Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Ever wondered why there are so many books about bears? Discover the grizzly truth in this bear-all account.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text describe how a child grows from age one through six.

When Bully Goat takes over badgers house, badger needs help to move him out. Asking his biggest, bravest friends for help they all make excuses. Finally, help arrives from an unexpected quarter and badger realises size isn't everything.

When Bully Goat takes over badgers house, badger needs help to move him out. Asking his biggest, bravest friends for help they all make excuses. Finally, help arrives from an unexpected quarter and badger realises size isn't everything.

This the traditional story of King Kong, brought to life with Browne's wonderful and unique illustrations of the apes. It is a very moving and exciting retelling of the story.

Answers many of the questions the author receives from children on writing, including where she gets her ideas, how she learned to draw, and how many books she can write in one day.

During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all his fathers favourite things, added to by mum and grandma, even though he realises there is no ...

Rachel is in the kitchen, warm and safe. Her father is in the trenches, cold and afraid. When Rachel makes biscuits for her father, she adds the love, warmth and hope that he needs. This is a touching story of a family torn apart by war but brought together through the powerful simplicity of Anza...

It was 1914 when Sister Alice Ross-King left Australia for the war. Nursing was her passion, all she had ever wanted to do. But Alice couldn't have imagined what she would see. She served four long years and was brave, humble and endlessly compassionate. Using extracts from Alice's actual diaries...

This story is based on the true story of Freda, a dalmatian and the dog mascot of the NZ Rifles during World War 1. It's a simple story about the reality of war, hardship, friendship and love.