Bear and Chook by the Sea
Author: Lisa Shanahan 

Children's Book Council of Australia 2010 Winner - Book of the Year, Early Childhood 

Bear and Chook are unexpected friends. Bear likes adventure and Chook would much rather have the quiet life! One day they decide to go and visit the sea. Chook is worried that they don't know the way and will get lost, but Bear is confident they will find it just around the pond, under the bridge, through the forest and over the mountain!...

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Flat Stanley Series
Author: Jeff Brown 

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Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a notice-board has dropped on him in the night, leaving him happy and healthy, but only half an inch thick.  It’s a little unusual, but he finds he can fly like a kite, be sent on holiday through the post and can use his special new skills to catch some art thieves.  ...read more »

Little White Dogs Can't Jump
Authors: Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith 

Selected book for National Simultaneous Storytime- 2010

Smudge and his family have got a problem to solve - Smudge's legs are so short that he can't jump into the car. One of the children in the family devises a series of ingenious ways of getting Smudge into the car, but none of them work. Finally, it is Mum who solves the problem. Ages 3+  ...read more »

Isabella's Garden
Author: Glenda Millard 

Shortlisted for Adelaide Festival Children's Literature Award 2010

Following the well-known structure of The House That Jack Built, this tells the tale of growth and seasonal change, beginnng and ending with 'the seeds that slept in the soil all dark and deep' and how they bloom and flourish and ultimately lead to new growth...

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Audrey's Big Secret
Author: Christine Harris & Ann James 

Shortlisted for Adelaide Festival Children's Literature Award 2010

Audrey Barlow has the difficult job of solving a mystery and then keeping it secret – no easy feat for the lively and imaginative eight year old. Christine Harris has created an unforgettable character in this well crafted and beautifully written novel. With her wisdom, quaint humour and belief in miracles, Audrey bravely helps right a wrong....

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I'm Going to Read - Level 1-12 Book Pack

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These great books help develop a love for reading by gradually introducing key words through fun stories. The top of each page highlights key words in the story on that page. Each book includes words from an age appropriate "Word Bank". Words include, have, my, and, want, big, you, can, this, play, we, the, some, come, more, little, all and many many more.  ...read more »

Zac Power Mega Missions 
Author: H.I. Larry 

YABBA Fiction for Younger Readers Award Winner 2009

Zac Power and his spy agency GIB are facing their biggest challenge yet – but so much of the mission is a mystery! What does Zac’s long-lost grandpa have to do with it, and who is BIG’s incredible new agent? GIB have no idea what’s coming, and only Zac can save the day...  ...read more »