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Kids Who Did: Real kids who ruled, rebelled, survived and thrived by Kirsty Murray
$20.00 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
A collection of true stories about kids and courage. Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it tough. When the future looks dark, courageous kids bring light and hope into the world. Forty true stories celebrate kids who have proteste ...Show more
Puddle Hunters by Kirsty Murray
$25.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
When the rain stops it's time to go puddle hunting. Ruby and Banjo and Mama go up the street, and into the park, over the bridge and down to the river flats where the puddles lie waiting. Splosh it, Ruby Splosh it, Banjo Splosh it, Mama A glorious celebration of splashing and squelching all the way home ...Show more
Shadow Catchers by Kirsty Murray
$25.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A delightful picture book that celebrates the joy of young children trying to catch their shadows - from the creators of CBCA Honour Book When Billy was a Dog and Puddle Hunters. On sunshiny mornings, we go shadow catching. Inside, outside, in our home and in our neighbourhood, shadows dance around us f ...Show more
Strangers on Country by David Hartley, Kirsty Murray
$30.00 AUD
Category: Information Books
Age range 8+ Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during the nineteenth century. No one knows exactly how many received sustenance from the local people, but there are some documented accounts ...Show more
The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years)
A gripping time-slip adventure set in a hidden valley. 11-year-old Lucy travels across the river of time to fight fires, battle floodwaters and discover the meaning of true friendship. 'Enchanting, exciting, and shimmering with magic, this is a gorgeous adventure from a master story-teller. I wanted to ...Show more
The Year It All Ended by Kirsty Murray
$16.99 AUD
Category: Y.A Fiction
On Armistice Day 1918 Tiney Flynn turns seventeen and it feels as though her life is just beginning. Her brother and his friends are coming home from the Great War and her sisters are falling in love. But Tiney and her family find that building peace is far more complicated than they could ever have ima ...Show more
Topsy Turvy World : How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers by Kirsty Murray
$29.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. There was a bird that laughed like a donkey and a type of greyhound that bound along on its hind legs like a hare. There ...Show more
Walking Home with Marie-Claire (POD) by Kirsty Murray
$17.00 AUD
Category: Kids
This title is intended for ages 10 to 14 years. Addressing the important issue of girls and self-esteem, this coming-of-age story of two girls reveals the meaning of friendship. The day Marie-Claire walks into PJ's life, everything changes. Whether they are skipping school or just hanging out on the bea ...Show more
When Billy Was a Dog by Kirsty Murray
$25.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy. 'Can I please, please, please have a dog?' asked Billy.'Would you walk it every day and wash it if it got dirty?''I would, I promise!' said Billy.Billy wants a dog. He really really really wants one.Billy's parents aren't so sure. So ...Show more
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