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Little one, when we say Black Lives Matter,we're saying black people are wonderful-strong.That we deserve to be treated with basic respect,and that history's done us wrong.

From birth to the end of school, in joy and in sorrow, on the trumpet and thedjembe, at home and in the community, a black child's parents remind himwhy Black Lives Matter. A gorgeous and essential picture book for children ofall ages from bestselling and award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke.

When We Say Black LivesMatter

DECEMBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 32PP | AGE 4+

A vital and timely picture book from the prize-winningand bestselling Australian author Maxine Beneba Clarke.

MAXINE BENEBA CLARKE

Maxine Beneba Clarke is a widely published andaward-winning Australian writer of Afro-Caribbeandescent who writes across the non-fiction, fiction andchildren's spaces. The Hate Race, her memoir aboutgrowing up black in Australia, won the NSWPremier's Literary Award Multicultural NSW Award2017 and was shortlisted for many other awards.

ACQUIRING PUBLISHER: Robert Watkins

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With more than sixty of the most deadly and dangerous animals from acrossthe world to explore, every page of this beautifully illustrated volume is moreeye-opening than the last. You will learn interesting facts about thesefascinating species (many of which you won't have even known were deadly),such as how they have adapted to survive and whether we should bethreatened by these animals or appreciate them for their incredible features.

Children and adults alike will pore over the breathtaking scientific illustrationsof unusual animals from the geography cone snail to the wolverine, theIrukandji jellyfish to the slow loris, debating their relative dangerous features,learning about science and nature along the way.

This gorgeous hardcover book is illustrated in exquisite detail by award-winningauthor and illustrator Sami Bayly. A brilliant companion to The IllustratedEncyclopaedia of Ugly Animals.

The Illustrated Encyclopaediaof Dangerous Animals

OCTOBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 128PP | AGE 7+

Dangerous animals get a bad rap, but this beautifullyillustrated encyclopaedia helps us appreciate the incrediblefeatures of some of our more hair-raising animal species.

ACQUIRING PUBLISHER: Jeanmarie Morosin


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SAMI BAYLY


With more than sixty ugly animals to explore, this compendium of the unusualcelebrates the beauty in 'ugliness'. Children and adults alike will pore over thebreathtaking scientific illustrations of unusual animals, debating their relativeugliness and merits, learning about science and nature along the way.

Featuring illustrations and facts about the thorniest species the animal kingdomhas to offer, from the naked mole rat to the goblin shark, aye-aye, sphinx cat,blobfish and many more 'ugly' beauties.

The Illustrated Encyclopaediaof Ugly Animals


Marvel as you enter the fascinating hidden world of uglyanimals in this illustrated encyclopaedia of the animalkingdom's most unusual and beauty-challenged species.It's time for ugly animals to shine!



SAMI BAYLY

Sami Bayly is a natural history illustrator based inNewcastle who loves all things weird and wonderful. Shefinds the beauty and importance of all animals regardlessof their appearance. Keep up to date by following Sami onInstagram: @SamiBayly

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Joan-Maree Hargreaves has worked in publishing and magazines for more than adecade and has edited a number of international children's titles.

Marita Bullock is an academic and secondary school teacher across the fields ofCultural Studies, Film, Art, and Literature, most recently at the University of Sydney.

Liz Rowland is a British illustrator who has worked with clients including Vogue,Gourmet Traveller and Visit Britain.


APRIL 2021 | HARDBACK | 64PP | AGE 7+

Kids with an interest in the world around them will adore this collection offantastic festivities, crazy celebrations and happy holy days from across theglobe.

This gorgeously illustrated hardback features a total of 38 festivals, including:Lunar New Year, Day of the Dead, Kumbh Mela, Holi, Diwali, Gelede, Christmas,La Tomatina, Eid-ul-Fitr, Konaki Sumo, Carnaval, Hanukkah, Anastenaria,Festival of Giants, Matariki, Halloween, The Birthday of Guru Nanak, Buddha'sBirthday, Bunya Cone Harvest Festival, Easter, Inti Raymi, Venetian MasqueradeBall, and more.

Grave-side picnics, epic dance-offs, tomato-throwing frenzies,crying-baby competitions and the biggest bathing ritual onthe planet – these are just some of the amazing events in thisbig book of world festivals for readers aged 7+.

The Big Book of Festivals

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JOAN-MAREE HARGREAVES, MARITA BULLOCK & LIZROWLAND

From the Adelie penguin to the zigzag heron, this A–Z book is jam-packed withover 400 animal species and all kinds of interesting animal facts.

Discover why the American flamingo is pink, how emerald tree boas hunt theirfood, what a baby echidna is called and whether the dusky leaf monkey reallyhas four stomachs.

A companion book to Jennifer Cossins' Ultimate Animal Counting Book, thisone's for budding zoologists aged 5+.

The Ultimate Animal AlphabetBook

NOVEMBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 60PP | AGE 5+

From the Adelie penguin to the zigzag heron, this A–Z bookis jam-packed with over 400 animal species and all kinds ofinteresting animal facts.

JENNIFER COSSINS






AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

Jennifer Cossins Jennifer Cossins is a CBCA award-winning artist andwriter with a passion for nature, the animal kingdomand all things bright and colourful. A born-and-bredTasmanian, Jennifer also designs homewares, textilesand stationery, which she stocks in her store in Hobart,Red Parka. Jennifer's books include A–Z of EndangeredAnimals, 101 Collective Nouns, The Baby Animal Book,A–Z of Australian Animals, The Ultimate AnimalCounting Book and A Flamboyance of Flamingos.

HARDBACK | 136PP | AGE 4+



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The Bushfire BookPOLLY MARSDEN & CHRIS NIXON

Australia is a big country with all sorts of weather. And sometimes extremeweather like bushfires. Bushfires can make a real mess of things. The air fillswith smoke. The skies turn red. Ash falls. Precious things burn. But we don'tneed to be scared, we just need to know all about bushfires and prepare forthem. This book will help you understand what causes bushfires, introduce youto all the clever people who are keeping an eye on them, and teach you how tobe prepared and not scared.

A practical and reassuring book for children to help them understand bushfiresand what action they can take to feel less anxious and more prepared asAustralia faces longer and more intense bushfire seasons.

SEPTEMBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 32PP | AGE 6+

An accessible and reassuring picture book that teacheschildren what they need to know about bushfires sothey can understand what's happening and be smartand prepared, not scared.





Polly Marsden is the creator behind the concept for Big Weather and How To SurviveIt, a new documentary TV series to be broadcast on ABC TV in 2020. Polly is aspeechwriter and script writer who is passionate about the power of words to inspirepositive social change.

Chris Nixon is a multidisciplinary artist creating across illustration, graphic design,creative direction and public art.


The Curiosities

APRIL 2021 | HARDBACK | 32PP | AGE 6+

Miro sees the world differently from everyone else, thanks to the Curiosities –strange little creatures that nestle on his shoulder, whisper in his ear, andshow him a different way of seeing the world. Most of the time, no one elsenotices. But sometimes, the Curiosities make him stand out, in ways that canbe good but are occasionally confusing and scary. Miro learns to live with andcontrol his Curiosities, and gradually starts to see that they are a kind of gift.

A lyrical and moving story inspired by the people who see the worlddifferently – and make it more wondrous.

A lyrical and moving story inspired by the people whosee the world differently – and make it more wondrous.From the award-winning author of The Bone Sparrowand Wisp.

ZANA FRAILLON & PHIL LESNIE

Zana Fraillon was born in Melbourne but spent her early childhood in SanFrancisco. Her 2016 novel The Bone Sparrow won the ABIA Book of the Year forOlder Children, the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the Amnesty CILIPHonour.

Phil Lesnie is a Sydney-based illustrator of children's books. He is also a children'sbookseller. He works primarily in watercolour, because in a watercolour paintingeven mistakes look lovely. He is the illustrator of Feathers, which was shortlisted forthe Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2018.

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Sha'an d'Anthes is a Sydney-based creative whose careeras an artist/illustrator has seen her travel, show and sellwork all over the world. Through her brand Furry LittlePeach, Sha'an has established and rallied a large audiencethat grows steadily by the day. For more on Sha'an, checkout her Instagram @furrylittlepeach

Bandits


Fern lives in a colourless, lifeless city and has only ever seen trees as pictures inher books. Fern is told that the bandits who come in the middle of the night tosteal from the city dwellers are bad guys, but when she follows them back totheir home she discovers a land of colour, life, friendship and a future shebelieves in.

Bandits is the second picture book from artist Sha'an d'Anthes.

A visually stunning picture book for children aged 4+with themes of friendship, diversity and theenvironment, from the author of Zoom.





SHA'AN D'ANTHES

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A family of birds stumble across an egg in the bush and take it home with them.The family are thrilled when a little crocodile hatches from the egg, but theother animals are a little confused.

'Why do you keep him?' they ask.

'Is it because he's beautiful? Is it because he's fun? Is it because he makes a greatcoat rack? Is that it? Is that why you keep him?'

Croccy is beautiful, and he is fun, and he does make a great coat rack. But that'snot why the family keep him. The other animals eventually realise that the birdskeep Croccy because he belongs with them.

Kitty Black loves nothing more than plotting her next children's book. She lives inPerth with her husband and two children.

Award-winning New Zealand illustrator Daron Parton has been working as anillustrator since 1990 and is also an illustration tutor at Auckland University ofTechnology.

A Crocodile in the Family

SEPTEMBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 32PP | AGE 3+

A charming, warm-hearted picture book about a familyof birds who take home an egg and, even though thecrocodile that hatches from it doesn't look or act likethe rest of the family, he belongs.




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Until not long ago, Lucy's legs would stick straight out from Smudge when theyrode. Now, Lucy's legs almost touch the ground, and the old pony is starting toget too slow and weak to ride. But Lucy isn't ready to move on yet – not evenwhen Pa brings home a young, fast horse called Copper. Can Lucy learn to lovea new horse, and let go of Smudge?

Mandy Foot's lyrical text and gentle illustrations will warm the heart of anyonewho has ever had to adjust to a new pet (or farewell an old one). An authenticlook at farm life from a beloved author-illustrator.

Lucy and Copper

JULY 2021 | HARDBACK | 32PP | AGE 4+

This story of a girl and her horse will warm the heart ofanyone who has ever had to adjust to a new pet (orfarewell an old one).

MANDY FOOT

Mandy Foot is a self-proclaimedanimal nut and horse lover andworks in a studio in the AdelaideHills. For further titles, illustrationsand other fun downloads visitwww.mandyfoot.com.au





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Slip on your overalls, pop on your hard hat and jump in the digger – let's build ahouse!

First the floor, and then the walls,Then the roof. Let's build it tall.You and me – we'll build it all!Up, up, up.

A step-by-step look at how a house is constructed from digging the foundationsand laying the bricks through to fitting the drains and painting the walls. Let'sBuild a House is a high-energy, gorgeously illustrated picture book written by areal-life engineer.

Originally from the UK, Mike Lucas moved with his family to Adelaide in 2010. He hashad work published in various magazines and anthologies. In 2017, Mike publishedhis first picture book, Olivia's Voice, which became a Notable in the 2018 CBCAAwards, followed by Vanishing and Nothing's Perfect. As well as being a writer, Mikeowns a bookshop in Adelaide, Shakespeare's Bookshop in Blackwood.

Award-winning New Zealand illustrator Daron Parton was born in the UK, married aKiwi and moved to New Zealand in 1995. He has been working as an illustrator since1990 and is also an illustration tutor at Auckland University of Technology. Daron'sbooks include The Ultimate Survival Guide to Monsters Under Your Bed and ACrocodile in the Family.


Let's Build a House

MAY 2021 | HARDBACK | 24PP | AGE 3+

Let's build a house! But what comes first? A step-by-step look at how a house is constructed by real-lifeengineer Mike Lucas and gorgeously illustrated byDaron Parton.





MIKE LUCAS & DARON PARTONLET'SLLLLEEEETTTT''''SSSSLET'SBUILDBBBBUUUUIIIILLLLDDDDBUILD

A HOUSEAAAA HHHHOOOOUUUUSSSSEEEEA HOUSE

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Cristy Burne has worked as a science communicator for nearly 20 years. Her booksinclude To the Lighthouse and Off The Track, and a non-fiction book, Zeroes andOnes (2018).

Denis Knight is a computer programmer who grew up geeking out about theworks of JRR Tolkien, Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.

Wednesday Weeks and theTower of Shadows

MAY 2021 | PAPERBACK | 384PP | AGE 8+

In a world of magic, can science save the day?

Wednesday Weeks never wanted to be a sorcerer's apprentice. She'd ratherstudy science than magic. But when her cloak-wearing, staff-wieldinggrandpa is captured by a power-hungry goblin king, Wednesday must find away to embrace her magical heritage and rescue him from the dreadedTower of Shadows.

Luckily, she's not alone. Her best friend Alfie is a prime-number fan androbotics expert who's all-in on Wednesday's epic plan involving paralleluniverses, swords of power, and a wise-cracking talking skull.

But it's going to take more than science, magic, and the world's cutest robotto take down this bad guy. Because the goblin king is playing for the ultimateprize – and Wednesday and Alfie just walked into his trap...

A seriously smart and funny new series about a reluctantsorcerer's apprentice who would rather study science thanmagic, which asks the question: In a world of magic, canscience save the day?



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Book 2: Lights Out | August 2020

Some children hate going to bed. Not Kitty! Kitty fallsasleep every night curled up snug as a bug in a bed box.That is, until one spooky night when Kitty's night-lightgoes missing and her fear of the dark comes creepingout. The cats, unfamiliar with the concept, try to settle herdown but to no avail. In the end, it won't be a night-lightthat saves the day.

Kitty Is Not a Cat series

4 TITLES | PAPERBACK | 60PP | AGE 7+

Kitty is Not a Cat is a warmly funny junior–fiction series aboutKitty, a little girl who believes she can be anything she dreams –even a cat. Based on the Australian animation series that hassold to more than 80 territories around the world. It has beenpicked up by Aljazeera, and Virgin Media have bought Seasons 1and 2 for the. Written by award-winning children's author JessBlack.



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Book 1: Teddy's Bear | August 2020

What could be better than a cuddly teddy bear? Howabout a real-life grizzly bear! Kitty and the bear spend afun-filled afternoon together, but it doesn't take long forKitty to realise that having a grizzly bear for a playmatemay be a little more trouble than she thought.


Book 4: Hired Hound | November 2020

When the neighbours hire a guard dog to keep the catsquiet, Kitty is afraid they may never get to play musicagain!

Book 3: Bath Time | November 2020

Kitty needs a bath, but that is easier said than done in ahouse full of cats who hate water! When the cats gatherup the courage to explore the mansion's dusty oldbathroom, Kitty realises that baths aren't so bad after all.


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Anna Morgan was born in Sydney, but spent most of her childhoodsurrounded by mountains in Nepal and Tibet travelling with herparents. Navigating this life made her a curious observer of people,although most of her time was spent reading Enid Blyton anddreaming of going to boarding school. She works as a bookseller.Before the Beginning is her sophomore book, following All ThatImpossible Space.

Before the Beginning

OCTOBER 2020 | PAPERBACK | 240PP | AGE 12+

That strange in-between time when the last year of school finishes, theholidays begin, and when teenagers move from school into the adult world. Atime when anything is possible, and everything can change.

Grace is questioning herself and has opted not to join her clique for the week-long end of year celebrations, instead tagging along with her brother Casperand his friends. Casper, an artist, is trying to create the perfect uni applicationportfolio. Overachieving Noah is reeling from a catastrophe that might haveruined his final exam results. Elsie is just trying to figure out how to hold theirfriendship group together.

Then, they meet a mysterious girl with a magnetic personality. All of them aredrawn to her, and she persuades them to go camping with her on a remote,uninhabited island. On the island, each of them will find answers to theirquestions. But what does Sierra want from them? An empathetic andsuspenseful coming of-age story from the author of All That ImpossibleSpace.

The story of four friends, a mysterious stranger, and theweek when everything changed. For fans of We WereLiars.



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Will Kostakis is an award-winning authorfor young adults. His first novel, LoathingLola, was released when he was justnineteen. It was also shortlisted for theChildren's Book Council of Australia Bookof the Year and Australian PrimeMinister's Literary awards. Will's firstfantasy novel, Monuments, was releasedin 2019 and is a Children's Book Council ofAustralia Notable book. The sequel, RebelGods, followed in 2020.

The Greatest Hit

NOVEMBER 2020 | PAPERBACK | 80PP | AGE 13+

People look at Tessa and see her biggest mistake.

While everyone else her age is taking their bold first steps into adulthood,she's just trying to outrun a song that went viral when she was fourteen.

But now – an opportunity. A profile as one of The Five Most ForgettableInternet Celebrities of the Decade So Far gives her the chance to right awrong, and the courage to sing her greatest hit as it was originally written.But will it be enough to win back the person she hurt?

When you love somebody, you have to sing it from therooftops, literally. But can Tessa reveal the truth behindthe viral music video that made her internet-famous?



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A sweet Australian Christmas story with a positivemessage about following your dreams, helping others,and the magic of Christmas, from the author andillustrator of the CBCA shortlisted book Bat Vs Poss.

Rachel's War

The Book of AustralianTrees


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Santa and the SugarGlider

NOVEMBER 2020 | HARDBACK | 24PP

ALEXA MOSES & ANIL TORTOP

MARCH 2021 | HARDBACK | 32PP

MARK WILSON

An inspiring story about the bravery and sacrifices ofAustralian nurses in World War I, by award-winningauthor and illustrator Mark Wilson.

JUNE 2021 | HARDBACK | 32PP

INGA SIMPSON & ALICIA ROGERSON

A gorgeously illustrated non-fiction picture book aboutAustralia’s native trees.

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