Spydus Search Results - CBCA Book of The Year Notables - Early Childhood

Amira's suitcase / Vikki Conley, Nicky Johnston.

"It begins with a tiny seed growing inside a suitcase. With Amira's care, the tiny seed starts to sprout. Find out what happens when kindness flourishes . . . Amira's Suitcase is a gentle, thought-provoking tale about friendship and hope." -- Back cover.
Author: Conley, Vikki
Published: Glebe, NSW : New Frontier Publishing, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - C - Available - 010258834

A human for Kingsley / Gabriel Evans.

Kingsley had decided to own a human. This was not a decision to be taken lightly. After all, owning a human is a responsibility. But finding the right kind of human is much harder than Kingsley expected. Some are too bossy. Some are too busy. And some just don't seem to appreciate a dog the way they should. Will Kingsley ever find a human that is exactly right? A sweet, tender and deeply funny story about the power of friendship, and one dog's mission to find his perfect person.
Author: Evans, Gabriel, 1991-
Published: Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2021.
Published: ©2021
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - E - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 010443353

The march of the ants / written by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Tohby Riddle.

The ants are heading out on a very important expedition. What will they need to take with them? It's a wild journey! And in the end, it's the littlest ant who leads the others to discover the most important thing of all. A book about a very special book.
Author: Dubosarsky, Ursula, 1961-
Published: Glebe, NSW : Book Trail Press, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - D - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 010257400

A pair of pears and an orange / written and illustrated by Anna McGregor.

A pair of pears rocked on a seesaw. A pair of pears played ping-pong. A pair of pears rode their tandem bike. Until one day, someone new wanted to join their fun. Big Pear and Little Pear love playing together. But when Orange joins in, their games don't work and Big Pear feels left out. A relatable, hilarious, and kind-hearted tale about navigating friendship when three definitely starts to feel like a crowd!
Author: McGregor, Anna
Published: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribble, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - M - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 010350835

What do you call your grandma? / Ashleigh Barton, Martina Heiduczek.

An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere. In every country around the world are grandmas short and tall. Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. What Do You Call Your Grandma? is a love letter to grandmothers and families from every corner of the globe.
Author: Barton, Ashleigh
Published: [Sydney] : ABC Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Available - 010277873

Wonderful shoes / Emma Bowd ; [illustrated by] Tania McCartney.

This is a joyful celebration of everyday play, through the eyes of our tiniest humans, who know exactly where to find the best toys in the world! Delightful verse and vibrant illustrations shine a light on the timeless tip-tapping click-clacking fun to be had, when little feet find big shoes.
Author: Bowd, Emma
Published: Kew, Victoria : Windy Hollow Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 010429012
Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 010346272
Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Available - 010346289

When the waterhole dries up / Kaye Baillie ; [illustrated by] Max Hamilton.

It's bath time in the outback, and a dusty boy is waiting, but so are some very dusty and very cheeky animals. Will this boy ever get clean? A rollicking tale about togetherness and fun!
Author: Baillie, Kaye
Published: Kew East, Victoria : Windy Hollow Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Available - 010445494

Grumble boats / Susannah McFarlane and Tamsin Ainslie.

Emma is very grumpy. Why should she have to visit Grandma while her brother goes to a pirate party? Harumph! Fortunately, Grandma knows exactly how to send Emma's bad mood away... Grumble Boats is a gorgeous reminder of the power of nature and the special magic of grandmas to make us feel better.
Author: McFarlane, Susannah
Published: South Melbourne, Boonwurrung Country, VIC : Affirm Press, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - M - Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 - 010347491

Sea Country / Aunty Patsy Cameron & Lisa Kennedy.

Summer is the season for ripening wild cherries, tatas, wild currants, canygong. The canygong fruits taste like salty strawberries. In this delightful children's picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron generously shares the stories and traditions from her family's seasonal island life in Tasmania. With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country lets the reader know when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans. Aunty Patsy Cameron, who is a descendant of the Pairebeenne Trawlwoolway clan in Tasmania, weaves a cultural homage to life on Flinder's Island, with stories of collecting shells, fishing in wooden dinghies with long oars, and watching clouds snake their way down Mt Munro. Alongside this tender story, Lisa Kennedy reveals the love and connection to sea and Country through her intricate collages and delicate illustrations that sing country alive.
Author: Cameron, Patsy
Published: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - C - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010349211

The river / Sally Morgan & Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr.

The River takes the reader on a journey of what their eyes can see and their ears can hear. See green ants crawling, hear frogs croaking, a goanna running, a fish splashing... Sally Morgan's beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirra's sensitive artwork combine to make this a unique, distinctive children's picture book with global appeal. Johnny infuses his illustrations with his fine-art aesthetic and his traditional motifs to bring each page to vivid life.
Author: Morgan, Sally, 1951 January 18-
Published: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - M - Available - 010464303

Train party / Karen Blair.

All aboard the train party! This delightful rhyming picture book captures all the fun of a preschooler's train-themed birthday party at a miniature railway park. Red, blue and green, yellow and black. Here come the trains! Clickety-clack. All aboard the train party!
Author: Blair, Karen
Published: [Melbourne, Victoria] : Puffin Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2
1 reserve

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 21 Apr 2024 - 010317715

Little One / Jane Godwin & Gabriel Evans.

Pippi loves her special Little One: she's soft like mist and always warm, and she's there for Pippi through night and day. Together, they sit at the window and wonder at the world. But one day, Little One goes missing. Pippi feels lost too, but perhaps she can learn to wonder at the world without Little One by her side ... From a wonderful new pairing of Jane Godwin and Gabriel Evans comes a timeless story that reminds us nothing is ever truly lost.
Author: Godwin, Jane, 1964-
Published: South Melbourne, Boonwurrung Country, VIC : Affirm Press, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - G - Available - 010449324

Hello world / Lisa Shanahan, Leila Rudge.

See the world through the eyes of a toddler, with this perfect new picture book from much-loved pair Lisa Shanahan and Leila Rudge. The sun is up and so is one gorgeous munchkin, ready to welcome the world! With a delicious rhyming text and scrumptious illustrations, here is a joyous celebration of all the small wonders waiting to be discovered, in a single ordinary day.
Author: Shanahan, Lisa
Published: Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - S - Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 - 010448662

Tomorrow is a brand-new day / Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys.

Good or bad, the things you do are all a part of being you, of learning how to take your boat on stormy seas and stay afloat.
Author: Bell, Davina
Published: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribble, 2021.
Published: ©2021
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 010564744

Winston and the indoor cat / written and illustrated by Leila Rudge.

A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Two very different cats: Winston, a free-spirited explorer; and The Indoor Cat, lover of leisure; form a friendship and show each other how different their lives could be. Can The Indoor Cat be enticed by outdoor adventure? Will Winston be tempted by a life of indoor luxury?
Author: Rudge, Leila
Published: Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Available - 010554295

How to make friends / Cat Rabbit.

Bear has lots of friends if you count her toys, but she's not sure how to make real friends. And she especially wants to be friends with Koala and Lamb. They both have fluffy ears and like green things. What's a timid bear to do? This is a story about making friends while keeping the qualities (and quirks!) that make you unique.
Author: Rabbit, Cat
Published: Preston West, VIC : Berbay Publishing, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010418146
Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - 010418115
Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 010418108
Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 010418122
Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Onloan - Due: 16 Apr 2024 - 010093183
Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - R - Available - 010093190

Walk of the whales / Nick Bland.

When all of the whales in the ocean leave their home to walk around on land, people don't quite know what to think. Soon everyone is sharing their swimming pools, trains are hard to squeeze into and restaurants are running our of fish. Until a smart little girl decides to ask the whales why they have come out of the ocean and into the cities and towns...
Author: Bland, Nick, 1973-
Published: Richmond, Victoria : Little Hare, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 3 and 4

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010551799
Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 010706625
Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - B - Available - 010706670

Sharing / aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson ; illustrated Leanne Mulgo Watson.

A tender, thoughtful story - a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makesus stronger. Part of the Our Place series which introduces children to culture.This is how we share, how we care for Country, how we care for each other.
Author: Muir, Fay
Published: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Our place
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2
Our place

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - M - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - 010563976
Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - M - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010563969

Big Love / Megan Jacobson ; illustrated by Beck Feiner.

How can you describe how big a parent's love is for their child? Is it as big as a house, as big as a city, as big as the world? This uplifting picture book helps young readers in finding an answer.
Author: Jacobson, Megan
Published: Newtown, NSW : Walker Studio, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - J - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - 010495932

Jumping joeys : marsupials of Australia / Sarah Allen.

Journey through the night with some of Australia's most fascinating furry friends. Meet waddling wombats, bounding bilbies, peculiar possums and daring devils in this delightful introduction to our cute and quirky marsupials.
Author: Allen, Sarah
Published: South Melbourne, Boon Wurrung Country, VIC : Affirm Press, 2021.
Published: ©2021
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2

Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - A - Available - 010557326