Margaret Wild

Freya Blackwood

From two of our most talented picture-book creators comes this celebration of things that can't be destroyed by bombs or fire. A haunting and beautiful tale of the power of words, the importance of stories and the resilience of the human spirit. As war rages, Peter and his father flee their home, taking with them a treasure box that holds something more precious than jewels. They journey through mud and rain and long cold nights, and soon their survival becomes more important than any possessions they carry. But as the years go by, Peter never forgets the treasure box, and one day he returns to find it...

The Treasure Box

Ron Brooks

An injured magpie and a one-eyed dog live happily together in the forest, until a jealous fox arrives to teach them what it means to be alone.

In this novel written in free verse and narrated by alternating characters, a teenaged girl decides to have her baby and care for it on her own after a one-night stand results in pregnancy.

One Night

With no family and little support from his only ally, Miss Radinski, Ben knows that he will have to venture onto the dangerous streets alone to face the woolvs that no one believes exist.

Woolvs in the Sitee

Jinx

A rhyming story about the things babies love to do with familiar activities as playing peek-a-boo, clapping, and banging a drum.

Itsy-bitsy babies

Hush, hush!

Ann James

Goodbye, Old House

Since Jessie has never cared for her farmer husband's cat William, her difficult adjustment period after her husband's death makes William doubt if he is still welcome on the farm.

The Very Best of Friends

As he is dying in captivity, the a Tasmanian tiger dreams of running free in nature, in a work that features photographs of the world's last known thylacine.

The Dream of the Thylacine

Jenny believes that she is a guardian angel who, by watching over her brother, will keep him from death.

Jenny Angel

With the help of her understanding mother and a close friend, Jen eventually outgrows her nickname, Jinx, and deals with the deaths of two boys with whom she had been involved.

The Midnight Feast

A reissue of the classic picture book about the power of imagination and hope in transcending one's surroundings. Hugo is staying in hospital and is anxious to go home. From his bed overlooking the zoo, he hears the noises of the animals and begins daydreaming of a world outside the hospital. One by one, the animals invite him to join them - first an elephant, then a howler monkey, and finally a snow leopard - and he returns with tales of his adventures and 'souvenirs' for his envious sister. When it is finally time to go home, Hugo shares his secret with the other kids in the ward who then put on their slippers for their own imaginative adventures ...

Going Home

Vivienne To

Amy's family is speedy! They are always in such a rush that there is no time to talk or play - until the afternoon Amy brings home a sloth. Then things start changing very, very slowly ... A timely tale about enjoying the little things in life from award-winning author Margaret Wild.

The Sloth Who Came to Stay

A Jewish child, who remembers his home before life in a concentration camp, makes toys with the women to give to the other children at the very special party they are going to have when the soldiers arrive to liberate the camp.

Let the Celebrations Begin!

For use in schools and libraries only. An injured magpie and a one-eyed dog live happily together in the forest, until a duplicitous fox arrives and upsets their harmony.

Jenny's little brother Davy is very ill and her mother says that no one will be able to keep him alive. But Jenny thinks that as long as she watches over Davy, nothing can happen. An emotionally charged story about a young girl's courageous stand, and the uncertainty and beauty of life.

All the animals belong to the Bush Book Club and love to read. All except Bilby. He can't stay still long enough to read a book, not when there are somersaults and cartwheels and handstands to do. What would it take for Bilby to slow down and look into a book?

Margaret Wild

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