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Mother Bird sat over her eggs. ''Not long now,'' she said to Father Bird. Father Bird brought her worms and seeds. ''Not long at all.''When an extra egg appears in their nest and takes too long to hatch, Mother Bird and Father Bird must risk their lives to keep it warm. And as the freezing winter takes hold and it seems all hope is lost, only something miraculous will save them.A gorgeous and heartwarming picture book about love, commitment and discovery from an outstanding creative team: Sofie Laguna, acclaimed author of When You''re Older, and Jess Racklyeft, award-winning illustrator of Iceberg.

''The best read-in-the-bath love story.'' Kate Langbroek''Will blow you away...beautifully (and accurately) written.'' Fifi BoxPerfect for fans of Emily Henry!Radio young gun Alex York is used to knowing - and getting - exactly what she wants.But when she blows up her glamorous career and retreats to a tropical island, for the first time in her life she has no plan, no prospects and, increasingly, no money.Lured back to the real world by the breakfast radio gig of a lifetime, she promises herself she''ll never let anyone throw her off course again - not her patronisingly old-school CEO, her network arch-nemesis or even her unexpectedly attractive new boss...Laugh-out-loud funny and bursting with heart, Love on the Air is a deliciously escapist rom-com set in the dazzling world of commercial radio and celebrity musicians.

Two things that are true and one that is a lie:I think my mother is dead and alive. I think if I work hard I will be very good at something. I''ve tried to please my dad but I don''t think I ever will. Thirteen-year-old Morgan lives with his dad and his older brother, Mitch. He hasn''t heard from his mum since she left when he was two. He works hard on his football skills, striving to meet his father''s high expectations and ''be a man''. But what that means isn''t always clear-cut. When Morgan makes a friend at school, gets injured in a game, and his long-lost mum turns up, everything changes. Then, when he meets an old woman in need of help, Morgan must decide what kind of man he wants to be. Shining a timely and much-needed light on different kinds of masculinity, Darkest Night, Brightest Star is a unique and compelling novel from a masterful storyteller.

When a boy called Keith pops up from nowhere in Letty''s bedroom and accuses her of invading his room, Letty is astonished - but things get even stranger when she realises she is caught up in an incredible adventure, able to slip back and forth in time!Keith lives in the world of 1969, and Letty joins in the thrill and excitement of the first astronauts about to land on the moon. But when she discovers her trips to the past are changing history, she starts to worry. What if something she says or does causes a disaster - or even messes up the moon landing?

I have more cousins than I can count on my fingers and toes.Quiet cousins and loud cousins. Dark cousins and fair cousins. Young cousins and old cousins.I have cousins who are near. And some who are far. But even those who are far feel near. Because memories of them surround me, wrapping me up like a warm blanket. From wild campouts to boisterous family gatherings, the adventures and experiences that bind cousins together are rich and lifelong. They are our first friends, and our forever friends. A joyful celebration of family from debut author Sharara Attai, gloriously illustrated by CBCA award-winning illustrator Michelle Pereira.

A powerful and perceptive novel from two-time Miles Franklin Award winner Alex Miller.''Miller has created a body of writing that is now acknowledged as one of the great Australian literary achievements of the past half-century.'' - Morag Fraser It''s 1975, and at the threshold of his writing career Andy McPherson is navigating how to be fully present both for his partner, Jo, and their young daughter. When forced to take a part-time teaching job Andy meets Lang Tzu, a charismatic and intriguing man. Andy is drawn deeper into a dangerous relationship when Lang asks him to prove his friendship by brokering a risky deal for a much-desired piece of art. Andy finally consents despite Jo''s opposition. In the process, Andy is in fact negotiating his own deal with himself as an artist and is compelled to face up to the conflict between his conception of art as a creative gift and the realities of the art market. Powerful and perceptive, Miller''s profound and intimate depiction of Jo and her partnership with Andy, and his poignant portrait of Lang''s troubled genius, form the beating heart of this beautiful novel.

''A compelling story, beautifully told, about how animals can show you a way forward.'' Richard GloverTim Husband was born into a Jehovah''s Witness family who spent their weekends delivering God''s Word. Struggling to fit into this orthodox community, he found refuge in the bush, collecting and caring for injured animals.At fourteen, Tim was thrown out of home by his father and the church elders. He was taken in by the owner of the local zoo, and in exchange for a bed and food, Tim spent the next ten years caring for the wild animals. Patiently observing these exotic animals gave Tim his first true sense of family. He slowly enriches their lives by making their habitats closer to those found in the wild.Tim is one of a handful of international specialists known for their expertise in animal care. He has directed, designed and curated at some of the best-known zoos in the world, building a reputation as an exotic animal whisperer.

SHORTLISTED: 2025 Book of the Year for Younger Children, Australian Book Industry AwardsSHORTLISTED: 2024 Best Children''s Fiction, Aurealis AwardsSelected as one of the Best Middle Grade for 2024 - Readings Books A fully illustrated and brilliantly readable adventure full of magic and prophecy, quests, heroism and loyal friendship - the world of Bravepaw will hook young readers until the very last page. This is the stuff of legend. Titch has always longed for adventure - just like the gallant mouse hero Bravepaw in all her favourite stories. But she is the smallest mouse in her family, living in a peaceful little village where nothing exciting ever happens . . . until DIRE TROUBLE comes to the Plateau! Titch and her best friend Huckleberry must set out on a DANGEROUS QUEST to take the Heartstone to repair the crack in the heart of Alluria before the whole world breaks apart. Can Titch ever hope to live up to the legend of Bravepaw?

SHORTLISTED: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers SHORTLISTED: 2025 Victorian Premier''s Literary Awards, Writing for Young Adults''A moving coming-of-age story with so much heart. For readers who enjoyed Heartstopper.'' BOOKS & PUBLISHINGFootsteps approach behind me. I turn and see an Aboriginal boy arriving at the doorway. He''s tall, taller than me. He''s got curly hair. His body is fit. His chest is chiselled and bare and he''s wearing only football shorts.When 17-year-old Jonah arrives in a new town - Patience - with his dad and younger brothers, it feels like a foreign place. A new town means he needs to make new friends - which isn''t always easy. Especially when he''s wrestling with his body image, and his memories of his mother.When he joins the local footy team so he can spend more time with his new crush, Harley, he feels like he''s moving closer to something good. But even though he knows what he wants, it doesn''t mean he''s ready.Emotionally compelling, honest and warm, I''m Not Really Here is a beautiful novel about navigating family and friendships, and finding a way through grief towards love, from an internationally acclaimed bestselling Indigenous author.Praise for Gary Lonesborough''What a revelation this young writer is. He is doing something no other male First Nations novelist has attempted: the YA Blak queer genre that is a glimpse into another world view, at once confronting yet heartwarming.'' - AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW [We Didn''t Think it Through]''A lightning bolt to the soul. The Boy from the Mish announces a bold, necessary new talent.'' WILL KOSTAKIS

''Skillfully juggles superhero action, teen team drama, interesting and disgusting nature facts, and loads of funny gags.'' Books+PublishingLetitia, Binky and Worried Norman are no ordinary teens. They are the superheroes better known as the Indefatigable EnviroTeens! Unluckily they have been space snorkelled - sucked up by giant tubes, teleported through the galaxy, stripped of their powers and squeezed out on ... Mars?! Forced to join the Great Snorkel Manufactory, the three teenagers overhear the evil Baron Kartuffelpoffen''s plan to snorkel up all of Earth''s water. It really sucks! Can their trusty sidekicks, Stuart the wobbegong and Beverly the sourdough starter, come to the rescue?An intergalactic quest filled with friends, fiends and friands that proves there''s nothing like a tasty snack. A wacky adventure for fans of Dog Man and the Treehouse books from the award-winning Guardian Australia cartoonist, bandicoot enthusiast and national treasure.''I haven''t read this book yet but it is the greatest book ever!'' You (reader of this book)

What do a minch-wiggin, a Queen, and a rather large magical pup have in common? They need to find the dragon that has turned their worlds upside-down . . . even if it means revealing all they want to keep hidden. A delightfully pleasing whimsical fantasy novel for readers who love Cressida Cowell or Katrina Nannestad. There are Three Great Secrets in Hallow, a country that loves secrets almost as much as it loves green jellybabies. No, I'm not going to tell you anything more about them. I am a loyal citizen of Hallow, and would never betray— Oh, you have jellybabies? Green ones? Well, I suppose I could tell you a little more. Come closer. Open your ears and your heart, and pass the green jellybabies. I will tell you a story about an enormous magical pup, a child Queen and a very small minch-wiggin with the unfortunate title of Destroyer-of-Dragons.

Megan and her best friend Li must team up and draw on all their creativity and courage to defeat a strange monster that threatens their town. Megan kept drawing. The drawing seemed to have a mind of its own. She felt herself begin to panic. She wanted to stop. But her hand didn’t stop. Please, could she stop. Stop! Megan is obsessed with drawing fantastical creatures and she shares them with her best friend Li who writes stories to go with the pictures. They are kindred spirits with big creative dreams. One day everyone in town - except Megan and Li - is immobilized by a strange glow coming from their phones. Megan and Li are initially frightened and alarmed, but when they realize they are somehow immune, they set out to seek help. Soon a battle unfolds, a thrilling battle that pits all of their creative energies against the terrible monster that has ensnared everyone else around them. A wonderfully spooky novel from one of Australia's finest writers, and beautifully illustrated by Marc McBride.

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favorite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life. She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance. Underlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humor. This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops.

When Chanelle Moriah was diagnosed with autism at 21, life finally began to make sense. Hungry for information, Chanelle looked for a simple resource that could explain what autism is and how it can impact the different areas of an autistic person's life, but found that there was little written from the perspective of someone who is autistic. So Chanelle decided to create that missing resource.Chanelle discovered just how difficult it can be for autistic adults - particularly females or those assigned female at birth - to be diagnosed or even be assessed for autism. This is partly because there is very little understanding of the different ways autism can present itself.I Am Autistic is a tool for both diagnosed and undiagnosed autistics to explain or make sense of their experiences. It also offers non-autistic people the chance to learn more about autism from someone who is autistic. With clear sections describing the different aspects of autism, accompanied by Chanelle's beautiful illustrations, and with space for readers to write down their thoughts, this book is designed to be personalised to the individual's experience.I Am Autistic helps people feel less alone in their autism and brings knowledge to an often-misunderstood condition.

Would your younger self believe the news of today? An entire city block blown up by a suicide bomber on Christmas Day because he believed phone towers spread disease. A Representative elected to the US Congress on a platform that Democrats are secretly harvesting an anti-aging chemical from the blood of abused children. Angry rioters in furs and horns overrun the Capitol in a bloody carnage of insurrection. The Prime Minister of Australia employing the wife of his friend who fronts a group the FBI has declared terrorists. A global pandemic which, even as they lie dying from it, people refuse to believe exists. Many who sat in shocked disbelief as these events beamed around the world asked the same question: 'How did we get here?' For those rioters, it was the culmination of a journey of online radicalisation that began with the weaponisation of disinformation by their political leaders and outrageously biased 'news' commentators. Facts and Other Lies puts fake news in its historical context and explains how disinformation has fractured society, even threatening democracy itself. It explains why disinformation is so potent and so hard to stop, and what we can do to help prevent its proliferation in Australia - where politicians and shock jocks are already operating from the same dark playbook. It outlines how anyone can defuse disinformation in the home, office or pub, or wherever the deluded gather to spread their nonsense. Be prepared!

Discover how best to manage mental health issues - specifically depression - in bestselling pscyhologist Gwendoline Smith's evidence-based, practical guide. The Book of Feeling Blue offers hope to those experiencing depression, explaining the nature of the condition and the many different forms it can take at different life stages, and offering straightforward advice about how to manage it. Written in a chatty, reassuring tone with supplementary illustrations included throughout to demonstrate key points, chapters cover all aspects of the condition, including how to support a family member or friend who may be suffering from it, providing a therapist's evidence-based, practical toolkit for dealing with this widespread and debilitating mental-health problem.