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Poppy Makes Pockets
$24.99
Due for Release in Australia/New Zealand in July 2026!

Poppy loves collecting treasures while out exploring, from smooth stones to glossy feathers and everything in between. But hardly any of her clothes have pockets to carry them! Join Poppy as she sets about solving her pocket-less problem, for herself and the whole neighbourhood. Touching on themes of creativity, fabric upcycling and community, Poppy Makes Pockets will bring a smile to the face of little readers everywhere – and might even inspire some to get crafting themselves.

SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback 9781921497131, 32 Pages | Paperback 9781921966330, 34 Pages | 229 x 216mm

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Hidden
$27.99
Due for Release June 2025

A little girl watches the people of her neighbourhood come and go from the branches of her fig tree, but none of them seem to notice her – or even each other. How can she get everyone to slow down and connect with the people around them?

Encompassing themes of inclusion, kindness and sharing, Hidden is the inspiring story of a brave, outgoing little girl whose actions help the people in her community find a sense of belonging. It is an important reminder that everyone deserves to feel seen.

SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 32 Pages | 9781921497100

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Rosie’s Garden
$27.99
Due for Release UK April 2025

One very determined little girl does something incredible for her community in this inspiring story about preserving green spaces. Rosie loves nothing more than spending time in her neighbourhood garden. But when the garden is destroyed to make way for a towering skyscraper, suddenly there’s nowhere for Mr Dellagatti to collect seeds, or Esmeralda the chicken to get her worms for breakfast. With a lot of bravery and some unexpected teamwork, can Rosie find a solution that makes everyone happy?

SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 32 Pages | 9781921497056

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The Welcome Cookies
$24.99
Avaliable Now !

Mabel loves visiting Miss Plum’s Sugar Plum Café and drawing pictures for the arty-smarty wall. But one day, Mabel finds the café under renovation by someone new. She misses her favourite café, and she misses Miss Plum’s smiles. One day, the café reopens, and Mabel reluctantly visits there with her mother. Will this new place provide Mabel with the same joy she felt in the old café? And how will Mabel accept its differences?

With sensitive illustrations that give life to Mabel’s emotional responses, this book will have young and old alike wanting to visit their local café to taste the welcome cookies.

SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 32 Pages | 9781922539502

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Butterfly Girl
$24.99
Butterfly Girl is a charming and sensitively illustrated book about friendship and making space for animals, even in an urban environment. Olivia, who loves butterflies, has to leave her home in the countryside and move into a city apartment. Feeling lonely without her fluttering friends, she realises she needs to transform her bare balcony if she wants her friends to visit — and that turns out to be a great way to meet her new neighbours!

Specifications: 9781922539564 | 215mm x 288mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books

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When Grandma Burnt Her Bra
$24.99
When Grandma Burnt Her Bra uses humour to tell the story of feminism and women’s rights, exploring how, throughout history, both men and women have broken down barriers. The illustrations help convey, carefully and quirkily, the complex message that things were not always equal — and that they are not yet equal — which means that each generation faces the continued fight for equality. The call to action is to carry the flame forward. And best of all, this book has dinosaurs!

Specifications: 9781922539465 | 215mm x 288mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books

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Harriet’s Hungry Worms
$24.99
This funny, engaging eco story invites young readers to follow the adventures of Harriet’s ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu. Packed with worm facts, Harriet’s Hungry Worms is the ideal companion for worm warriors and curious composters keen to roll their sleeves up and put their kitchen food scraps to good use.

Specifications: 9781922539472| 245mm x 255mm | Hardback | 32 Pages | Full Colour | EK Books

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Toy Mountain
$24.99
Sam’s dreams seem to have come true when he becomes a toy tester for the Tiny Hands Toy Factory, and his house is filled with plastic toys in all sorts of shapes and colours. But one by one and plonk by plonk, his shiny new toys start to break. Soon enough, Sam has a mountain of broken toys that just won’t stop growing!

This whimsically illustrated story highlights the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by ‘consumer culture’, and empowers children to take sustainability into their own hands.

SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925820966 | Hardback | 245 x 255mm / 9.5 x 10in | 32 Pages | Full Colour

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The Voyage
$24.99
Displaced by war and conflict, a refugee family sets out on a voyage into the unknown.

Told in only a few words, this is the powerful story of a family fleeing their war-torn country and making a dangerous trip across the ocean to a new life in a new land.

‘Chaos’ begins the story, as the family escapes.

‘Wild’ is the midway point, as their boat battles through a storm.

‘Beauty’ is the sight of a green, beautiful land ahead of them.

‘Safe’ is the beginning of their new life in their new home.

Selected for the 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. A cooperative project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council! Congratulations to Robert and Andrea!

SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925820034 | Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | 32 Pages

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Ella and Mrs Gooseberry
$24.99
Discovering What Love Looks Like

Grumpy old Mrs Gooseberry from next door has lost her love. ‘I didn’t know you could lose love,’ says Ella. So she begins her quest to find out what love looks like and how she can help Mrs Gooseberry to rediscover it. Her mother says love is like home-cooked pie. Her teacher says it’s like lanterns in the night. Perhaps love might look like a little kitten. Ella and Mrs Gooseberry is a heart-warming picture book about a child’s understanding of love, selfless giving and how it makes you feel.

A gentle, heartwarming story about finding love.

Judith Rossell, children’s book author and illustrator.

SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925335255 | Hardback |245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | Colour | 32 Pages

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At the End of Holyrood Lane
Price range: $8.99 through $24.99
Flick is just like any other youngster. She loves to chase butterflies and jump in autumn leaves. But life at the end of Holyrood Lane is often violent and unpredictable due to the constant storms that plague her home, causing her to cringe with dread and flee whenever they strike. Visually arresting, emotionally incisive, and ultimately uplifting, this beautifully crafted picture book provides a sensitive glimpse into one aspect of domestic violence and how it can affect young lives.

EVENT: ASLA Members – Don’t miss Dimity Powell speaking at this year’s ASLA conference as part of the SCBWI Panel (more info)

SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 Inches | Colour | 32 Pages

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Community & Social Themes

Selected for the 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. A cooperative project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council! Congratulations to Robert and Andrea!

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