Phil Cummings

Grandpa remembers many things from long ago, but he has trouble remembering his granddaughter, Georgia. In this moving story, a little girl helps her grandfather reach his memories through the simple act of making hats from folded newspaper. A gentle yet powerful story about the love and memories that bind families together.

Newspaper Hats

Early one morning, Pink Piglet leaves his mother's side for the very first time. Can this timid little pig become a brave explorer?

Be Brave, Pink Piglet

Echidna Jim Went for a Swim

He looked in all directions at everything he could see. The moonlight on the roof and the white chimney; the silhouette of the rooftops across the road; Mark Thompson's rooftop. Even the white gravel road was glowing. It didn't look hard and full of stones. It looked like a fluffy blanket. Danny didn't want to get off the bridge. He lay down on his back as if it were a hammock. He kept a firm grip on the rope and stared up at the stars. This was a magical world. This was Danny Allen's place. Danny Allen lives in Mundowie with his family and his dog, Tippy. For such a small town, there's always lots of things to do: tobogganing on the sand dunes near the haunted house; building tree houses in the back yard; and trying to kick a football over the roof of the Mundowie Institute Hall. If only the man from the bank would stop bothering his parents, life would be perfect.

Danny Allen Was Here

When a mouse bangs on a teacup with a spoon, it starts a chain of events that leads to a full animal band.

Boom Bah!

Sarah Davis

A piglet's delightful adventure shows that trying new things can be rewarding and fun. A timid little piglet learns to be a brave explorer, confronting his fears and finding hilarity along the way - but still loves coming home to Mum. This warm and lively story will delight youngsters and parents alike with Phil Cummings' adorable characters and superb artwork from Crichton Award-winning illustrator Sarah Davis.

Be Brave Pink Piglet

Sin City High

Sometimes the biggest message comes from the smallest voice. The king's battles with the dragon were always mighty and loud . . . CLING CLANG CLONG! ROAR! But Boy lived in a silent world and couldn't hear the fighting. Though he could not hear, Boy could see the fear around him . . . and how everyone would be much happier without it. From the CBCA Honour Award-winning team of Phil Cummings and Shane Devries comes this tender tale of power and perception.

Neil stepped out of the module. He moved carefully down the small ladder. He reached the last step and stopped. Slowly, he placed his foot on the moon. 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind.' It's a cold day in July and on a small television screen in Australia, a man is going to walk on the moon! At the same time, outside the window, another kind of miracle is unfolding.

Touch the Moon

A touching, age-appropriate and uplifting story about a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. Georgie visits her Grandpa at the retirement home where he lives, but he doesn’t always remember who she is. Georgie sits with him as he sifts painstakingly through his remaining memories, finding points of commonality and companionship, until they come to a memory of her—and of newspaper hats, which Grandpa still remembers how to make! Together, they fold enough for all his friends. Touching moments in this beautifully-illustrated book portray the difficulties and nuances of memory loss from a child’s perspective, and an uplifting ending leaves readers with hope. A poignant and age-appropriate story about a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

The king¿s battles with the dragon were always mighty and loud. Boy lived in silence and couldn¿t hear the fighting. But Boy could see the fear around him . . . and how everyone would be much happier without it.

As a lone sandpiper's feathers drift down from the sky during its long flight, they shine a powerful light on the importance of kindness, hope and security for the children below. It is time for the sandpiper journey to its winter home, half a world away. Along the arduous journey, it loses a feather which floats down and provides a glimmer of softness and beauty for a young boy whose home has been reduced to rubble. Another lost feather provides a playful, loving moment for a girl and her little brother, migrants on a long dusty road to a better life. Yet another feather falls, giving a family a moment of hope in their flooded out village. Finally arriving at its winter home, the bird loses one more feather, grasped out of the air by a little girl. Both bird and child are safe and sound in their cozy home by the water . . . and realize how lucky they are.

Feathers

In the futuristic city of tower dwellers and street people, Jonah Dallow's father has suddenly been imprisoned for a financial crime and is about to be transported to a penal space colony. Left on his own, Jonah becomes involved with a gang of street people who eventually find themselves on the same penal ship as Jonah's father.

Breakaway

The cloudless sky suddenly roared like thunder. Shadows, swift and frightening, descended. The boys brother grabbed him by the arm. Run, quickly, But my ball. Leave it. From the Prime Ministers Literary Award-shortlisted creators of Feathers, comes this compassionate tale of a familys search for a safe place to call home.

A Boy and a Ball

A little frog saw a big monster. But Father frog said he could make himself even bigger. How big can Father frog get?

The Frog and the Ox

Rachel is in the kitchen, warm and safe. Her father is in the trenches, cold and afraid. When Rachel makes biscuits for her father, she adds the love, warmth and hope that he needs. This is a touching story of a family torn apart by war but brought together through the powerful simplicity of Anzac biscuits. Anzac Biscuits delicately entwines the desolation of life on the front line with the tenderness of life on the home front.

Anzac Biscuits

Janine Dawson

Giraffe, Elephant, Hippo and Baboon all live by the lake, happily going about their own business, until one day Giraffe spies the shadow of Lion - prowling, creeping, stalking, sneaking. What are they to do now?

Phil Cummings

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