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PICTURE BOOKS
FROM THE COVER
Anna Walker The front cover image has been created
by Anna Walker. She received the Children’s Book
Council Early Childhood Award this year for her picture
book Mr Huff. Anna draws inspiration from the world
around her to create stories and pictures that reflect
curiosity and wonder. Working with ink, pencil and
collage Anna develops her characters and creates her
illustrations in a Melbourne studio, shared with various
woolly and feathery creatures.
SLEIGH RIDE
L. Anderson, M. Parish
Matt Shanks
RRP $19.99
The trailer is decorated, the sun is shining and
there’s ice in the esky. This beautiful book puts an
Aussie twist on the classic song and includes a CD
performed by Human Nature and Jessica Mauboy.
MR HUFF
Anna Walker
RRP $24.99
JINGLE BELLS, RUDOLPH SMELLS
Bill is having a bad day. Mr Huff is following him
around and making everything seem difficult. Bill
tries to get rid of him, but Mr Huff just gets bigger
and bigger! Then they both stop, and a surprising
thing happens . . .
Deano Yipadee
Paul Beavis
RRP $19.99
Laugh out loud as you sing along to this hilarious
Christmas song and find out how Santa’s stinkybottomed reindeer Rudolph saves Christmas.
PIG THE ELF
Aaron Blabey
RRP $16.99
I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR
CHRISTMAS
No one loves Christmas more than Pig but will he
really stay up all night to get his presents? This
new story will make readers laugh out loud as well
as teaching them a little lesson in manners.
John Rox
Simon Williams
RRP $19.99
PIG THE FIBBER BOXED SET
A kitten has just one wish for Christmas—she
REALLY wants a hippopotamus! But how will Santa
get it under the Christmas tree?
Aaron Blabey
RRP $29.99
Pig the Fibber, a side-splitting story for both young
and old, now comes with a hilarious farting plush
toy!
PEPPA LOVES CHRISTMAS
Ladybird
RRP $14.99
PIG THE PUG
Aaron Blabey
RRP $9.99
Peppa and George love Christmas! Find out all
about their favourite festive things in this Christmas
pudding-shaped board book. The perfect stocking
filler present for little piggies!
DUE 1ST DECEMBER
REFUGE
Pig was a Pug and I’m sorry to say, he was greedy
and selfish in most every way. Pig is the greediest
Pug in the world…This classic story is now
available in sturdy board book.
THELMA THE UNICORN BOXED SET
Anne Booth
Sam Usher
RRP $17.99
Aaron Blabey
RRP $29.99
This gift boxed set contains a mini hardcover
edition of the picture book Thelma the Unicorn
along with a cute plush version of Thelma herself.
Jesus was a refugee too - a timely and timeless
message in a beautiful gift edition. One dollar from
the sale of every book will be donated to the Asylum
Seekers Resource Centre.
VERY NOISY BEAR
CHRISTMAS AT GRANDMA’S
BEACH HOUSE
Claire Saxby
Janine Dawson
RRP $16.99
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Nick Bland
RRP $9.99
Our Price
799
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It’s Christmas in Australia, and what better way to
celebrate than to gather at Grandma’s beach house.
DUE 1ST DECEMBER
There’s music in the air in the Jingle Jangle Jungle!
Can Bear’s friends help him find the perfect
instrument to play? Nick Bland’s fifth book featuring
the delightful and endearing very cranky bear is now
in board format.