The Truck Cat
The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …
Year:
Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Author:
Deborah Frenkel
Illustrator:
Danny Snell
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing
Published year:
2024
Teacher Resource
Big Rain Coming
A lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Tension in …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Katrina Germein
Illustrator:
Bronwyn Bancroft
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1999
Teacher Resource
Don’t Let a Spoonbill in the Kitchen!
When birds go places they don’t belong, they get up to all kinds of mischief. With its gorgeous …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Narelle Oliver
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2013
Teacher Resource
Isabella’s Garden
Following the well known structure of The House That Jack Built, Isabella's Garden tells the tale of…
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Glenda Millard
Illustrator:
Rebecca Cool
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2009
Teacher Resource
Who Sank the Boat?
One warm sunny morning, a donkey, a cow, a pig, a sheep, and a tiny little mouse, decide to go for a…
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Pamela Allen
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1988
Teacher Resource
Crocodile Beat
Down by the river in the heat of the day the crocodile sleeps and awaits his prey.
Zzzzzzzzzz …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Gail Jorgensen
Illustrator:
Patricia Mullins
Publisher:
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Published year:
1995
Teacher Resource
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
Teacher Resource
One Dragon’s Dream
A reissue of the classic Australian fantasy counting picture book which follows one dragon's dream …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Peter Pavey
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
1978
Teacher Resource
Banjo and Ruby Red
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood. Published by Little Hare 2013.
Banjo is a hard-working farm dog …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Libby Gleeson
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing, Little Hare
Published year:
2013
Teacher Resource
All Through the Year
A tender, heartwarming journey through the enchanting Australian year, this delightful tale …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Jane Godwin
Illustrator:
Anna Walker
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2010
Teacher Resource