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A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French
$15.99 AUD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: 12+
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge ...Show more
A Waltz for Matilda (#1 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
$19.99 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: The Matilda Saga | Reading Level: 11-14
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to fi ...Show more
Baby Wombat's Week by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Board Books | Reading Level: 1-4
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum.
Baby Wombat's Week (PB) by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
The much-loved sequel to the bestselling DIARY OF A WOMBAT He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored.He creates havoc wherever he goes He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum.Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of th ...Show more
Birrung the Secret Friend (The Secret History Series, #1) by Jackie French
$12.99 AUD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Secret Histories
From bestselling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called The Secret Histories. This first book in the series tells the story of a young indigenous girl, Birrung, who befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain t ...Show more
Christmas Always Comes: CBCA Notable Book 2022 by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
From the author and illustrator of many beloved classic picture books comes a story about an Australian Christmas. Beautiful and heartwarming, this is a book that is destined to become a family favourite. 'Joy comes in the morning' It's Christmas Eve in 1932, and Joey, Ellie and their parents are drovin ...Show more
Clancy of the Overflow (#9 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Matilda Saga Ser.
Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest romances - that of Clancy of the Overflow, who gave up everything for Rose, the woman he adored, and yet still gained all he'd lost and more. But Nancy's stor ...Show more
Cyclone by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the night tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40 years later, Jackie Frenchs lyrical rhyming text tells the story of a citys indomitable spirit, and Bruce Whatleys sumptuous illustrations bring to life the ...Show more
Diary of a Rescued Wombat: The by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began. She is small. She is scared. She is lost.She is a baby wombat who needs a home. She is Mothball, a wombat destined to become famous. This is the (almost) true story of ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat (BB) by Bruce Whatley, Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Board Books
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and ...Show more
Dippy and the Dinosaurs (Dippy the Diprotodon, #2) by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Dippy the Diprotodon Ser.
An ‘Ice Age’ meets Diary of a Wombat story Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago. Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play? Based on ...Show more