Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (#2 Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Nevermoor
Morrigan Crow's adventures in the magical world of Nevermoor continue . . . The most anticipated sequel of the year - a treat for all fans of magic and 'wunder'. A stunningly designed package - with silver foil, hidden artwork under the jacket and beautifully designed interiors - a perfect gift for all ...Show more
All the Ways to be Smart (HB) by Davina Bell
Category: Graphic Novels
Smart is not just ticks and crosses, smart is building boats from boxes. Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,being mermaids, riding dragons … From the award-winning creators of The Underwater Fancy-dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella comes this joyful ode to all the unique and wonderful qualities th ...Show more
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: The international bestseller, soon to be a major Stan series by Heather Morris
Category: Fiction
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews, who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival-literally scratching numbers into his fell ...Show more
Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition: Fully Revised & Expanded, A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia by Marcia Langton
Category: Travel
Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia's landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country. In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers a full range of Indigenous-owned or -operated tourism experiences across Australia, incl ...Show more
Family: New Vegetable Classics To Comfort and Nourish by Hetty Lui McKinnon
Category: Food and Drink
This beautifully illustrated vegetarian cookbook by bestselling author Hetty McKinnon features modern, easy, and healthy recipes for a new generation of families. Dreaming up flavorful yet nutritious meals, night after night, is one of the greatest challenges in home cooking. The secret to success is de ...Show more
The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster (#1 Polly and Buster) by Sally Rippin
Category: Early Reader | Series: Polly and Buster
From Australia's best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don't mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But mon ...Show more
The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover
Category: Biography
'It was a simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'. There's plenty of nostalgia right now for the Australia of the past, but what was it really like? In The Land Before Avocado, Richard Glover takes a journey to an almost unrecognisable Australia. It's a vivid portrait ...Show more
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
Category: Biography
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "This debut from a former Queensland judge's associate breaks the silence around sexual assault and all the ways Australia's court system tries to silence victims. If you're wondering why Australia's #metoo movement hasn't g ...Show more
Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee
Category: Junior Fiction
Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother, Davey, suffers from a rare form of gigantism and is taunted by other kids and turned away from school because of his size. To escape their cruel reality, Lenny and Davey obsess over the entries in their monthly installment of Burrell's Build-It-a ...Show more
Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
Category: Young Adult Fiction
From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything. Harriet Price has the perfect life: she's a prefect at Rosemead Grammar, she lives in a mansion, and her gorgeous girl ...Show more
Pig the Star by Aaron Blabey
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Pig the Pug
The world's most self-centered pug wants to be the star of a fun photo shoot. He pushes his good friend, Trevor, out of the way and hogs all of the costumes. He is going to be the star! But when the photographer starts to favor Trevor, Pig must try everything to steal back the show! Full color.
A Painted Landscape: Across Australia from Bush to Coast by Amber Creswell Bell
Category: Art and Design | Series: Across Australia from Bush to Coast
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror The wide brown land for me! Dorothea Mackellar's words have a knack for swelling the metaphorical chest of many Austr ...Show more