Title: Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: There are no witches, no dragons and no secrets in Quill, so how can Brim be trapped in the School for Prevention of Witches with Rose, a royal… Continue reading Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
Category: literary fiction
The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes
Title: The Lighthouse at the World’s End Author: Amy Sparkes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Adventurous, magical, and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing… Continue reading The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes
Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Title: Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree Author: Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Nature StorybooksEvery wonderful word is true!In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground.Over hundreds of years, the… Continue reading Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
Title: Tearaway Coach Author: Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When Fenton and his father catch the coach to Geelong, they have no idea that their driver of the team of powerful horses is the famous Edward Devine -… Continue reading Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Title: Ferris Author: Kate DiCamillo Genre: Ghost story Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 240 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The masterful Kate DiCamillo has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother and growing up.It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris… Continue reading Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
Title: Let’s Never Speak of This Again Author: Megan Williams Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Shortlisted, Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards, 2024 Commended, Book of… Continue reading Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara
Title: Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky Author: Tylissa Elisara Genre: Adventure Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Described as an Indigenous Blinky Bill meets Winnie the Pooh, this heart-warming and beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel from 2021 black&write! fellow Tylissa Elisara follows Wurrtoo the wombat on… Continue reading Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara
DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024
The inaugural DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners have been announced, and the three books that have won in 2024 are: Picture Book Come Over to My HouseWritten by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-BarnettPublished by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Chapter Books MakuBy Meyne WyattPublished by Pan Australia Middle Grade The Wintrish GirlBy Melanie La’BrooyPublished by… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners 2024
Blog Tour: Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
Title: Our Shellharbour Author: Karen Hendriks Genre: Fiction Publisher: Little Shell Books Published: November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 36 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: Join Lani and Oli as they explore Shellharbour’s natural wonders.Let’s go to magical places – From the mountains to the sea, come and explore Shellharbour with the me. Let’s go somewhere magical!Our Shellharbour… Continue reading Blog Tour: Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin, illustrated by Shaney Hyde
Title: Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny Author: Caz Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Little Matilda has one toy that she loves more than anything—her bunny. She takes it everywhere, even on a nature walk with her friend, Jack. When they get home,… Continue reading Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin, illustrated by Shaney Hyde
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