You may be asking yourself how three naughty kids, one pet octopug and their handsome robot minder accidentally got strapped inside a 400 megaton thermonuclear rocket on a one-way collision course to the moon? It’s 101 years in the future […]

This book takes a deep dive into the world of not just poo, but also spew, snot and all the other gross things animals do to survive and thrive. Did you know that there are literally dozens of names for […]

We are tickled mulberry-pink and purple to be the first to reveal this beautiful new picture book cover! Congratulations to the creative duo of CBCA short-listed, Vikki Conley and prolific illustrator, Deb Hudson  Milly and The Mulberry Tree, published by […]

Our lucky winner is… Angie Johnson, QLD Congratulations! You have won a copy of this supernatural middle grade fiction, The Ghost Locker by Allison Rushby. Thank you to ALL who entered. Again, we had a veritable treasure chest of excellent […]

This hilarious romp of a picture book delights in the most wonderful of ways, celebrating the idiosyncrasies and oddities of families. I still have a smile on my face long after closing the book. It’s an irreverent look at many […]

On the first day of grade ten, Winifred is struggling to learn to love herself, developing an ever-growing self-hate.  Ever since her only two friends transferred to a private school, Winifred has never felt more lost and alone. She doesn’t […]

In Ming And Flo Fight For The Future, Jackie French brings history to life in the most vibrant of ways. Ming Qong is a perfect junior-historical-fiction heroine for 2022. She’s outspoken and self-absorbed yet insatiably curious, blessed with a hefty […]

Our lucky winners are…Lou Eveston, VIC Liz Dorrington, WA Joseph Spognolo, NSWCongratulations! You have each won a copy of Fiona Wood’s latest middle grade fiction, How To Spell Catastrophe. Thank you to ALL who entered. Some entries made us laugh, […]

Eleven-year-old Lolli must return to London and break a promise she made to herself — to never again enter the house in Spitalfields, an historic building managed by her family. There, Lolli must face up to what she saw in […]

This is a story about a little cookie who lives in a great big bakery with very clever and accomplished colleagues such as croissants, cherry pies and cupcakes.  Our Cookie doesn’t have a name or, as it happens, a gender. […]