Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2019 Spring-reading-guide-FA-WEB (2) | Page 28

PICTURE Books Oi Duck- billed Platypus! Kes Gray, Jim Field RRP $15.99 From the creators of Oi Frog! Comes a brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book - jam-packed with animals and silliness! Where are duck-billed platypuses meant to sit? And Kookaburras and hippopotamuses and all the other animals… One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat and decided to make a gooey, brewy, yummy, chewy wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew… Liarbirds learn to lie from the day they hatch. They are the best in the bush at fibbing, faking, fabricating and fake-news creating. Until one lyrebird decides to go straight, and discovers that sometimes even the truth hurts. There’s a Tiger Out There Sophie Masson, Ruth Waters RRP $24.99 Disgusting McGrossface Rove McManus RRP $17.99 Who brings in mud then licks his feet dry? Disgusting McGrossface, he's your guy. When Mum and Dad come home to find muddy footprints all over the floor, there's only one creature to blame... Arthur and the What-Ifs Baa Baa Blue Sheep Tony Wilson, Laura Wood RRP $17.99 1 Laura Bunting, Philip Bunting RRP $17.99 1 Marcia K. Vaughan, Pamela Lofts RRP $17.99 Due sept Liarbird Due sept Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition Baa baa blue sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes sir, nine bags full! The master and dame want ALL the wool! Blue! Orange! Green! Red! But can the little boy who lives down the lane convince them to share? Horatio Squeak Heath McKenzie RRP $24.99 Arthur is a dog with a secret. More than anything in the world he loves to play his violin, but he's too scared to do it in public because, well, what if he's bad? So, when he's invited to take part in a jam session, he creates a disguise. And when it falls apart, Arthur doesn't. Due sept 1 Karen Foxlee, Evie Barrow RRP $27.99 In a very fine house, on a very grand street, lived the tiniest mouse you could possibly meet. The youngest of twelve, he was timid and slight, But he was always, ALWAYS very polite… This is a classic hero story about the difference one small voice can make. A girl frightens her little brother by insisting there’s a tiger in the garden, but when the little boy turns the tables on his older sister, she ends up being the most terrified...until they join forces and make each other feel brave. Due sept 19 Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales Jen Campbell, Katie Harnett RRP $24.99 It’s Franklin’s birthday! Luna and all the villagers are planning a surprise party, and Franklin’s family are visiting from the moon. Jen Campbell and Katie Harnett are back with a new tale featuring the book-loving friends Franklin and Luna. Give a gift card Small in the City Sydney Smith RRP $24.99 I know what it's like to be small in the city... We follow our little protagonist as he gives his best advice for surviving in the city. As we read we get an idea of exactly who this advice is for, leading us to a powerful, heart- rending realization... feature TITLES You might Find Yourself Tai Snaith RRP $24.99 You Might Find Yourself follows a small person’s journey as they navigate the world through their imagination. This charming and lovingly handcrafted picture book invites readers to examine notions of resilience and collaboration, while on the winding path that is life. Due SEPT 1 Under the Same Sky Robert Vescio, Nicky Johnston RRP $24.99 Two children on opposite sides of the world crave friendships. Is it possible to be friends across the miles? This book explores the lives of two children from diverse backgrounds and their friendship. Evocative text and stunning illustrations combine to make this a very special picture book. Available in-store and online collinsbooks.com.au