An adventurous young wombat finds his way around a winter landscape before snuggling back into his own cosy burrow. SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2017 Snow on the stockman's hut Snow on the crows Snow on the woollybutt Snow on my NOSE! It's a big journey through the snow for a little wombat, meeting animals, birds and people along the way...but there's no place like home! A heartwarming story set in the Australian High Country.
An adventurous young wombat finds his way onto the beach before the rain arrives to send him home for dinner! Sun on the squeaky sand Sun on the roo Sun on the riverland Sun on me and...YOU! The beach is a fascinating place for a little wombat until the rain comes! A heartwarming story inspired by one of Australia's most loved national parks, Wilsons Promontory.
A celebration of the most magical holiday of the year, by the incomparable bestselling author Nancy Tillman. Bells jingle, sleds dash through the snow, trees are topped with sparkling stars, and children everywhere dream of candy canes and presents. But the best gift of all-the most magical gift of the season-is when we spend Christmas with those we love. Once again, this New York Times-bestselling author and artist has created a special, beautiful book that families will want to share year after year. (And readers will want to look for The Spirit of Christmas image that Nancy Tillman has hidden on every page!)
In the second collaboration of the mother-and-son team that created Mothers Are Like That, two cubs are born to a polar bear. Mother bear teaches her cubs how to swim and hunt seals. But when the ice melts earlier than usual—the result of a changing climate—there is not enough food to keep her milk rich or to feed her cubs. Emboldened by hunger, the bears venture into human territory, where they are captured and caged in a special jail for bears until winter returns and the ice forms once more. Then the bears are released to hunt again on the shifting floes of the Arctic. This lyrical story of a mother and her babies is beautifully illustrated and based on fact. It includes a detailed afterword on the effects of global warming on polar bears.
She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. She goes to school... She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole. When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpectedly leads her to the local school. the children learn that wombats love carrots and grass, while Mothball learns that lunch boxes contain very few carrots, that sports sheds can be a good place to have a nap, and that when you're brown and round, it's not a good idea to get too close to a ball ... Ages 3 years plus
The world is at war, and women are working, often behind the scenes, in areas from nursing to espionage. And despite their many successes, these are the women the men don't see. Unimaginable danger creeps ever closer to Miss Lily and her loved ones . . . Amid the decadence and instability of Berlin in the 1920s, a band of women must unite to save all that is precious to them. With her dangerous past behind her, Australian heiress Sophie Higgs lives in quiet comfort as the Countess of Shillings, until Hannelore, Princess of Arneburg, charms the Prince of Wales. He orders Sophie, Nigel - and Miss Lily - to investigate the mysterious politician Hannelore believes is the only man who can save Europe from another devastating war. His name is Adolf Hitler. As unimaginable peril threatens to destroy countries and tear families apart, Sophie must face Goering's Brownshirt Nazi thugs, blackmail, and the many possible faces of love. And then the man she once adored and thought was lost reappears, and Sophie will be confronted by the girl intent on killing the mother who betrayed her family in the war: Miss Lily. The third book in the Miss Lily series, The Lily in the Snow is a story filled with secrets that also explores the strength of friendship and the changing face of women in this new Europe.
A tender, humorous picture book helping to introduce potty training to young children through the character of George the Wombat. George wants to play, but Mummy Wombat tells him he has to use the potty before he leaves. George is finding it very difficult until he gets some advice from his friends and Papa Wombat, and he is finally successful!
Poor old wombat! He thinks its much easier to stay in his burrow than to go out into the big world. But when he does finally come out for a look around, he finds other interesting creatures and things to doand even friends.
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He′s Mothball′s baby - and he′s even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Baby Wombat′s Week is an irresistible new picture book by the award-winning duo of the international bestseller Diary of a Wombat.
You mustn't tickle the tiger or it might roar at you... but it's hard to resist that fluffy touchy-feely patch! This hilarious book has four touchy-feely patches which make a sound when you press them, along with holes in the pages and a musical finale. The combination of touchy-feely and audio is an irresistible treat for little children. The fifth title in an exciting and rapidly growing new series of baby books. Simple, endearing artwork and amusing sounds guarantee giggles from children.
