Cirrus@Austlit

'A sweetly moving story about friendship and finding happiness, for readers who loved Wonder and Lenny's Book of Everything.

'Frances is in a new house in a new neighbourhood and going to a new school, but no amount of new can make her forget the old, sad secret dragging at her heart. Not the pictures of bacteria that she draws with painstaking precision, not even Picasso, the puppy with the long soft ears and the cute black circle like a target on his bottom. Then Frances meets Kit, the tall, quiet boy with the two-coloured eyes. Kit is a real artist. His coloured pencils fill page after page of exercise books. He sees wonder in the rocks and ferns and sky. Though Kit has worries of his own. 

'But when secrets are spilled, Frances's life turns grey and drab. Not even Picasso's wet nose can brighten her up. Frances and Kit will need to face the truth of their pasts to find colour in their world again. After all, don't the most brilliant sunsets need a cloudy sky?

'A beautiful novel about finding the remarkable in the ordinary and celebrating the wonder of every day from the award-winning author of Borrowed Light.'(Publication summary)

'Why, that interfering little worm, someone ought to step on him!' the Baron hissed to Tiki Pu. I guessed he was talking about me. 'Well, never mind if he blabs about the wood,' he added, cheering up. 'I'll just lie, and say I had nothing to do with it. You, however, must pay Much-to-Learn a visit. Steal his secret spell.'

'Jack loved it when Tashi told his stories. Today Tashi was telling about the time the old forest disappeared, and Much-to-Learn was in danger of disappearing with it! And then the whole village was threatened ... Could magic sand and a certain spell help save them all? Only someone as clever as Tashi could find a way to outwit the Baron - and solve the mystery of the disappearing trees. An Australia Reads exclusive story.' (Publication summary)

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'Eight marvellous stories about the charming world of Tashi collected into one volume for the first time.'

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'Eight extraordinary stories about the magical and mysterious world of Tashi collected into one volume for the first time.'

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'Eight astonishing stories about Tashi and the weird and wonderful creatures of his fantastic world collected into one volume for the first time.'

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'Eight surprising stories about Tashi's daring adventures collected into one volume for the first time.'

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'Tildy knew there were monsters. They sailed in from outside and hid behind the curtains. Moonlight brought them in. Tildy hated moonlight. Mum and Dad said there were no such things. Her aunt and uncle couldn't see them, and when Tildy wrote to her twenty-three cousins about monsters, only one wrote back saying she shouldn't eat spicy food before bedtime.

Then a new boy came to school. Hendrik drew pages and pages of monsters when the class was writing numbers. He had a way of dealing with his monsters.

When Tildy dares to stay over at Hendrik's house, she panics when the moon rises... but together they make the night safe, and Tildy can watch the moon sail through the starry sky.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'A deluxe, large-format, special hardback collection of eight specially selected Tashi stories including seven of the authors' favourite Tashi adventures, and one brand new story called Kidnapped!'

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'From the creator of Tashi - meet the irrepressible dog Figaro and his cat-friend Rumba, who find themselves in big adventures that are fabulous fun for chapter book readers. With pictures in full-colour by award- winning illustrator Stephen Michael King.

'Come on two fabulous adventures with two best friends.

'When Figaro and Rumba catch the Very Fast Train to the beach, they meet a cunning crocodile with conga drums and a satin waistcoat, but they can't imagine such a musical creature might be a villain with a catnapping plan...

'And when Figaro howls in the Cool Cats' choir, the little ginger cat takes him exploring in the Catmobile. Open-air driving is the best thing ever, but Figaro thinks he's seen a monster in the car...' (Publication summary)

Anna Fienberg's fabulous new high-seas pirate adventure, with scoundrels and blaggards, devilish treachery, and pirates who long for a bit of comfort - great reading for 8 to 12 year olds from the world of Horrendo's Curse.

'Will could walk a tightrope and juggle bananas as he went. 'One day you'll be the star of a circus,' his mother told him. 'But until then, you must be a secret.' For each year pirates came to the islands to steal young boys for their crew. And if that happened to you, well, you may as well kiss your life goodbye. So what's a young lad to do when his mother disappears and pirates arrive at his door?

'Will takes courage from a crazy truth-telling parrot, and his mother's advice: 'Keep putting one foot in front of the other and your eyes on the prize.' But will this be enough to survive the perils at sea? And will that infuriatingly polite boy called Horrendo finally tip the balance?

'A high-seas pirate adventure about scoundrels and blaggards, devilish treachery, and finding the most precious treasure of all.' (Publication summary)

'Jack and Tashi want to create a newspaper, but Tiki Pu always seems to have the scoop. However, when giants and ogres get involved, the news gets too big for the village bellringer.

'Giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons, dragons . Tashi, Jack and Lotus Blossom are ready for anything!

'An exciting Tashi adventure based on the popular animated series, brought to the screen by acclaimed animation studio Flying Bark Productions.' (Publication summary)

'Tashi and Jack are looking for a gift for Can Du's birthday, but when Second Uncle gives them a magic carpet they get much more than they bargained for. Will they be able to get the birthday boy back to his party . and save their village from destruction?

'Giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons, dragons . Tashi, Jack and Lotus Blossom are ready for anything!

'An exciting Tashi adventure based on the popular animated series, brought to the screen by acclaimed animation studio Flying Bark Productions.' (Publication summary)