Frank is a penguin with ideas. Mostly terrible ones.

That's why his fellow penguins are nervous when he shows them his strange new creation. It was something they'd never seen or expected to see in their cold and colorless Antarctic world--a red hat.

Inspired by a true story . . .

Lisa's father has six months to live and a story to tell about a boy sent to Auschwitz--a boy who lost everything and started again. It's a story he has kept hidden--until now.

But Lisa doesn't want to hear it because she has secrets too. No one at school knows she is Jewish or that her dad is sick, not even her boyfriend.

But that's all about to change. And so is she.

A powerful Holocaust story of love, loss and hope.--Jayne Josem, Melbourne Holocaust Museum

With sea-levels rising, and the land deforested, over-mined, and affected by bushfires and drought--Tasmania is increasingly marooned, its people abandoned.

Nyx's father wants them to leave while they still can, but for Nyx, West Hobart is all she's ever known and where her mother is buried. She seeks solace in the single surviving tree near her home--an 80-foot pine that has defied all odds. Bea, too, finds solace in the tree, and facing a move to the mainland herself, leaves a despairing note, wedged into a hole in its trunk. Nyx finds the note and writes back. But Nyx and Bea don't realize how special their tree truly is . . .

Imagine a rainbow without color, or flamingos, or red shoes. What about a zebra? Oh . . . hmmmm.

This whimsical, layered exploration through color celebrates that variety, diversity, and difference create joy.

Christopher Nielsen invites you to imagine a world with color . . . and without. Cleverly juxtaposing illustrations, he shows how color makes our world wonderful. Deceptively simple, this is a book that can spark discussion about difference and the richness and depth it adds to life.

Nop is a scruffy kind of bear.

He sits on a dusty armchair in Oddmint's Dumporeum surrounded by the beaders, knitters, patchers, and stitchers who are much too busy to talk to him. So he watches the litter tumble until, armed with a new bow tie, he decides to create his own air balloon from litter scraps and fly away!

When Mini's friend Milo gives her a trampoline for her birthday, Mini is upset. She even stops speaking to Milo.

Milo has no idea what is wrong--how could he? Mini realizes that talking about a problem is much easier than running from it.

Mini's ears are bigger than big and huger than huge . . . but she has a problem. They aren't very good at listening.

When Mini misses out on a class trip, she realizes that maybe her ears aren't the problem after all. It's not the size or shape of your ears that count, but how you use them!

This series follows the adventures of Mini and Milo as they navigate friendship and all its ups and downs--competitiveness, managing inner voices, learning to listen, and communicating effectively.

Natalie (Nutty to her friends) knows turning twelve is a big deal.

Even though she doesn't like change AT ALL, she's prepping for:
a) having the best bat mitzvah party anyone has ever been to
b) graduating from elementary school, and
c) (hopefully) getting a boyfriend.

But there's even more headed Nutty's way that might change everything, like her parents running out of money and selling her childhood home, along with the reassuring family smell. Or when her best friend no longer feels like a girl and wants to leave the bat mitzvah group altogether. It seems only Natalie can keep her family, her friendships, and her party from falling apart.

Set in Sydney, Australia, this hilarious and heart-warming debut tackles how to get back up when it feels like the world has knocked you down.

When Matthew's dad gets in trouble, he makes trouble for everyone else too.

But with Dad in jail, Matthew and his mom have a chance to put their pieces back together.

Mom makes plans for a summer down the coast, fixing up Grandpa's old place in an effort to make ends meet. The beach, the swirling rockpools, and the vast ocean offer new perspective and promise for Matthew as he strikes up a friendship with Bill, an old local who recognizes a fellow 'Saltwater Boy.' Bill shows Matthew how to find pippis and catch fish (and even make a few dollars from it). Bill becomes the paternal figure that Dad isn't--wise and patient--but Bill isn't welcomed in town, and Matthew begins to witness old rivalries and buried truths resurface.

Then Dad gets out on parole, and his recklessness puts everything, and everyone, at risk.

Heartfelt and poignant, this captivating coming-of-age story navigates the difficult terrain of fractured families, the lies that break, and the ties that bind.

This is the story of a small dog named Barkley who is having a bit of an identity crisis.

Barkley sees all the dogs around him, and they each have something that makes them unique--big dogs, fluffy dogs, long dogs, fierce dogs. But what kind of dog is Barkley? Just imagine his surprise when he discovers he's a LOST dog. Luckily, his owner Max helps him realize he's more than just that: he's a best friend dog, and that makes him a happy dog, too. And you can't ask for much more than that.

What happens when a jellyfish falls in love with a plastic bag she mistakes for a jelly-boy?

Jelly-Boy is different. He is big and strong. And not as wobbly as the other Jelly-Boys. By the time Jelly-Girl discovers the dangerous truth about her new friend, it may already be too late.

This is an inventive approach to tackling a conservation issue that is plaguing our world: too much plastic in the ocean. Told in a kid-friendly and humorous way, this is a story with the potential to encourage dialogue around an important issue.

There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks: Don't go in the ocean.

How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to skateboard someone? Is there a chance you could be abducted by aliens? Are there zombies hiding under your brother's bed? In this hilarious guide, John Larkin relates his tried and tested advice for navigating the mysteries of life, with a sprinkling of some of the facts and history he's discovered along the way. Accompanied by entertaining comic-style illustrations from Chrissie Krebs, this is an education not to be missed!

Dad is ghoul, calm, and collected, and he takes scare of that trick-or-treating business in this dead funny booooo-k.

Because when you've got it, haunt it. Come on in. The ghost is clear!

This hilarious Halloween adventure is packed with groan-worthy dad jokes that will keep the whole family laughing this spooky season.

A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together.

On a stormy night off the coast of southern Australia in 1891, a ship transporting a cargo of exotic animals tosses and turns in enormous seas, and a young rhino cries out in fear.

A few miles inland, ten-year-old Evie and her grandfather shelter in their crumbling, once-grand old home. After the devastating storm that killed Evie's parents and the resulting grief that left Evie mute, they know too well how deadly storms can be. When all is calm, Evie treks down to the water and makes an extraordinary discovery--a discovery that will change her life, and Rhino's, forever.

Evie and Rhino is an engaging and moving tale about love, connection, and the healing power of friendship.

A tremendous whooshing noise started up. It sounded like a million pages being riffled at once. I caught a strong whiff of gingerbread. Then The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm flew open and a human-shaped blur came shooting out . . .

Basil Beedon and Terry Clegg are neighbors, and that's all they have in common. Terry loves sport and Basil loves books--but to Basil's absolute dismay, he's been roped into helping Terry with his reading. Every. Single. Saturday. However, that's the least of his worries when Gretel comes shooting out of The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. The boys are plunged into a dangerous world run by the Fairytale Alliance Network of Character Yunions (FANCY), where not everyone is what they seem, Hansel has been kidnapped, and a plot hole threatens to destroy everything.

Witty, clever, with adventure at every turn, this is a fractured fairytale in a very surprising, Grimm world.

The summer holidays have finally arrived, and Scout can't wait for her adventure in the big rig with Dad.

After Mom died, life hasn't been the same. But now Dad and Scout are on a mission to deliver donations of dog food to animal rescue shelters right across the state. There will be lots of music, dad-jokes, and a brilliant plan that will make sure everyone's got a friend for the holidays. There might even be a special four-legged friend in it for Scout. But Scout and her dad get more than they've bargained for. It's bushfire season--and it's not just the dogs who need rescuing . . .

This moving, hopeful, and heartwarming story is set against the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires.

Mini is wild about winning.

When she is one plum short for her entry into the annual cooking competition, she asks her best friend Milo for his last plum. Milo doesn't want to hand it over, but Mini is determined to have it. Will Mini manage to make her plum pie, or will she find another, very special, ingredient?

Mini and Milo are endearing, charming, and relatable, and together they learn to deal with life's big and small problems . . . building resilience and insight through trial and error and friendship. Written with heart and humor by family dispute specialist, mindset coach, and mom Venita Dimos, and brilliantly illustrated by Natashia Curtin, Mini and Milo will become your best friends too!

A thief on the farm. A goat kidnapped by a gang of cats. A giant chicken.

Ducky the Spy and Donny The Distraction Donkey are on the case.

From the internationally renowned creator of Frank's Red Hat comes a brand new terrific tale, fresh from the funny, and funky, farm.

A thief on the farm. A goat kidnapped by a gang of cats. A giant chicken.

Ducky the Spy and Donny The Distraction Donkey are on the case.

From the internationally renowned creator of Frank's Red Hat comes a brand new terrific tale, fresh from the funny, and funky, farm.

Within the pages of a stolen diary, Melati discovers a coded cry for help--the diary belongs to Devi, an Indonesian teenager who is being held by traffickers.

Mel races across the island of Java and against the clock to work out Devi's identity and where she's being held. Before long, the pieces fall into place, and Mel must put her own life on the line to save a girl she's never met.