Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

A country child, Alice ran barefoot. On smooth waxed floorboards, over dusty clay in the yard, through icy water in the creek... she refused to wear shoes. After losing her sight and hearing through illness, Alice slowly made her way back to life and became the first deafblind person in Australia...

These BAFTA award-winning series of refugee stories were originally produced as animations for the BBC, now in book format, they describe real-life testimonies of young refugees seeking asylum & adjusting to life in new countries worlwide.

There's a special anniversary celebration happening at the hotel and everyone is excited - especially Mr Walker! A famous chef is flown in for the event, and although she is all smiles and sweet delights, Chef Remy is none too pleased about sharing his kitchen. Mr Walker smells trouble... big tro...

Dig deep into the world of dragons and discover all there is to know about these formidable fire-breathing beasts. Why are dragons so hard to find? What do they eat? When do they sleep? How far can they fly? And is it safe to get close to them? Learn everything you ever wanted to know about these...

"This updated edition of the bestselling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome provides an engaging, gentle introduction to autism. All-new cats take a playful look at the world of autism, and these fun feline friends will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with typical autistic traits, bri...

Pictures of cats in usual and unusual positions help illustrate how the behaviors of people with Asperger's syndrome are similar to those of cats. This work takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those w...

An Australian Christmas is threatened when drought takes hold. A little girl has only one wish - for rain. Will her wish come true?

A cheeky picture book for anyone who's bought a thingy or whatsit and doesn't quite know why. In his debut picture book, Michael Speechley explores our obsession with stuff in a fun and edifying way. Harvey owned a heap of stuff, but could always use more. The Orange 430 was the latest and the gr...

When Frankie McGee insists on borrowing yet another book about tractors, his mum crumbles. She begs him to read a book about something else - cars, planes, cranes, trains - anything! Frankie launches into all of the various, glorious factors that make up the love that he has for all tractors - bu...

The ants come scurrying one by one, hurrah, hurrah! Quickly they're followed by swooping barn owls, trundling wombats, jumping kangaroos, striding brolgas and other favourite Australian animals (koalas, crocs, echidnas and dingoes) - all in their race to get to the ark before the flood.