Children's Modern and Contemporary Fiction Books

Everyone has something SPECIAL inside them just waiting to be discovered...When Judy receives a birthday card telling her how special she is, she begins to wonder what that SPECIAL thing might be. 

Being a grandparent is an amazing job. Having a grandchild that has some challenges can be hard. Herbie was challenged with stuttering, not quite an unfamiliar challenge to his grandmother. She too was challenged with stuttering as a young child...

Pip is just like all the other possums, except for one thing: his tail won’t curl! This means he can’t hang from a tree branch, which is how his whole family sleeps. He hates sleeping by himself on the ground…until one morning he...

A devastating accident. An artificially intelligent prosthetic that makes her sleepwalk... A series of murders.Lena hates her parents' tech company. The world worships each cutting-edge CyberCorp release, but Lena has her doubts. Machines that think for...

Honeysuckle Holiday centers on the life of twelve-year-old protagonist, Lucy. It takes place in the south, in the late 1960s. Lucy struggles internally to come to terms with her parents' sudden and mysterious divorce. She finds herself thrust-almost...

It’s Tyler’s first day of school, and he’s excited. There’s so much to look forward to! He has a great day up until lunchtime, when a mean trout fish demands Tyler’s lunch. That night, Tyler’s mother explains bulling...

This is the third book in the 'Mikey and Me' reading series with extra large print for little eyes that need it. With an emphasis on family and love, Penelope Dyan uses her poetry and kid sized book and artwork to help children learn the words in the...

It’s a smashing good time at the X-ville Christmas Eve Masher—the only monster truck show in the snow. After pancaking the last car, the X-tails are on their way home when they spot something amazing. Sitting on the side of the road, looking...

YOU GOT THIS THING is a creative self-care journal to inspire young people living with any "Thing" (any ailment, disability, disease, disorder, illness, injury or syndrome) to dream big and follow their bliss.Written from a non-medical perspective, this...

Winner of a 2012 Preferred Choice Award by Creative Child Magazine, the first book of its kind that tells children with autism they are KIDS with autism, as it gently pokes fun of the onerous label "autistic." The readers will feel better about...

Alfred Nicol’s Animal Psalms begins with the baseball field’s organized uncertainties, and continues on many a trajectory of animal ruminations—with the human species well accounted for—ending in the imbalance of the everyday “Nuts” around us...

Her ears buzz, day and night, like a wasp has taken up residence in her brain. The solution? Call whoever it takes to get rid of it. No matter what the cost. If you love stories that leave you glancing over your shoulder with a chill down your...

Join Elsie the Elephant on her first day of Circus School! Learning new things can be tricky and it's disheartening when we fail, but Elsie perseveres and discovers where her true talents lie!For more books like this one, download the Kindergo...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection of twenty stories retold by the great Edith Nesbit. First released in 1907 with the goal of making the great plays that have influenced western culture easily understandable for children, these...

Welcome to the Clancy of the Outback series.Eleven-year-old Clancy has been thrust into life out woop-woop. These are the stories of his outback adventures at his uncle's sheep station, Overflow Station.In 'Feral Frenzy', Mum is still trying to work out...

Welcome to the Clancy of the Outback series.Eleven-year-old Clancy has been thrust into life out woop-woop. These are the stories of his outback adventures at his uncle's sheep station, Overflow Station.In this book, Dad's old car has to be taken off the...

Welcome to the Clancy of the Outback series.Eleven-year-old Clancy has been thrust into life out woop-woop. These are the stories of his outback adventures at his uncle's sheep station, Overflow Station.In 'Exploding Dunny', the shearers return to...

There are so many ways to be creative. Try one of these!Your purchase of this book from the Our Yarning collection supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally.

Having a play date with Nan and enjoying all the equipment and fun-what is your favourite?This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.Your...

Sometimes there are surprises in the bush!This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its...

I like to run and jump and play. What do you like to do? Мені подобається бігати, стрибати та грати. А що подобається робити тобі?  Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all,...

Butterflies are beautiful and colourful.Метелики красиві та різнокольорові. Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. 

This story is about a family that visits an amusement park. Це оповідь про родину, що відвідує парк атракціонів. Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. 

I can see some footprints. Who made these footprints?Я бачу сліди. Хто їх залишив? Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. 

The rainbow is so colourful. What makes a rainbow so colourful?Веселка така різнокольорова. Чому у веселки так багато кольорів? Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. 

Sitting on Mum's shoulder is fun. Сидіти у мами на плечах весело.  Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally. 

The water in the river rises up! The water runs down below the banks!Вода у річці підіймається! Вода у річці спадає нижче рівня берега! Your purchase of this book from the Our Yarning collection supports Library For All in its mission to make...

Sid and Sam have a box. What's inside?У Сід і Сема є коробка. Що всередині? Your purchase of this book from the Our Yarning collection supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally.  

A fabulously funny story about friendship, farts and fails.This children's book is a humorous story following the transformational journey of a funny kid 'Disgusting Justin', whose gross antics backfire spectacularly on him.Through his transformation he...

Annie goes to visit her friend Tia, who is a fairy, every day after school. During these visits Annie magically turns into a fairy herself and she has a lot of fun learning how to fly and perform magic tricks. Annie joins in the excitement when a new...

A child and his parents explore a rainforest.This book is part of a culturally diverse library collection, offering a levelled reading runway to help boost literacy and encourage a love of reading.Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in...

Fruits are colourful and taste so good! Which one is your favourite?Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally.

Una gran idea de regalo para que los niños registren sus preciados recuerdos de la infancia de Halloween en este diario colorido y divertido...

If you are looking for an interactive, fun and memorable grandparent gift for kids ages 5 - 12, then this book is perfect for you. 'Why I Love You Granny' provides prompted questions throughout to tailor the book to make it a highly unique gift. With...

Milly, Molly and Mum are on their holidays. Milly has her big yellow ball to play with on the beach, but what will happen when the ball bounces into the sea? A delightful story of new friends coming to the rescue - Easy-to-read and beautifully...

Fun illustrations and dream interpretations from Dream Analyst and Teacher Rebecca Seibert.Fino's humans have told him he is moving house and he is quite anxious about the move. That night he falls in to a dream filled sleep after the news, and...

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CHALLENGE YOU JUST HAD TO TAKE?Ever played Heads and Tails and left it all to fate?Ever been on a Winter Holiday and discovered something magical...?Have you ever been this excited to read a book of tall tales with a twist before.....

A proud and mean elephant learns a lesson about how he should treat others.Elefante orgullozu ho hahalok aat ida aprende lisaun importante ida kona-ba oinsá nia tenke hatudu hahalok di'ak ba sira seluk.Your purchase of this book supports Library For All...

Sarajevska Azbuka by Nerma Prnjavorac Cridge is the second part of Sarajevo alphabet colouring book, combining the Bosnian cyrillic alphabet and Sarajevo’s important buildings.Designed as a colouring book, alphabet and architectural guide all in...

When Nancy was seven years old, she had a kitten named Jingles who followed her to school every day. Jingles loved school and wanted to learn. But does a kitten belong at school?

"A child. Outbreak of Covid. A changing world for Mani."Mani is a young boy whose world changes when Covid took over in 2020. Through Mani's eyes we see how lockdown changed his daily routine and the world around him.Now he waits for the world to get...

The Wichita Discovery is a coming-of-age novella using the Wichita River as the backdrop for discovery. Slick and J.J. soon find more than a place to fish when two meth-cooks try to stop them with a shotgun. Excitement soon grows when they find an...