When Cheryl comes to stay she tells Bronwyn that her little brother Sampson is the favourite child. Bronwyn has to put up with Cheryl’s boastful ways but when Sampson is lost on Bondi Beach, she realises what her little brother means to her.
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What a Star!
How on earth do you win fame and fortune (become a star!) when you and your best friend have had a fight? Try singing, roller-blading and street painting at the local shopping mall. Then try your friend again!
Love Me Tender
A young boy, Alan, is forced to live with his bossy aunt who runs a milkbar/café when his mother takes off. When the juke box is put in her milkbar, Alan sees that Elvis Presley songs bring love and then a miraculous change to his aunt. Though his aunt wants to adopt Alan, he holds ...
The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade
Emma has three magics which make her famous in the town and then help her capture the robbers who hide out in the school canteen. When the world press comes to her door it seems all the magic has gone. But has it?
Okra and Acacia; The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate
When Acacia, the beautiful daughter of a bankrupt landowner, falls in love with Okra, a young Aboriginal stockman, their love seems doomed. But these two are determined nothing will keep them apart. Based on the Chinese tale The Willow Pattern Plate, the story, set in the Australian countryside, is illustrated with Brigitte Stoddart’s very fine ...
Caravan Kids
Sally Smyth longs for adventure. Her Dad wins a caravan and she and her family holiday at Palm Beach where she meets Jessie and her limping dog, Jimpy, who become part of an adventure she didn’t quite count on
Stephen’s Tree
Stephen is allowed to choose a healthy baby gum tree from his Dad’s nursery only to find it is sold by mistake to someone else. How the tree comes back into the boy’s hands by a strange series of event is captured beautifully in Sandra Laroche’s soft, dreamy illustrations, her first picture storybook.
Lachlan’s Walk
Set at the dramatic cliffside called The Gap at Watson’s Bay, Sydney, this story is about a toddler who wanders out the open gate, across the street to danger. This is a familiar story as his mother discovers he is missing and goes on a panicky chase for her child. Luckily Lachlan’s sister Lisa sees ...
The Tram to Bondi Beach
Libby Hathorn’s classic children’s picture book, Tram to Bondi Beach, with stunning illustrations by Julie Vivas. This wonderful story follows Keiran – who wants to be a paperboy and ride the running board of the trams that hurtle down the hill to the famous Bondi Beach. The only trouble is, when the newsagent hires him, the ...
Freya’s Fantastic Surprise
When her friend Miriam tells some fantastic news about a new tent at News Time in class, Freya just wants to outdo her. Every day Freya’s news is more and more fantastic until no one, not even her teacher, believes her. And then Freya truly does have a fantastic surprise to share. And that wonderful ...
