Cirrus@Austlit

'Little Barry Bilby
Found poor Patty Platypus
Crying in the shade
Of the coolabah tree

'We need more money
Or my little bush school's closing down,
Who'll save the school for my friends and me?'

'Little Barry Bilby needs to get his Aussie animal band mates back together, so they can save Patty Platypus's school from closing down. If Little Barry Bilby's Big Bush Band can win the Tanga Langa Talent Quest, they can use the Golden Gumnut prize to save the school!' (Publication summary)

'Follow the mighty Murray River from the mountains to the sea on an epic journey with Roland Harvey and his pelican friend, in this glorious picture book full of humorous, intricate illustrations and fascinating information.

'Roland Harvey and his new pelican friend are off on an adventure to walk, fish, canoe, raft, windsurf, sail, paddle-steam, houseboat and even fly their way along the Murray River, from its smallest beginnings in the high country to where it meets the sea.

'Together they discover the story of the river: its secrets, history, ecology, people and animals. And you're invited, too!

'A delight for all ages from the creator of the bestselling At the Beach series.' (Publication summary)

Little Barry Bilby had a fly upon his nose...

Little Peter Possum had a mozzie on his ear...

Little Colly Cocky had a beetle on his beak...

And the bizzy buzzy bush bugs won't go away!

'Poor little Barry bilby and all his Aussie animal friends are being irritated by bizzy buzzy bush bugs! What can they do to stop the itchy twitchy teasers?

'Find out inside and sing along to the tune of 'Little Peter Rabbit', with the bonus CD performed by Colin Buchanan! ' (Publication summary)

'The Wombats and their teachers, Ms Annabel and Mrs Nott, are off to the zoo.

'Audrey bonds with bilbies, Alecia is on safari, Hughie wants to race a camel.

'Freddie explores underwater with his magic eye, Horrie is shocked by snakes, and Ima plays harmonica with a crocodile.

'Ava whistles to the wild dogs, Naucia wants to take a meerkat home, Nurse Sardi helps in the animal hospital.

'Dante shoots hoops with the seals, Oliver admires the cheetah, and Albert calculates just how much one hippo can eat...

'By the end of the day, the Wombats don't want to leave. Can you help Mrs Nott find out where they all went?' (Publication summary)

'We wish you a ripper Christmas, A full-bore ripper Christmas, A deadset ripper Christmas, And a snappy new year!' Wombat Santa has lost his naughty-and-nice list! See if the other Aussie animals can help Wombat Santa find it in time to deliver the presents and make this a really ripper Christmas! Sing along with the bonus CD performed by Colin Buchanan! ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Following the adventures and misadventures of twelve knockabout kids and two teachers, this hilarious story is full of the brilliantly detailed pictures Roland Harvey is famous for.' (Publisher's blurb)

Hooray! for the bestest holiday in the WHOLE world. We started in the wonderful wilds of Tassie then braved the big waves of Bass Strait in a tiny ferry, and then travelled all the way to the very tip of the Top End. On the way we saw the most AMAZING places, even a whole town underground! Join us on our crazy cross-country trip from Tassie to the Top End.

'Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses the way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them, they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock.

'The girls ride together whenever they can. This summer they have a great adventure when they go mustering sheep and find suspicious tracks leading out to the beach ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
 

'Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses the way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them, they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock.

'Now it's time for the Royal Show, and the girls are going to help their riding teacher get ready for a big competition. But in a backyard near the showgrounds they see a sad, starving pony - and it's Bonnie and Sam to the rescue!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The city is full of surprises!

';We explored the underground sewers during a downpour, climbed inside the giantest scientist, smelt something stinky at the market and snuck up on the biggest barracuda in the aquarium . . .

'We had the BEST time in the city and you will too!

'A brilliant companion to At the Beach and In the Bush.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses the way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them, they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock.

'The girls ride together whenever they can, and they have the best adventures, like that time the wild shadow brumby slipped into town . . .'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

"A companion to 'At The Beach', 'In The Bush' takes our family on a holiday to Wombat Flats, a bushland setting where they enjoy a range of bush holiday activities including: horseriding, hiking, exploring caves, swimming in waterholes as well as discovering a whole range of Australian fauna and fauna." (Source: Trove)