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Australian Children's Laureates

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

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The Red Shoe

From one of Australia's finest writers for young people comes this evocative novel juxtaposing the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2006

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My Girragundji

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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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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The Big Book of Old Tom

Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. One day she finds an unusual bundle on her …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Leigh Hobbs Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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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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