There are four seasons in a year, and they're all awesome, but only one of them gets to be summer! Sunny days, weekends at the pool, games in the backyard, daylight until late and long, lovely holidays . . . that's summer, the best season ever. The perfect follow up to the much-loved Why I Love Footy (Notables list, Picture Book of the Year category, CBCA 2016). An ode to a uniquely Australian experience and the joy of family and friends.

Why I Love Summer

Children's Books

Wagner, Michael

Activities, Crafts & Games

Viking (AU YR)

A perfect picture book to share that celebrates the joy of imagination and the wonders of the natural world. Mabel and Robert love to collect things on their walks - leaves and stones and seeds and berries. But when they are caught in the rain and can't take their collection home they have an even better idea . . . A book for those magical days when a walk to the park is nothing short of an adventure.

Collecting Sunshine

Flynn, Rachel

A poignantly beautiful story from the CBCA Shortlisted author of Suri's Wall, Lucy Estela, and Prime Minister's Literary Award shortlisted illustrator of Adelaide's Secret World, Elise Hurst. Girl on Wire is a simple yet brilliantly uplifting allegory of a young girl struggling to build her self-esteem and overcome the anxiety that many children feel as they grow - she walks the tightrope, afraid she will fall, but with the support of those she loves, her toes grip the wire and she walks forward, on her own, with a new confidence.

Girl on Wire

Estela, Lucy

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Harvey owned a heap of stuff, but could always use more. The ORANGE 430 was the latest and the greatest. Harvey wasn't sure what it did, but he had to have it! A cheeky picture book for anyone who's bought a thingy or whatsit . . . and doesn't quite know why. In his debut picture book, Michael Speechley explores our obsession with stuff in a fun and edifying way.

The All New Must Have Orange 430

Speechley, Michael

There's a Monster in my Bedroom. Keep very, very still. Tell me you can see it. It's giving me a chill . . . A funny, charming rhyming picture book about a house full of monsters with an unexpected twist from internationally acclaimed comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers. With gorgeous, rich illustrations by Berlin artist, Johan Potma.

A Monster in My House

Brothers, Umbilical

Science Fiction & Fantasy