Books

A profound and modern approach to playing the ancient board game • Offers a comprehensive guide to the traditional Hindu game gyān caupar—a predecessor to Snakes and Arrows—and includes a three-color gameboard allowing readers to play • Analyzes...

Learn about 36 dangerous animals in this beautifully illustrated reference book filled with fascinating facts. The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals takes you into the wilderness where you will encounter all sorts of wild and dangerous creatures. ...

Uncovers the ancient Egyptian origin and magical power of the runes • Reveals the lineage of the runes by tracing their historical journey from Egyptian hieroglyphs through the Semitic Phoenician language to northern Europe • Draws on stories of the...

One little bird sets out into the big blue world to find a tree, build a nest, and make a best friend before winter comes Spring is here! The leaves are green. The sky is blue. The flowers are in bloom. And there’s a new bird in town. Bird is finally...

This innovative flip-format picture book is a sequel to the best-selling and CBCA Notable Book for 2017, Smile Cry. Piglet, Bunny and Cat return in a charming, whimsical sensory adventure that encourages kids to explore the multitude of ways that they...

Ollie’s Treasure is tale of mindfulness for young, developing minds. It’s a story about how simply noticing and taking in what is on offer to our senses can lead to the Holy Grail of treasure — happiness. Ollie’s Treasure takes children on a treasure...

Grace and Katie are twins who love to draw. Grace loves everything to be organised and neat, while Katie loves everything to be bright, bold and messy. When they want to draw a map of their home and street, the girls can’t agree on how it should be done...

Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food, and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed...

Loppy the Little Anxious Creature is very worried about not doing his homework well enough. He always focuses on what he’s done wrong rather than right, and often becomes very frustrated with himself. In this book of encouragement for those little...

John Addis believes that most people probably shouldn’t be managing their own money. However, if you do, or want to, this book will help you to get better at it by avoiding the traps. The key lesson in the book is that successful investors don’t...

Discover true stories of invention and pop-culture trends, told through engaging graphic novel artwork. Since humans first made them a reality, space vehicles have been vital to outer space exploration. From Sputnik I to Perseverance, spacecraft help...

The perfect Christmas book for Aussie babies and toddlers. It's Christmas and time to be merry! Willow the Wombat wants to find the perfect gift for her best friend, but this year she learns that spending time together is the greatest gift of all. ...

Finance industry veterans Joseph Healy and David Hornery reveal how they successfully started Judo Bank and disrupted the Australian banking market against all odds in this business masterclass for leaders, startups and entrepreneurs. Disillusioned with...

Only 7% of businesses in Australia (and a comparable number in the US and UK) break through $2M turnover – this book helps founders and CEOs set their sights on $5M to $10M and more, and overcome any roadblocks and challenges in their way. 2023...

Do you like magic? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place because there’s definitely NO magic in this book. Or is there? In this vibrant interactive story, readers are told by the insistent Bookkeeper that there’s no magic to be found in its pages, but...

Packed with research-based insights from Australia’s leading workplaces, Let’s Talk Culture is the how-to guide for people leaders who want to shape a world-class team culture by design. Successful leaders and organisations know that culture is the...

Discover true stories of invention and pop-culture trends, told through engaging graphic novel artwork. Drums are the backbone of music. They provide the beat that carries the song, yet drums are as old as music itself. From simple skins stretched over...

Anna loves the old pear tree that lives at the bottom of the garden. When she becomes seriously ill, her relationship with the tree provides comfort and peace on her journey, particularly when she plants a seed from one of the tree’s pears. Pear of Hope...

Discover true stories of invention and pop-culture trends, told through engaging graphic novel artwork Modern prosthetics are sophisticated wearable tech, but artificial limbs date all the way back to ancient Egypt! From the Greville Chester toe to...

One day, Dad invites Billy into his shed to build something, but Billy soon finds out that he is only allowed to watch. As Dad becomes engrossed in his project, Billy takes Dad’s off-cuts and other items from around the yard and shed and starts to copy...

Every two seconds, someone in the world suffers a stroke. In Finding Granny, that someone is Edie’s beloved grandmother. When Edie comes to the hospital, she is confronted by the physical changes in her grandmother: muddled words, a crooked face, a...

They say you can't step in the same river twice, and it's true that the Yarra has been hugely changed - but this book is a glorious and timely reminder that things can also be changed for the better. Nature writer Harry Saddler hops, skips and jumps his...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now a 10-part docuseries on Apple TV+ From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots—the greatest sports dynasty of the 21st century. It’s easy to...

A delightful board book for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with words to create funny new ones. Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based wordplay, where each page twists animal names...

The untold story of Australia’s first Royal Australian Navy wartime loss — revealed in full for the first time.While the thunder of overseas battles often dominates the narrative of Australians in World War Two, a forgotten tragedy unfolded in the quiet...

Jess and Ben are twins. Jess is a girl and Ben is a boy but in all the BIG ways, there is NO difference between them! Combining cheerful illustrations and a familiar narrative, this book will help children to understand that, fundamentally, people are...

Children love laughing about body noises. In Grandpa’s Noises, a range of sounds and words coming from body and mouth are explained in a warm and funny intergenerational romp. Children look at life with open, honest eyes but sometimes it takes a bit of...

Brave, the second book in the Lessons of a LAC series, provides kids with an effective strategy for how to face things that worry them. While kids are blessed with imagination, that can be a source of terror or anxiety. However, it can also be tapped to...

Be seen, valued and fulfilled at work without selling your soul. Employees are searching for answers on how to operate in the post-COVID working world in a way that feels right for them. They don't need more information; they need practical direction on...

Cookie the Border Collie loves lots of things, like smelling smelly smells, chewing chewy things, going for adventures and making friends. But most of all, Cookie loves Girl. Join this inseparable pair as they play together and learn how to make each...

Hugo the monkey doesn’t like Upside-Down Fridays. The day is the wrong way round; lunchtime is at morning teatime, and all his classmates’ smiles look like frowns. How will Hugo learn to tame the butterflies in his tummy and find the fun to be had in...

Sapling Green is a gentle, quiet girl with a secret she is scared to show the world. Wynn Farthing is funny and noisy, and the best at climbing high into the branches of the old schoolyard tree. One terrible day, after a storm, the gardener says the tree...

If you’re tired of chasing clients, second-guessing your scripts, and waking up to another month of unpredictable income…this book is your breakthrough. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, coach, or small business owner, the struggle is the same: how do you...

A fun, engaging story, perfect for children learning how to do something for the first time. Easy Peasy follows Ruby, who has just received her first pair of roller skates as a present from her dad. She’s convinced it will be easy peasy to learn how to...

Whether it's committing to a tackle, being a dad or writing a memoir, if Zach Tuohy goes in, he goes 'all in'. Like most Irishmen, Zach Tuohy's first love was Gaelic football. But when an Australian football club came knocking with a professional...

The house at the end of our road wasn't like the others. It was wild. Miss Brown lived there, all alone. At first I thought she was scary but maybe she just needed someone to bring her garden back to life?

Spend a day with Australia's most vibrant and unique feathered friends. Full of splashing shorebirds, clattering cockatoos, parading penguins and greedy galahs, Busy Beaks is the perfect introduction to birds of all shapes and sizes.

Busy lives mean it’s harder than ever to find the space to do those things that help you enjoy a greater quality of life. This has led to what is called a ‘nature deficit’. We are so hooked up to our work, our technology and the demands placed on us in...

In a distant future where the sun no longer shines, Toshiro Kamiya gives up his body to a sinister floral metamorphosis for a payday. The earth of the distant future is covered in thick clouds, and the sun no longer shines. Plants wither, and oxygen is...

Heartfelt and poignant, this is a captivating coming-of-age story navigates the difficult terrain of fractured families, the lies that break, and the ties that bind. When Matthew’s dad gets in trouble, he makes trouble for everyone else too. But with...

A delightful, surprising and profound story – through the eyes of a dog – about the things that worry us, and how perspective and play can help. It looks just like a normal ball, it's perfect by all accounts. It's red, it's round, it rolls and rolls but...

Crackling with the tension of a thriller, Mother Waters is a deeply beautiful and strange debut about ambition, grief, love and the myths we weave – both about ourselves and the natural world – by a hauntingly powerful new voice. On the morning of...

Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself. When Shannon (the horse whisperer) takes the Dream Riders on a trip to the Brumby Rescue...

Remy’s journey reaches a thrilling crescendo in The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch Vol. 3! Created and beautifully illustrated by Ameko Kaeruda and Yorofujj, this cozy fantasy manga blends warm-hearted tea magic with gripping courtly drama. The...

Even the most reluctant risers will find the fun in the morning routine with this lively role-reversal story about a mama who just doesn’t want to get ready! Getting Mama ready for the day can be a challenge… you’d better watch out that she doesn’t...

When Tyree Barnette moved to Sydney from North Carolina, he knew little of his new home. On first arriving, he was pleasantly surprised: the police treated him with respect and Black American culture seemed to be widely admired and celebrated.But in...

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Susie Tate comes a heartfelt, high-angst billionaire romance about a sunshine heroine, her brother’s brooding best friend, and the devastating secrets that could tear them apart. This paperback edition...