Books

Sister Heart

A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the …

Year: Primary Author: Sally Morgan Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 2015

This Is Home: Essential Australian Poems for Children

In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood…

Year: Primary Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Tania McCartney Publisher: National Library of Australia Published year: 2019

Wilam: A Birrarung Story

In this stunning picture book beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy, respected …

Year: Primary Author: Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2019

Songbird

Jamila has left her friends, her school and her home in Iraq, and now she has a new home. It’s …

Year: Primary Author: Ingrid Laguna Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

Aster’s Good, Right Things

Aster attends a school for gifted kids, but she doesn’t think she’s special at all. If she …

Year: Primary Author: Kate Gordon Publisher: Yellow Brick Books Published year: 2020

Dragonkeeper

The first part of the internationally awardwinning Dragonkeeper series. Ancient China, Han Dynasty…

Year: Primary Author: Carole Wilkinson Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2012