Picarona Picarona i(25468551 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. Picarona Italia)
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3 1 y separately published work icon Daddy Kiss Margaret Allum , Jonathan Bentley (illustrator), Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2010 Z1701294 2010 single work picture book children's

'I like kisses…. Big kisses and small kisses. Smelly kisses and snuggly kisses. Sad kisses, sorry kisses and happy kisses. But the kiss I love the most is a great big bristly-growly Daddy Kiss

'Our narrator likes kisses from all sorts of people and on all sorts of occasions, but there is one kind of kiss she loves best. A great big daddy kiss is her favourite kiss of all!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 y separately published work icon Brain is (Not) Always Right Scott Stuart , Scott Stuart (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 25272514 2023 single work picture book children's

'Heart loves puppies, and chocolate, and rollercoasters, and dancing along to music. Brain likes lists, and broccoli, and safety rails, and wearing sensible clothing. But, most of all, Brain likes always being right.

'A thoughtful and heartwarming story about being true to yourself, by bestselling picture-book creator, Scott Stuart' (Publication summary)
3 y separately published work icon The Not-So-Perfect Princess and the Not-So-Dreadful Dragon The Not-so-perfect Princess and the Not-so-dreadful Dragon : A Fairy Tale about Empathy, Kindness, Diversity, Equality, Friendship, Challenging Gender Stereotypes and Letting Kids Be Whoever They Want to Be Jayneen Sanders , Paula J. Becker (illustrator), Victoria : Educate2Empower Publishing , 2019 25669936 2019 single work picture book children's

'Princess Petal is NOT what you would expect the 'perfect' princess to be. In fact, she is quite the opposite. Her princess dresses are torn and scruffy, she wears an old woolly hat instead of a golden crown and she is very (very) loud. So when Princess Petal meets a fire-breathing dragon while out hiking in the forest, both are in for a bit of a shock!

'An enchanting tale about friendship, diversity, acceptance and being exactly who we are meant to be. The moral behind this story is imperative yet simple: we are all different and that's okay, making judgements and assumptions about people is NOT okay, all genders should be treated equally.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon Flocked Chren Byng , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 23424683 2022 single work picture book children's

'The flock has been ‘the flock’ since the beginning of time. Or since last Tuesday. Whichever came first.

'When a new sheep joins the flock, she realises that home can be warm and safe and good.

'But what happens when the new sheep decides to leave?

'A hilariously subversive tale about bravery, independence, and that first bold step away from the crowd.' (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon POWman : Unleash the Hero Within Dave Tabain , Nadia Worland , Ulladulla : Harbour Publishing House , 2018 14330368 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Dave POW Tabain’s schoolmate Stu is being bullied by Johno and his crew. At first, Dave doesn’t know how he can help Stu. He’s ashamed that he just stands and watches, too scared to do anything. Then he remembers that his parents taught him how to deal with people who say and do mean things to others. Its time to make a plan.

Instead of doing his maths work, Dave spends the lesson writing out his POW PLAN. He explains it to Stu and their friend Bray, and they test it out that afternoon at sport. In a thrilling game of basketball, Stu overcomes Johno’s bullying and their team wins the game. The boys are so excited that the plan worked, they’re pretty sure it could work for other kids too.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon The Pirate Who Had to Pee Tim Miller , Matt Stanton (illustrator), Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 6100913 2013 single work picture book children's

'Pirate Pete had to pee

As he sailed across the ocean...

The toilet is broken onboard Captain Bones' ship and Pirate Pete needs to pee!

It's a race back to town across a vast amount of water.

But with all the splashing, dripping and swirling, will Pete be able to hang on?

Another fabulously funny picture book from the creators of THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY BED WHO FARTS. Guaranteed to make little ones wet their pants with laughter!' (Publisher's blurb)

Ages: 2-5
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