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giwang by Belinda Bridge, illustrated by Peta-Joy Williams

Title: giwang Author: Belinda Bridge, illustrated by Peta-Joy Williams Genre: Language and learning Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press Published: 1st November 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The dry central western region of New South Wales is Wiradjuri Country. Here, the landscape slips from one weather cycle into another as hot, dry and windy… Continue reading giwang by Belinda Bridge, illustrated by Peta-Joy Williams

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Wilderness Awards  2025

The 2025 Karajia and Environment Award Winners, stories that connect kids to Country and nature have been announced. They were announced at 11am on the 11th of October on Love Your Bookshop Day, which is also the start of Nature Books Week. These awards celebrate authors and illustrators who have written and created stories to… Continue reading Wilderness Awards  2025

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Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny by Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin

Title: Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny Author: Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd June 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: A joyful story celebrating the natural world, the sharing of culture through Noongar language and the awe that comes from seeing, hearing and feeling how elemental… Continue reading Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny by Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin

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Naynay and the Mermaid by Tasma Walton, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

Title: Naynay and the Mermaid Author: Tasma Walton, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st October 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 24 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: 'With long tendrils of seagrass for hair, her body is blue green like the sea, and her tail sparkles with iridescent scales ...' Naynay and her family… Continue reading Naynay and the Mermaid by Tasma Walton, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

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Animals on Country: Let’s look after the animals with Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffensen

Title: Animals on Country: Let's look after the animals with Uncle Kuu Author: Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffensen Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 2nd September 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: This engaging picture book from award-winning brother-and-sister team Victor and Sandra Steffensen inspires children and adults alike to look… Continue reading Animals on Country: Let’s look after the animals with Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffensen

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How Big Is Love? by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler, illustrated by Jade Goodwin

Title: How Big Is Love? Author: Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler, illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette/Lothian Published: 26th August 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The love between two family members takes us on a journey from their small backyard, across Country, to the end of time - because sometimes… Continue reading How Big Is Love? by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler, illustrated by Jade Goodwin

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Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney

Title: Weaving Us Together Author: Lay Maloney Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Lothian Children’s Books/Hachette Published: 30th July 20025 Format: Paperback Pages: 297 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A sharp and insightful coming-of-age story about all the ways we find home from an exciting debut author and 2022 black&write! Fellow. When I look back, I realise everything I needed… Continue reading Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney

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Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History

Title: Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History Author: Melissa-Jane Fogarty, illustrated by Dylan Finney Genre: History Publisher: Lothian Published: 26th March 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A fascinating and inclusive history of one of Australia's greatest landmarks, the Sydney Opera House, and the land on which it is built.This is the story… Continue reading Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History

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Spirit of the Crocodile by Aaron Fa’aso and Michelle Scott Tucker with Lyn White

Title: Spirit of the Crocodile Author: Aaron Fa’aso and Michelle Scott Tucker with Lyn White Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: An inspiring story of courage, resilience and hope, set in the Torres Strait Islander community as climate change threatens culture, tradition and connection… Continue reading Spirit of the Crocodile by Aaron Fa’aso and Michelle Scott Tucker with Lyn White

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A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward

Title: A Good Kind of Trouble Author: Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 29th January 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A brilliantly warm-hearted NEW series from Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward, full of high school longing, friendship, footy matches, and dreams to change the world!… Continue reading A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward