Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Deep in the forest, an ancient wonder is about to be found. Descended from a family of trees going back 200 million years, the Wollemi pine has survived ice, fire and the passing of many generations. Will a bushfire be the final threat to this living fossil? And how will we protect it, now that e...

"What if a book could come alive? Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. Straightforward enough. But it's not long before a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail starts to creep right off the pages... you won't believe your eyes! Especially if you're a rabbit.

Lucy hears wolves hustling, bustling, crinkling and crackling in the walls of the old house where her family lives. Her mother says they are mice, her brother says bats. Lucy is convinced they are wolves and her worst fears are confirmed.

Far underground, where dirt and tree roots mesh, are tunnels that lead to a burrow, and in this burrow Wombat's day begins. A story about the life of a wombat, looking at the interesting way these animals build their homes, look after their family and protect themselves from predators.

Wombat loves the Nativity Play. He loves it so much that he tries out for every part. Sadly, he doesn't seem to be quite right for any of them. But wise Emu knows the perfect role for the sleepy wombat, one that might just make him the star of the show!

She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole.When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpectedly leads her to the local school. The children learn that wombats love carrots and grass, while Mothball learns that lunch boxes contain very few carrots, that sports sheds can be a good place ...

From a falling star to a lonely whale, an entertaining lizard to an enterprising penguin, these Indigenous stories are full of wonder, adventure and enduring friendships. Told in the style of traditional teaching stories, these animal tales take young readers on adventures of self-discovery and f...

One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat ... and decided to make... Wombat stew, Wombat stew, Gooey, brewy, Yummy, chewy, Wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals...

Forget Rio and the Olympic Games in 2016; for us it will be about a wombat ...winning. Yes, Mothball has become an athlete, albeit a little accidentally. In her never-ending quest for carrots, Mothball stumbles upon children at the local school competing in their school sports. And despite her so...

Meet the Wombats: Naucia's a bit posh, Audrey's a literary genius, Hughie's scared of nothing, and Ima loves baking. Ollie's small and fast, and Sardinia does magic tricks. Albert knows everything. Dante's never without his ball, Ava wants to win, Freddie has one eye, Alecia hates everything, and...