The fire awoke like a dragon. Its flames licked the sky, and smoke veiled the sun.
With a hungry crackle and an angry hiss, the cruel beast circled, trapping them.
Until, through the smoke, knights appeared.
Through the Smoke tells the story of three kids, their imagination and a frightening fire in the Australian bush.

Ella and Olivia enrol in Nippers at Two Pines Beach! But will they be ready for the surf club carnival?

A whimsical new book from award-winning author and illustrator, Sue deGennaro, about having the courage to speak honestly with friends when you don’t like being the butt of practical jokes.

London schoolboy Ben is visiting his father’s homeland of Kenya. Ben thinks he won’t fit in with his estranged Maasai cousins, but when he arrives, he finds there is a lot more at stake than his pride…

In a thrilling adventure of tribal culture and elephant conservation, Ben embarks on a journey of self-understanding and friendship.

When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories.

When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes.

She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the secrets that surround him . . . until a tragedy occurs that shatters her family and breaks her life in two.

Ready or not, here I go! Come and find me, Grandpa!
Am I hiding high or low?
Where could I be?
Keep looking all around the park!

It is so much fun playing hide and seek with Grandpa!

The Truth is more than just a game.

1. Do you have a best friend? That's one easy. Yes!
2. Have you ever had a fight with your BF? Ugh. Yes.
3. Have you ever told your BF a major lie? Ugh again. Yes. (More than I'd like to count).
4. Do you ever wish you were best friends with someone else? No! Well, um...

Rachel Lee thought that ninth grade would be different. That she would be different. Holding hands with Evan in the hallway, future president of the baking club... but it feels like she and BFF Marisol are drifting apart. At first, Rachel thought the Truth Game app would be a great way to do a little anonymous confessing, to see how others handle their friendship fails. But when her painful truths become public, Rachel's in danger of losing her best friend–permanently.

An original story by Michael Rosen, inspired by the Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist. Shona and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without realising! After Shona is unexpectedly given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy about the new boys she's met. Some gifts, she comes to learn, aren't exactly free.
Another Dickens classic re-imagined by the dream team of Michael Rosen and Tony Ross. This story is a prequel to Bah Humbug, but can be read as a stand-alone.

‘Look, Dad! I made you porridge and coffee... together!’

Follow Dad as he spends the day with his kids and enjoy all the hilarious things they say and do!

Armadillo and Hare live together in a small house in the Big Forest, enjoying their favourite activities: eating cheese sandwiches and playing the tuba. And so begins this brilliantly humorous collection of tales from Jeremy Strong, with nods to the classics like Winnie the Pooh and Frog and Toad. 
Filled with stunning illustrations by Rebecca Bagley, this is a wonderful book to be read over and over again.

'Mummy,' said Lucy, 'can I have a hug before I go to bed? I promise I'll give it back.'

Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her family. Along the way it becomes softer, sleepier, bigger, even peanut-buttery. But when the hug runs away Lucy discovers that it's not so easy to get back.

Nationally and internationally-bestselling picture book creators Nick Bland and Freya Blackwood have come together for the first time with this gentle, charming story.

Winner of the 2012 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year Award.

32-pp softcover.

Sage and her parents visit a bakery to film a segment for their TV show. They are in for a surprise when a treasured ring goes missing.