The Naming of Tishkin Silk
A heart-warming, tender junior novel about family, love, loss and home by the author of the …
Author:
Glenda Millard
Illustrator:
Caroline Magerl
Publisher:
ABC Books, HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
2003
Other Brother
Kieran wants to be part of the cool group at school. He wants to be on the football team. He …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Simon French
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2012
Pennies for Hitler
A companion piece to the best-selling Hitler's Daughter, this is a story of war-torn Europe during …
Author:
Jackie French
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
2012
The Terrible Suitcase
Sometimes you don’t always get what you want. Instead of the rocket backpack, you might end up …
Author:
Emma Allen
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2012
Vanilla Ice Cream
Following some food, a curious young sparrow stows away in the back of a truck and takes an unusual …
Author:
Bob Graham
Publisher:
Candlewick Press, Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2014
Old Pig
A beautiful and tender picture book about how to say goodbye. A treasured classic from two highly …
Author:
Margaret Wild
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
1999
A Year on Our Farm
Every month of the year there are jobs to do on a small Australian farm. Fruit ripens, lambs are …
Author:
Penny Matthews
Illustrator:
Andrew McLean
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2003
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Aaron Blabey
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin
Published year:
2009
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My Two Blankets
Cartwheel has moved to a place that is so strange to her, she no longer feels like herself.
This …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Irena Kobald
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing, Little Hare
Published year:
2014
Teacher Resource
The Peasant Prince
A moving and inspirational story based on the author's life that delights the young and the old…
Year:
Primary, Year 3, Year 4
Author:
Li Cunxin
Illustrator:
Anne Spudvilas
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2007
Teacher Resource