Australians, let us barbecue for summertime is here!
The steamy, muggy, hottest part of every Aussie year.
So pack away your winter coats, your jumpers and your longs,
All you'll need for weeks and weeks are singlets, shorts and thongs!
Get ready to throw on your swimmers and enjoy Aussie fun for the whole family. Sing along with the bonus CD to the tune of our national anthem 'Advance Australia Fair'.
Australians, Let Us Barbecue! (with CD)
Buchanan,Colin
On the wild grassy plains west of Old Humpty Doo,
Lived the MOODIEST, MOPEYEST,SADDEST emu...
Emo the Emu is gloomy about EVERYTHING!
Could a journey around Australia with Katie the Kangaroo help brighten his mood?
A lighthearted and fun story about how to help someone in a grumpy mood.
Emo the Emu
Wilson,Tony
It is no laughing matter when you are the most serious bird in the borough.
Kookaburras Love to Laugh.
Bunting,Laura
Before the clock strikes one, a mother mouse must search the house for her two missing sons. But she'd better watch out for the cat!
The official story chosen for ALIA NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME in 2018.
National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Scholastic is proud to support ALIA and this wonderful initiative, which celebrates reading and children's literacy.
In 2018, over 1 million children across Australia took part in National Simultaneous Storytime!
Hickory Dickory Dash
When Sebastian was discovered beside the body of his dead mother on the side of a road, he was just four months old. Near death himself, the tiny wombat was nursed by the author until he reached full maturity, and finally returned to the wild. When you read this book you'll learn just how Sebastian's hat came to play such an important part in his life.
Voted Best Children's Book in the 1985 Whitley Awards given by the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales and short-listed for the 1986 Australian Picture Book of the Year award, Sebastian Lives in a Hat is celebrating its 30th anniversary!
Sebastian Lives in a Hat 30th Anniversay Edition
Catterwell,Thelma
Before dawn, when everyone was still asleep, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie crept out of bed...
'I want to see a human!' said Snugglepot.
'But only in the distance,' added Cuddlepie.
Join Snugglepot and Cuddlepie — May Gibbs' endearing gumnut babies — as they go on an Australian bush adventure.
Royalties go to two charities: the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and the Northcott Society.
Meet Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Hush, little possum, don't you cry,
Mama will keep you safe and dry.
When the sky starts to rumble and the rain begins to fall, brave Mama possum hurries to find somewhere safe to keep her baby safe and warm.
Sing along to Deborah Mailman's beautiful CD recording, based on the classic lullaby.
Hush, Little Possum (with CD)
Crumble,P.
Okey dokey, let's do the wombat hokey pokey!
Put your right paw in, put your right paw out,
Put your right paw in, shake it all about.
Do the hokey pokey and turn around,
That's what it's all about!
Come and sing and dance along to the Hokey Pokey with all your favourite Australian animal friends... because that's what it's all about!
Hokey Pokey Aussie Edition (with CD)
Allen,Ed
Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two
A kangaroo
Ben Wood's warm and funny illustrations bring this classic Aussie song to life.
Brown,Bob
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Every month of the year there are jobs to do on a small Australian farm. Fruit ripens, lambs are born, hay is harvested.
A Year on our Farm shows the passing of the seasons through the eyes of the children for whom the farm and all its animals is home.
A Year on our Farm
Matthews,Penny
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a black cat
Looking at me.
So begins a young boy's exciting adventure with a menagerie of colourful animals. By the end of his walk he has a zany parade following him.
Julie Vivas' whimsical painting lend humour to this simple story. Children will enjoy identifying the animals and colours, and reciting the text.
I Went Walking 25th Anniversary Edition
Machin,Sue
There was an old mozzie who swallowed a lady.
I don't know why he swallowed the lady...
That's just crazy!
The mozzie is back! He's bigger. He's badder. And he wants revenge!
It's not only the old lady in his sights — this tiny insect is out to get anything that has ever taken a swipe at him! Just how much can one mozzie swallow?
Find out in this hilarious sequel to the best-selling There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Mozzie!
There Was an Old Mozzie Who Swallowed a Lady