Books

Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent water and is highly venomous? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this factastic tour of Australian animals.

A is for Australina Animals measures 26cm x 25cm.

A beautifully illustrated hardback anthology of 26 of Australia's most fascinating animals from CBCA Honour Book author/illustrator Jennifer Cossins. From the award-winning creator of A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS comes a stunning non-fiction picture book for boys and girls with a love of animals and a thirst for all things encyclopaedic. This exquisite full-colour picture book is packed with interesting facts and is perfect for young conservationists and students with a keen interest in the world around us.

On this expedition through the alphabet, you will encounter some of the Australia's rare and enchanting animals, from the gorgeous azure kingfisher and the sleepy koala, to the shy numbat and the friendly zebra finch. Come on an illustrated journey through Australia's unique wildlife with Tasmanian artist Jennifer Cossins.

A-z of Australian Animals measures 24 x 20cm.

Featuring imagery by Australian illustrator, Megan McKean, "Buzz, Hiss SNAP!" is a fun family game that introduces you to some lesser-known Australian reptiles, insects and arachnids!

You may know the redback spider but have you met the golden-tailed gecko? Other animals include the blue-tongue lizard, frill-neck lizard, Australian tiger moth, Christmas beetle, tiger snake, blue-banded bee, tree goanna, corroboree frog, bulloak jewel butterfly, green tree python and funnel-web spider.

How to play: shuffle the cards and divide them equally between the players. Each player should keep their cards face down. Taking it in turns, each player flips over their top card, placing it into a pile in the middle. When the top two cards on the pile match, the first player to say “Buzz, Hiss, SNAP!” wins all the cards in the pile. The winner is the first player to collect all the cards.

Up for an extra challenge? There are four different themed games in the SNAP! series by Megan McKean. Each game in the series can be joined together to form a larger playing deck, and create more fun!

From French toy-makers, Djeco, this Secret Notebook comes with an invisible ink pen for writing and drawing, and a locking padlock to doubly-protect the inner-most thoughts of its owner!

Just pass the incorporated UV light over your text and all secrets are revealed!

• Hardcover with whimsical illustrations and metallic embellishments
• 88 Lined and illustrated pages (120gsm)
• 11.5cm wide x  14cm long x 1.2cm thick 
• Padlock with 2 keys
• Magic Pen with On/Off switch*
• Recommended for ages: 8+ years
• FSC® certified paper and cardboard

* Please note: this product contains button batteries (3 x LR44 HD batteries, supplied).  These batteries are housed within the pen, are unremovable and can not be replaced. Button batteries are unsafe if swallowed. For information about button battery safety please see https://www.productsafety.gov.au/products/electronics-technology/button-batteries

From French toy-makers, Djeco, this Secret Notebook comes with an invisible ink pen for writing and drawing, and a locking padlock to doubly-protect the inner-most thoughts of its owner!

Just pass the incorporated UV light over your text and all secrets are revealed!

• Hardcover with whimsical illustrations and metallic embellishments
• 88 Lined and illustrated pages (120gsm)
• 15.5 wide x  20cm long x 1.2cm thick 
• Padlock with 2 keys
• Magic Pen with On/Off switch*
• Recommended for ages: 8+ years
• FSC® certified paper and cardboard

* Please note: this product contains button batteries (3 x LR44 HD batteries, supplied).  These batteries are housed within the pen, are unremovable and can not be replaced. Button batteries are unsafe if swallowed. For information about button battery safety please see https://www.productsafety.gov.au/products/electronics-technology/button-batteries

From French toy-makers, Djeco, this Secret Notebook comes with an invisible ink pen for writing and drawing, and a locking padlock to doubly-protect the inner-most thoughts of its owner!

Just pass the incorporated UV light over your text and all secrets are revealed!

• Hardcover with whimsical animal themed illustrations
• 88 Lined and illustrated pages (120gsm)
• 15.5 wide x  20cm long x 1.2cm thick 
• Padlock with 2 keys
• Magic Pen with On/Off switch*
• Recommended for ages: 8+ years
• FSC® certified paper and cardboard

* Please note: this product contains button batteries (3 x LR44 HD batteries, supplied).  These batteries are housed within the pen, are unremovable and can not be replaced. Button batteries are unsafe if swallowed. For information about button battery safety please see https://www.productsafety.gov.au/products/electronics-technology/button-batteries

From French toy-makers, Djeco, this charming lockable notebook is perfect for children who are developing their writing skills, and need somewhere to store their most secret thoughts!

• Whimsical illustrations and metallic embellishments
• 88 Lined pages
• Includes padlock with 2 keys
• 16.5 wide x  19.7 long x 1.2cm thick 
• Recommended for ages: 5+ years

Queensland illustrator and designer Elise Gow has created these 'baby milestone' cards with a difference!  New parents will need a sense of humour (and sometimes some mild profanity) to get them through the first months (and years!) of their little ones' lives. What better way to keep the laughs rolling (and the 21st photo board prepped) than by celebrating those 'less than funny' at 4.00am firsts with these cheeky cards?

The set includes 32 delightfully illustrated and hilariously captioned cards aimed at those 'keeping it real' moments in your baby's life.  From milestones such as baby's first 'Poo-nami' explosion or 'Code Brown' bathtime, to 'I partied all night!' and 'Send help!' (that you can use over and over again!)...

• Designed and made in Australia
• Printed on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• 32 x full-colour 400gsm matte laminated artboard cards
• Each card measures 105 x 148mm (A6)
• Comes in full-colour gift box

Helen Ashley is a Sydney-based artist, designer and illustrator.  Her "A is for Australia" Colouring Book features an A-Z collection of all-Australian images to colour in!

Great as a gift or souvenir, this Colouring Book has been cleverly designed so that:

• Handy A fits on an airline tray-table for use when travelling
• it can be posted as a large letter rather than parcel post (saving you $$$)
• pages can be easily torn out to allow for sharing of the book (multiple colourers at once!) 
• and there's lots of humour in there, for all the family to enjoy!
• each page has an informative index on the reverse - a great prompt for a game of "Spot the..." or "I-spy..."! 

Furthemore, it features:

• Original artworks by Helen Ashley 
• Has been designed and printed in Australia on FSC certified paper
• Quality paper, suitable for pens, pencils, inks, watecolours and more -  colours won't bleed through to the next image
• Perforated pages to make it easy to tear out and display finished works!
• Suitable for all ages - fun & educational for all the family!
• Dimensions: A4 size (22 x 29.5cm, weighs 330g)
• 100% Recylable at end of life

Hello, Melbourne! Is a celebration of this great Australian City. With its colourful laneways and bustling shopping arcades, the bookish wonders of the State Library and the sights and smells of the world famous Lygon Street, there is so much to see in this town. With the help of your tour guides - a charm of magpies - you'll feel like a true Melburnian.

Megan McKean is a designer, travel writer, author & illustrator. Creating travel inspired pieces, her illustration work is characterised by the use of bright colour palettes, strong line work and surprising details hidden within each piece, encouraging the viewer to go back for another look to see what they may have missed.

Hello, Melbourne! measures 29.5cm x 22cm.

Featuring imagery by Australian illustrator, Megan McKean, "Hop, Skip, SNAP!" is a fun family game that introduces you to some lesser-known Australian mammals.

You know the koala but have you met the tiger quoll? Other animals include the Tasmanian devil, sugar glider, echidna, dingo, grey-headed flying fox, wombat, quokka, bilby, swamp wallaby, brushtail possum and red kangaroo.

How to play: shuffle the cards and divide them equally between the players. Each player should keep their cards face down. Taking it in turns, each player flips over their top card, placing it into a pile in the middle. When the top two cards on the pile match, the first player to say “Hop, Skip, SNAP!” wins all the cards in the pile. The winner is the first player to collect all the cards.

Up for an extra challenge? There are four different themed games in the SNAP! series by Megan McKean. Each game in the series can be joined together to form a larger playing deck, and create more fun!

Koalas eat gum leaves. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, and even on their birthdays. Most koalas dont seem to mind. But one does. He is on the lookout for some tastier tucker...and he's about to make a discovery that changes everything. A tale about having too much of a good thing!

Koalas Eat Gumleaves measures 28cm x 21cm.

It is no laughing matter when you are the most serious bird in the borough. Kookaburras love to laugh. They laugh when it is sunny, or rainy, or windy. They laugh for no reason at all. When one serious kookaburra decides to flee the jokers, and goes to find a more suitable flock, he finds that perhaps he might just be in the right place after all.

Kookaburras Love to Laugh measures 28cm x 21cm.

Lyrebirds learn to lie from the day they hatch. They are the best in the bush at fibbing, faking, fabricating and fake-news creating. Until one lyrebird decides to go straight, and discovers that sometimes even the truth hurts.

Liarbird measures 28cm x 21cm.

Created by Tasmanian illustrator, Katey Love, the Mesmerised range specialises in black and whole books and gifts for babies.

From birth until nine months, an infant's eyesight is not fully developed, but they respond strongly to high-contrast images such as these. You will be amazed at just how intrigued baby is by these bold shapes and patterns - they will be truly mesmerised! Babies particularly enjoy symmetry, and respond to faces from a very early age. The simple faces in this fold-out book will entrance baby.

• Concertina style, fold-out fabric book featuing four double-sided illustrated panels
• This book can stand up, making ideal for tummy-time
• 100% cotton outer with foam inside - great for grasping little fingers
• The thick, padded pages are great for developing fingers to explore and practice turning and folding
• Entertaining and stimulating - Mesmerised and Faces for Babies are a great distraction for little ones when travelling
• Recommended by Paediatricians, mid-wives, mums and more!
• Measures approximately 15cm long x 15cm high x 3 cm thick (60cm long when fully unfolded)

Created by Tasmanian illustrator, Katey Love, the Mesmerised range specialises in black and whole books and gifts for babies.

From birth until nine months, an infant's eyesight is not fully developed, but they respond strongly to high-contrast images such as these. You will be amazed at just how intrigued baby is by these bold shapes and patterns - they will be truly mesmerised by the silhouettes of Australian birdlife and wildflowers depicted here!

• Concertina style, fold-out fabric book featuring four, double-sided, illustrated panels
• This book can stand up, making ideal for tummy-time
• 100% cotton outer with foam inside - great for grasping little fingers
• The thick, padded pages are great for developing fingers to explore and practice turning and folding
• Entertaining and stimulating - a great distraction for little ones when travelling
• Recommended by Paediatricians, mid-wives, mums and more!
• Measures approximately 15cm long x 15cm high x 3 cm thick (60cm long when fully unfolded)
• Made in Australia
• Made with 100% GOTS-certified, organic cotton

A delightful counting book featuring some very cheeky Australian animals and lots of humour.

How hard can it be to find a bit of peace and quiet? 

Wombat is tired and just wants to rest. But it's hard to sleep during the day when a bunch of noisy birds want to sing and play. The magpies keep whistling, the fairy wrens are flitting about and don't even talk about the kookaburras. 

Poor tired wombat. Will he ever get to sleep? 

One Very Tired Wombat is a board book that measures 16 x 16cm.