Theme

imagination

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

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The Garret: Morris Gleitzman

Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He started his career as writer…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Morris Gleitzman Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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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

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The ABC Book of Australian Poetry

Follow the river of poetry through country, town, the bush, the four seasons, night and day and …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Libby Hathorn Illustrator: Cassandra Allen Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2010

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The Garret: Leigh Hobbs

Leigh Hobbs is the 2016-2017 Australian Children's Laureate. The theme for Hobbs’s term as …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Leigh Hobbs Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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The Incredible Freedom Machines

In this sumptuous story of exploration and breaking boundaries, a young girl uncovers her very …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Kirli Saunders Illustrator: Matt Ottley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2018

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The Book That Made Me

A collection of 32 personal stories. The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that …

Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 11 Author: Judith Ridge Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2016

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Bamboozled

When Alice follows a white rabbit in a smart waistcoat into a large hole, she tumbles into a world …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: David Legge Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1994

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Vertigo

Luke and Anna, thirty-something and restless, decide on a sea change. Worn down by city life and …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Amanda Lohrey Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2009

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Be Careful, Xiao Xin!

From best-selling author Alice Pung and renowned illustrator Sher Rill Ng comes an extraordinarily …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Alice Pung Illustrator: Sher Rill Ng Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2022

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