Cirrus@Austlit

'HONK! HONK! TOOT! TOOT!
Where are you racing off to, Hugo? And why is there an enormous traffic jam?

'With a huff, a puff, a whoosh and a swerve, on Hugo's dash to his destination he zips and zooms past all sorts of vehicles in a muddle. Full of energy and zest, with lots of details to spot, this story romps along to its very funny ending.

'Talented Storylines Gavin Bishop Award recipient Kaye Julian's illustrations are a perfect match for award-winning author Kyle Mewburn's joyous story.'  (Publication summary)

'Kyle Mewburn grew up in the sunburnt, unsophisticated Brisbane suburbs of the 1960s and '70s in a household with little love and no books, with a lifelong feeling of being somehow wrong - like 'strawberry jam in a spinach can'.

'In this book, Kyle describes this early life and her journey to becoming her own person - a celebrated children's book author, a husband and, finally, a woman.

'She shares the dreams, the prejudice and the agony of growing up trans and coming out, the lengthy physical ordeal of facial feminisation surgery, and her experiences as a woman - good, bad and creepy.

'This is a heartbreaking, often hilarious, candid true story about what it means to hide from yourself, your partner and the world, and then to attain the freedom and acceptance of being yourself.

'A story with the bittersweet beauty you'd expect from the writer of Old Huhu that is relevant for anyone wanting to know and understand the trans experience - or anyone wanting to discover who they are and what they are meant to be.' (Publication summary)

'Sometimes a big brain means big trouble! When the ground begins to shake and volcanoes spew flames, Arg’s tribe is in danger! Find out how Arg and his friend Shlok save the day—in a very messy way. Step back in time and join Arg and Krrk-Krrk in the second side-splitting, disgustingly funny Dinosaur Trouble adventure.' (Publication summary)

'Some times a big brain means big trouble! There is a surprise inside Arg's dinosaur egg. His food is too cute to eat. But saving his new friend gets mega-messy! Step back in time to meet Arg and Krrk-Krrk. It's where the trouble begins! ' (Publication summary)

''Tis a cold, dark night, and deathly still. Dare two ghosts brave the nighttime chill? Pray follow, dear reader ... read on if you will, to uncover the secret of the house on the hill. An award-winning author and illustrator combine their talents in this deliciously spine-tingling story, with its lyrical text and just the right touch of spookiness. ' (Publication summary)

'The soggy bog is home to ten polliwogs. They splosh and splash together in the rain and mud, until one polliwog turns into a frog. Now there are nine polliwogs in the soggy bog and one frog on the mossy log. As the rain continues to fall, more and more polliwogs turn into frogs and the bog comes to life with colour and sound. Even the local scriffy scruffy dog cannot resist the bog-frog hop!' (Publisher's blurb)

'It can be tough being a boy with a big brain amongst a tribe of Neanderthals! The Nn-Grrrdy are coming to trade and Arg doesn't want them to get any of his stuff - but in his attempt to hide it, he falls into a deep, dark cave. And scary things lie within...'

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'Flit longs to have a white Christmas with snowbirds, ice-skating and sleigh bells. You can't have these in the warm south so he travels far to the northern hemisphere where he hopes to have the perfect Christmas. It's not that easy and Flit learns to share with others. His Christmas holds all the magic he wished for, but it's still not right. Back home he delights in his southern hemisphere Christmas with family and friends.' (Publication summary)

'How do you get unstuck from a sticky scutosaurus? Arg has to find the answer fast, before he gets eaten alive.'

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'The continuing adventures of Arg, the evolved Neanderthal boy, and his T-rex friend Skeet, the talking dinosaur.'

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'Sometimes a big brain means big trouble.

'How do you stop a rampaging Spinosaurus from eating the last Dracorex? Arg has to get help fast...or he'll be extinct too!

'A Spino-rotty-trocious Stone Age adventure that'll make your teeth tremble.'

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'Sometimes a big brain means big trouble. What would make a diplodocus herd too dizzy to walk? Arg has to find an answer fast...or he and Skeet are Grogllgrox stew!'

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'How do you save a baby velociraptor from a hungry quetzalcoatlus? Arg has to find an answer fast...or they are both dinner!'

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'A terrible flu is sweeping through Arg's valley, causing all sorts of snotty problems for Arg and his tribe. But there's soon a much bigger problem to deal with, when Arg discovers people flu can be deadly to dinosaurs. If it reaches the secret valley, the dinosaurs are doomed! Saving the dinosaurs from people flu will send Arg and Skeet off on their snottiest adventure yet.'

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'How do you stop an angry T. Rex from destroying your village? Arg has to find an answer fast....before someone else gets chomped!

'A T-wreck-errific Stone Age adventure that'll make your eyeballs pop!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.