Children's Books Archives - Reading Australia

The Bone Sparrow

Subhi's imagination is as big as the ocean and wide as the sky, but his world is much smaller: he's …

Author: Zana Fraillon Publisher: Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens Published year: 2016

Taronga

The great dome of the sky, black, star-sprinkled, arched above him, appearing at that moment so …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Victor Kelleher Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1986

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The Red Shoe

From one of Australia's finest writers for young people comes this evocative novel juxtaposing the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2006

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The Terrible Plop

Here is the story of the Terrible PLOP, with a bear and a rabbit, and a hop hop hop. But what is …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 2012

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One Little Goat

It starts with one little goat. It ends with one little goat. But what happens in between is a…

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2017

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Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky

Described as an Indigenous Blinky Bill meets Winnie the Pooh, this heartwarming and beautifully …

Year: Primary Author: Tylissa Elisara Illustrator: Dylan Finney Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2024

Stolen Girl

A fictionalised account of the Stolen Generation that tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Trina Saffioti Illustrator: Norma MacDonald Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2011

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The Little Corroboree Frog

The Little Corroborree Frog gently introduces the serious plight of one of Australia’s most …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Tracey Holton-Ramirez Illustrator: Angela Ramirez Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2013

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Tiwi Girl

Tiwi Girl, written by the students of Tiwi College (Tiwi Islands, NT) with Alison Lester, is about a…

Author: Tiwi College, Alison Lester Publisher: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Published year: 2016

The Family Hour in Australia

Cuddle up with someone from your family and visit 15 of Australia’s native animals and their …

Author: Tai Snaith Publisher: Thames and Hudson Published year: 2012