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• CH I L D
R E N ’S
CATA LO
GU E •
re Books, Junior
Pictu Fiction,
O lder R eader s , Te ens & YA
and much more
Cover illustration from The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski (Hachette)
• WELCOME •
As independent booksellers, and book
lovers ourselves, we are passionate about
nurturing a love of books in children.
Books spark a child’s imagination, allow
them to explore new worlds and provide Finding
hours of entertainment and learning. Francois
On the following pages, you’ll fi nd a great Gus Gordon
selection of books for all ages – from Hardback RRP $24.99
picture books to fi rst readers and junior
fi ction, to novels for teens and Alice wishes she had
young adults. someone her own size
to talk to. Then one
The gorgeous cover illustration comes day her wish comes
from The Strangeworld Travel Agency true. Through hope and
by L.D. Lapinski (page 11), a magical chance, love and loss, two little ones who need
adventure that will take young readers each other find each other. A heartwarming story
to whole new worlds. from award-winning author and illustrator Gus
Happy Reading! Gordon about loneliness, saying goodbye and the
value of life-affirming friendships. Age: 6+
• CONTENTS • What do you
Page 2-5 Picture Books call a baby…?
Page 6-7 Junior Fiction Kamsani Bin Salleh
Page 8-9 Popular Kids Series Board Book RRP $12.99
Page 10-12 Middle Fiction What do you call a
Page 13 Older Readers baby...? is an entertaining
way for all children to
Page 14-15 Teens & Young Adult learn the nouns that
Page 16-17 Non-Fiction for Curious Kids describe some of our iconic Australian baby
animals. This adorable book introduces young
Page 18 Tashi 25th Anniversary
children to their amazing names — hatching, eaglet
Page 19 CBCA 2020 Shortlist and puggle. Age: 0+
Page 20 Store Information
By the Billabong Tiger and Cat
Maura Finn & Allira Tee
Cate James (Illus) Hardback RRP $26.99
Hardback RRP $24.99 Tiger and Cat are the best
A wisdom of wombats, a of friends. So, when Tiger
passel of possums, a cluster has to go away to Tiger
of spiders . . . Who might you camp to earn his stripes...
meet by the billabong? From Cat is left with an empty
an exciting new partnership house and a lonely heart.
comes this romp through the Australian landscape. This is a story about
But wait – is that a croc?! Age: 2+ finding where you belong and someone who likes
your stripes just the way they are. Age: 4+
Australian author Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio format
2This Small Blue Found
Dot Bruce Pascoe &
Zeno Sworder Christine Ledden-Lewis
Hardback RRP $24.99 (Illus)
September release, Hardback RRP $24.99
advance orders welcome
August release,
This Small Blue Dot advance orders welcome
follows a little girl This gentle story set in
exploring the big and the rugged Australian bush is about a small calf
small things in life. It who searches for his family after they are taken
provides a broader, more inclusive view of who we away in the back of a noisy truck. In Found we
are, where we come from and where our dreams share the calf ’s point of view in an evocative story,
may take us. Age: 4+ accompanied by stunning illustrations. Age: 0+
Not cute.
Philip Bunting
Hardback RRP $17.99
Quokka did not like
being cute. Not one bit.
The romping, stomping,
chomping tale of one
stubbornly adorable
marsupial. Age: 5+
BASED ON THE HIT
The latest books featuring Bluey, ABC KIDS TV SHOW!
the six-year old blue heeler pup
who loves to play.
Bluey:
Fun and
Games
All About Bluey; Paperback
All About Bingo RRP $ 5.99
Board Books RRP $16.99 each August release,
advance orders
welcome
Meet Bluey and Bingo! Bluey Heeler loves to play, explore and use Help Bluey
her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. colour in the
Bingo Heeler loves getting lost in her own world, talking to tiny bugs grannies, a game of Featherwand,
and, of course, relaxing in her relaxing chair! Learn all about Bluey a trip to Rug Island and more in this
and his little sister Bingo in these fun shaped board books. Age: 0+ fun-filled colouring book. Age: 3+
3Tell ‘em!
Katrina Germein,
R Sullivan &
Karen Briggs (Illus)
Hardback RRP $24.99
Littlelight
Written in conjunction Kelly Canby
with children from
Manyallaluk School Hardback RRP $24.99
in the Northern When bricks start to go
Territory Roper River region, the voices of missing from the town
Indigenous children sing out across the land to tell of Littlelight, the mayor
us about their life in a remote community. Age: 4+ whips his citizens into a
frenzy of aggravation. But
when the townspeople
find the thief, and her
motive, they discover perhaps it is the mayor who
is the problem. Age: 3+
Mama Ocean
Jane Jolly &
Sally Heinrich (Illus)
Hardback RRP $29.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
Coco: Mama Ocean had eyes that
Big City sparkled, like sunlight on
Kitty the sea, and tresses which
tumbled and trailed through the tides.
Laura Bunting But something is troubling Mama Ocean.
Hardback RRP $17.99 A beautifully illustrated and timely picture book
Once there was a that teaches children respect for the environment.
small kitten named Age: 3+
Coco. Coco lived on
the top floor of the
tallest building on
Meowington Avenue. Sneaky Shadows
Her days were filled with action, excitement, S.C. Manchild &
noise and activity. And nothing made Coco Sam Caldwell (Illus)
happier than being a Big City Kitty. Age: 5+
Hardback RRP $24.99
Sneaky Shadows
uniquely showcases the
limitless possibilities of
shadow-casting in a book
of imaginative, absurd
misdirection. Its humour,
pace and timing will have young audiences on their
toes with anticipation, as the bizarre scenarios of
author SC Manchild unfold. Age: 3+
*Age guides are approximate. Ask for more personalised advice in-store.
4Respect
Aunty Fay Muir,
Sue Lawson &
Lisa Kennedy (Illus)
Hardback RRP $24.99
I’m Sticking Our Way is old.
With You Older than the red earth.
Smriti Halls & Steve Small Older than flickering stars.
Hardback RRP $19.99 Our way is respect.
Respect and Family are the first two books in the
It’s wonderful to have good
Our Place series, which introduces young minds to
friends to see you through the
First Nations’ cultural philosophies that Aunty Fay
good times and the bad.
Muir, a Boonwurrung Elder, holds close to her heart.
But sometimes, friends can also
Age: 3+
be a bit... well... overbearing.
This completely irresistible Family
rhyming text by Smriti Halls is perfectly complemented Aunty Fay Muir,
by artwork from fantastic new picture book illustrator,
Sue Lawson &
Steve Small. Age: 3+
Jasmine Seymour (Illus)
Hardback RRP $24.99
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Edwina Wyatt
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Ellie’s Dragon
Bob Graham
Hardback RRP $27.99
When Ellie is very little, she Kit and
finds a newborn dragon
fresh from the egg on a
Caboodle
supermarket shelf, and calls Anna Pignataro
him Scratch. He is quite Hardback RRP $24.99
the sweetest thing she has ever seen! From that September release,
day on, Ellie and Scratch do everything together. advance orders welcome
Ellie’s mum and her teacher can’t see her fiery Kit is a witch, but she
friend, but all her friends can. Age: 3+ isn’t very good at witchy
things. One Halloween,
A special twentieth anniversary a bedraggled bat named Caboodle comes tumbling
edition of Max Bob Graham’s through Kit’s window. She tries using magic to fix his
heroic and heartfelt tale of broken wing, but the results are … unexpected.
growing up super. A beautiful mix of magic and humour, and a
Paperback RRP $16.99
Also celebration of true friendship. Age: 3+
available:
5What Zola Did
on Monday
Melina Marchetta
Paperback RRP $12.99
From the author of Looking
for Alibrandi comes this Beady Bold and
gorgeous series to engage the Yum-Yams:
and entertain newly
independent young readers. Monty’s Island,
Zola loves living on Book 2
Boomerang Street with her Emily Rodda &
mum and her nonna. Every day of the week is an Lucinda Gifford (Illus)
adventure. But Zola has a problem. No matter how
much she tries, she can’t keep out of trouble! Paperback RRP $14.99
Seven stories in the series – one for every August release,
advance orders welcome
day of the week. Age: 5+
A charming and exciting series from beloved
What Zola Did author Emily Rodda.
Monty lives on a perfect island in the middle of a
on Tuesday magical sea. Sometimes the sea throws
Melina Marchetta up something interesting … and Monty
Paperback RRP $12.99 goes on an amazing adventure! Age: 6+
August release,
advance orders welcome
Art Time!:
Q&A WITH MELINA MARCHETTA Hotdog, Book 8
Anh Do
Melina Marchetta is an award-winning Paperback RRP $12.99
young adult and adult novelist.
Hotdog, Kev and Lizzie
So why are you now writing for 6–8 year olds? enter an art contest at the
My 8 year old daughter is a very reluctant reader. local museum. But what
When she was in Year 1 she especially struggled with happens when someone
literacy so I wrote it for her. Although the character is steals the most famous
named Zola the character is very much based on Bianca. painting there— the Llama Lisa!? Can Hotdog
and his friends chase down the robbers? Age: 5+
What does Bianca think of the series?
She is very excited about it. Apart from our dog Gigi
being in it, so are the dogs next door, as well as my
nephew whose middle name is Alessandro. In the books Naughty Dragons
Alessandro lives behind Zola and they hang out via a little Make Trouble
gate in the fence. Natalie Jane Prior
What is your favourite scene in the first book? Paperback RRP $14.99
My daughter is a busy body about what the neighbours September release,
are up to so I love the scene where Zola and her cousin advance orders welcome
are on the trampoline reporting on what neighbouring In the Laidley Hundreds,
kids are doing. dangerous wild dragons roam
What other types of adventures will Zola have the Highlands. But dragons
during the rest of the week? aren’t born bad – just naughty!
When Ava and Jack’s parents agree to foster two
My father passed away this year and prior to that he
young dragons, the siblings can’t believe their luck.
had purchased a little yellow boat to fix up for his
But teaching a mischievous pair of dragons how
grandchildren. So one of the books will be based on
to behave isn’t easy – these dragons can cause
the little yellow boat and what happens when Zola and
trouble like you wouldn’t believe. Age: 6+
Alessandro and the dogs get into the paint!Hodgepodge:
How to Make
a Pet Monster,
Book 1
Lili Wilkinson &
Dustin Spence (Illus)
Paperback RRP $14.99
You DEFINITELY can’t make a
monster, because MONSTERS DO NOT EXIST. Right?
A fantastically readable, gloriously funny and highly
collectable new junior fiction series. Age: 7+
Kitty is not a Cat: Lights Out!
Gemma Riley and Kitty is not a Cat: Teddy’s Bear
the Fashion Fiasco 28 July release, advance orders welcome
Jules Van Mil
Jessica Black
Paperback RRP $16.99
Paperbacks RRP $9.99 each
August release,
advance orders welcome When Kitty arrives on the doorstep of a house full
of music-mad felines, their lives are turned upside
Fashion is in Gemma Riley’s
down as they attempt to teach her how to be
DNA. She lives with her
human. A warmly funny junior fiction series about
grandmother Cara Bonafete,
Kitty, a little girl who believes she can be anything
a famous fashion designer, and dreams of creating
she dreams - even a cat.
her own collection.
Based on the Australian TV series that is enjoyed
But there’s big trouble at the House of Bonafete.
by kids the whole world over. Age: 5+
The release of the Spring Collection is looming,
Cara has had an accident and someone is stealing
their Top Secret designs. Age: 7+
Iggy Peck and the
Mysterious Mansion
Andrea Beaty
Hardback RRP $19.99
Iggy Peck is blown away when Ada Twist’s
aunt inherits a house that is filled with
countless rooms from all his favourite Also availaesble:
architectural periods. But something’s
not quite right. It will take all of Iggy’s
in the seri
knowledge of architecture and the help
Rosie Revere and the Raucous
of the other Questioneers, Rosie Revere,
Riverters and Ada Twist and the
Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez, to solve the
Perilous Paints.
mystery. Age: 6+
7Dawn of the
Underlord:
The Bad Guys
Episode 11
Aaron Blabey
Paperback RRP $14.99 Willow Moss and
The Bad Guys–I mean, the Forgotten
Shadow Squad-G–have Tale: Starfell,
saved the world from Book 2
butt-handed evil and now
Dominique Valente
it’s time to PARTY! But Mr Snake doesn’t feel like
partying. Ohhh, no. He’s WAY too powerful for that. Paperback RRP $16.99
Mr Snake would rather mess with things that could Willow Moss recently saved
RIP OPEN A DOORWAY into a whole new world the world. The problem is,
of horror, mayhem and . . . BLOOD-CURDLING nobody can remember that –
BADNESS. Better put your party pants on ice. It’s the and, even worse, her magical ability seems broken.
Bad Guys Episode 11! Age: 7+ When her friend Sometimes is kidnapped, will
Willow be able to regain her powers in time to
WIN THE BAD GUYS EPISODE 1-10 save him? Age: 8+
You have a chance to WIN the first 10 in
The Bad Guys series. For more details go to
the Competitions page at www.indies.com.au Secret Journal:
Ella at Eden,
Book 2
Laura Sieveking
Paperback RRP $15.99
Ella has settled in to life at
Eden College. She loves
her friends and exploring
her new school. When
she accidentally uncovers a hidden diary, Ella’s
curiosity is sparked. As the girls follow the clues
in the diary, they discover there is more to Eden
College than meets the eye. Can Ella work out
who wrote the secret journal? Age: 9+
Rowley Jefferson’s Mighty Minotaur:
Awesome Friendly Rise of the Mythix,
Adventure Book 2
Jeff Kinney Anh Do & Chris Wahl (Illus)
Paperback RRP $14.99 Paperback RRP $14.99
August release, What happens when three
advance orders welcome ordinary teenagers discover
From the imagination of Rowley they are destined to be …
Jefferson comes an adventure the Unicorn, the Minotaur,
of epic proportions. Join Roland and his best friend, the Griffin? Kelly and Minh will need to help each
Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their other if they are to have any hope of bringing
village and embark on a quest to save down the Collector and rescuing the people
Roland’s mom from the White Warlock. they love. Age: 10+
Will our heroes survive? Age: 7+
8The Secret Cave:
Alice-Miranda in
Wolf Girl, Book 3
the Outback
Anh Do &
Jacqueline Harvey
Lachlan Creagh (Illus)
Paperback RRP $16.99
Paperback RRP $15.99
Alice-Miranda and her friends
are off to the Australian Gwen has been searching for her family for a long
Outback! They’re going to time. Just when she feels she is close, the soldiers
help an old family friend who’s following her start to close in. Then one of her
found himself short staffed dogs is injured, and the gang must slow down…
during cattle mustering season. Who can Gwen trust? And how will she keep her
As the gang settles in at Hope Springs Station, pack safe from dangerous enemies? Age: 8+
mysteries start piling up. Can Alice-Miranda get to ABOUT THE AUTHOR, ANH DO
the bottom of this desert dilemma? Age: 8+
Anh Do is one of Australia’s
best-loved and bestselling
writers for children. He is also
an artist, an entrepreneur,
Battle Born: a comedian, an actor, a TV
Elementals, personality, a producer and
Book 3 sought-after speaker.
Amie Kaufman His junior fiction series
WeirDo, Hotdog! and Ninja
Paperback RRP $17.99
Kid are adored by millions of kids around the
In the final book of country. In the amazing Wolf Girl series, Anh
international bestselling author brings his talent for breakneck plots and brilliant
Amie Kaufman’s sensational characters to a slightly older audience.
adventure series, Anders and
Rayna must put everything on the line – and the
price of peace may hit closer to home than they
could’ve ever imagined. Age: 8+ Peeking Duck:
Funny Kid, Book 7
Matt Stanton
A Tale of Magic Paperback RRP $14.99
Chris Colfer The Funny Kid is back in two
more hilarious adventures
Paperback RRP $16.99
from million-copy bestseller
August release, Matt Stanton! Get hooked on
advance orders welcome
the series that has kids
A new adventure series set in everywhere laughing and reading! Age: 7+
the Land of Stories universe
from bestselling author,
Chris Colfer, perfect for fans Belly Flop:
new and old! When Brystal Funny Kid, Book 8
Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the
Paperback RRP $14.99
library, she discovers a book that introduces her
September release,
to a world beyond her imagination and learns the
advance orders welcome
impossible: she is a fairy capable of magic! Age: 9+
*Age guides are approximate. Ask for more personalised advice in-store. 9The Secret
Library of
Hummingbird
House
Julianne Negri
Paperback RRP $16.99 Havoc! The Untold
Between her parents’ Magic of Cora Bell:
divorce and the planned Jinxed, Book 2
demolition of her beloved
Rebecca McRitchie &
Hummingbird House,
it feels like everything’s Sharon O’Connor (Illus)
going wrong for Hattie Paperback RRP $17.99
Maxwell. Determined to save at least the house, September release,
Hattie is astonished when a midnight visit becomes advance orders welcome
a step back in time! Can the past help Hattie fix her Cora Bell has discovered she is
present? Age: 9+ full of magic. But without her protection bracelet,
she is struggling to hold onto all the powers she
has gained, especially the dark magic she took from
AUTHOR JULIANNE NEGRI
the warlock, Archibald Drake. Can Cora find a way
SHARES HER INSPIRATION
to fix her magic and find her family?
BEHIND THE BOOK
Or will she become ... a Havoc? Age: 8+
More than writing books, I love
reading books! I wanted to put
all the things I love in children’s
books into my book. So in The Secret
Library of Hummingbird House you A Clue for Clara
will find adventurous girls, more than one mystery Lian Tanner
to solve (look out for clues!), an unconventional Paperback RRP $16.99
friendship, time travel, a spooky old mansion, a giant
August release,
tree, an annoying little sister, libraries of all shapes advance orders welcome
and sizes, crazy words and a little bit of moon magic.
Can a scruffy chicken crack
Unfortunately there is not a dog in my book. a crime? Perhaps, if she’s a
I’m sorry about that. I just could not get it to work! genius like Clara. An egg-
I did try! I promise I will include a dog next time. cellent novel about a small
chook and a big crime. A
puzzling and hilarious mystery from bestselling
author, Lian Tanner. Age: 8+
Her Perilous
Mansion
Sean Williams Wonderscape
Paperback RRP $16.99 Jennifer Bell
Her Perilous Mansion is pure Paperback RRP $14.99
delight! A funny, clever and
joyous fantasy for children that When Arthur, Ren and
zings with action, adventure, Cecily investigate a
mystery and magic, the pages mysterious explosion, they
flying past as if by wizardry. Guaranteed to keep find themselves trapped in
young readers hooked to the very last word. Age: 8+ the year 2473. Lost in the
Wonderscape, an epic in-
reality adventure game, they
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heroes to play their way home before time runs
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10The
Strangeworlds
The Heartsong of
Travel Agency
Wonder Quinn
L. D. Lapinski
Kate Gordon
Paperback RRP $16.99
Paperback RRP $14.99
September release, At the Strangeworlds
advance orders welcome Travel Agency, each
suitcase transports you to a different world. All you
Wonder Quinn is a lonely
have to do is step inside . . .
orphan yearning for a friend.
So when a new girl befriends When 12-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up
her in class, Wonder’s dreams seem to be coming in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a
true. But what is Mabel’s big secret? And why does fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds
she have a list of strange wishes? An enchanting just steps away from ours. All you have to do to visit
fairytale celebrating friendship, bravery and the them is jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets
importance of staying true to yourself. Age: 6+ the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds’ magical
travel society and explore other worlds.
But, unknown to Flick, the world at the very centre
Sunflower of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger. Buildings
Ingrid Laguna and even streets are mysteriously disappearing.
Once Flick realizes what’s happening she must race
Paperback RRP $14.99
against time, travelling through unchartered worlds,
August release seeking a way to fix Five Lights before it collapses into
advance orders welcome
nothingness - and takes our world with it. Age: 9+
Eleven-year-old Jamila is
settling into her new life in
Australia. She still misses her
home in Iraq, but she’s happy Q&A WITH AUTHOR L.D. LAPINSKI
to have her whole family safe The Strangeworlds Travel Agency is a magical
and together again. When her oldest friend from adventure set among so many wonderful not-
Iraq also arrives, she finds Mina isn’t the same yet-explored worlds – can you tell us a bit about
funny, cheerful person she remembers. Can Jamila it and where you got the idea for it?
be a true friend to Mina, and help her feel happy in
her new home? Age: 8+ LDL: It really was one of those light bulb (or maybe
struck-by-lightning) moments. One minute I was
washing my hair, the next minute the travel agency
The Mummy dropped into my head, fully formed. I knew what
the suitcases were, I knew they took you to other
Smugglers of worlds, and I knew there was a secret society
Crumblin Castle guarding them from … something. Three months
Pamela Rushby after I first had the idea, the series was sold!
Paperback RRP $17.99 Can you give us a hint on what the future might
Orphaned Hattie goes to live hold for Flick?
with her great uncle and aunt in LDL: Flick is in for a very exciting future!
their crumbling castle. To save Her adventures are far from over, and she’s
the castle from ruin, her aunt heading to a lot of exciting new worlds as the series
hosts flamboyant mummy-unwrapping parties – until continues. I can’t tell you very much at the moment,
the mummy supply runs out. but … there will be secrets revealed, truths
A crumbling castle, a moat full of crocodiles, a exposed, new characters who bring their own
catastrophe of kittens, and let’s not forget the villains perspective on things at The Strangeworlds Travel
and the mummies! A potent blend of fantasy and Agency, and at one point, everyone gets very wet.
history, this rambunctious story has it all! Age: 8+
11The Silver As Fast
Arrow As I Can
Lev Grossman Penny Tangey
Paperback RRP $14.99 Paperback RRP $16.99
September release,
advance orders welcome One girl. One dream.
A few hurdles.
The Silver Arrow is the A funny, heartfelt novel
story of Kate and her about ten-year-old Vivian
younger brother Tom and her quest to one
who are gifted a colossal day become an Olympic
locomotive train, the Silver middle-distance runner.
Arrow, by their mysterious From CBCA-shortlisted author Penny Tangey,
uncle. Before they can this is a story about resilience, acceptance and
say ‘All Aboard!’ the two siblings are whisked off on dreaming big. Age: 8+
adventure of a lifetime accompanied by a magical
group of talking animals. With only curiosity and the
thrill of the unknown to guide them, Kate and Tom
not only see more of the world than ever before, The One and
but also discover they may have an important role in Only Bob
saving it. Age: 8+
Katherine Applegate
Paperback RRP $14.99
AUTHOR LEV GROSSMAN,
ON HIS DEBUT Bob, Ivan and Ruby
CHILDREN’S BOOK have touched the hearts
of millions of readers,
‘My inspiration for The Silver
and their story isn’t
Arrow was the work of
over yet. Return to the
storytellers like Roald Dahl
unforgettable world of the
and Hayao Miyazaki, who spun
Newbery Medal-winning
dark, magical tales about kids who
novel The One and Only Ivan (soon to be a major
suspected there was more to the world than adults
motion picture). Age: 8+
would admit, and who wound up discovering they
were right.’
12Rebel Gods:
Across the
Monuments,
Risen Sea
Book 2
Bren MacDibble
Will Kostakis
Paperback RRP $16.99
Paperback RRP $19.99
August release,
advance orders welcome 25 August release,
advance orders welcome
Across the Risen Sea is an
action-packed, compelling With the Monuments gone,
and heartfelt middle- there’s nothing stopping the
fiction adventure, set in rebel gods from reducing the
a post-climate change world to ruin. Well, newbie gods Connor, Sally and
landscape, from the multi-award winning author Locky are supposed to stop them, only they don’t
of How to Bee. Age: 9+ know how. While Sally searches for answers and
Locky makes plans to change the world, Connor
struggles to keep up appearances as an ordinary
teenager. But soon he’ll have bigger problems than his
Blended mum finding the giant sword hidden under his bed.
Sharon M Draper Rebel Gods is the is the gripping conclusion to
Paperback RRP $14.99 Monuments , from YA superstar, Will Kostakis. It’s
a heartfelt look at family, friendship and the parallel
Eleven-year-old Isabella’s
lives we lead. Age: 12+
blended family is more
divided than ever in this
“timely but genuine”
(Publishers Weekly)
story about divorce and The Lost Soul
racial identity from the Atlas
award-winning and New Zana Fraillon
York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind,
Paperback RRP $19.99
Sharon M. Draper. Age: 7+
14 July release,
advance orders welcome
A powerful story of hope and
friendship from the award-
When It Drops winning author of The Bone
Alex Dyson Sparrow. Loyalty is tested,
Paperback RRP $19.99 and a cruel twist of fate leads to an act of ultimate
betrayal in this epic story that spans a city, a decade,
Sixteen-year-old songwriter and the divide between life and death itself. Age: 12+
Caleb fills his world with
music, but – like most
This is a novel about loss and
things – keeps his songs friendship; the
power and cruelty of some,
to himself. That is until his the kindness and
courage of many; about fam
little brother leaks Caleb’s ily, adventures, love,
ravens, jour neys, riddles and
most personal track online. smiles. For those
who love the gothic this is
Having his innermost the book. For those
who love fables this is the boo
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November 1-12, 2020THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
SHORTLIST 2020
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) celebrates
Australian literature for children and young people. The CBCA
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in Australia. This year’s winners and honour books will be
announced on Friday 16th October.
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The Boy Who Steals Houses The Little Wave We’re Stuck!
C.G. Drews (Hachette Australia) Pip Harry (University of Queensland Press) Sue deGennaro (Scholastic Australia)
How It Feels to Float The Thing About Oliver One Runaway Rabbit
Helena Fox (Pan Macmillan Australia) Deborah Kelly (Wombat Books) David Metzenthen, illus. by Mairead Murphy
Ghost Bird The Dog Runner (Allen & Unwin)
Lisa Fuller Bren MacDibble (Allen & Unwin) Bat vs Poss
(University of Queensland Press) Catch a Falling Star Alexa Moses, illus. by Anil Tortop
When the Ground is Hard Meg McKinlay (Walker Books Australia) (Hachette Australia)
Malla Nunn (Allen & Unwin) The Glimme When Billy Was a Dog
Four Dead Queens Emily Rodda, illus. by Marc McBride Kirsty Murray, illus. by Karen Blair
Astrid Scholte (Allen & Unwin) (Scholastic Australia) (Allen & Unwin)
This Is How We Change The Secrets of Magnolia Moon My Friend Fred
Frances Watts, illus. by A. Yi
the Ending Edwina Wyatt , illus. by Katherine Quinn
(Walker Books Australia) (Allen & Unwin)
Vikki Wakefield (Text Publishing)
Goodbye House, Hello House
Margaret Wild, illus. by Ann James
(Allen & Unwin)
THE EVE POWNALL AWARD PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR
FOR INFORMATION BOOKS Hello Lighthouse
Sophie Blackall (Hachette Australia)
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals
Sami Bayly (Hachette Australia) Nop
Caroline Magerl (Walker Books Australia)
Searching for Cicadas
Lesley Gibbes, illus. by Judy Watson (Walker Books Australia) I Need a Parrot
Chris McKimmie (Ford Street Publishing)
A Hollow is a Home
Abbie Mitchell, illus. by Astred Hicks (CSIRO Publishing) Three
Stephen Michael King (Scholastic Australia)
Wilam: A Birrarung Story
Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly, illus. by Lisa Kennedy The Good Son: A Story from the
(Walker Books Australia) First World War, Told in Miniature
Young Dark Emu: A Truer History Jules Ober & Felicity Coonan,
Bruce Pascoe (Magabala Books) text by Pierre- Jacques Ober (Walker Books Australia)
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Tohby Riddle (Allen & Unwin) Anna Walker, text by Jane Godwin (Scholastic Australia)Change
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