Books

It’s Christmas morning, and there’s only one thing I really want—a shiny new bike! Help me unwrap each gifts under the tree by lifting the flaps to see what’s inside. Has Santa remembered my bike?

Lily watches on as Grandma moves into a new home. Through care and empathy Lily helps her Grandma find comfort in her new surroundings. A delightful picture book that celebrates family and community.

Explore and discover all the beauty and surprises of nature in Grandma’s garden. A magical lift-the-flap book destined to be a treasured read aloud between grandparents and their grandchildren.

Florence loves spending time with her big brother, Henry. But Henry is different from other brothers – he doesn’t like hugs or loud noises, and he often needs time alone. Henry and Flo is a story about sibling love, acceptance, and the joy of embracing...

Children will delight in discovering all the amazing machines involved in mining. This interactive picture book will capture every child’s imagination.

Grandad is training his collie puppies to help out on the farm, but one curious pup is more interested in mischief and fun. Rita the Muster Pup is a charming story about raising working dogs on a remote cattle property in Central West Queensland. Readers...

When Charlie realises his Granny is sad, he finds a way to reach her through shared memories. A book that emphasises the value of empathy, and the power of love.

Far out deep in space lies a Tiny Little World and on that little planet lives a lonely little lizard named Rexy. When something new from far away comes burning into the atmosphere things are about to change, will this new thing change Rexy’s life. Come...

When Gordon the Golf Cart sees one of his golfers in distress, together with his friends, he sets about to find a missing golf ball. A fun adventure golfers will enjoy sharing with their young children.

After a devastating fire, a brave koala and a little tree must journey through the ashes, working together to survive and restore the magic of their cherished habitat. This tender, poetic, and inspirational story illuminates the power of loving one’s...

A non-fiction exploration of the life of reclusive literati in the mountains during the Yuan Dynasty through ancient Chinese paintings.

A non-fiction exploration of the Eastern Jin dynasty through ancient Chinese paintings.

A non-fiction exploration of the Tang dynasty through ancient Chinese paintings.

A non-fiction exploration of the Southern Tang Dynasty through ancient Chinese paintings.

A non-fiction exploration of the grand view of rivers and mountains of the Northern Song Dynasty found in A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains.

A non-fiction exploration of ladies fashion, including hair, makeup and dress during the Tang dynasty.

Books are great companions no matter where you are. One thing’s for sure … books are not just for bedtime! Where will you read this book?

Struck Down By The Gods – the translation of the ancient word for stroke or apoplexy – explores one of medicine’s most misunderstood conditions. In this deeply researched book, acclaimed teacher, professor and neurologist Peter Gates brings more than 40...

Are you a collector? What sort of things do you like to collect and why? Meet Ned, the collector. Follow Ned on his journey of discovery as he collects the important things in life, or are they really important? A lyrical text that encourages family...

Are you a collector? What sort of things do you like to collect and why? Meet Ned, the collector. Follow Ned on his journey of discovery as he collects the important things in life, or are they really important? A lyrical text that encourages family...

No matter how far she roamed, Olivia always called Australia home. From the UK to Melbourne and beyond, Grease superstar Olivia Newton-John remains a global icon in music, acting, and philanthropy. This updated edition of Grace and Gratitude celebrates...

Based on true events, this is the untold story of the foreign currency bank loans scandal that rocked Australia in the 1980s, devastating over 4,500 families. In a world where powerful politicians and privileged bankers called the shots, greed reigned,...

It’s Blossom Possum’s birthday, and she’s far too excited to sleep! Using goodies from the Aussie bush—gumnuts, wattle seeds, lilly pilly berries and witchetty grubs—she makes a delicious birthday treat so share with her friends: a Gumnut Man stuck...

Set against the upheavals of 19th-century Russia, The Rim of the Skyfollows Elizaveta Georgievna, a young noblewoman swept into a world of radical ideas, clandestine marriages, and ruthless oppression. Torn between family duty and a fierce hunger for...

Seventeen-year-old Jules Edwards always thought he was ordinary—until a viral news broadcast and a DNA test unravel everything. Kidnapped as a baby, Jules is forced to leave behind the only life he’s ever known and return to a family of strangers: the...

Anna and Mark are a young Wollongong couple whose lives change the night they watch a documentary showing orphaned babies tied to cribs, never held. Moved to act, they enter Australia’s adoption system—only to discover a maze of delays, contradictions,...

In 1989, a high-ranking Catholic church official approached J.S. Ayliffe with an unimaginable request: assist in concealing the systematic abuse of children by clergy. That secret lay dormant for a quarter-century, until the 2014 Royal Commission into...

A key lies at the heart of this evocative memoir—unlocking long-buried memories of a childhood shaped by beauty, fear, and fierce emotional undercurrents in 1930s and 1940s Australia. Narrated by Natasha Ross, born to middle-class parents of European...

Con Jones—born Thomas Shortel—was a bookmaker, a fugitive, a family man, and a genius sports promoter who reshaped Canadian soccer and lacrosse in the early 20th century. Leaving Sydney in disgrace after a Melbourne Cup betting scandal, he arrived in...

In a sporting landscape dominated by rugby and Australian Rules, football was kept alive in the mining towns of New South Wales and Queensland, fuelled by the passion of working-class migrants. Through the intertwined lives of miner-turned-international...

‘Socceroos in Scotland’ is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, roles started to be reversed from the 1980s, when the...

Whether you're helping your child tie shoelaces, your gran with her new phone, or a boardroom of executives, if you have knowledge or skills that someone else doesn’t—and you want to help them learn—you are a teacher. To be human is to teach, so the...

This book is about transforming how you think about connection during one of life’s most challenging chapters. If you're part of the sandwich generation — juggling work, kids, and caring for ageing loved ones — you know the exhaustion. You're racing...

Ladies First by Ashley Morrison is a compelling account of the remarkable journey undertaken by the Australian womens hockey team at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. These 16 women not only secured Australias first Olympic Gold Medal in Hockey but also...

The Conscious Leader Wisdom Deck is a 49-card oracle deck designed to support modern leadership through emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and spiritual alignment. Rooted in the chakra system and structured for daily or weekly use, each card invites...

In today’s rapidly changing work environment, building a high-performing team isn’t optional – it’s essential. Thriving Teams is a practical, evidence-based guide to creating teams that are united, aligned, and set up to achieve. Drawing on Claire Gray’s...

"CHAMPIONS: THE LEGACY THAT SHAPED SMALL BUSINESS FOR A NATION, celebrates the history of Australia's leading small business award program: The Australian Small Business Champion Awards. Attended by Prime Ministers, premiers and stars alike, the program...

From 1872 to 1939, a significant number of Australian and New Zealand artists were chosen for exhibition at the annual French Salons. The imprimatur of the Salons bestowed prestige, publicity and visibility, and increased an artist’s saleability, both at...

In 1900, 30 Australian artists were working in Etaples, a French fishing village west of Paris. Charles Conder, Rupert Bunny, Isobel Rae and John Peter Russell were among these wo lived and worked in France.

These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kashmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their...

A study of Arthur Upfield and his long-term relationship with Albermarle station, in north-western NSW from the early 1920s, where he found so many characters and plots for his Bony novels, featuring an Aboriginal detective. Upfield's letters to EV...

First published in 1937, this is a history of pearling and lugging in and around Broome, now in its 23nd edition as an Imprint Classic.

These fourteen autobiographical tales were first published in 1934 and take us into Upfield's world from 1911 to the publication of The Sands of Windee and the trial of "Snowy" Rowles. They feature some of the characters and circumstances in the later...

Revised edition with over 60 colour illustrations: The first study of Margaret Preston's life in Berowra, north of Sydney, from 1932 to 1942, fully illustrated with her woodcuts, paintings and monotypes showing that area of the Hawkesbury River. Written...

His latest book is really the romance of the Edie Creek and Bulolo diggings, situated inland from Salamau; and with the discovery of the field are associated the names of diggers as "Shark Eye Bill" (William Park), Matt Crowe, Jim Preston, Arthur...

Ion Idriess draws on his childhood memories to describe the rise of the mines in this, the best history of Broken Hill and surrounds in the NSW Central West.

In these pages Ion Idriess has brought together stories gathered and lived in his happy battling years in the wild lands of Australia's Far North and the islands beyond. Stories of gold and pearls, of land and cattle, of the search for wealth in...

"In Crocodile Land" is principally the story of travels by lugger through northern waters and into slimy creeks where the huge crocodiles abound. The author took part in many hunting expeditions and enlightens us on the various methods adopted for...