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Mysterious Mole and Old Croc: Tales from the Bush Mob #5
Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work together to solve problems. Each book shares a rich landscape...
Ubby's Underdogs: Return of the Dragons
Age range 10+ The long-awaited, final book in the Ubby's Underdogs trilogy. It is the late 1940s and Broome, a small pearling town in the heart of an ancient land,...
Telling: Stories of Resilience from Nairm Marr Djambana
'Our Songlines continue through our lived experiences. The strength, resilience, hope and love is heard and felt deeply within each of these stories. Our Elders share their culture and wisdom...
Our Birds: Nilimurrungu Wayin Malanynha
Shortlisted for the 2019 CBCAs for Book of the Year: Younger Readers A delightful gift book of birds from around Yirrkala, which is Siena's home in North East Arnhem Land....
Wraith
Age range 14 to 17 Superman never had this problem. James can fly, though his landings need some work. However, that's the least of his problems when he crash lands...
Brontide
SHORTLISTED, 2019 SMALL PRESS NETWORK MOST UNDERRATED BOOK AWARDS A coming of age story about four boys and their lot in life. Recounted through storytelling sessions at their school over...
Simply Ing
Longlisted for the 2019 Colin Roderick Award Born Ellie Nellie on an Aboriginal reserve in Western Australia's south west, she was nicknamed Ing by her family. Removed from her loving...
Free Diving
A poignant tribute to the Aboriginal men and women who worked in the pearling industry as free divers in the late nineteenth century in Western Australia. The fictionalised lyrical narrative...
Spinifex Mouse
Spinifex Mouse is the heartwarming tale of Cheeky, a spinifex hopping mouse, who lives in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Cheeky is an adventurous little mouse who loves to...
Molly the Pirate
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD SHORTLISTED, 2018 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS Young...
Big Fella Rain
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED, 2018 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE...
Monster Party
Monster Party is an explosion of fun and pure joy. Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora...
Ninu Grandmothers' Law
' This is my knowledge. It has been handed down to me from my grandmothers and grandfathers, my mothers and my fathers. I am sharing it with you because I...
Us Women, Our Ways, Our world
An exemplar of Indigenous Studies writing, epistemologically, theoretically and methodologically A collection of writings on women and Aboriginal identity from 14 senior Indigenous academics and community leaders. The collection engages...
Return of the Dinosaurs
Ages 6 - 9 Long ago dinosaurs lived here, and their ancient footprints can still be found. Imagine if the dinosaurs came back to visit us! At high tide, they...
On the way to Nana's
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from FIFTEEN to ONE on this spectactular...
Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper
Age range 3 to 8 This delightful story takes place on a stormy wet-season night at the Broome lighthouse. Meet Cassius the hermitcrab, Jacob the jellyfish, Bruce the bluebone and...
Crabbing with Dad
Crabbing with Dad is a beautiful children s picture book debut from Darwin-based author and illustrator, Paul Seden. Aimed at a younger audience, children will love reading about the adventures...
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance
WINNER, 1996 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS, HISTORICAL & CRITICAL STUDIES AWARD New Edition The true story of the Aboriginal resistance fighter, Jandamarra, whose legend is etched into the Australian...
Deadly D and Justice Jones: The Search
Age range 714 This third instalment in the Deadly D series is another page-turning adventure story that sees Dylan and his loyal friend, Justice Jones, desperately trying to keep the...
Do Not Go Around the Edges
WINNER, 1992 AUSTRALIAN MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN S BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED, 1991 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, YOUNG READERS This remarkable book weaves together the story...
Through the Rubble: From Earthquakes to War Zones. A Story of Survival
An unforgettable life of heroism, sacrifice, and resilience. In Through the Rubble, Alan Playford recounts his extraordinary life, marked by the dramatic moment he emerged from the wreckage of the...
Damn Good Television
A young man changes into a snake and goes on a killing spree. A private investigator investigates the disappearance of a family member of the mayor of the Gold Coast,...
Hell's Bells: Uncle Xbox Book 3
Uncle Xbox is now in a relationship with Lil, and Dusty is jealous of having to share their time together. The positive is that Taj, Lil s son, challenges Dusty...
The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky: Tales from the Bush Mob Bk 2
SHORTLISTED, 2021 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS, WRITING FOR CHILDREN Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work...
No Hiding From the Woman in the Moon
A celebration of the moon, of life and of love from one of Australia s most acclaimed authors. By turns romantic and realist, Bruce Pascoe explores the urgency of the...
Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth
Big Sky, when the emu left the earth is an exquisite conversation of sky knowledge between Aboriginal farmer and award-winning writer Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist Professor Ray Norris. This meeting...
Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari
Traditional Healers of Central Australia contains unique stories, imagery and primary source material. Ngangkari are senior Aboriginal people authorised to speak publicly about Anangu (Western Desert language speaking Aboriginal people)...
Ruby's Web
Starting high school has been anything but smooth for Ruby. Not only has she become a social outcast for no apparent reason, but her cousin Amber has started pretending not...
Ngurra Home
We first met Mia in Black Cockatoo as she navigated her way through culture, Country and familial ties. The second book Dirrarn , follows Mia as she finds herself at...
A Savage Turn
A Savage Turn is a searing debut from a Gamilaroi author. Using his biting wit and refreshing insight into modern and traditional life, Luke Patterson takes readers to forest billabongs,...
if this is the end
A fearless and honest exploration of queer First Nations identity, and a vibrant celebration of imperfection and personal growth, if this is the end is a stunning exploration of what...
Desert Tracks
Have you ever gotten lost in a book? Entranced into the world of a mysterious old story of Alice Springs published a hundred years ago, Millie, a Warlpiri teenager, is...
Hairy Holes: Book 2
In the thrilling sequel of Hairy Holes , readers finally meet the mysterious keyboard warrior, Ned AKA Crypt_hunter19, on his journey to prove the supernatural beings known as Hairy Holers...
Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy River Drovers
Raparapa is a raw and gritty history that captures the harsh realities endured by Aboriginal drovers in the Kimberley. These storytellers capture a slice of history and showcase those who...
Getting Dusty
Getting Dusty is the much anticipated sequel to Jared Thomas' CBCA longlisted junior fiction Uncle Xbox (2023). When Dusty bloodies his bully's nose in a soccer tournament, he finds himself...
Willy-willy Wagtail: Tales from the Bush Mob
*Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards: Premier's Prize for Writing for Children* * Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2021: 8 to 10 Years* Tales...
Young Dark Emu: A Truer History
*Winner of the CBCA 2020Eve Pownall Award for Information Books* *Winner of the Booksellers' Choice 2020Children'sBook of the Year Award* *Shortlisted for the 2020NSW Premier's Literary AwardsPatricia Wrightson Prize for...
Trouwerner
Trouwerner is an inviting yarn between Elder Aunty Patsy Cameron, the 28th Tasmanian Governor Kate Warner, and journalist Martin Flanagan. It weaves through the coming-into-being time, Trouwerner s colonisation and...
Benevolence
'The gut-truths presented in Benevolence are tied to a larger reckoning needed in Australian society one that involves a centring of First Nation voices, a willingness to address not just...
Cunning Crow
Remember beauty comes from within... Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of those white birds was a crow called Waan. One...
Kookoo Kookaburra
**Winner, 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards, Reader's Choice award** **Shortlisted, 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards, Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year** **Shortlisted, 2016 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the...
Awesome Emu
Age range 3 to 9 A charming morality tale that reminds us to be humble about our successes. Way back, before once-upon-a-time time, there was the Dreamtime, and during this...
Refugia
'in ember and ash / the heart of the Noongar Nation beats buried...' Refugia is an unparalleled work of vision and political fury from Noongar and Yawuru poet and scholar...
Kangaroo Stew
'You gonna sell your soul for a fist full of diamonds?' David's family think he's come home for the anniversary of his Dad's death. But he's got another reason to...
The Shield and the Spear: The Kimberley Land Council
** Shortlisted for WA Premier's Prize for Book of the Year 2023 ** '... you need an organisation like the KLC to be your shield and spear, to be able...
Kalyakoorl, Ngalak Warangka: Forever, we sing
Kalyakoorl, ngalak warangka, (Forever, we sing), is a celebration of rare Noongar language, and the things we share as community. Over many years, Noongar language has been reduced to a...