Cirrus@Austlit

(Publication summary)

'A mysterious visitor had come to stay. But what was the big secret surrounding this colourful chook? Overnight, while the others slept, a secret wish came true. All care of a magic laying box!

'Baba Stefka and the Magic Chook is Lesa Melnyczuk second book in the Baba's Chook and the magic laying box series.' (Publication summary)

'This book helps girls and boys find their inner strength and happiness within, by learning how to be in control of their own choices which best suits them. On the way they will have fun finding the hidden protective crystal which will keep them safe when needed.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A wonderful tale is taken from an original memory of a historic event in Ukraine during 1932-1933. 

'It tells of a family crisis, sadness, love, friendship and hope through  the eyes of four brown hens and their Ukrainian owner Baba Helen.  

'A child’s history story like no other.'

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'Emi and her twin brothers have a secret.

'There's a Christmas elf in their backyard and she's eaten so many strawberries it's given her a tummy ache. She needs help and the grownups mustn't find her. Emi, Max and Sam know the perfect place to keep her safe while they work out what to do. Their special remedy might work but will their special visitor recover in time to can return to the North Pole and deliver her Christmas gift list to Santa?' (Publication summary)

'This gentle story is a conversation about God between a mother and child. Told from the child's perspective, the series of questions and answers in rhyme introduces young children to the idea of a higher being that can see, hear and speak without eyes, ears or tongue, and does not live in a house with roof, walls and locking doors.

'"For God's house is this world we share and God is in it everywhere."'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Who’s in your family?

'Some children live with their mum and dad, others live with their grandparents or foster parents. Some live in a big house, others live in a tiny apartment.

'With captivating illustrations, Every Family is Different celebrates what it means to be part of a family, and reminds us that there’s something that’s always the same in every family…' (Publication summary)

'Fergus is different to other dragons. But when people make fun of him, he has an ear-splitting, eye-watering, toe-curling, stink-making response. He farts! When a cheeky knight in a fire-proof suit steals a precious dragon egg, the other dragons are at a loss. It's left to Fergus to get the egg back from the thieving knight.'

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'Join Koala and a delightful menagerie of Australian creatures to celebrate the many ways in which friends brighten up our days. Playing the clown to turns frowns into smiles ... caring and sharing ... sticking around in sunshine and storms. Life wouldn't be the same without friends.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Dancing with the vacuum cleaner...making my dinner into funny faces. My mum is so silly she drives me nuts! Sometimes I wish my mum wasn't so silly...or do I?' (Publication summary)

'Elephants never forget – or do they?

'One rainy day Jumbo Jim is on his way home from school alone when a tiger stops and offers him a lift. Tim promises to get him home and dry quicker than a snake can blink an eye – but Jimbo says no. Mum has told him never to go with strangers. That’s when Tiger Tim says he is a family friend – and he has chocolate, too.

'Will Jimbo remember his mother’s stranger danger warnings – or go with Tim?'

Source : publisher's blurb