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Australian Children's Laureates

Are We There Yet?

A beautiful foiled collector's edition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Alison Lester's classic …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Alison Lester Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2004

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The Garret: Alison Lester

Reading Australia presents this Alison Lester podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alison Lester Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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One Small Island

Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in…

Author: Alison Lester Illustrator: Coral Tulloch Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Viking Published year: 2011

Just Macbeth!

The series that began the creative partnership between Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, which now …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Andy Griffiths Illustrator: Terry Denton Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 2009

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The Garret: Andy and Jill Griffiths

Andy Griffiths and Jill Griffiths are a unique writing partnership. Along with illustrator Terry …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Andy Griffiths Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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Maybe Tomorrow

Boori Monty Pryor's career path has taken him from the Aboriginal fringe camps of his birth to the …

Author: Boori Monty Pryor, Meme McDonald Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

Shake A Leg

A unique picture book collaboration about having fun, sharing culture and the power of story and …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Boori Monty Pryor Illustrator: Jan Ormerod Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2010

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A Ghost in my Suitcase

An award-winning magic realism story for 10+ readers about finding yourself, ghost-hunting, Chinese …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Gabrielle Wang Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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Flood

Inspired by the Queensland floods, Flood is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2011

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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, Year 4 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Tania McCartney Publisher: National Library of Australia Published year: 2019

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