Collins Booksellers Autumn Reading Guide 2016 Autumn 2016 | Page 23

collins booksellers PICTURE BOOKS HATTIE HELPS OUT Jane Godwin Davina Bell Freya Blackwood RRP $24.99 GRANDMA WOMBAT Jackie French Bruce Whatley RRP $24.99 Hattie is being very helpful, until it’s time for her afternoon nap...Hattie’s not even sleepy! This is a funny story about a little girl with big ideas, from a winning combination of creators. She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. And like all grandmas, she thinks her grandson is the bestbehaved baby ever. But this baby wombat has other ideas. This delightful book celebrates the joy that being a grandma can bring. INCREDIBILIA Libby Hathorn Gaye Chapman RRP $24.99 BOB THE ARTIST Marion Deuchars RRP $24.99 DUE 1ST MAY Bob the Bird is just like all his friends, apart from his skinny legs. When Bob is teased, he decides to try and change himself to fit in. But little does he know where all his efforts will lead him. This is a wonderful story about the power of art and of being confident enough to be yourself. DUE 1ST MAY Little Georgie is the youngest, and this sometimes means Max and Harriet forget about her. But Georgie is unfazed. She’s armed with a BIG imagination. MAD MAGPIE Gregg Dreise RRP $24.95 Mad Magpie tells the story of Guluu, an angry magpie who, when teased by a gang of butcher birds, sings so loud that he cannot Our Price hear the birds laughing at him $ and they eventually give up and 95 fly away. AN AFTER BEDTIME STORY Shoham Smith Einat Tsarfati RRP $24.99 19 Little Nina will not go to bed. Not when the adults are having so much fun. This is a loving, funny portrait of family life – and of what bedtime is often really like. YOUR BABY’S FIRST WORD WILL BE DADA Jimmy Fallon RRP $14.99 BOOKS FOR MUM MUMMY, YOU’RE SPECIAL TO ME 23 DUE 10TH MAY Laine Mitchell RRP $9.99 Everyone knows that fathers wage a secret campaign to ensure that their babies’ first word is “Dada!” But how does it work? Entertainer Jimmy Fallon, shows you how. WELCOME LITTLE ONE Follow Little Giraffe’s journey in this beautiful story to share with your special mummy. Mummy, You’re Special to Me is now in board book format. Sandra Magsamen RRP $11.99 Filled with lively illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, Welcome Little One allows parents and children to celebrate and cherish their bond. MY MUM’S SPECIAL SECRET Sally Morgan RRP $24.99 THIS HUNGRY DRAGON My mum tells me her special secret... And baby kookaburra has a secret too. Heath McKenzie RRP $16.99 MY MUM SAYS THE STRANGEST THINGS Dragon is very hungry and he’s ready for a yummy meal! He eats and eats and eats and eats! Soon, he’s as big as a house! Can anything fill this greedy gobbler’s guts? Katrina Germein Tom Jellett RRP $16.99 When Mum’s busy she says she’s run off her feet. When I dawdle, Mum tells me to shake a leg. When I say, “I’m coming,” Mum says, “So is Christmas.” My mum says the STRANGEST things. This delightful tale is now in paperback. DUE 1ST MAY FIVE LITTLE PLATYPUSES Karen Erasmus RRP