Age: Australia

Materials from Australia

Circus Carnivore

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

In rhyming nonsense verse, a young girl explains how the creatures who live in her head affect her behavior.

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Elvira

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

A young dragon who prefers making daisy chains and dressing up rather than fighting and eating princesses finds a way to be who she is.

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Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild!

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper–and does not quite succeed.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Wombat Divine

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Wombat loves everything about Christmas–especially the Nativity play. He’s wanted to be in it for as long as he can remember. At last he’s old enough to try out. But at the auditions, the first part goes to someone else. So does the next. And the next . . . Will there be a part [...]

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Zoo-Looking

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Flora loves looking at all the animals in the zoo, but what a surprise–she isn’t the only one doing the looking! Flora looks at the giraffe, and the giraffe looks back.  She looks at the ostrich, and the ostrich looks back, too.  But when Flora looks at her dad, she gets the best surprise of [...]

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The Wonder Thing

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

In a lyrical poem (which is also a riddle) and stunning linoleum block prints, Libby Hathorn and Peter Gouldthrope guide readers on a journey around the world–and to a deeper appreciation of “the wonder thing” that is all around us.

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Sophie

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Sophie loves her Grandpa. And her Grandpa loves Sophie. They are best friends. And then one day there is no Grandpa. . . . Family love and the natural cycle of birth, life, and death are tenderly portrayed in this moving story. Foxs spare text distills complex life passages into emotions so clear even a [...]

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Feathers and Fools

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other for their differences.  The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons for protection–until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.

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The Goblin and the Empty Chair

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss.But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal.From internationally acclaimed picture book masters Mem Fox and Leo and Diane Dillon, here is a rich and moving original fairy tale about [...]

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Tom Goes to Kindergarten

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.

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