The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name
When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Sandhya Parappukkaran
Illustrator:
Michelle Pereira
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing
Published year:
2021
Amy and Louis
Amy and Louis live next door to each other, and their lives are closely intertwined. Theirs is a …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Libby Gleeson
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2006
Teacher Resource
The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek
When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley's Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Jenny Wagner
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1978
Teacher Resource
Come Down, Cat!
The day is ending, night is falling, and Nicholas's cat won't come down. High on the roof she licks …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Sonya Hartnett
Illustrator:
Lucia Masciullo
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2011
Teacher Resource
Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat
Milli could take a thing that was a nothing and turn it into a something. She could find any old …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Stephen Michael King
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2005
Teacher Resource
When We Go Walkabout
Set on Groote Eylandt, this beautiful book invites children to look for animals in different …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Rhoda Lalara
Illustrator:
Alfred Lalara
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2014
Teacher Resource
The Eleventh Hour
Dive into an enigmatic world crafted by Graeme Base, the acclaimed author and illustrator of …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Graeme Base
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1988
Teacher Resource
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every way…
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Aaron Blabey
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2009
Teacher Resource
Two Mates
The true story of the special mateship between two boys who have grown up together in Broome in …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Melanie Prewett
Illustrator:
Maggie Prewett
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2012
Teacher Resource
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home. When he finds out that his …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Mem Fox
Illustrator:
Julie Vivas
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
1984
Teacher Resource