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baby & toddler

Goodnight

Goodnight, Joeys by Renee Treml

$15.00 Inc GST

Kittens Do Not Care for Baths by Ali Rutstein ISBN:9781761213274

Kittens Do Not Care for Baths by Ali Rutstein

$23.00 Inc GST

Dog Beach by Julie Murphy ISBN:9781922507709

Dog Beach by Julie Murphy

$25.00 Inc GST

Amid the Sand Dunes by Andrea Rowe ISBN:9781761213786

Amid the Sand Dunes by Andrea Rowe

$20.00 Inc GST

My First Lift-The-Flap Fairy Tales by Ingela P Arrhenius ISBN:9781805132059

My First Lift-The-Flap Fairy Tales by Ingela P Arrhenius

$28.00 Inc GST

Party Rhyme by Antonia Pesenti ISBN:9781761381133

Party Rhyme by Antonia Pesenti

$20.00 Inc GST

Hey Diddle Diddle by Judy Horacek ISBN:9781760658632

Hey Diddle Diddle by Judy Horacek

$25.00 Inc GST

How to Make a Bedtime by Meg McKinlay ISBN:9781760653712

How to Make a Bedtime by Meg McKinlay

$25.00 Inc GST

Bedtime Blitz! by Matthew Van Fleet ISBN:9781665958295

Bedtime Blitz! by Matthew Van Fleet

$40.00 Inc GST

Snap! by Anna Walker ISBN:9781761381119

Snap! by Anna Walker

$20.00 Inc GST

picture books

Willow's Gumboots by Beverley McWilliams ISBN:9781922858535

Willow's Gumboots by Beverley McWilliams

$30.00 Inc GST

The Moon Story by Marshia Cook ISBN:9781922592552

Moon Story by Marshia Cook

$25.00 Inc GST

The World to Come by Robert Macfarlane ISBN:9781915569462

World to Come by Robert Macfarlane

$25.00 Inc GST

Words That Taste Like Home by Sandhya Parappukkaran ISBN:9781761213281

Words That Taste Like Home by Sandhya Parappukkaran

$27.00 Inc GST

House by Dan Giovannoni ISBN:9781760994709

House by Dan Giovannoni

$25.00 Inc GST

Let's Try Again Another Day by Charlotte Barkla ISBN:9780734422019

Let's Try Again Another Day by Charlotte Barkla

$25.00 Inc GST

Happy Barry Capybara by James Foley ISBN:9781761526558

Happy Barry Capybara by James Foley

$20.00 Inc GST

Costa's Garden: Flowers by Costa Georgiadis ISBN:9780733343360

Costa's Garden by Costa Georgiadis

$25.00 Inc GST

Off to the Nursery: A celebration of gardening

Off to the Nursery by Alice Oehr

$25.00 Inc GST

The Backyard Games by Alister Nicholson ISBN:9781761180927

The Backyard Games by Alister Nicholson

$20.00 Inc GST

Meerkat Mayhem by Mem Fox ISBN:9780143777687

Meerkat Mayhem by Mem Fox

$20.00 Inc GST

Afloat by Kirli Saunders ISBN:9781760505899

Afloat by Kirli Saunders

$25.00 Inc GST

To Stir with Love by Kate Mildenhall ISBN:9781761426391

To Stir with Love by Kate Mildenhall

$25.00 Inc GST

Over or Under? by Pip Harry ISBN:9780734421807

Over or Under? by Pip Harry

$25.00 Inc GST

How To Draw a Dragon by Kate Talbot ISBN:9781761180606

How To Draw a Dragon by Kate Talbot

$20.00 Inc GST

Grandma Murphy's Pussycat by Lucinda Gifford ISBN:9781922863874

Grandma Murphy's Pussycat by Lucinda Gifford

$25.00 Inc GST

How We Share Cake by Hyo-eun Kim ISBN:9781761380655

How We Share Cake by Hyo-eun Kim

$28.00 Inc GST

The Dictionary Story by Sam Winston ISBN:9781406395471

The Dictionary Story by Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers

$25.00 Inc GST

Dalmartian by Lucy Ruth Cummins

$25.00 Inc GST

George the Wizard: Let your magic shine! by Tony Armstrong ISBN:9780734422163

George the Wizard by Tony Armstrong

$25.00 Inc GST

The Cheeky Toddler Alphabet by Davina Bell ISBN:9780734422101

Cheeky Toddler Alphabet by Davina Bell

$25.00 Inc GST

The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please ISBN:9780008639006

Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please

$25.00 Inc GST

Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers ISBN:9780008579685

Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers

$28.00 Inc GST

The Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield ISBN:9781915569592

Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield

$25.00 Inc GST

Troll by Fran Stickley ISBN:9781915569677

Troll by Fran Stickley

$15.00 Inc GST

Wherever You Go

Wherever You Go, My Love Will Follow by Birgitta Sif

$35.00 Inc GST

We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold ISBN:9781760764647

We Live in a Bus by Dave Petzold

$27.00 Inc GST

The Tiny Gardeners by Kat Macleod ISBN:9781760763367

The Tiny Gardeners by Kat Macleod

$27.00 Inc GST

Oi Dinosaurs! by Kes Gray ISBN:9781444971811

Oi Dinosaurs! by Kes Gray

$27.00 Inc GST

junior fiction

Lone Wolf Gets a Pet by Kiah Thomas ISBN:9781761214271

Lone Wolf Gets a Pet by Kiah Thomas

$20.00 Inc GST

Lone Wolf Has Friends: Volume 1 by Kiah Thomas ISBN:9781761214264

Lone Wolf Has Friends by Kiah Thomas

$20.00 Inc GST

Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows ISBN:9781797219707

Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows

$25.00 Inc GST

Landovel by Emily Rodda ISBN:9781761069758

Landovel by Emily Rodda

$40.00 Inc GST

Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria: Bravepaw 1 by L.M. Wilkinson ISBN:9781761180552

Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria: Bravepaw 1 by L.M. Wilkinson

$17.00 Inc GST

Taronga presents 2: Party Animals by Laura Wood ISBN:9781761347443

Taronga presents 2: Party Animals by Laura Wood

$15.00 Inc GST

Taronga presents: Poo at the Zoo by Laura Wood ISBN:9781761347436

Taronga presents: Poo at the Zoo by Laura Wood

$15.00 Inc GST

Mission Wildlife Rescue (Howzat Pat

Mission Wildlife Rescue (Howzat Pat, #2) by Pat Cummins

$16.00 Inc GST

Dare to Bowl (Howzat Pat

Dare to Bowl (Howzat Pat, #1) by Pat Cummins

$16.00 Inc GST

Yarn Quest 2: The Great River Rescue by Brooke Scobie ISBN:9781761345241

Yarn Quest 2: The Great River Rescue by Brooke Scobie

$13.00 Inc GST

Yarn Quest 1: The Search for the Story Realm: The Search for the Story Realm by Brooke Scobie ISBN:9781761345227

Yarn Quest 1: The Search for the Story Realm by Brooke Scobie

$13.00 Inc GST

Yarn Quest 3: The Power of the Heart by Brooke Scobie ISBN:9781761345265

Yarn Quest 3: The Power of the Heart by Brooke Scobie

$13.00 Inc GST

Kev and Trev #1: Snot Funny Sea Stories! by Kylie Howarth ISBN:9781923022157

Kev and Trev #1 by Kylie Howarth

$17.00 Inc GST

middle fiction

Mission: Microraptor by Philip Kavvadias ISBN:9781915026941

Mission: Microraptor by Philip Kavvadias

$20.00 Inc GST

We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix ISBN:9781761180491

We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix

$18.00 Inc GST

Thunderhead by Sophie Beer ISBN:9781761180958

Thunderhead by Sophie Beer

$18.00 Inc GST

Hazel's Treehouse by Zanni Louise ISBN:9781760657222

Hazel's Treehouse by Zanni Louise

$20.00 Inc GST

The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson ISBN:9781761342257

113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson

$20.00 Inc GST

The Midwatch by Judith Rossell ISBN:9781761212369

Midwatch by Judith Rossell

$25.00 Inc GST

Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story by R.A. Spratt ISBN:9781761340024

Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story by R.A. Spratt

$17.00 Inc GST

All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad ISBN:9780733343148

All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad

$23.00 Inc GST

The Graveyard Gift by Fern Forgettable ISBN:9781760659288

Graveyard Gift by Fern Forgettable

$17.00 Inc GST

Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor by Lucy Strange ISBN:9781529523249

Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor by Lucy Strange

$17.00 Inc GST

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness ISBN:9781529517958

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness

$17.00 Inc GST

Small Acts by Kate Gordon ISBN:9781760655938

Small Acts by Kate Gordon

$17.00 Inc GST

Escape from Cuttlefish Cove by Rachel Jackson ISBN:9780645869392

Escape from Cuttlefish Cove by Rachel Jackson

$18.00 Inc GST

The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier ISBN:9781922790880

Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier

$18.00 Inc GST

Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza ISBN:9780702268373

Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza

$17.00 Inc GST

Out of Bounds (The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T. Best

Out of Bounds (The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T. Best #1) by Katherine Collette

$18.00 Inc GST

The Golden Linnet (Evenfall) by Alexander Armstrong ISBN:9780008552695

Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong

$18.00 Inc GST

Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment by Anna James ISBN:9780008611583

Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment by Anna James

$18.00 Inc GST

A Grimacres Whodunnit: Murder! By Narwhal! by Alex T. Smith

$17.00 Inc GST

Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks ISBN:9780734421890

Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks

$18.00 Inc GST

Laughter is the Best Ending by Maryam Master ISBN:9781761560132

Laughter is the Best Ending by Maryam Master

$17.00 Inc GST

young adult

Darkly by Marisha Pessl ISBN:9781529527483

Darkly by Marisha Pessl

$23.00 Inc GST

Not for the Faint of Heart: from the award-winning author of Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher ISBN:9781526651846

Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

$20.00 Inc GST

Hover Car Racer: The Graphic Novel by Matthew Reilly ISBN:9781761268953

Hover Car Racer: The Graphic Novel by Matthew Reilly

$25.00 Inc GST

The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle ISBN:9781761181245

The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle

$23.00 Inc GST

Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody ISBN:9781760294762

Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody

$25.00 Inc GST

The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle ISBN:9781398536128

Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

$25.00 Inc GST

I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner ISBN:9781398526709

I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

$25.00 Inc GST

My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery ISBN:9781760529215

My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery

$20.00 Inc GST

When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson ISBN:9781406363098

When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

$23.00 Inc GST

Last Seen Online by Lauren James ISBN:9781406397390

Last Seen Online by Lauren James

$20.00 Inc GST

White Noise by Raelke Grimmer ISBN:9781760802851

White Noise by Raelke Grimmer

$27.00 Inc GST

Sunderworld Vol 1: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs ISBN:9781761181474

Sunderworld Vol 1: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs

$30.00 Inc GST

Songlight: Meet your new dystopian obsession

Songlight by Moira Buffini

$30.00 Inc GST

I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough ISBN:9781761180767

I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough

$20.00 Inc GST

Anomaly by Emma Lord ISBN:9781922848307

Anomaly by Emma Lord

$23.00 Inc GST

The Immortal Dark Trilogy: Book 1: A lost heiress. A soulless vampire. A secret drenched in blood. by Tigest Girma ISBN:9780734422897

Immortal Dark Trilogy: Book 1 by Tigest Girma

$25.00 Inc GST

The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell ISBN:9781760984977

The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell

$27.00 Inc GST

explore and discover

Ask Aunty: Bush Survival Skills by Aunty Munya Andrews ISBN:9781741179231

Ask Aunty: Bush Survival Skills by Aunty Munya Andrews

$25.00 Inc GST

Come Together Again: A Celebration of First Nations Music

Come Together Again by Isaiah Firebrace

$25.00 Inc GST

Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants by Tania Mccartney ISBN:9781922507716

Flora by Tania Mccartney

$30.00 Inc GST

Daniel Ricciardo: F1 Legends by Kit Cross ISBN:9781761181351

Daniel Ricciardo: F1 Legends by Kit Cross

$13.00 Inc GST

Mary Fowler: Football Legends by Leigh Hedstrom ISBN:9781761181344

Mary Fowler: Football Legends by Leigh Hedstrom

$13.00 Inc GST

Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester ISBN:9781760526061

Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester

$35.00 Inc GST

Listen to the Music: The Instruments by Mary Richards ISBN:9780711293625

Listen to the Music: The Instruments by Mary Richards

$35.00 Inc GST

Men's Football Legends 2025 by David Ballheimer ISBN:9781804537336

Men's Football Legends 2025 by David Ballheimer

$25.00 Inc GST

Extreme Animal Facts by Jennifer Cossins ISBN:9780734422477

Extreme Animal Facts by Jennifer Cossins

$27.00 Inc GST

Cloud Atlas: Everything You Want to Know About Clouds by Sarah Zambello ISBN:9781760764500

Cloud Atlas by Sarah Zambello

$35.00 Inc GST

Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers by Professor Paul Memmott ISBN:9781760763565

Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers by Professor Paul Memmott

$27.00 Inc GST

Lonely Planet Kids Mysterious World by Lonely Planet ISBN:9781837583034

Lonely Planet Kids Mysterious World by Lonely Planet

$33.00 Inc GST

Secret FACTopia!: Follow the trail of 400 hidden facts [Britannica] by Paige Towler ISBN:9781804661079

Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler

$26.00 Inc GST

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals by Sami Bayly ISBN:9780734421395

Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals by Sami Bayly

$33.00 Inc GST

Animal Swim School: Learn to swim like your favourite animals! by Kate Peridot ISBN:9781526656995

Animal Swim School by Kate Peridot

$16.00 Inc GST

South With the Seabirds by Jess McGeachin ISBN:9781761068645

South With the Seabirds by Jess McGeachin

$30.00 Inc GST

Knowledge A Visual Compendium: Making Sense of our World by DK ISBN:9780241638699

Knowledge A Visual Compendium by DK

$55.00 Inc GST

An Anthology of Exquisite Birds by Ben Hoare ISBN:9780241674963

Anthology of Exquisite Birds by Ben Hoare

$43.00 Inc GST

Basketball All-Stars by David Clayton

$25.00 Inc GST

Lonely Planet Kids Atlas of Cats by Lonely Planet ISBN:9781837582600

Lonely Planet Kids Atlas of Cats by Lonely Planet

$30.00 Inc GST

Women's Football Legends 2025 by Kevin Pettman

$25.00 Inc GST

Is My Phone Reading My Mind?: The real facts about artificial intelligence by Matt Agnew ISBN:9781761180446

Is My Phone Reading My Mind? by Matt Agnew

$20.00 Inc GST

puzzles and games + other books

Dragons of the Forest: A 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by Tomislav Tomic ISBN:9781915569561

Dragons of the Forest by Tomislav Tomic

$35.00 Inc GST

Swan Lake: An Enchanting Pop-up Classic by Ruth Symons ISBN:9781800787278

Swan Lake by Ruth Symons

$25.00 Inc GST

Bigger Than This: The Ultimate Science Showdown by Balthazar Pagani ISBN:9780500421109

Bigger Than This by Balthazar Pagani

$30.00 Inc GST

Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals: Musical Puzzle by Jessica Courtney-Tickle ISBN:9780711293953

Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals: Musical Puzzle by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

$35.00 Inc GST

Pet Party: A Shaped Pieces Puzzle by Caroline Selmes ISBN:9781399624343

Pet Party by Caroline Selmes

$30.00 Inc GST

Tales from Muggleswick Wood: A magical bedtime treasury by Vicky Cowie ISBN:9781526671356

Tales from Muggleswick Wood by Vicky Cowie

$40.00 Inc GST

Story Orchestra: Sleeping Beauty: Musical Puzzle by Jessica Courtney-Tickle ISBN:9780711293946

Story Orchestra: Sleeping Beauty: Musical Puzzle by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

$35.00 Inc GST

The Big Belly of the Whale: A shaped jigsaw puzzle by Yuval Zommer ISBN:9780500421116

Big Belly of the Whale by Yuval Zommer

$30.00 Inc GST

Bugtastic Bingo by Yuval Zommer ISBN:9780500421123

Bugtastic Bingo by Yuval Zommer

$35.00 Inc GST

The Glass Horse of Venice by Arnold Zable ISBN:9781923058002

Glass Horse of Venice by Arnold Zable

$28.00 Inc GST

Patience: From the author of Slow Down: the million-copy best-seller by Rachel Williams ISBN:9781915569387

Patience by Rachel Williams

$35.00 Inc GST