Runt by Craig Silvey
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee. 'You don't have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.' Annie Shearer lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called R ...Show more
Our Dreaming by Kirli Saunders
$26.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
Goodjagah, little one, walk with me ... I want to tell you our Dreaming as the Elders told it to me. Award-winning storytellers, Gunai woman Kirli Saunders and Bigambul man Dub Leffler, explore a deep love and respect for Country and all her spirits ... past, present and beyond.
We Are Australians by Duncan Smith, Nicole Godwin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
For those born in Australia, it’s easy to take citizenship and its responsibilities for granted. But there is much more to being an Australian citizen than having a passport and the right to vote.
Naturopolis by DEBORAH FRENKEL
$26.95 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
Look closer, look with care and you may find a forest.... Among the steel and stone canyons of the city, nature flourishes in tiny, tenacious ways. Follow the ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) to discover the scraps of wilderness hiding in plain sight in this lyrical celebration of urban flora and fauna. Natu ...Show more
Completely Normal (and Other Lies) by Biffy James
$21.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secretly in love with the hottest guy in school, Isaac Calder. He seems to love her back, but there’s a problem – he already has a girlfriend, the gorgeous Grace Reyes. When Isaac is killed in a car accident, the ...Show more
My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder
$25.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange. Mine were unusual for a different reason...One boy's parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son's life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean when your parents are different? What shape does love t ...Show more
Bev And Kev by Katrina Germein; Mandy Foot (Illustrator)
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
Bev is tall and Kev is small.An unlikely pair!Could this be the beginning of a very big friendship?A heart-warming tale about learning to love yourselfand the value of a true friend.
The Other Side of Tomorrow by Hayley Lawrence
$15.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
What if you thought you had forever ... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever was taken from you? When your tomorrows are counted, all you have is this moment. And this story you wish was never yours to tell. When Abby traded her life in the city for a wholesome new life on the coas ...Show more
Market Day: CBCA Shortlisted Book by Carrie Gallasch
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
When a girl is given a coin to spend at the market, she thinks carefully about what to buy. She is tempted by the towering stacks of fruit, spinning rides and glass jars filled with sweets.But it isn’t until a stranger gives something to her, without expecting anything in return, that she knows exactly ...Show more
The Way of Dog: Shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers by Zana Fraillon
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. Scruffity is born into the harsh, grey world of a puppy farm. Taken from his mamma and locked in a concrete cage, what he yearns for most is Family. To belong is The Way of Dog. But no one wants him. Just as his chances of adoption grow dangerous ...Show more
Wild Australian Life by Leonard Cronin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist
A stunning new exploration of Australian animals from the creator of the bestselling Australian Animal Atlas. From a leading expert and talented visual artist comes this celebration of the astounding diversity of Australia's animal kingdom.More than one million animal species make their homes in Austral ...Show more
A Is for Australian Reefs by Frané Lessac
$26.99 AUD
Category: Children's CBCA Shortlist | Series: The World of Emily Windsnap
A new dive into fascinating facts from best-selling, multi-award-winning author/illustrator Frané Lessac. Along the coastline of Australia, underwater reefs are bustling with the most amazing sea creatures living on the planet! A deep dive into the biodiversity of Australia’s remarkable coastline from s ...Show more
