Cirrus@Austlit

'For a tiny unicorn, Eunice has big dreams. She really wants to compete in the Great Unicorn Games, but even with all the effort and practice she can muster, she’s just no competition for all these able-bodied athletes. That’s when the most wonderful idea turns into a truly great reality. A celebration of universal design and our unique abilities, Great and Small celebrates what unifies us - our glorious diversity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In the red dust, where the sky is wide, Joe loves watching the stars. He marvels at their mystery and wonder. But when his family moves to the city... the stars are hard to see. Will Joe find a way to make them shine again? A twinkling tale of resilience, family and friendship.' (Publication summary)

'Madeleine Talbot has a bunny on her head, which is strange, sure, but wait until you discover why she can’t take it off.

'An outrageously funny story about an unlikely friendship, by the inimitable picture-book duo Kiah Thomas and Connah Brecon.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Max’s foot is fed up and wants to be a hand instead — he’s over puddles and prickles and being trod on every day — and Max, being ever so obliging, agrees. All is fine until the other body parts start putting in requests of their own, and when Max finds himself with not only a foothand but an elbownose, headbottom and a mouthear, he has no choice but to send the body parts back to where they belong. Which, as it happens, suits them.' (Publisher's blurb).

'I am the Magic Mazeldore; my bag is big and wide.

You’ll never guess the creatures I have safely tucked inside.

'Which animal swings from tree to tree? And what flying creature starts life as a crawly caterpillar?Guess which animals the tricky wizard is describing in this delightfully interactive book perfect for energetic young readers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The start of the alphabet is a wonderful place to live... unless you’re allergic to apples.

'After an accidental tumble through the alphabet, Alpaca must find her way back home to her friends, Ape, Alligator, Albatross, Anteater and Aardvark. But the longer Alpaca is away from home, the better she feels — she spots disappear, her nose stops running and she has a clear head for the first time ever. Perhaps the start of the alphabet, with all its apples, isn't the best place for an alpaca after all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Ray realises he is a drawing of a chicken he panics! Can he hatch a plan to get out of the book? Luckily, his plucky, clucky friend Janine is there to help.

'A hilarious tale of flying the coop and discovering home. A funny, silly, story of finding out who you are, and learning to love who you are, and where you are even if you might have been a bit mistaken on the way.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Audrey found her first word by accident. She soon found more words of adventure and fun, words that were lovely to hear and delicious to say. And then Audrey found the best word of all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'I, The Wolf, am sick of being the bad guy. I’m taking over this book.

'Dear Readers,

'Fairytales are nonsense. They’re full of wolves pestering pigs and picking on sweet little girls in red hoods. But I would never do those things. I knit! I bake blueberry pie!

'You know what I really want to do? I WANT TO RESCUE A PRINCESS!

'And if I can’t? I QUIT!

'Yours sincerely,

Wolfie

'Wolfie may want to be a hero, but he’s about to discover that arguing with this book’s narrator is not the best way to improve his image…' (Publication summary)

'I, The Wolf, am sick of being the bad guy. I’m taking over this book.

'Dear Readers,

I am formally resigning as the bad guy from all books from this day forth. I don’t want to be the one who huffs and puffs

and blows houses down, nor the one who gobbles up pigs. Yummy as they are.

For years, books have shown us wolves dressing up as grandmas, stealing sheep and picking on sweet, red-hooded girls. But

that’s just not me. I knit! I bake blueberry pie! I want to be the one who rescues a princess!

'Wolf may want to be a hero, but he’s about to discover that arguing with this book’s narrator is not the best way to improve his image…' (Publication summary)

'Come celebrate the adventurer lurking in every grandad, pop and pa

'My Pa is not a quiet Pa,

a sit-and-read-the-news Pa.

My Pa is a Wild Pa –

and Wild Pas are lots of fun.' (Publication summary)

'Jinx stormed inside the cottage and wrote a very nasty letter to the Gnome Council, complaining about the garden gnomes. The ink was barely dry when he sent the letter flying away. But only the shake of a spiky tail later, Jinx’s nasty letter blew back. Now the letter had a message for Jinx …' (Publication summary)

'Josh loves his new cap, which his dad sent him from Bermuda. His best friend, Mason, runs off with it, then disappears. Other strange things begin to happen. Is the cap cursed, like the Bermuda Triangle?' (Publication summary)

'Antonio hates anchovies and won’t eat them. He hides them under his bed instead. Then he has a great idea about what he can do with them. His best friend, Mike, wants to help. What will his parents say when they find out?' (Publication summary)

'If we looked down the long days of ours summers, would we remember the magic of innocence? Tomorrow is the wistful story of a child on the verge of adolescence, thinking about leaving childhood behind and looking forward to an unknown future.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

One day Robbie gets his chance to hit a grand slam. The kids from Tinsdale are losing, so it can't hurt to let Robbie play - and who would expect help from the opposition!

(Source: Amazon synopsis)