Cirrus@Austlit

'Have you ever done a runner from the dentist? Are you petrified of clowns? Have giant headlice tried to attack and eat you? Do you ever chew on your grandfather's toenails for short story inspiration? And have you come up with a genius way to never do homework again? All of these things have happened to me. I'm Tom Weekly. My life is an exploding chicken and the book in your hands is my attempt to glue it back together again.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'An unexpected story of life, family, hope and redemption – at the end of the world.

'Arto has a problem. For one, he's a robot. He’s awoken with no memory of who he is, with nothing but a mysterious letter, in a world bereft of those fleshy, talky things that made him. So why is he alone, and where have all the people gone?

'He stumbles upon a lost, cheeky kitten and selects it as his best friend for the adventure of a lifetime, trying to make sense of all this existence stuff. Just as Arto begins to fear he's the only sentient thing left on the whole planet, a cantankerous robot falls from the sky.

'She says she's his sister.

'And that's the problem, because she might be the reason there are no more people.' (Production summary)

'If you thought pooing on everyone was bad, then STICK AROUND! Coz things are about to get WAAAAAY worse for TIMMY. Now hes the MOST HATED thing in the worldpeople hate him more than brussels sprouts and stinky cheese... even more than wedgies! And now hes ON THE RUN!' (Publication summary)

'Timmy is rude. He's lazy. He's ALWAYS cranky. And he's also one of the most FAMOUS ponies in all the known world! Until one day when...POO HAPPENS. Surely one little poo of excitement can't ruin Timmys life. Can it? Yes, it can. Find out how in the funniest new series by award-winning comedian and author Magda Szubanski!' (Publication summary)

'This book is 100% gluten free, 100% fat free, 100% organic and 35% fact free. It has no added sugar and contains absolutely NO NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS AT ALL! May contain traces of NUTS!

'Have you ever helped your pop escape from a nursing home? Does your teacher have a problem with his bowels? Is your sister an evil genius and criminal mastermind? Have you ever mined your teeth for cash? Do you want to know where all the lost socks go? Is there a girl or boy at school who's in love with you and wants to kiss you? And do you know anyone with the worst case of nits in world history?

'I do. I'm Tom Weekly and this is the third book in my life story. Welcome to my weird, funny, sometimes kinda gross adventures.' (Publication summary)

'Is your grandpa super-angry? Has your Nan ever tried to climb Mt Everest? Have you started your own playground freak show? And have you risked your life to save your pet rat from certain destruction?

'I have. I'm Tom Weekly and inside the covers of this book you'll find out about all this and learn the secret of my weirdest body part. But I guarantee that won't gross you out anywhere near as much as the story of how Stella Holling, the strangest girl in my class, tricked me into kissing her.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Delve into a delightful collection featuring Ginnie Giraffe & Pinney 'Potamus, and all their animal friends.

'With enchanting stories featuring a cute cast of characters, including Tao Tiger, Lulu Kangaroo and Miranda Panda, this collection takes little listeners through a variety of familiar scenarios, such as sports day, sleepovers and games of hide-and-seek. In line with the Early Years Learning Framework, these stories encourage young people to think about their impact on each other and the world around them. Their daily social interactions, concerns and decisions pose dilemmas that model positive self-identity and behaviour: selflessness, persistence, sharing, inclusiveness, responsibility, accepting difference and learning to say sorry.

'At the end of the audiobook, there is a helpful section of conversation starter questions to encourage emotional intelligence and dialogue between children and their parents or carers.' (Publication summary)

'Timmy is trying to get into POSER LAND, an exclusive place only for the most FAMOUS ponies in the world! It’s a club so hard to get into, It’s in OUTER SPACE! But in space, no-one can hear you scream - ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! 

'Find out if there's anyone more special and famous than Timmy in the FUNNIEST series by award-winning comedian and author, Magda Szubanski. Illustrated by Dean Rankine.' (Publication summary)

'Timmy has really hit ROCK BOTTOM! He's been sent to THE PITS the darkest, scariest place under Earth! He needs to find a way out. But only one pony has EVER managed... a GREAT ESCAPE. Now Timmy's planning a greatER escape! Surely its not that hard to get outta there?!' (Publication summary)

'Sing along to some of the Treehouse gang's favourite songs.'

'An elephant on a bicycle-what could possibly go wrong?'

'This book may look little on the outside, but it's got a lot of animal facts on the inside!'

'Take a flying visit to Fairyland to see what the Tooth Fairy does with all the teeth she collects!'

'How much do you know? Take Madam Know-it-all's quiz to find out! '

'Join Andy, Terry and Jill for a flying dot adventure! Up, up and away!'

'The entirely true (and not made-up) story of Andy's life, by Andy (and not Terry).'

'Spooncils, marshmallow machines, vegetable vaporisers and more...the secret underground laboratory is open to explore!'

'He's very naughty, and his pants are poopy. He's Poopy the poopy little rabbit.'