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Picture Book Month Bonus Spirited Travels: The Girl and the Ghost #4 – Jacqueline Harvey
Penguin Australia November 2026 ISBN: 9781761358913 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $16.99 To say all her fans are now completely invested in the ongoing developments with Jet, Gabriel and Louis, along with their friends and family would be somewhat of an understatement, so we are all excited at this week’s release of #4 in this new series… Read more
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Peace and Me – Ali Winter. Mickael el Fathi.
Publisher: Lantana (May 26, 2026) RRP: AU$ 26.99 / NZ$ 30.99 ISBN13: 9781911373285 It would seem to me quite appropriate that on Remembrance Day, despite illegal, unjust and terrible wars still raging across the world, that we should stop and reflect on peace, what it means to us as individuals and give some thought to… Read more
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Soup’s on Around the World – Denyse Waissbluth. Chelsea O’Byrne.
Greystone Kids New South Books 9781778401671/February 2026/AUD$29.99, NZD$34.99 Soup is a dish both The Kid and I agree wholeheartedly. It is our regular standby whether it’s winter, when it’s so much appreciated, or summer, despite the Queensland heat. The only one we disagree on is pumpkin soup – which she used to eat as a… Read more
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Together, Right Now – Olga Fadeeva
Blue Dot Kids New South Books 9798985849455/July 2026/AUD$29.99, NZD$34.99 With minimal text but big powerful imagery this is the sort of book you can share equally with smaller readers as well as bigger ones, offering a philosophical starting point for the concept of ‘we are all one humankind’. Perhaps we could mandate for it to… Read more
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A Year to Treasure, Us Together – Davina Bell & Tete Garcia
Hachette Australia Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books 9780734422125|Oct 2026|RRP $24.99 If you haven’t caught onto this one yet, you need to grab it ASAP – before your budget closes if it hasn’t already – because you are going to want this one for the start of your new year. A glorious calendar of special days and… Read more
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On Nanna’s Boat – Anna Pignataro and Max Hamilton
Windy Hollow Books Walker Books ISBN13:9781922998347 Australia RRP:$29.99 New Zealand RRP:$34.99 I’m saying straight up. I don’t know about the child, but I definitely want to spend time on Nanna’s boat!! If I could still travel to where they are more common, I would love to stay on a narrow boat and this beautiful, evocative… Read more
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