Picture Books

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 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...

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...

SHORTLISTED, 2018 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, BIRTH TO THREE YEARS LONGLISTED, 2018 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN...

Beautifully told and illustrated story of Breanna, who wants to be a superhero. She asks family and friends if she can become a superhero by wishing upon a shooting star....

Age range 3 to 6 Steve is a gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. In the evenings, he listens to jazz on the radio with his friend, Antonio...

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...

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...

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...

Way back before Once-upon-a-time time, there was the Dreamtime, and Yirray, the sun, drank all the water. A clever frog, Tjidalih, promised to take care of all the water. But...

An exceptionally stunning picture book that explores the beauty and strength of Country beneath the waves and celebrates the living kelp forests, their creatures, and deep cultural knowledge of Tasmania...

Goin for Pippies is a beautifully illustrated children picture book that welcomes readers to a First Nations narrative about family, culture, traditions and a way of life. Join Wilaraan and...

Aunty Ruth remembers a day out with her late mother and brothers at the cove near their home at La Perouse. Mummy gets the kids together to learn traditional fishing...

During Dreamtime a lizard hatched out of a cluster of eggs. An eagle swept down and snatched him up! That lizard wriggled so much his tail broke off. He fell,...

This beautifully illustrated story takes readers on an exciting fishing trip with nana in the far north of Australia. Through repetition and rhyme, readers are introduced to early education concepts...

Old Days depicts the author s childhood memories while spending her time between Iwupataka (Jay Creek) and Ntaria (Hermannsburg), as well as frequently visiting Tempe Downs, her mother s Country....

Cloudmaker is an ancestral, ghostly being who has been busy preparing for the creation of worlds. He was an ancient being who belonged to a different time. During this time,...

A simple, touching children s picture book about Bapa (Grandfather), a traditional canoe maker, and the making of his very last canoe. Bapa takes his three daughters away on a...

In the Dreamtime there lived the Goodoo and Thuggai peoples. They looked different to the Murri people who lived near by. While the Murri s lived in the rocky overhangs...

'Each protest has been a stepping stone to the next battle...' From the very first protest of January 26th as a Day of Mourning in 1938, to the Pilbara Strike...

The First Sunrise is the first Mbabaram creation story to be published. Mbabaram creation stories are stories of the beginning of lands, skies and waterways environments. The stories hold lessons...

'Galibaay had tricked him. That dillybag was full of honey. It stuck in his throat and made his neck flare out into a big red-and-yellow frill.' Lethal Lizards is the...

Tarah missed her Dad and she asked her Mum where he had gone... Tarah's dad has gone away, and she doesn't know where. She imagines he is doing all the...

'With our grandmother we walk all the way to the peak of the mountain. Cold wind blows through our hair. "Yah Melaythenner, Peulinghenar," Grandmother calls. Hello Country. Greetings. We hear...

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...

This heart-warming picture book gently reassures children that it is both natural and healthy for adults and children to cry when they are sad. Narrated from the voice of a...

Age range 4 to 12 They placed the lei around her neck and a frangipani crown on her head. They put bangles around her wrists and the ukulele in her...

Goorramindi is the story of the freshwater crocodile who is guardian of the river. Goorramindi rescues a boy named 'Cory' from the claw-grips of Walwarrangga, a big cheeky crocodile who...

Age range 0 to 5 'Frogs like to bop. Can you touch the sky?' Is that you? by Gregg Dreise is a board book that encourages young readers to learn...

Age range 5 to 9 Every week, Rosie and her mother drive down the bumpy dirt road and across the rocky riverbed to visit the 'Shop Train'. The Shop Train...

Age range 9 to 12 During WWII after the Japanese invasion of Java, more than 1000 refugees from the Dutch East Indies, many in flying boats, passed through Broome, which...

Age range 6+ Gecko, Thorny Devil and Scrubby Python admire Bungarra and hatch a plan to surprise him with this very special birthday gift ... but their plan goes horribly...

Age range 0 to 5 This is me! I was born to be everything I can be! This is Me! by Sally Morgan is a beautiful board book about self...

Age range 5 to 7 Hidden in the sand dunes bordering a dusty, 1960s pearling town is a very special tree. Every day, Ella and Mia's grandpa comes home from...

Dingoes, bats, red-eyed green tree frogs ... an ABC of amazing Australian creatures At last ... a unique Australian ABC book. Featuring the artwork of celebrated Queensland artist Warren Brim,...

Age range 3 to 9 Clever Crow is an endearing and witty tale that follows the exploits of a hungry and very clever crow. Crow searches in the bush for...

Age range 5-8 "The other kids playing were bigger you see, 'Why is there no one the same size as me?' Without all the kids he'd played with and known,...

Age range 2-6 This little gem of a book captures the shenanigans of some very cheeky Australian animals. From a kangaroo that hops free, to a dingo that howls with...

Alfie's Search for Destiny is a delightful story that follows Alfie on a journey in search for his destiny. He leaves home, travels high and low and, after his long...

There once lived a sad lady whose only friends were the flowers in her garden. By chance she discovers a mysterious plant growing by her house and decides to water...

A tale about one of Australia's most loved reptiles. Loongie is a greedy saltwater crocodile who lives among the mangroves at Walaman Creek in the remote Kimberley region of Western...

Age range 5 to 9 As a young boy growing up in Broome, Joshua Button spent many weekends fishing and crabbing in the mangroves of Roebuck Bay, with his family....

Age range 5 to 9 The Sugarbag is the adventure story of Jimmy and Max, two young brothers, who are on their way to visit their grandfather. Walking through the...

My Home Broome is a beautiful new picture book that captures the heart and soul of the uniquemulticultural community of Broome in Australia's north west. With a poem written by...

Age range 5 to 9 Maadjit Walken is the Sacred Rainbow Serpent. She is the mother spirit and creator of Nyoongar Country in the south-west of Western Australia. She formed...

Once There Was a Boy is a poignant, universal story of friendship, temptation and reconciliation. The disarmingly sweet, simple language in this whimsical children's picture book belies an emotional depth...

How does a young girl with a yearning for adventure get to the moon? Why, she climbs the staircase of course! In this book, a young girl and her grandfather...

Age 5 to 9 A contemporary story about a young girl who has grown up in the city and who is to return to Badu Island to stay with her...