Our Top Picks

These are new books which we recommend!

John's Picks

Just Doomed!, by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, published by Pan Macmillan
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick, by Joe Schreiber, published by Egmont Books Ltd
Melu, by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly, published by Scholastic NZ
Farmer John's Tractor, by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Robyn Belton, published by Walker Books




Ruth's Picks

Starters, by Lissa Price, published by Random House
Little Witch (Walker Stories), by Juliette MacIver, published by Walker Books
Tanglewood, by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Vivienne Goodman, published by Scholastic Australia
The Enchanted Flute, by James Norcliffe, published by Random House NZ

 


Heidi's Picks

The Frank Show, by David Macintosh, published by HarperCollins
A Place to Call Home, by Alexis Deacon, illustrated by Vivian Schwarz, publisher by Walker Books
The Ink Bridge, by Neil Grant, published by Allen & Unwin
Iris's Ukulele, by Kathy Taylor, published by Scholastic




Sasha's Picks

Erebos, by Ursula Poznaski
Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, by Gideon Defoe
Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith



Imogen's Picks

My Name is Elizabeth, by Annik Dunnkle, illustrated by Matthew Forsyth, published by Little Hare
The Hueys in the New Jumper, by Oliver Jeffers, published by HarperCollins
Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen, published by Orion Publishing
The Travelling Restaurant, by Barbara Else, published by Gecko Press



Alison's Picks

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, by Mo Willems, published by Walker Books
City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5), by Cassandra Clare, published by Walker Books
Alice-Miranda in New York (#5), by Jacqueline Harvey, published by Random House Australia
Show Me a Story: Why Pitcure Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators, by Leonard S Marcus, published by Candlewick Press



Kate's Picks

Violet Mackerel's Personal Space, by Anna Branford, illustrated by Sarah Davis, published by Walker Books Australia
The Fault in our Stars, by John Green
Mockingbird, by Kathryn Erskine, published by Usbourne
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle, published by Penguin



Jordan's Picks

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, published by Bloomsbury
Jonathan & Martha, by Petr Horacek, published by Phaidon Press
Dearly Departed, by Lia Habel, published by Random House
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, by Annabel Pitcher