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Summer by June Factor, Alison Lester $18.75. June Factor's simple text and Alison Lester's delightful illustrations combine to celebrate a special summer's day and all that it brings- changing weather, family gatherings, lots of fun and . . . Christmas! Photo: Booktopia -
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers $21.95 for a signed copy while stocks last. A beautiful, poignant and timely manifesto for the myriad rewards of reading and sharing the enjoyment of stories. Photo: Booktopia -
You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Hindley, Kate Philip $12.75. The only rule for attending this party is . . . you MUST bring a hat. But what if you don’t own a hat? Will bringing a monkey wearing a hat be enough? Find out in this tale that builds to a gloriously surreal and hilarious ending. Photo: Booktopia -
Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma by Leigh Hobbs $19.25. Mr Chicken has been to Paris and London, but his taste for travel is insatiable - now it's time to visit Rome, a city of ancient wonders and delicious things to eat. Photo: Booktopia -
Here Comes Mr Postmouse by Marianne Dubuc $19.75. Have you ever taken a peek inside a rabbit's toilet or entered the house of a crocodile? Join Mr Postmouse on his daily rounds and visit the extraordinary homes of Mr Bear, Señor Snake, Madam Dung Fly, the Penguins and many other animals. Photo: Booktopia -
Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph $14.25. For busy dogs A busy day Of busy work And busy play… But one dog doesn’t quite fit in. It’s lonely being the odd dog out, when all she wants to do is find her place in the world. She’s willing to go to the other side of the world to look for it… but it might take a different kind of journey for her to discover that maybe where she’s meant to be is right back where she started… Photo: Booktopia -
Nothing! by Yasmeen Ismail $11.95. What are you doing, Lila? Nothing! But turn the page and see her secret, imaginative world ... A vibrant, energetic picture book celebrating the imagination, from the author/illustrator of I'm A Girl! Photo: Booktopia -
Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) $20.90. Meet the Flying Doctors: Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and, of course, their trusty 'air ambulance', Zog the dragon, in this fabulously original sequel to the best-selling ZOG. Photo: Booktopia -
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van Thanh Rudd (Illustrator) $20.80. When you live in a village at the edge of the No-Go Desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a numberplate from bark, if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpity-bump over sandhills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. Photo: Booktopia -
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van Thanh Rudd (Illustrator) $20.80. When you live in a village at the edge of the No-Go Desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a numberplate from bark, if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpity-bump over sandhills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. Photo: Booktopia -
Oi dog! by Kes Gray, Claire Gray, Jim Field (Illustrator) $12.75. The hilarious sequel to the bestselling Oi Frog! will have children rolling around with laughter. Photo: Booktopia -
Molly and Mae by Danny Parker, Freya Blackwood (Illustrator) $19.25. Molly and Mae is a portrait of the most delightful and emotionally rich train journey imaginable; friendship. Photo: Booktopia -
The Gobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodle byJustine Clarke, Arthur Baysting, Tom Jellett (Illustrator) $16.75. A delightful and fun book for preschoolers from the ever-popular singer, actress and children's TV presenter, Justine Clarke, teamed with Arthur Baysting. Photo: Booktopia -
Blue Sky, Yellow Kite by Janet A. Holmes, Jonathan Bentley (Illustrator) $19.25. Sometimes we want a thing so much we can't prevent ourselves from taking it. But when a girl steals her friend's beautiful yellow kite, she is swamped with turmoil. A story about desire, guilt and forgiveness. Photo: Booktopia -
Blue, The Builder's Dog by Jen Storer, Andrew Joyner (Illustrator) $19.25. Meet Blue, the Builder's Dog. On the construction site, he's part of the team. He guards the tools, signs the concrete slabs and keeps sticky beaks away. But Blue doesn't have a house of his own. The builder has one. The chippie has one. The architect and the big bosses have one. So he decides to quit and build one himself... Photo: Booktopia
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It's time for the second instalment of best book picks from the Kids' Reading Guide. We've already shown you the Australian Stories category and now we're showing the Picture Books category as decided upon by Australia's top book sellers.
Click through the gallery above and click to find more information about each book and how to buy. With the gift season coming up, it's peak time to start buying up books for the children in your lives.