Cirrus@Austlit

'From the author of When I Can Fly and Wombat Can't Sing, comes a visually stunning picture book about making friends.

'When Quokka meets Seal, he wants to be friends. Quokka thinks that making Seal smile would be a great way to start. But, despite his best efforts, Seal doesn't smile. Can they be friends after all?

'This latest picture book from children's author Katie Stewart features much-loved Australian animals and aims to teach children the value of understanding each other's differences.'  (Publication summary)

'Little Boobook is obsessed with the idea of going to the city. He promises himself that as soon as he learns to fly, he’ll set off on his adventure. The city, however, is not what he imagined at all, and he finds himself missing his mum and ready for a new adventure back at home. This is a delightful picture book about taking a chance, working hard to achieve your dreams and the comfort of a loving family.' (Publication summary)

'Wombat loves to listen to Fantail sing, especially when Fantail says that her songs make everyone happy. Wombat wants to make others happy, too. But his attempts at singing – even with lots of advice and assistance from friends – fall woefully short. Then Wombat discovers his own unique way to make others just as happy.' (Publication summary)

Possum wakes up unexpectedly one morning. Gazing at the sky, he wonders, ‘where do the stars go in the daytime?’ His animal friends, from kookaburra to rikali to bungarra all have different answers. Possum finds a lot of stars but which are the real stars. Watching night fall with his mother Possum finally gets his answer. A gorgeous picture book for young readers celebrating curiosity and the Australian bush. (Publication summary)

'Koala has a question for her friends – what colour is the sea? But they all give her different answers, and Koala doesn’t know who to believe. Owl suggests she finds out for herself. Koala sets off for the sea, only to discover that all her friends are right – the sea is no colour and many colours. A beautiful tale of discovery and perception.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

When twelve-year-old Zanarr learns the secret of his birth, he begins to wonder where he really belongs. After an earthquake devastates the Tribal Gathering, others, too, question the wisdom of allowing him to stay. But when his attempt to save someone's life goes dreadfully wrong, there is no choice left to him. Now he must try to make a home outside the forest. Will he be forced to follow in the steps of a man reviled both in and out of the forest, in order to survive?

Kira has led a sheltered life, brought up by her widowed father, whom she adores. When he is arrested and imprisoned for a murder he allegedly committed 18 years before, she is devastated. So when she overhears an ex-student of her father's planning to visit the prison, Kira decides to go, too. However, the student - Arun - is not who she thinks he is, and she soon learns that her father has not always been the man of integrity she has known for fifteen years.

Terrifying visions warn Jakan that a visitor to his tribe is not who he claims to be. As the villagers fall under the spell of the stranger’s mind-bending sorcery, Jakan grows desperate to be rid of him. Events take a sinister turn when he accuses the stranger of sacrilege — and it is Jakan, not the outsider, who is expelled from the forest.

'When 11-year-old James is given an electronic game by his old, inventor neighbour, he is intrigued by the lack of screen on the console. He soon finds that with 'The Dragon Box' there is no need for a screen. At the flick of the switch, he's in a game like no other he has ever played before. Somehow he must win the crystal of Mommek and save the Kingdom of Grobnog from Khalana the witch. If he fails, there is far more at stake than his pride.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Everybody has a father, right? Bounce and Pounce aren't sure about that. Everybody else seems to have a father except them. In this ... story ... they find out about all sorts of different fathers, and get a surprise when they least expect it.

'Even the smartest little bandicoots can get into trouble.'

'Why won’t Pounce’s new friend come home and meet Mum? What’s happened to Baby Jack? And why doesn’t Bounce want any of Kerry Kookaburra’s play lunch? ' (Source Publisher's website)

'Bounce is in trouble again. Can Pounce and Mum rescue him, or will they need help? ' (Source: Publisher's website)

'Bounce is in trouble again—a whole bucketful of trouble.'

'The little bandicoot’s liking for strawberry jam has landed him in a mess, and it looks as if he won’t be able to get out of it.'

'Perhaps he should have listened to his sister about not getting into things you aren’t sure you can get out of.' (Source: Publisher's website)