The must-have picture book for every child starting school, with a clever twist all parents will relate to!Are you ready? It'll be fun! You'll make new friends. New BFFs! You might have to be a bit brave ...It's the first day of school, but who is the most nervous about the big day? An adorable picture book about first-day nerves from the team who brought you I Do It and Check On Me.

1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten…As part of an ancient family tradition, young Atticus Van Tasticus narrowly escapes a life down the coal mines – or worse, going to school – when he gets to choose the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan’s treasure pile.It’s a choice that will change the course of history – well, OK, his story, at least. Atticus pulls together a rag-tag bunch misfits – AHEM – a tough, brilliant crew, and sets ou...

Stuff Happens is an important new series for boys about everyday challenges. Created by Susannah McFarlane, the series editor, the series is written by authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Scot Gardner, Justin D'Ath, James Roy, Pat Flynn and Alex McDiarmid. Each book features a different character and follows them as they overcome a particular everyday challenge.Aimed at boys aged between 7 and 11, the Stuff Happens series explores those everyday struggle...

I’ve found a new home!It’s the best.I’ve got a new best friend. A new top dog. A new place to sleep - and lots and LOTS of new rules – they’re probably more weird than good.When Jassy and Dad leave me home alone, I forget the rules. I’m thinking more about digging for bones and remodeling. Backyard Bitza!

ATTICUS VAN TASTICUS is back. And thistime he means business. Having escaped certain disaster on the high seas, he’son the scent of treasure. Then the call comes from above: 'Shipahoy, Captain, ship ahoy!'If only it were good news, which of course itain't. Vicious, mean and mighty unclean Bjorn Ironhead is onthe warpath – and Atticus and his crew are in his sights. Stay and fight, orrun and hide? But where do you hide a pi...

I’m Bitza the dog!A bit Labrador and a bit Poodle. A bit Kelpy and Staffy and maybe even Hound. Lots of different dog bits make up the lot of me.I’m also a bit lost.A good dog always looks after its ball, which is why I followed Jasper and the ball thief home from the park. She was looking for a dog, I was looking for a home.It’s perfect … unless Dad gets his way.

With the Map of Half Maps finally in the hands of Atticus and his crew, the rest should be easy, right?Wrong! Rattling skeletons, ghosts, monsters from the deep, killer sands and a boiling hot tub are just some of the obstacles between them and certain TREASURRRRRE!

In 1991 Andrew Daddo was sacked as an MTV presenter. Rather than slink back to Australia immediately, Andrew and a bloke he'd met at a party named Ray O'Neal, set off on a month-long motorcycle journey across America. That summer spent riding cross country with Ray forged a friendship that Andrew thought would last a lifetime. But in February 2004, Ray died in an accident. He left behind a wife and a young daughter, Rose. It's All Good is an extended letter to Rose, telling her about the f...

At 15, Dylan is struggling. He's struggling with his explosive acne that has declared war on his face, struggling with his pushy younger sister, struggling with his nagging mum and her lame and misguided attempts to 'connect' with him, struggling with his dad who never seems to have time for him anymore, struggling with his retarded old phone-me-down courtesy of Hamish Banning pushing him and his iPhone off Jump Rock into the harbour, and he's struggling with his constant preoccupation wit...

It's school holidays but Archie and Jess's mum has to go to work at the tV studio. Problem is, children have been banned from the studio, but there isn't anywhere else for Archie and Jess to go. Can they get through the day without being sprung by the big, burly security guard? And what's going to happen when they are discovered on the set of the hit, A PLACE LIKE OURS, pretending to be extras? A hilarious chapter novel for young readers by one of Australia's most-loved authors.

With the Map of Half Maps finally in the hands of Atticus and his crew, the rest should be easy, right?Wrong! Rattling skeletons, ghosts, monsters from the deep, killer sands and a boiling hot tub are just some of the obstacles between them and certain TREASURRRRRE!

Dylan is struggling. He’s struggling with the acne that has declared war on his face, struggling with his pushy younger sister, with his nagging mum and his dad who never has time for him anymore, struggling with his old phone-me-down and struggling with his constant preoccupation with girls, and what might happen if he manages to snag one. Struggling, but surviving. But when Dylan’s creative-writing piece is read out in class, it sets off a chain of events that sends him on a frantic roll...