
• Perfect stocking filler
• Fantastic new international author. Look to
place advanced features in mainstream literary
media including the SMH and The Australian
• Target all major literary editors along with
educational and children’s media for review
coverage.
• Press release to be issued and interviews
arranged accordingly.

THE CAMEL WHO CROSSED AUSTRALIA
French, Jackie
● August 2008
● ISBN: 9780732285432
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 256 pages
The story of the famous Burke and Wills expedition … as it has never been told
before
The humans called him ‘Bell Sing’, but to the other camels he is known as ‘He
Who Spits Further Than the Wind’.
Transported from the mountains and deserts of the ‘Northwest Frontier’
(present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), Bell Sing accompanies explorers Burke
and Wills as they try to cross Australia from south to north.
Bell Sing has never had a high opinion of humans - or horses. And this expedition
is the worst managed caravan he’s even been in. Camel handler Dost Mahomet
and soldier John King are also beginning to wonder if their leader is competent, or
crazy.
Bell Sing can smell water over the sandhills on the horizon ... and freedom too.
Can the expedition succeed? And who - if anyone - will survive?
This is the gritty and true story about one of the most extraordinary and iconic
events in Australia’s history.
Praise for the Animal Stars series:
‘an irreverent and informative charmer’ Sunday Age
‘This exciting story of adventure and survival against the odds with likeable main
characters has greater power than text books to spark new interests and extend
existing ones’ Viewpoint
‘What a delight to read this book! … I think this book could inspire much original
history reading by young readers’ Book News
‘This is history brought to life for the young reader’ Reader’s Feast Book Guide
Ages 9 - 13
Jackie French is a full-time writer, who lives in Braidwood in the Araluen Valley, via
Canberra, NSW. Her book HITLER'S DAUGHTER, was awarded the CBC Younger
Readers’ Award in 2000 and the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001. Two of her
Third in Jackie French's Animal Stars series,
featuring the animals who contributed to history's
most famous events.
*Coincides with Children's Book Week celebrations
* Jackie French brochure available
*Bookmarks (with Goat That Sailed the World)
*Teacher's notes

ooks, MACBETH AND SON and JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE, were made CBC
Notable Books in 2007.

THE CASE OF THE DIAMOND SHADOW
Masson, Sophie
● July 2008
● ISBN: 9780733323300
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 192 pages
When Daisy Miller accepts an exciting new job in London with the mysterious Mrs
Peabody, her old friend George Dale is more than a little jealous. But all is not
quite as it seems and Daisy soon realises that there's more to this job than meets
the eye.
Before long the two friends find themselves in Paris and on the tail of daring jewel
thief, The Shadow.
Full of the glamour and daring of the 1930s, the Golden era of detective fiction,
The Case of the Diamond Shadow will enchant young and older readers alike.
Sophie Masson is one of Australia's most prolific writers for children, with over 30
books published here and overseas. Born in Indonesia and brought up in Australia
and France, Sophie's colourful heritage informs her books and imbues them with
magic, colour and life. Sophie lives in Armidale with her partner and children and
is a full-time writer.

THE CHANGEOVER
Mahy, Margaret
● April 2007
● ISBN: 9780007243525
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 195 mm x 131 mm
● 288 pages
The face in the mirror. From the moment she saw it, Laura Chant knew that
something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn’t the first time she’d been
forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened. The horrifyingly
evil Carmody Braque touched and branded her little brother – and now Jacko was
very ill, getting steadily worse.
There was only one way to save him. Laura had to change over: had to release her
supernatural powers. And that meant joining forces with the extraordinary and
enigmatic Sorenson Carlisle…
Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand and has loved telling stories all her life.
She has published well over a hundred titles and won several major prizes and
awards, including The Order of New Zealand, for her internationally-acclaimed
contribution to children’s literature. She has twice won the prestigious Carnegie
Medal, (The Haunting, 1982, and The Changeover, 1984).
Margaret lives in the South Island of New Zealand, in a house which she partially
built herself, overlooking Governor’s Bay.
Carnegie medal-winning supernatural romance
from Margaret Mahy.
• Winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1984 and The
Hans Christian Anderson Award in 2006
• Classic fantasy fiction now rejacketed for a
contemporary market
• To be repromoted through schools, libraries and
independent bookshops - order form available

CHRESTOMANCI: CHARMED LIFE
Jones, Diana Wynne
● July 2007
● ISBN: 9780007255290
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 128 mm
● 288 pages
Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so
it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her
brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at
all.
However, life with the great enchanter is not what either of them expects and
sparks begin to fly!
Winner of the Guardian Award.
Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy
novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic, humour
and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults with her work ever
since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for
the Children’s Book Award in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie
Medal. She is married with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.
Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where
magic is as common as mathematics!
• Diana Wynne Jones first conjured up the
enigmatic and embroidered dressing-gowned
enchanter Chrestomanci in 1977. The adventures
in his magical worlds (for, as every budding
sorceror knows, there are many series of parallel
worlds) continue to readers all over the world.
• Major relaunch of Diana Wynne Jones’s
Chrestomanci backlist to coincide with the brand
new adventure, CONRAD’S FATE.

EON
Goodman, Alison
● December 2009
● ISBN: 9780732290115
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 132 mm
● 448 pages
Under the harsh regime of an ambitious master, candidate Eon is training to
become a Dragoneye - a powerful lord able to master wind and water to protect
the land. But Eon also harbours a desperate secret - Eon is, in fact, Eona, a young
woman who has endured years of disguise as a boy for the chance to practise the
Dragoneye's art. In a world where women are only hidden wives or servants,
Eona's dangerous deception is punishable by death.
Still in disguise, Eona’s unprecedented talent thrusts her into the centre of a
lethal struggle for the Imperial throne. Summoned by the Emperor to the opulent
and teacherous court, Eona must learn to trust her power and find the strength to
face a vicious enemy who would seize her magic and her life.
Inspired by the rich myths and traditions of Ancient China, this is a fast-paced,
exhilarating page-turner that shimmers with energy dragons, and dazzles with
deadly intrigue and breathtaking swordplay.
Award winning author Alison Goodman is no stranger to the Aurealis Awards - this
is the second time she's won it. Singing the Dogstar Blues won the Aurealis Award
in 1998, and was also shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Awards. Under the
name Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon is already a multi-awarded book. Also a teacher
of Creative Writing at tertiary level, Alison lives in Bayside Melbourne.
Previously published as ‘Two Pearls of Wisdom’
EON will bring this critically-acclaimed story to a
new, younger audience.
• As ‘Two Pearls of Wisdom’ this book won the
Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
• It was also and been acclaimed or shortlisted for
many other Australian and international awards
including the CBC Book of the Year Awards, the
NSW Premier’s Literary Award and the James
Tiptree Award (UK).
• This amazing new package will appeal directly to
Christopher Paolini fans!

EONA
Goodman, Alison
● April 2011
● ISBN: 9780732284947
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 132 mm
● 480 pages
Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to
become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona, thrust into the role of her
country’s saviour.
But Eona has an even more dangerous secret - she cannot control her power.
When she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, the anguish of the ten spirit beasts
whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her. The result: a killing force
that destroys everything before it.
On the run from High Lord Sethon’s army, Eona and her friends must help the
Pearl Emperor, Kygo, wrest back his throne. Everyone is relying on Eona’s power.
Can she face her own darkness within, and drive a desperate bargain with an old
enemy? A wrong move could obliterate them all.
Against a thrilling backdrop of explosive combat, ruthless power struggles and
exotic lore, Eona is the gripping story of a remarkable warrior who must find the
strength to walk a deadly line between truth and justice.
Alison Goodman's most recent book, The Two Pearls of Wisdom, also published as
Eon, has received numerous awards, including winning the Aurealis Award. She
was the 1999 DJ O’Hearn Memorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She
holds a Master of Arts and teaches creative writing at postgraduate level. She
lives in bayside Melbourne. Visit Alison’s official website at
www.alisongoodman.com.au
The sequel to the fabulous Two Pearls of Wisdom,
also published as Eon.
Ages: 14+
• The prequel to EONA published as Two Pearls of
Wisdom’ book won the Aurealis Award for best
fantasy novel
• It was also and been acclaimed or shortlisted for
many other Australian and international awards
including the CBC Book of the Year Awards, the
NSW Premier’s Literary Award and the James
Tiptree Award (UK).
PUBLICITY:
• Advanced press interviews to appear in major
metro newspapers
• Target ABC and Commerical radio for possible
interviews
• Send advanced review copies to sci fi and
fantasy contacts including Specuphere, Aurealis
and A Boy Goes on a Journey.

THE GIVER
Lowry, Lois
● July 2008
● ISBN: 9780007263516
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 129 mm
● 240 pages
It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community
wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to one
female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession
carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a
mistake.
Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything
wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as
the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas
discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they appear
to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It is up to
Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. And so
Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it.
Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader.
Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted.
Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be
the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions
that Lowry confronts the reader with. The Giver is a book of courage and
adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once readers make
contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same.
Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically
dealt with.
Ages: 12+
Lois Lowry, author of over twenty novels and twice winner of the Newbery Medal
(for The Giver and Number the Stars), was born on 20 March 1937 in Hawaii. Her
father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. Now divorced,
she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her
nineteenth-century farmhouse in New Hampshire.
It's a perfect world, where everything looks right.
But ugly truths lie beneath the surface…
• Collins Modern Classics are all tried, trusted,
best-selling stories, “without which a child’s
reading life would not be complete”
• The books contain new chapter-heading
illustrations and the text has been re-set in larger
type, making them particularly appealing to the gift
and schools markets
• Featuring a personal afterword from the author
• Newbery Medal-winning title
• Book has been optioned by Walden Media.
• Lois Lowry ‘s other works for Collins include the
Anastasia Krupnik series and Number the Stars,
which also won the Newbery Medal

THE GLASS COLLECTOR
Perera, Anna
● March 2011
● ISBN: 9780732291532
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 208 mm x 138 mm
● 272 pages
In Cairo, fifteen-year-old Aaron makes a living out of gathering garbage - as a
member of the despised Zabbaleen, this is his fate. But Aaron has dreams. Every
day he dreams of Rachel, who looks after the ponies who pull the carts piled high
with garbage to and from the slum they call home. He dreams that they will make
a life together, far from the smells, cruelty and squalor of their daily existence.
Aaron's skill at sorting glass is the only thing that keeps him alive. His mother is
dead, and his stepfather and stepbrother Elijah subject him to an endless regime
of bullying and abuse. He is stuck with them - where else would he go? Shareen,
the local beauty, is at once a source of excitement and torment to him. And
always there is Rachel - serene, and seemingly untouchable.
When Aaron steals some goods from a shop, bringing shame to his family, he is
forced to work for the medical wasters - the lowest of the low, who risk their lives
sorting through the piles of rubbish from the hospitals.
Just as it seems he can sink no further, Aaron makes a choice that will change his
life. And when Rachel looks at him in a new light, there may be hope for him, after
all.
‘…has all the elements of a great story’, writes the Sun Herald. Reviewed in the
Saturday Age.
Anna Perera is the critically acclaimed author of Guantanamo Boy which was
shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award and Branford Boase and longlisted
for the Carnegie Medal. She was born in London to an Irish mother and Sri Lankan
father and worked as an English teacher in two secondary schools in London, and
later became responsible for a unit for excluded boys. The Glass Collector is her
second novel.
The new novel from the author of Guantanamo
Boy.
• Will appeal to fans of GUANTANAMO BOY
• Advertising in Magpies & Reading Time magazine
• Teacher's notes will be available to download on
the HarperCollins website
• Promoted to HarperCollins teacher / librarian
database
• Advanced interview coverage in major metro
press and educational media including Reading
Time and Magpies
• Review coverage in teen media including
Girlfriend and Dolly magazines
• Promotional activity with online educational
magazines

GUANTANAMO BOY
Perera, Anna
● February 2011
● ISBN: 9780732293093
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 352 pages
In the tradition of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, this is the story of one boy's
experience of the war against terror - behind the barbed wire.
Khalid is a normal fifteen-year-old. He likes footy, seeing his friends, playing
football down the park.
He isn't too excited about visiting his family in Karachi, but his Mum and Dad
shame him in to going with them - for the family’s sake.
So he goes, and one day opens the door to an unthinkable nightmare. Kidnapped
by unknown assailants, Khalid is forced to go to a place no child should ever see.
A place where systematic humiliation, torture and brutality are part of the daily
routine. A prison he is powerless to escape.
A living hell called Guantanamo Bay.
Ages 13+
Anna Perera was born in London, and now lives in Hampshire. She has published
four children’s books. When her husband, David Knopfler, played a charity gig for
Reprieve, Anna found out about the captive children who inspired Guantanamo
Boy.
For Khalid, the war on terror just got personal.
• Over 10,000 copies of Guantanamo Boy sold in
its first format.
• Anna Perera will be a guest of the 2011 Perth
Writer's Festival
• Published to critical acclaim both in Australia and
the UK

HITLER'S DAUGHTER
French, Jackie
● October 1999
● ISBN: 9780207198014
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 144 pages
Did Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did?
It began on a rainy morning, as part of a game played by Mark and his friends. It
was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about
fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: it was
not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was about a young girl who lived
during World War Two. Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter.
As Anna's story unfolds, Mark is haunted by the image of Hitler's daughter. He
wonders what he would have done in her place if he had known his father was
an evil man leading the world into a war that was destroying millions of lives. And
if Mark had known, would he have had the power and determination to stop
him?
The intriguing novel poses powerful questions about a frightening period in
history and will force readers to examine moral issues in a fresh, compelling light.
Ages 10-14

● July 1996
● ISBN: 9780207189876
● $13.95
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 128 mm x 197 mm
●
I LOVE YOU, JASON DELANEY
Kidd, Diana
Life for Ali is full of questions - and waiting. She waiting for her first real kiss,
she waiting for Dad to unlock Aunty Mim door and she waiting for Jason
Delaney. Ali didn know that missing someone could hurt so much.Dad must be
hurting too, but he won talk about it. He just closed the door to Aunty
Mim room and shut her memory away in there. But Ali needs to be let in to her
Dad sadness and to the wonderful secrets left behind by Aunty Mim -her very
best friend in the world.
Ages 11+

LET ME WHISPER YOU MY STORY
Simons, Moya
● June 2010
● ISBN: 9780732288587
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 130 mm x 197 mm
● 240 pages
Rachel is German and Jewish and living in Leipzig,Germany. Life is good, and
revolves around
Sabbath meals shared with her happy family.With the outbreak of World War II,
their lives
are changed. The family are forced to move from their comfortable home into
cramped housing,and
when the Nazis arrive to finally take the family away they don’t know what is to
become of them.
But Rachel’s father gives her instructions that save her life. He also tells her not to
speak.
Rachel remains quiet for the rest of the war, but what happened to her family?
Will Rachel
regain her voice now that she really needs it?
Ages:9-13
Moya Simons has been writing for children for over fifteen years. She has been
shortlisted in the Young Australian Best Book Awards three times, and also in the
West Australian Young Readers Book Awards. Her books have been published in
the USA, UK, Italy, Holland, Spain, Japan, Taiwan and Germany.
From the author of Hello God comes a moving story
about the impact of war on ordinary people.
•In the same vein as HITLER'S DAUGHER and THE
BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
•Author is a popular choice amongst kids,
appearing on the shortlist for both the YABBA and
WAYRBA book awards
•Advertising in Magpies magazine
•Teacher’s notes will be available to download
from www.harpercollins.com.au
•Review coverage and interviews across general,
educational and children's literary media
Timeline of WWII and surrounding events included.

MACBETH AND SON
French, Jackie
● April 2006
● ISBN: 9780207200342
● $15.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 129 mm x 198 mm
● 192 pages
Luke lives in modern-day Australia with his mother and stepfather, Sam. He is
burdened by a guilty secret: Sam has helped him to cheat in an entrance exam for
a prestigious school.
Lulach lives in ninth-century Scotland with his mother and stepfather, Macbeth.
Macbeth becomes a great king and restores peace to the land.
Luke dreams about Lulach and Macbeth at night. He is also studying the play
Macbeth at school and in Shakespeare’s version, Macbeth is a villain who
murders the rightful king.
Why did Shakespeare lie about who Macbeth really was? When is it okay to lie and
when should you tell the truth?
Similarly to Hitler’s Daughter, Macbeth and Son challenges the reader to consider
the actions of people, both in the past and present, and from a seemingly simple
storyline, Macbeth and Son arrives at the morally complex question of ‘What is
Truth? And how important is it?’
Ages 10-14
A modern tale of truth and lies woven with a story
from the past.

MARRYING AMEERA
Hawke, Rosanne
● August 2010
● ISBN: 9780732291440
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 129 mm x 196 mm
● 304 pages
Seventeen-year-old Ameera has just finished school and her friendship with Tariq,
her best friend's older brother, is growing. But when her father hears of it he
sends Ameera to stay with his family in Kashmir and attend her cousin Jamila's
wedding. Only when she gets there does she discover the devastating truth - the
intended marriage is not Jamila's but her own!
Will Ameera be trapped forever, or can she find strength beyond her years to
escape from Pakistan and win back her freedom?
Rosanne Hawke lives in rural South Australia in an old Cornish farmhouse. She
has written over 16 books for young people including The Keeper, Soraya, the
Storyteller, and Mustara. Many of her books have been shortlisted, or named as
Notable Books in the CBCA Awards. Across the Creek won the Holyer an Gof Award
in Cornwall. Rosanne has been a teacher, and for almost 10 years was an
aidworker in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. She is a Carclew, Asialink,
Varuna, and May Gibbs Fellow, and a Bard of Cornwall. Rosanne enjoys writing
about family, multicultural issues, music and cats.
A story of forbidden love and the gulf between
cultures, as seen through the eyes of a
Pakistani-Australian.
Ages 14+
• Inspired by the authors experiences in Pakistan
•Themes are timely and current
•Multi award-winning Australian author:
* Soraya the Storyteller, shortlisted in the 2005
Australian CBC Awards. Commended in the
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, 2005, and
shortlisted in the SA Festival Awards 2006.
* Mustara , CBCA Notable Book 2007, shortlisted
in the NSW Premier’s Awards 2007 (Patricia
Wrightson Prize).
* Across the Creek, winner of the Cornish 2005
Holyer an Gof awards (Children's books).
* Wolfchild - Commendation in the 2004 Holyer an
Gof awards and shortlisted for the Aurealis awards.
* Sailmaker, CBCA Notable Book 2003.
•Advertising in educational press
•Online giveaways, interviews and features with
mainstream media

MINNA'S QUEST
Peyton, K M
● November 2007
● ISBN: 9780746078815
● $14.99
● USB-READING FOR BEG
● BPB
● 198 mm x 132 mm
● 192 pages
Strong-willed Minna is just a blacksmith’s daughter, yet she raises a sickly
abandoned foal to become the pride of the Roman cavalry. And when her fort is
threatened by blood-thirsty pirates, the fate of her people depends on Minna and
her beloved horse alone, as they set out on an impossible journey to fetch help.

MUDLARK
Stephens, Michael
● August 2003
● ISBN: 9780207199806
● $13.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 128 mm x 199 mm
● 176 pages
A haunting story about a boy, one borrowed bird and a need to believe that it's OK
to be different.
Jim Liddell is a 13-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He is so different
from other boys his age, he livesin the world of his imagination.
On the last weekend before the end of term he finds himself the 'lucky boy'
allowed to take home the class pet, a rescued mudlark, called Mudlark.
Mudlark is not long in Jim's care before he escapes from his cage to freedom
through the open window of Jim's bedroom.
Mudlark's new-found freedom leads to a coming-of-age experience for Jim. While
he is out chasing Mudlark, Jim learns lessons in life from those he encounters.
These help him deal with the eventual death of his mother.
Ages 9+

NANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE
French, Jackie
● August 2011
● ISBN: 9780732290221
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 130 mm
● 320 pages
Two brothers -- one black, one white -- and a colony at the end of the world
It’s 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John
White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his
son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the
two worlds he lives in. With his white brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles
of the colonists to keep their precarious grip on a hostile wilderness. And yet he is
haunted by the memories of the Cadigal warriors who will one day come to claim
him as one of their own.
This true story follows the brothers as they make their way in the world -- one as a
sailor, serving in the Royal Navy, the other a hero of the Battle of Waterloo.
No less incredible is the enduring love between the gentleman surgeon and the
convict girl who was saved from the death penalty and became a great lady in her
own right.
Praise for A WALTZ FOR MATILDA:
‘This blockbuster of a novel with its gripping narrative … will appeal to readers of
all ages’ COURIER MAIL
‘A wonderful, entertaining tale which … will work just as well for adults as for the
teen market’ SUNDAY HERALD SUN
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives in Braidwood in the Araluen Valley, via
Canberra, NSW. Her book HITLER'S DAUGHTER was awarded the CBCA Younger
Readers’ Award in 2000 and the WOW! Award in the UK in 2001. Most recently,
her book THE NIGHT THEY STORMED EUREKA was awarded the NSW Premier's
History Award for Young Readers.
The amazing story of Australia's first surgeon and
the boy he adopted. Ages 12+
• Coverage to target children’s educational media
including Reading Time and Magpies, Mania,
K-Zone, Total Girl and DMag.
• Advertising in educational press including
Magpies and Reading Time
• Advanced review copies to be sent to all major
literary editors along with parenting media such as
Practical Parenting, Mothers Matter, Get Ahead
Kids and kidspot.com.au
• Press release to be issued to media via ealert

● September 1994
● ISBN: 9780732250911
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● APB
● 188 mm x 108 mm
●
NUMBER THE STARS
Lowry, Lois
It is 1943 and, to Annemarie Johansen, life in Copenhagen is a complicated mix of
ordinary home and school life, food shortages, and constant presence of Nazi
soldiers. Bravery seems a vague virtue – one possessed by dragon—slaying
knights in the bedtime stories she tells her younger sister, Kirsti. But
Annemarie?best friend Ellen is a Jew, and, all too soon, as the German troops
begin their campaign to ?locate?ll the Jews of Denmark, she herself is called upon
for courage.
Ages 11+

PHARAOH
French, Jackie
● April 2007
● ISBN: 9780207200823
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 272 pages
The people call Prince Narmer ‘the Golden One’ - a boy with the brightest future
ahead of him. Handsome and talented, he is destined to be King of Thinis, the
greatest town in Egypt and, for Narmer, the centre of the world.
Then his whole life changes overnight. A devastating accident forces him to give
up his right to the throne and sends him journeying across the ancient Middle
East with the mysterious Trader, the crippled Nitho and a tamed wildcat called
Bast. And as he travels through the desert and visits the great cities of Punt and
Sumer, he learns that Thinis is actually a very small place indeed.
But can he ever truly forget his homeland? When he decides to pay one last visit
to Thinis, he will discover what it really means to be a leader, and will find his
destiny fulfilled beyond his wildest expectations.
Set in a time before the pyramids and based on real historical events, Pharaoh will
sweep readers along on a fascinating journey through a part of the world we hear
so much about today.
Ages 10-14
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood, NSW. Her books for
children include SOMEWHERE AROUNDTHE CORNER, an Honour Book in the CBC
Awards, 1995. In 2000, HITLER'S DAUGHTER was awarded the CBC Younger
Readers’ Award. TO THE MOON AND BACK won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005.
How far do you have to journey to become a king?
• In the bestselling tradition of the successful Tom
Appleby, Convict Boy, They Came on Viking Ships,
and Macbeth and Son.
• Ancient Egyptian civilisation is always popular
with both boys and girls and a constant topic on
school curricula.
• Radio and print interview
• Feature in womens magazine
• Review coverage and articals by Jackie in
educational press
• Radio and print interview
• Feature in womens magazine
• Review coverage and articals by Jackie in
educational press

PHREDDE AND A FROG NAMED BRUCE AND OTHER STORIES TO EAT WITH A WATERMELON
French, Jackie
● January 2004
● ISBN: 9780207200014
● $12.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 128 pages
Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of
readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends.
Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and other stories to eat with a watermelon
When your teacher's a vampire, your brother's a werewolf, and a frog named Bruce
refuses to try to help to save Sleeping Beauty from the Prince, what else can
happen?
Ages 7-12

PRISM
Kellerman, Faye
● November 2010
● ISBN: 9780061687242
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 133 mm x 202 mm
● 288 pages
PRISM takes us to a slightly alternate universe, in which medicine and healthcare
do not exist, and in which sick people are allowed to die without any care. Set in
New Mexico and California, the novel features three teens who fall through a cave
at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico while on a field trip and are plunged into a
frightening parallel universe in which their “normal” worlds of family and high
school remain the same…except for the fact that no medicine exists. As they try to
help the people in this world survive, they must figure out how to make it
home-before it’s too late.
Age 12+
Faye Kellerman is the author of twenty-five novels, including nineteen New York
Times bestselling mysteries that feature the husband-and-wife team of Peter
Decker and Rina Lazarus. This is her first novel for teens and her first time writing
with her daughter. You can visit Faye online at www.fayekellerman.net.
New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman,
who has more than twenty million books in print,
teamed up with her talented teen daughter Aliza to
write this gripping paranormal thriller.
Age 12+
• Three teens fall through a crack in the caves of
New Mexico and find themselves back in their
hometown, but in a parallel universe where
medicine and healthcare do not exist. Mystified
and increasingly terrified, the three friends must
find their way back to the world they came from.

PRIVATE PEACEFUL
Morpurgo, Michael
● August 2004
● ISBN: 9780007150076
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 194 mm x 194 mm
● 192 pages
Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the
front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full
of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a
dramatic and moving conclusion.
Both a love story and a deeply moving account of the horrors of the First World
War, this book will reach everyone from 9 to 90.
Michael Morpugo is the third Children’s Laureate, and is one of the most
well-known and best-loved of children’s authors. He has written over ninety books,
short stories, screenplays and two musicals, and has won many prizes, both here
and in Europe, including the Whitbread Award for The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the
Children’s Book Award for Kensuke’s Kingdom, and the Writers’ Guild Award and
the Smarties Prize for The Butterfly Lion.
Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First
World War from a master storyteller.
•Michael Morpurgo, high-profile author and
Children’s Laureate
• New into B-format, with eye-catching new cover
design
• Extensive national tour covering key capital cities
• Interviews, extracts and widespread review
coverage expected
• Broad media interest, from radio to print

RIDE THE WILD WIND
French, Jackie
● January 2002
● ISBN: 9780207198304
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 207 mm x 151 mm
● 144 pages
This collection takes us on a journey through the ages, focusing on the special
relationship that exists between humans and horses. The first story, set six
thousand years ago in the Ukraine, is the touching tale of a young girl who forms a
close bond with a pony that she rears from a foal.
Then we travel to ancient Greece and witness the cruelties of slavery; we
experience the terror of the half-million horses in Genghis Khan's army; we wander
through the glades of Arthurian England; and in twentieth-century Australia we
meet a young Aboriginal boy and the wild stallion he tames. The final story is set in
the Australia of the 1950's where the long working partnership between people
and horses is finally coming to an end.
These heart-warming stories are full of love and life; it is a collection that few
readers will be able to resist.
Ages 10+

A ROSE FOR THE ANZAC BOYS
French, Jackie
● April 2008
● ISBN: 9780732285401
● $15.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 304 pages
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women
It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it
might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge
Macpherson, at school in England learning to be a young lady. But the war is
coming closer: Midge's brothers are in the army, and her twin, Tim, is listed as
'missing' in the devastating defeat of the Anzac forces at Gallipoli .
Desperate to do their bit - and avoid the boredom of school and the restrictions of
Society - Midge and her friends Ethel and Anne start a canteen in France, caring
for the endless flow of wounded soldiers returning from the front. Midge, recruited
by the over-stretched ambulance service, is thrust into carnage and scenes of
courage she could never have imagined. And when the war is over, all three girls -
and their Anzac boys as well - discover that even going 'home' can be both strange
and wonderful.
Exhaustively researched but written with the lightest of touches, this is Jackie
French at her very best.
Ages 12+
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley,
NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award.
To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005. Macbeth and Son,
and Josephine Wants to Dance were both shortlisted for the 2007 CBC Awards.
The ‘War to end all Wars’, as seen through the eyes
of three young women.
• In the bestselling tradition of the successful They
Came on Viking Ships, Macbeth and Son, and
Pharaoh.
• World War I and the Anzac role at Gallipoli and
the Western front is a perennially popular subject
in school curricula, and attendance at Anzac Day
memorial services is increasing.
• Radio and print interview
• Feature in women’s magazine
• Review coverage and articles by Jackie in
educational press

RUNNING WILD
Morpurgo, Michael
● November 2009
● ISBN: 9780007317202
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 215 mm x 136 mm
● 352 pages
When 10-year-old Will’s father dies in the Iraq war, his mother surprises him with
a trip to Indonesia. But little could she have known what awaited them both there.
The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oona, the elephant he is riding
along the beach, begins to spook. Then, suddenly, she takes off into the jungle
with Will on her back. And that’s when Will sees the wave come crashing in…
With his mother almost certainly drowned, with nothing to cling onto but an
elephant and nothing to help him but the clothes on his back, Will faces a
terrifying future. But maybe the jungle, and Oona the elephant, can help him…
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has
written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the
Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.
An epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from
the bestselling author of Kaspar and Best Mate.
* Michael Morpurgo’s most stunning, biggest and
most ambitious novels
* Nobody does animal fiction better, and no animal
is bigger than an elephant!
Carnegie Medal longlist 2010.

SILVERMAY
Moloney, James
● June 2011
● ISBN: 9780732292034
● $24.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 209 mm x 136 mm
● 448 pages
Sixteen-year-old Silvermay Hawker feels drawn to the newcomer in her village - a
young man of solemn good looks named Tamlyn. But only heartache can come of
this, because Tamlyn is devoted to Nerigold and to little Lucien, her son.
So things seem, until the dark forces of Coyle Strongbow come in search of
Nerigold’s baby and Silvermay is swept up in the young family’s escape. When
Lucien is entrusted to her care, she discovers the startling horror of what he might
become, and the truth about Tamlyn, too.
Can Lucien be spared his fate, or is he doomed to become like Coyle? And Tamlyn,
can he be trusted, can he be loved and can he love in return? Silvermay’s heart
will not give him up, but what happens when devotion becomes a weapon in the
hands of the ruthless?
‘(Moloney) writes intelligent fantasies char cross the bridge between young-adult
and Child fiction’, writes the Australian Bookseller & Publisher.
James Moloney lives in Brisbane. He has won the Australian Children’s Book
Council twice. His fantasy novel THE BOOK OF LIES was named a Notable Book by
the CBCA in 2005 and featured in the 2006 Books Alive campaign. It was followed
by MASTER OF THE BOOKS and THE BOOK FROM BADEN DARK.
The first in a new fantasy series by the bestselling
author of The Book of Lies trilogy.
Ages 12+
•Award-winning author! James Moloney is one of
Australia's most respected and awarded children's
book authors.
•Return to the award-winning & bestselling world
of the 'Book' series. The 'Book' series has sold over
70K copies
•Advertising feature in Girlfriend magazine to
promote Silvermay.
PUBLICITY:
• Guaranteed interview coverage in high profile
metro newspapers and in educational media
including Reading Time and Magpies.
• Review coverage in teen media including TV Hits,
Dolly and Girlfriend.
• Radio interviews on ABC and commercial
stations
• Reviews, interviews and giveaways with online
media

SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: MORTAL COIL
Landy, Derek
● August 2011
● ISBN: 9780007434916
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 128 mm
● 320 pages
"The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. 'We know,' she said. 'We've
seen the future. We know you're going to kill the world…'"
Book 5 of the bestselling Skulduggery series now in paperback.
Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back - just in time to see their whole
world get turned upside down.
With Valkyrie struggling to protect her dark secret, Skulduggery and the gang are
more vulnerable than ever, just as a plague of body-snatching Remnants are
released upon the world…
Ages 9+
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply
dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a
murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her
grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."
Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS,
get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling
Skulduggery Pleasant series – guaranteed to
contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and
100% thrills… Ages 9+
• Perfectly timed 2nd edition release just ahead of
Skulduggery Pleasant 6: DEATH BRINGER
(September 2011).
• This fifth title in the bone-breakingly funny
adventure series was the biggest selling edition yet
with over 28k sold, and reaching #15 on the AC
Nielsen bestseller list.

SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: DARK DAYS
Landy, Derek
● June 2011
● ISBN: 9780007411900
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 196 mm x 127 mm
● 320 pages
Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the
Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s
insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no
official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him.
But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans.
The problem is, even if she can get Skulduggery back, there might not be much
left for him to return to. There’s a gang of villains bent on destroying the
Sanctuary, there are some very powerful people who want Valkyrie dead, and as if
all that wasn’t enough it looks very likely that a sorcerer named Darquesse is
going to kill the world and everyone on it.
Skulduggery is gone. All our hopes rest with Valkyrie. The world’s weight is on her
shoulders, and its fate is in her hands.
These are dark days indeed.
Age 9+
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a
sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie
and a murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in
her grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."
It’s the fourth Skulduggery Pleasant adventure…
only Skulduggery Pleasant himself is lost on the
other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for
company. Can he possible survive? (Yes, all right,
he’s already dead. But still.)
Age 9+
• The fourth title in this bone-breaking,
wise-cracking, spine tingling comic adventure
series arrives in B paperback.
• The Skulduggery brand continues to grow with
the third title, THE FACELESS ONES, HB shooting
into the top 10 on launch, and selling over 28k
copies in just two months - a 90% increase on the
previous title!

SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: DEATH BRINGER
Landy, Derek
● September 2011
● ISBN: 9780007326044
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 209 mm x 133 mm
● 604 pages
The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a
Good Thing.
There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any
more. And that’s because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person
who will dissolve the doors between life and death.
And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…
Age: 9 +
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply
dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a
murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her
grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and
horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve
seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death
Bringer is about to rise…
Age: 9 +
• The sixth book in the bestselling, award-winning
series from Derek Landy will be an absolute must
have for all Skulduggery fans
• Skulduggery buzz is at an all time high, with over
190,000* copies of all titles in the series sold in
Australia alone! (*Nielsen Bookscan)
• Australia sells more Skulduggery books per
capita than any other country

SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT
Landy, Derek
● January 2008
● ISBN: 9780007241620
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 398 pages
“So you won't keep anything from me again?"
He put his hand to his chest. "Cross my heart and hope to die."
"Okay then. Though you don't actually have a heart," she said.
"I know."
"And technically, you've already died."
"I know that too."
"Just so we're clear."
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves
her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly
wasn't fiction.
Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help
from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead.
Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being
tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. And if there's anything Skulduggery
hates, it's torture… Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop
bickering long enough to stop it? One thing's for sure: evil won't know what's hit it.
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a
sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie
and a murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in
her grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."
Get ready for the biggest NEW children’s publishing
phenomenon, now in paperback!
• Buffy meets Dr Who meets Ghostbusters in the
hottest new children's paperback of 2008
• Trade advertising and proof mailing to all buyers,
independents and key influencers
• Major pre-launch initiative driving anticipation,
awareness and word of mouth amongst 1.3m 8-12
year olds via targeted on-line marketing and stunts
• Massive consumer marketing campaign on
launch reaching the core audience with outdoor
promotions and advertising, on-line activity,
sampling and competitions
• Maximum awareness driven through schools via
book club promotions and direct marketing to
teachers and librarians
• High impact promotions tailored to all key high
street and mass market customers with POS
available
• Exclusive promotion for independents - contact
your HarperCollins sales manager for details
• Blanket features, editorial coverage and reviews
across national and children’s press

SOLDIER ON THE HILL
French, Jackie
● September 1999
● ISBN: 9780207196379
● $16.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 206 mm x 107 mm
● 320 pages
The hole was moving! The walls were falling down... there was a rope under his
arms. There was a face above. An anxious face, yelling something down to him,
something he didn't understand. A strange face, with something wrong about the
eyes. Tanned skin, unshaven, black hair a bit too long. Joey knows there is a
Japanese soldier hiding in the hills. It was a Japanese man, a soldier, who hauled
him out of the mineshaft, who lit the fire to bring the searchers, and then
disappeared. But nobody believes Joey. After all, it is World War 2 and children
have nightmares. Joey knows he will have to find the soldier himself - must find
him. Could he be part of the invasion force? Could he be sending messages to
waiting submarines?
Ages 12+

SPRITE DOWNBERRY
Hilton, Nette
● September 2008
● ISBN: 9780732285487
● $16.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 288 pages
Right now, Sprite Downberry’s life is pretty tough. Her dad’s busy and away a lot,
and her mum, Sunny, is very moody and unpredictable, so Sprite feels she can’t
tell her about the nasty girls at school. And Sprite is also worried about her little
brother, Mozz. He can’t talk properly and he’s supposed to be starting school
soon.
Now Dad’s taken off, and Sunny’s so unhappy she won’t even get out of bed.
Determined to fix things, Sprite grabs Mozz and sets out to find their father.
In a night that never seems to end, Sprite faces decision after decision. Can she
trust Luther, the runaway boy who rescues her and Mozz? And what should she
tell the friendly policeman who knows so much about her?
By the time Sprite is reunited with her dad, things look like they’re getting out of
control. Will she figure out how to get her family back together - and handle the
friendship problems at school?
Age 12+
Nette Hilton is an award-winning writer of children’s literature -- from early
childhood stories to novels for older readers. The Web was named a Children’s
Book Council Honour Book in 1992; Living Next to Lulah was a CBCA Notable
Book in 2007.
With her mother present but 'absent' Sprite decides
to take action.

● May 1999
● ISBN: 9780207198656
● $29.95
● CHILD FICTION
● NSP
● 287 mm x 210 mm
●
STRADBROKE DREAMTIME: DELUXE EDITION
Nunukul, Oodgeroo/Bancroft, B
Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class,
from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo.
The stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the Tambourine
Mountains and from the Old and New dreamtime. A bright, beautiful and unique
colour illustrated book, paired with Dreamtime tales just for younger readers.
*Notable, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, 1994
Ages 4+

THEY CAME ON VIKING SHIPS
French, Jackie
● March 2005
● ISBN: 9780207200113
● $15.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 288 pages
This is the story of a Scottish wolfhound called Snarf and his owner, Hekja, whose
simple but happy lives change unrecognisably when their village is raided by
Vikings.
As a puppy, Snarf is fortuitously rescued by a young girl called Hekja when he is
badly injured. Both are then captured by raiding Vikings and transported to
'Vinland' with Freydis Ericsdottir, half-sister of Leif Ericson (who is usually credited
with 'discovering' America. Both Freydis and Leif are the children of Eric the Red,
who founded the Greenland colony.)
This page-turning story is set against an historical backdrop and the book is both
fascinating and historically informative. The book will also contain detailed black
and white line illustrations throughout.
Ages 10-14

TOM APPLEBY, CONVICT BOY
French, Jackie
● April 2004
● ISBN: 9780207199424
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 127 mm
● 304 pages
A story of transportation and life in a new world.
At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing
and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As one of the members of the First
Fleet, he arrives in a country that seemingly has little to offer - or little that the
English are used to, anyway.
Luckily, not long after Tom's arrival in the colony, the fair and kind Sergeant
Stanley decides to take on Tom as a servant. Together Tom, Sergeant Stanley and
his son, Rob, build a house, set up an orchard and a vegetable garden for
themselves - and thrive, unlike many others in the new colony.
Jackie French weaves Tom's story in with the story of the development of
Australia. She tells of a colony that, despite its natural abundance, cannot offer
what the colonists want - familiarity. While the people's health is better than it
ever was in England, their morale is low as they wait for news from home.
Ages 10+

THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN
Garner, Alan
● December 2010
● ISBN: 9780007355211
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 195 mm x 130 mm
● 288 pages
When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they
are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he
watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights.
But the heart of the magic that binds them -- Firefrost, also known as the
Weirdstone of Brisingamen -- has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for
the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in,
determined to possess and destroy its special power.
Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone’s return.
But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood?
Age 10+
Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was
spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred
years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.
A tale of Alderley.
Age 10+
• A brand new edition of tThe Weirdstone of
Brisingamen, which celebrates its 50th Anniversary
in October
• Fantasy legend Alan Garner will be celebrating
the 50th Anniversary with a huge festival at
Alderley Edge, the setting for many of his books
including The Moon of Gomrath
• Many of Alan’s titles have been adapted for TV
including The Owl Service, Red Shift and Elidor
• The Owl Service was winner of the Guardian
Children’s Fiction Award
• Many modern fantasy authors list Alan Garner as
their major influencer
• Published alongside the new edition of The Moon
of Gomrath 978-0-00-712787-0

THE WHITE SHIP
French, Jackie
● May 2002
● ISBN: 9780207197987
● $14.95
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 123 mm x 214 mm
● 144 pages
They were searching for a place to call home.
Michel was happy living with his family on a remote island off the coast of France.
Even if he sometimes dreamt of sailing the ocean on a wonderful ship like the
Captain's White Ship, his days were too full of fishing and chores to think about it
much. But one day disaster strikes the island. Michel and the other children are
forced to flee from Catherine de Medici's soldiers on the White Ship and look for a
new land to call home.
Finally Michel's dream has come true - but at what cost? And, what's more,
something strange has begun to happen to the White Ship: the ship never weighs
anchor, no one grows any older, and they never sight land. What's happening to
them? And why is Michel haunted by bizarre dreams of an island in a distant
southern land and a girl called Rachel?
It takes a catastrophe for Michel to discover the truth behind the White Ship's
endless journey and to solve the mystery of Rachel and the strange southern land.
The White Ship is a story of religious persecution, friendship, and an idealism that
stretches over four hundred years; but most of all, it's a story about the search for
safe harbour and a place to call home.
Ages 12+

WINGS (01)
Pike, Aprilynne
● August 2009
● ISBN: 9780007319732
● $19.99
● CHILD FICTION
● B+P
● 210 mm x 135 mm
● 356 pages
Laurel was found as an infant on her parents’ doorstep in a basket. Although she’
s grown up not knowing where she came from, or who her true parents are, she’s
lived a normal life-until the day she wakes up to discover that a flower has
bloomed in the middle of her back.
Laurel is a faerie, placed with human parents because they own land that holds a
sacred entrance to the faerie realm. As Laurel learns more about her true faerie
background, she finds herself torn between two loves - a human, David, who has
stood by her as a friend and confidante, and Tamani, a handsome faerie who is
exciting, passionate, and able to take her back to her faerie roots, should she
choose to go with him.
This fairytale soon becomes a nightmare when Laurel finds out that
trolls-centuries’ old enemies of faeries-pose a threat to both her human parents
and the faerie world. She enlists David and Tamani to help figure out a way to
save both her parents, as well as the gateway to Avalon.
Ages: 10 +
Aprilynne Pike has been spinning faerie stories since she was a child with a
hyper-active imagination. She completed her BA in Creative Writing at the age of
twenty at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. When not writing, Aprilynne
can usually be found at the gym; she also enjoys singing, acting, reading, and
working with pregnant moms as a doula. Aprilynne currently lives with her
husband and three kids in Utah, and dreams of warmer climates. You can read
her blog at www.apparentlyaprilynne.blogspot.com.
“Aprilynne Pike’s WINGS is a remarkable debut; the
ingenuity of the mythology is matched only by the
startling loveliness with which the story unfolds.”
— Stephenie Meyer, author of the TWILIGHTSaga
• Stephenie Meyer seal of approval!
• National Avant Card campaign in High Schools
across the country. We will reach 144 schools and
over 147,000 students!
• Perfect for fans of TWILIGHT and EVERNIGHT: A
realistic setting with a twist, stirring romance,
magic — Wings has everything that fans of the
Twilight saga crave!
• Two swoon worthy loves: Move over Edward and
Jacob — there are two new hot love interests on the
teen scene that will have everyone talking.
• Advertising, reviews and giveaways in teen
magazines such as Girlfriend/Dolly
• Extensive Social Media Campaign at MySpace,
Facebook, and Twitter, introducing series to
readers across the web, targeting fans of
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Bronte, Emily
● September 2009
● ISBN: 9780007326747
● $12.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 197 mm x 127 mm
● 416 pages
Love the Twilight books? Then you'll adore Wuthering Heights, one of the greatest
love stories ever told.
Cathy and Heathcliff, childhood friends, are cruelly separated by class, fate and
the actions of others. But uniting them is something even stronger: an
all-consuming passion that sweeps away everything that comes between them.
Even death…
"My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks," said Cathy. "I am Heathcliff."
Ages: 13+
One of the greatest love stories ever told,
beautifully repackaged for a modern teen
audience. Ages 13+
• Repeatedly referred to in Stephenie Meyers’
BREAKING DAWN, Wuthering Heights is Bella and
Edward’s favourite book, and Cathy and Heathcliff
are the original impossible lovers…
• Giveaways and promotions with Dolly and
Girlfriend magazine

THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR
Spradlin, Michael P
● November 2009
● ISBN: 9780732290702
● $14.99
● CHILD FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 128 mm
● 288 pages
‘Sir Thomas’ tunic was caked in blood. He strode quickly to the table. "Tristan, we’
re about to be overrun. Surrender is not an option…"'
Fourteen-year-old Tristan doesn’t have much of a life. He has never known his
parents, and spends his days mucking out the stables in a monastery. So when an
unexpected chance to go on Crusade with the Knights Templar comes up, Tristan
seizes it with both hands, plunging himself into a series of extraordinary travels
and adventures.
When his dying master, Sir Thomas, entrusts Tristan with the legendary treasure
known throughout the ages as the Holy Grail, the young knight must escape the
bloody siege at Acre and head for Scotland, where the Grail will be safe.
Together with Robard Hode, the best archer in the King’s army, and the
mysterious Assassin Maryam, Tristan flees across Europe, barely one step ahead
of his enemies, who will stop at nothing to claim the Grail for themselves …
Michael P Spradlin is the author of several books for children, including the Spy
Goddess Manga series, published by HarperCollins. Spy Goddess: Live and Let
Shop was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Teen Mystery of the Year.
Michael works as a National Account manager for the adult division of HCUS
and lives in Michigan.
First in an exciting new action adventure series set
in the time of the Crusades - featuring some oddly
familiar characters.

DANGEROUS DAYS: THE TRUE STORY OF A DIGGER'S GREAT ESCAPE
Brough, Ernest
● April 2010
● ISBN: 9780732287511
● $17.99
● CHILD NON-FICTION
● BPB
● 198 mm x 153 mm
● 320 pages
At 19, Ern Brough signed up for the biggest adventure of his life, fighting with the
Anzacs at Tobruk and El Alamein.
At 22, he was a prisoner of war.
But Ern and his mates were determined not to spend the rest of the war behind
bars. Their aim: to make a break for Italy to rejoin the army, at any cost...
In a nerve-wracking dash for freedom, they travelled by night, swam icy rivers,
climbed mountain passes and crossed borders within metres of German
guardposts. Exhausted and starving, and with only the infamous Yugoslavian
partisans as allies, they would need to escape capture again and again to reach
journey’s end.
Ern’s incredible courage during the war earned him the Military Medal. But this is
also the story of Ern’s life after the War, and the actions at home that have made
him a local hero to this day.
Newly revised, with additional material, this edition brings Ern's amazing story to a
new host of readers, many only a few years younger than he was when he made
his great escape.
Ages 13+
In World War II Brough fought and was wounded at Tobruk and at El Alamein.
Several hours after piggy-backing a wounded German soldier back to his lines, he
was taken prisoner. He staged a daring escape from Stalag 18A with two others
through Slovenia to Bosnia. Today he lives in Geelong.
A young digger's legendary adventures during
World War II in a revised edition for younger
readers. Ages 13+
•The true story of a young digger's legendary
adventures during World War II in a revised edition
for younger readers!
•Feature in DMag - to tie into Anzac Day.
•Ern is 90 years young and great performer for
interview and features
•Teachers notes will be available
•Timely for ANZAC Day
•Review coverage across children's print and
online media
•School talks and events with local media
coverage

DRAWING CARTOONS
Milbourne, Anna
● April 2010
● ISBN: 9781409508960
● $19.99
● USB-ART CRAFT & ACTI
● NSH
● 283 mm x 230 mm
● 64 pages
Simple step-by-step instructions show how to produce fantastic, colourful cartoons
ranging from simple animals and people, to superheroes and comic strips.
Ages 9+
Simple step-by-step instructions show how to
produce fantastic, colourful cartoons ranging from
simple animals and people, to superheroes and
comic strips. Ages 9+
• A new edition of this innovative drawing book
that will inspire budding cartoonists of all ages.
• Includes hints and tips for making cartoons look
humorous or dynamic.