Over the Hills and Far Away contains 150 rhymes from countries all over the English-speaking world, including Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa and the Caribbean. This comprehensive collection contains all the best-loved nursery rhymes, but also some new discoveries and vibrant rhymes from Native American, First Nation, Inuit and Maori cultures.

Each double-page spread is illustrated by a different artist. With 76 featured artists, this is a star-studded roll call of international award-winners and world-class best-selling illustrators, as well as young emerging talent from all over the world.

Have fun singing along with Itsy Bitsy Spider and Other Nursery Rhymes!

This adorable book is illustrated with stunning, knitted characters on hand-stitched backgrounds. Children will love these charming characters that bring to life their favourite nursery rhymes.

Since the days of King Arthur, there have been poems and paintings created in her name. 
She is the  Lady of Shalott and this is her story...

Beautiful and outspoken, sixteen-year-old Elaine of Ascolat has a temperament as fiery as her long red hair. She lives with her father and brothers on Arthur’s army base — the sole girl in a militaristic world of  men.

While Elaine mends armor and heals wounds, she pines for the handsome young soldier Lancelot. Then a new girl named Gwynivere arrives at the camp. Elaine is thrilled to have a female companion ... until  Gwynivere proves to be cold, cunning and determined to win over Lancelot for herself.

But when the two girls are thrown into a situation of gravest danger, they must come together in order to survive. Can Elaine  find the courage to fight for the kingdom she has always believed in? 

An essential guide to reading and writing poems!

Over many years as a working poet, Michael Rosen has thought a great deal about what poems are, what they can do and the pleasure that comes from writing and reading poetry. In this invaluable handbook, he shares this knowledge. Starting with a detailed analysis of a number of classic poems, he offers a real 'writer’s guide' to writing and performing poems, as well as a wealth of technical information and tips. He then takes a fascinating look at a selection of his own poems and explains how and why he wrote them. Complete with an appendix of poets and useful websites, this is the only guide to poetry children and teachers will ever need.

208-pp softcover.

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Gavin Bishop illustrates an old English rhyme in a vertical board book for very young children.

The illustrations bring in housekeeping into the rhyme, with the washerwoman in her basket, sweeping cobwebs from the sky.

There was an old bloke who swallowed a chook.
I don't know why he swallowed that chook...
By cripes, that's crook!

Look out, one and all! This old bloke has a bottomless belly!

From a chook, to a galah, and a possum, to even larger creatures... and items, this old bloke sure is hungry! Will his eating frenzy ever end? Surely he’ll burst!

Now in reader format–perfect for beginning readers!

Oh! there once was a swagman camped in the Billabongs,
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree;
And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling,
‘Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?’

This famous ballad of the outback wanderer who drowns himself rather than lose his freedom needs no introduction. There is no swagman as legendary as the tragic hero of this tale; and there is no Australian song as well-known throughout the world.

Here, the famous ballad is given new depth and perpective. Talented illustrator Freya Blackwood has explored the intriguing background behind the writing fo this song and has shown us not just the lively story of a proud outback larrikin, but also a glimpse into the clashes and struggles that were so formative of Australian history at the turn of the century.

Includes bonus CD recorded by John Williamson.

What would Vikings use instead of horns for their helmets?
What would a mermaid do with a shoe?
What colour would a King paint his castle?
And what does a tidy pirate do on washing day?

All these questions answered (and more!) in this fantastically funny collection of poems by Nick Sharratt, with his own inimitable illustrations.

Jokes on every page!

This bright and colourful picture book for young children features a collection of simple and funny verse about Australian creatures found by the shore.

Each poem is accompanied by some facts about the animal and the illustrations are based on the colours and features of the environment in which each one lives.

A companion to Silly Galah!                                                           

A must-have collection for every child's bookshelf! 101 unforgettable classic poems include William Blake's The Tyger, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Edward Lear's The Quangle Wangle's Hat, William Wordsworth's I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and many, many more. Also included are traditional rhymes, riddles, carols and songs from a range of traditions. Poems are organized by theme, and lively introductions provide information on the poets and their craft. Includes an index and glossary of poetic terms.

A beautiful collection of poems about celebrations.

Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Boxing Day and birthdays. Weddings, Chinese New Year, the first day of spring, Ramadan and more!

In this vibrant new poetry collection, Lorraine Marwood explores the many ways we celebrate in Australia.

Lorraine Marwood. Softcover. 128 pp. Primary.

Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two
A kangaroo

Ben Wood’s warm and funny illustrations bring this classic Aussie song to life.