Cirrus@Austlit

'Smart is not just ticks and crosses,
smart is building boats from boxes.
Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,
being mermaids, riding dragons …'

‘Every page of this book in joyous, imaginative and life-affirming … All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic.’

Source: Publisher's blurb. 

'A wryly amusing story about a fast family who are taught to slow down when an adorable sloth comes to stay by the award-winning author of Fox and Ruby Roars.

'Amy's family is speedy! They are always in such a rush that there is no time to talk or play - until the afternoon Amy brings home a sloth. Then things start changing very, very slowly ...

'A timely tale about enjoying the little things in life from award-winning author Margaret Wild.' (Publication summary)

This book observes a young girl and boy at play. They imagine a whole list of scenarios ranging from the jungle to crossing the icecaps to the ocean. Their final scenario is their very own play house complete with a cat on the bed and a dog at the door. The written text is enriched by very detailed illustrations. (Source: Book)

'Eva doesn’t know what an imagination is. With the help of her dog, Chops, Eva goes on a hunt to find it.

'A delightful story about the power of the imagination.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Two Australian possums go in search of the magic that will make the invisible one of them visible.