| Author: | Graeme Base |
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Picture books |
| Reading Level: | Under 6 |
When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates instyle by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. The rhyming text a... read more
| Author: | Julia Donaldson |
| Category: |
Picture books |
| Series: | What the Ladybird Heard |
The ladybird and her farm animal friends are back in this fantastic farmyard story, the second in the What the Ladybird Heard series, now with a fresh, redesigned cover and glitter on every page.Once upon a farm lived a ladybird,And these ar... read more
| Author: | Robert Munsch |
| Category: |
Picture books |
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Princess Elizabeth is beautiful and rich and about to marry Prince Ronald, until a dragon destroys her castle and flies off with Ronald. But Elizabeth is a resourceful girl and, left with nothing to wear but a paper bag, she sets out to find her prince.
| Author: | Mem Fox |
| Category: |
Picture books |
When Grandpa decides to buy Jessie a new pair of shoes for winter, the rest of the family join in with offers of new socks, skirt, blouse, sweater, coat, scarf, hat and mittens. But all Jessie really wants is a new pair of...
| Author: | Philip Bunting |
| Category: |
Picture books |
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The official story chosen for ALIA NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME 2021, TO BE CELEBRATED ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!
"Una dreams of a life in Space. Life on Earth is just so so-so. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mi... read more
| Author: | Graeme Base |
| Category: |
Picture books |
Animalia is a book like no other. Abounding with fanciful, gorgeously detailed art, it is an alphabet book, a guessing game, and a virtual feast for the eyes. Each page features one letter and images related to that letter -- as well as a hidden picture of Graeme ... read more
| Author: | Graber Ettinghausen |
| Category: |
Picture books |
When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast! Rhyming text and detailed illustrations provide clues to ... read more
| Author: | Neal Layton |
| Category: |
Picture books |
Overcome back-to-school worries with this charmingly funny tale. What's good about Sundays? Walking the dog, splashing in puddles, visiting Auntie Vera and yummeroony food! So why has Steve got Sunday Blues? Could it... read more
| Author: | Jamila Rizvi |
| Category: |
Picture books |
An insightful, topical and practical picture book story about a family coping with the changes brought about by Covid 19, from the much-loved Jamila Rizvi. Inspired by her own child's experience, Jamila wrote I'm a Hero Too to help children make sense of the... read more
| Author: | Kathy Broderick; Gabriele Tafuni (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Picture books |
Pair a dictionary definition with a humorous illustration, and what do you get? A delightful way to unpack the meaning of unusual figures of speech. This imaginative picture book from Merriam-Webster, a trusted and l... read more
| Author: | Sam McBratney |
| Category: |
Picture books |
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The first new Guess How Much I Love You picture-book story for 24 years!
One day Big Nutbrown Hare is busy, but Little Nutbrown Hare wants to play so he goes off exploring on his own. He discovers another hare in a puddle – then realize... read more
| Author: | Julia Donaldson |
| Category: |
Picture books |
A laugh-out-loud pirate adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts.
The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat - but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew lov... read more
