Unforgotten

Author	Graeme Base
ISBN	0810954737

When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him. And one entirely unexceptional Snortlepig.

Uno loves the forest so much, he decides to live there. But, in time, a little village grows up around his house. Then a town,...

Author	Tomi Ungerer
ISBN	0714865354

Top 10 Children’s Book 2013 – New York Times Book Review

A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2013

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2013

"Tomi Ungerer has created another masterpiece." – Eric Carle

In this imaginative tale...

Author	Shaun Tan
ISBN	1894965108

A kid finds a lost 'thing' on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle-top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature but no-one else really notices it--it's simply not a part of their familiar day-to-day reality. So the kid takes it upon himself to try to find where the lost thing belongs...

The...

Author	Oliver Phommavanh
ISBN	0143304852

Albert (Lengy) Lengviriyakul, is fed up with being Thai. His parents own a Thai restaurant with the cheesy name of Thai-riffic! and Lengy is sick of being his father's curry guinea pig, longing to just eat pizza! At school he is a bit of a troublemaker, going to any lengths to hide his background. But when...

Author	Gary Crew
ISBN	1894965086

A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slated to be cut down by the local council. A young boy tells the moving story of the tree, as related by his great grandfather, grandfather, and father, each of whom has participated in wars over the years. Interweaving...

Author	Charlotte Moundlic
ISBN	0763653411

A little boy responds to his mother’s death in a genuine, deeply moving story leavened by glimmers of humor and captivating illustrations.

When the boy in this story wakes to find that his mother has died, he is overwhelmed with sadness, anger, and fear that he will forget her. He shuts all...

Author

Margaret Wild

When the enemy bombed the library, everything burned.

As war rages, Peter and his father feel their home, taking with them a treasure box that holds something more precious than jewels. They journey through ud and rain and long cold nights, and soon their survival becomes more important than...

Author	Sally Murphy
ISBN	0763659215

John lives for that satisfying clink of dominoes as they topple in a perfectly timed rhythm of his own design. His sister thinks he’s a dork, but all he cares about is setting the world record for knocking down dominoes -- that and hanging out with his best friends at school. But when his closest friend,...

Author	Anh Do
ISBN	1742378323

After Australian comedian Anh Do told his story about being a refugee in his award-winning memoir, The Happiest Refugee, he received many requests for a children’s version. This is the inspiring result.

Anh nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their...

Author	Colin Thompson
ISBN	1933605901

George lived alone with his grandmother and an empty place where his mother and father should be. One Friday on his way home from school, George visited the animal shelter. There, in the very last cage, was Jeremy, a dog who looked as lost and as lonely as George. When Jeremy goes home to live with George...

Author	Nick Bland
ISBN	1741693411

Nicholas Ickle is a determined little boy trying to tell the story. However, every time he seeks to introduce the topic, he is interrupted by someone or some thing trying to steal the spotlight. From an elephant to a rat to a queen, Nicholas must contend with others inching their way onto the page. WIll...

Author	Jeannie Baker
ISBN	0763648485

An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.

Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small village...

Author	Isobelle Carmody
ISBN	0734400071

Ken's ambition was to be a comic-book artist, one of a team that made the drawings come to life, that made the stories real. His greatest creation was the sorceress, whose deadly hungers visited sleepers and fed upon them. But one day he woke from a dream and found himself in the world of the sorceress, a...

Author	Stéphanie Blake
ISBN	1877467960

På morgonen när mamma väcker honom, säger den lille kaninen bara en sak: bajskorv! När pappa har lagat middag till honom, säger kaninen bara en sak: bajskorv! Och på kvällen när storasyster ska bada honom, säger kaninen bara en sak: bajskorv! Men vad ska den lille kaninen säga när han stöter...

Author

Gustavo Duarte

Newcomer Gustavo Duarte spins wordless tales brimming with humor, charm, and delightfully twisted horror!

In Monsters!, oversized beasts wreak havoc on cities in the tradition of Godzilla and King Kong. In Có!, an alien abduction disarms a gentle farmer, and in Birds, two business partners...

Author	Richard Fairgray
ISBN	1634506324

This little girl has been watching her grandpa for a very long time, and she is almost absolutely certain that he is a dinosaur. So why is it that nobody believes her? Why can’t anyone else see what she sees? He roars! (And no, it’s not just a snore.) He has green skin! (And no, he’s not from outer space.)...

Author	Sandy Fussell
ISBN	0763678260

An ode to finding the one who brings out the best in you—and makes you feel as special as you are.

A clever little dog christens himself "Sad" when his humans fail to give him a name. Although they feed him and wash him, they don’t appreciate his many gifts, like his love of singing ("stop that...

Author	Adam Beechen
ISBN	1401247539

Terry McGinnis (the Batman of the future) and an elderly Bruce Wayne (the original Batman) are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But a new hero has entered into town, one that has caught the attention of Commissioner Barbara Gordon: Batgirl! Who is this new vigilante and what role will she play in the...

Author	Jackie French
ISBN	0207200750

From the award-winning duo of Diary of a Wombat comes another hilarious tale of a bush animal you'll never forget.

Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through...