(Paperback)

Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery

(Hardback)

A little boy imagines what life was like for his new dog before he was adopted from a shelter. This is a lovely and touching book to encourage people to rescue pets instead of buy.--Candice Bergen. Full color.

(Paperback)

Since her mother died it had been just her, her dad, and her guinea pigs, Lulu and Fifi. A perfect non-nuclear family, but nothing stays the same forever. Ages 9-12.

(Hardback)

Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach readers a thing or two about empathy in this debut novel reminiscent of "The Great Gilly Hopkins."

(Hardback)

Two girls who share a birthday and palindromic names struggle with respective parental challenges and loneliness while gradually overcoming their differences to become close friends.

(Paperback)

A Printz Honor winner and "New York Times"-bestselling YA author brings honesty and charm to her middle-grade debut with the story of a friendship between two girls who are alike in so many ways, but different in all the wrong ways. Is this the perfect friendship, or a recipe for disaster

Suitable for reading in one sitting, this is a collection of classic Enid Blyton stories.

(Paperback)

When Flora Fox's parents send their daughter off to boarding school, they have no idea that the train will take her back to 1935.

(Hardback)

It's "Freaky Friday" meets "Hannah Montana" when two 12-year-old girls--one a famous TV star, the other an obsessive fan--switch bodies with hilarious and disastrous results.

(Paperback)

Pearl lives on a floating oyster farm with her sister and father, and refuses to set foot on land following the death of her mum. But when Nat comes from the mainland to spend the summer with the family, he shares a secret that forces Pearl to risk everything

(Hardback)

In the 1890s, sixteen-year-old Eqariusaq, from the village of Itta near Ellesmere, is caught between traditional Inuit life with her lazy husband Angulluk and the world of Lieutenant Peary and his family and crew, who call her Billy Bah.

(Paperback)

Max and the three other members of the top-secret Black Belt Club go to a Celtic-based world where the "Haunted Eye" has taken over all who make the seasons change and life thrive. Learning about balance, nutrition, aikido, and judo, the club defeats the "Haunted Eye" and learns the importance of having balance in life. Illustrations.

(Paperback)

Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.

(Hardback, Boxed Set)

A new chapter begins far from the old-fashioned charm of New England. Under the hot Florida sun, Nick Vargas and his annoying new stepsister, Laurie, stumble upon the faerie world. A nixie asks for their help to save her sisters and before they know it, Nick and Laurie are outrunning giants, negotiating with mermaids, and battling a monster.

(Paperback)

(Board book)

Illustrations and brief text show many different ways to hug.

(Paperback)

This is the fourth super-funny Big Nate compilation - now in FULL COLOUR! Enjoy all the most hilarious moments from Big Nates long running, much-loved comic strip.

Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

(Paperback)

"Watch on Prime Video. PBS Kids"--Title page.

(Hardback)

In this emotionally charged sports thriller, football loyalties and family ties are put to the test when Troy's father comes back into the picture--and Troy's determined to get to know him, even if his mom objects.

(, Unabridged edition)

NEW BOOK AND CD PACK - A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from David Walliams, number one bestseller and one of the fastest growing childrens authors across the globe.

(Hardback)

Contains: Bin Chicken Flies Again; ISBN 9781761127939 x 12; AU RRP $215.88, NZ RRP $263.88.

(Paperback)

"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home"--

(, New edition)

Binkle and Flip are very mischievous rabbits with a wicked sense of fun and aversion to hard work.