The Treasure Box
From two of our most talented picture-book creators comes this celebration of things that can't be …
Year:
Primary, Year 2, Year 3
Author:
Margaret Wild
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2013
Teacher Resource
Girl on Wire
A poignantly beautiful story from the CBCA Shortlisted author of Suri’s Wall, Lucy Estela, and …
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Lucy Estela
Illustrator:
Elise Hurst
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2018
Teacher Resource
Suri’s Wall
A moving tale of the power of the human spirit brought alive by Lucy Estela and award-winning …
Year:
Primary, Year 3
Author:
Lucy Estela
Illustrator:
Matt Ottley
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2018
Teacher Resource
Way Home
Dedicated to the largely unsung, mostly unseen workers for young people in need, this evocative …
Year:
Primary, Year 6
Author:
Libby Hathorn
Illustrator:
Gregory Rogers
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1995
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
Race Against Time
'Race against Time vigorously and clearly apprehends the facts of mortality while eschewing the …
Year:
Tertiary
Author:
Lee Cataldi
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1998
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
47 Degrees
A fast-paced and poignant novel of survival by Justin D’Ath that draws on his own experience of …
Year:
Secondary, Year 7, Year 8
Author:
Justin D’Ath
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2019
Teacher Resource
The Two Bullies
What happens with Ni-ou, the self-proclaimed 'strongest fellow in Japan' rows to China to challenge …
Year:
Primary, Year 3
Author:
Junko Morimoto
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1998
Teacher Resource
John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat
Rose lived with her dog, John Brown. 'Just the two of us,' said Rose, until the mysterious midnight …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Jenny Wagner
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin
Published year:
1980
Teacher Resource