Theme - family

A Really Super Hero is a fun filled picture book which oozes charm. Charlotte Lance's rhyming text is sure to bring out a smile or two.

Oh my, this is the most touching story. ANZAC Biscuits is one of those picture books that should be read by the young and old - it has much to offer.

The Fault In Our Stars from John Green, is a sensitive yet gutsy portrayal of Hazel, a sixteen year old with terminal cancer. Yep, he's tackled, head on, this most awful illness through the character of Hazel, and her developing friendship with Augustus.

My Mum's The Best, from the formidable team of Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith, is a simply delightful picture book aimed perfectly at the really young listeners.

** WIN ~ Meet Ruby AND Meet Lina in our latest competition, click here for details ** The Our Australian Girl collection of chapter books are proving so incredibly popular - and for all the right reasons. Each story in the series focuses on a particular era in Australia's history, and centres on one character. There are a total of four books for each character. They may all be linked by a common theme - four books based on the same Australian girl - but each has been penned by a different author, the end result being that each one is as individual as the girl it portrays.

** WIN ~ Meet Ruby AND Meet Lina in our latest competition, click here for details ** Lina is the lastest edition to the popular Our Australian Girl series. The reason for their success? Each one is individual - carefully crafted, researched and nurtured. Penguin has sought out the talents of some awesome children's authors, and all of them bring something a little different to their series. There's no set, predictable formula to these novels - each is as individual as the girl they portray.

The Secret Hen House Theatre is an engrossing debut novel from writer Helen Peters. This novel, ideally suited to readers aged 10+, has a timeless quality to it. Helen Peter's wonderful narrative - the tone, atmosphere, sense of adventure - evokes fond memories of the novels I devoured when I was younger.

Operation Eiffel Tower is an intriguing story from Elen Caldecott. She writes from a child's point of view with skill, humour and empathy.

'I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year-old kid.' 'ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds.' Wonder by R J Palacio, has attracted much attention, including The Waterstones Children's Book Award 2013. Palacio has approached a delicate issue - the facial disfigurement of 10 year old August - with a high level of sensitivity and power. She has created a novel which has much to offer. 

Ketchup Clouds from Annabel Pitcher, is a stunning follow up to her highly acclaimed inaugural novel ... My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece. Ketchup Clouds won the prestigious Overall Winner category in The Waterstones Children's Book prize 2013.