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Mild-mannered Mole and his friend Rat emerge from their winter's slumber to explore the springtime world. In doing so, they encounter the sedate and businesslike Badger as well as the wild and impulsive Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, who cannot seem to avoid mishaps and run-ins with the police. At times...

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be...

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more! It’s all happy ever after at the School for Good and Evil… or is it? The second title in...

Bloomsbury presents Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George, read by Grace Andrews. Tuesday is Princess Celie's favourite day. Castle Glower magically grows a new room, a turret or sometimes an entire wing! No one quite knows how, or why, but luckily, Princess Celie has mapped out the...

The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And If you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too? Do things that happened a long time ago still matter?

A footy adventure story based on Ash Johnson's life by award-winning authors Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler. Jy Goes for Gold (Book 1) was a CBCA Notable book in 2025. I reach out and snatch the footy ... I sense where the goals are... I position myself, put the ball on my boot for a snap kick...

An action-packed illustrated series for ages 8+, from the award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo and My Deadly Boots. It's a GOAL! A rush of adrenaline courses through me as I jump in the air in celebration. This is big – my first goal in the AFLW. I've achieved my dream! My teammates gather...

Changing misconceptions one hero at a time. This much-needed children's book empowers children aged eight through twelve with stories of twenty famous and little-known Muslim heroes who were trailblazers. Winner of Daybreak Press Book Awards Best Non-Fiction Juvenile Book 2022 Winner of Muslim...

„Bunicul” de Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea este o poveste emoționantă despre dragostea dintre bunic și nepoții săi. Prin amintiri, povești și momente pline de tandrețe, autorul surprinde frumusețea copilăriei, căldura familiei și legătura specială dintre generații...

In a humble Japanese village, a penniless young artist opens his home to a three-colored cat named Good Fortune. When the local temple commissions him to paint the passing of the Buddha, he must choose which creatures deserve a place beside the Enlightened One. As elephants, horses, deer, and...

Is it too much to ask for an ordinary, boring life? Bai Jian is a typical Chinese boy growing up in a big city. But his life is far from typical: his mother abandoned him when he was a baby, and his father, Hei Jian, is always out of work, always fighting with his long parade of girlfriends...

The Japanese classic that has delighted millions of readers, in English for the first time. Following the death of his father, Copper, fifteen, faces enormous changes, and he wonders about things he used to take for granted, including his place in the world, friendship and loyalty, and the role...

ILA/CBC Children's Choices Reading Rainbow Book Pretzels give pastries some competition in this delicious board book edition of a classic favorite from the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess...

Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli. Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that...

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more! The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final...

From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping story Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's...

No one saw Eliza Vanda arrive in Tidgy Bay that rainy winter afternoon. The sign advertising 'Cabins for Rent’ was almost hidden by a pile of builder’s rubble, but Eliza Vanda didn’t seem at all put out by the mess. ‘This is a nice little pocket,’ she said. ‘It should suit us very well’.

Filled with fantastical characters from this world and the next, A Ghost in My Suitcase is a beautifully told tale of mystery, grief, difference and acceptance. When Celeste travels to China to visit her grandmother, she uncovers an incredible family secret. And with this secret comes danger and...

The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children’s Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award and shortlisted for the British Book Awards and the Indie...

One of the most celebrated tales of all time, Around the World in 80 Days is part high-octane thriller, part fascinating fantasy travelogue. Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just 80 days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea - by steamer, rail, and elephant - to win the bet of a lifetime.