Have a look at Anthony Browne's Animal Fair [$24.95] - it's the old Nursery Song "I went to the
Animal Fair, the birds and the beasts were there . . . " with spectacular
pop-ups.
Anthony Browne is famous as the creator of the character Willy the Wimp,
and many others.
The JUMBO
floor puzzle - is, as it suggests - HUGE and brightly coloured
in either ABC or 123. This is a fun learning tool at $16.95.
What about a
"Dress-up" Book? These
come in a pack with a board book, head band with ears and a tail. CUTE!!!!
Choose from Pig, Panda, Mouse, Monkey, Bunny or Tiger [$16.95]
Beautiful Picture Books
Various Faerious [$24.95] You think you've seen faeries - not like these you haven't.
Artist Jacqui Grantford has created this story in verse with the most
beautifully illustrated and believable faeries.
Every picture
tells a story especially when the illustrator is Lizbeth Zwerger. Her
dreamy watercolours have earned her virtually every recognition an illustrator
can be given including the most prestigious of all, The Hans Christian
Andersen Medal.
Her latest is Swan Lake [$29.95].
Her previous books are the
most beautiful editions imaginable of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard
of Oz.
Another retelling
of a classic is Thumbelina [$25.00]
by Anna Feinberg and illustrated by Mark Jackson and Heather Potter.
The Red Tree won Honour for Shaun
Tan, the Author/Illustrator.
An Ordinary Day won Picture Book of the Year for Author Libby
Gleeson and Illustrator Armin Greeder.
My Dog, Book of the Year for Younger Readers written by John
Heffernan and Illustrated by Andrew McLean.
Where Does Thursday Go? also an Honour Book by Author Janeen
Brian and Illustrator Stephen Michael King.
Younger Readers will
be delighted with Otto and the Flying Twins [$19.95] "It all started with a puzzling coughing noise . . ." and there's Magic.........
Pincus Corbett's Strange Adventure [$14.95] the
tailor has disappeared - so has the magnificent suit he created for
a hypnotist . . . and there's Magic.......
The Fairy
Realm [$19.95]
by Emily Rodda contains all six books in one volume. There's danger
. . . and Magic.....
for Lemony Snicket
fans, The Carnivorous Carnival ($19.95)
is the bizarre ninth instalment in this series.
Also available is A Box of Unfortunate Events - a gift boxed set of three books by Lemony Snicket for $59.95.
Fans of Elizabeth
Honey will enjoy 45 & 47 Stella Street; What Do You Think Feezal?
and Don't Pat the Wombat! as a three-in-one volume under the title: Elizabeth Honey's Bunch of Books at $19.95 [ - magic price]
Voyage of
the Arctic Tern [$29.95
Hard Cover] is a classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure. A
novel in verse splendidly illustrated by Nick Poullis.
A richly atmospheric
thriller The Thief Lord [$15.95]
a beautiful, magical [!!] treasure with the power to spin time itself.
For teenagers Peter
Dickinson comes highly recommended by Philip Pullman [who won the Whitbread
award for his book The Amber Spyglass] Dickinson's own book The
Ropemaker [$14.95] is a splendid yarn.
Another tale
of magic and adventure from the heart of the jungle is Isabel Allende's City of the Beasts [$29.95 HB], a voyage of discovery set deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Voyage of
the Artic Tern mentioned in the Younger Readers Section is also suitable for teenagers.
The brilliance in writing and sense of history evoked in this verse
novel will be appreciated by this age group.
Darksong:
Book Two of the Legendsong [$29.95] is the parallel world trilogy from Isobelle Carmody. Certainly
it is a big read of 760 pages depicting the world of Keltor; the Song
[harmonising] and Chaos [the dark forces]. Suitable for fantasy fans
of all ages, and a wonderful sequel Darkfall.
and for the extras -
Four books worth
a mention at only $7.95: 1001 Cool Jokes; 1001
More Cool Jokes; 101 Cool Science
Experiments and 101
Cool Ways to Make Money
HOTTER THAN POTTER:
"Where to" after Harry Potter!!
The Harry Potter series has re-ignited children’s
interest in reading.
To capitilize on this renewed interest here is
a list of titles that children can move onto.
It is a guide only. There is a lot more
good literature around.
Spend an hour or two in your local bookshop or library for more suggestions.
