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Adventure and Imagination: Meet the Characters from Willa and Woof by Jacqueline Harvey

Review | Book Life | News

30 June 2022

Adventure and Imagination: Meet the Characters from Willa and Woof by Jacqueline Harvey

Q&A with Shivaun Plozza, Author of A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic

Review | Author Related

30 June 2022

Q&A with Shivaun Plozza, Author of A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic

A Nail-biter: Read an Extract from Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks

Review | Extract

30 June 2022

A Nail-biter: Read an Extract from Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks

Book Club Preview Verdict: Finding Jupiter by Kelis Rowe

Review | Preview

29 June 2022

Book Club Preview Verdict: Finding Jupiter by Kelis Rowe

Old Classics and New Favourites: June Highlights at Better Reading Kids

Book Lists

29 June 2022

Old Classics and New Favourites: June Highlights at Better Reading Kids

Teacher’s Notes: Great and Small by Alison McLennan

Review | Book Life

29 June 2022

Teacher’s Notes: Great and Small by Alison McLennan

Why Renée Treml’s Picture Books Should Be on Every Aussie Bookshelf

News | Author Related | Book Life

29 June 2022

Why Renée Treml’s Picture Books Should Be on Every Aussie Bookshelf

Your Preview Verdict: Dreaming by Starlight by Siobhan Curham

Review | Preview

29 June 2022

Your Preview Verdict: Dreaming by Starlight by Siobhan Curham

Featured Articles

Vote Now to Win Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids' Books!

Vote Now to Win Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids' Books!

Ghastly Ghostly Adventure: Read Our Review of The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin by Paula Hayes
Katy Jiang, Paula Hayes

Ghastly Ghostly Adventure: Read Our Review of The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin by Paula Hayes

Remember When It All Began? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (25th Anniversary Edition) by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling

Remember When It All Began? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (25th Anniversary Edition) by J.K. Rowling

The National 2022 Great Book Swap Launches on 15 March!

The National 2022 Great Book Swap Launches on 15 March!

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books
Deborah Abela, Laura Bloom, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Will Kostakis

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

Heartstopper: Volume One (TV Tie-in)
Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume One (TV Tie-in)

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Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook
Bluey

Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook

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Heartstopper: Volume Two
Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume Two

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The World's Worst Pets
David Walliams

The World's Worst Pets

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Solitaire
Alice Oseman

Solitaire

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Nick and Charlie
Alice Oseman

Nick and Charlie

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Heartstopper: Volume Three
Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume Three

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Heartstopper: Volume Four
Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume Four

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This Winter: A Heartstopper Novella
Alice Oseman

This Winter: A Heartstopper Novella

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The Bad Guys #15: Open Wide and say Arrrgh!
Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys #15: Open Wide and say Arrrgh!

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2021 Top 50 Kids' Books: Read The Full List Here

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Possum Magic
Julie Vivas, Mem Fox

Possum Magic

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Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree
Enid Blyton

Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree

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Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend

Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

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The Gruffalo
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo

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Where is The Green Sheep?
Judy Horacek, Mem Fox

Where is The Green Sheep?

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Room on the Broom
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

Room on the Broom

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The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Garth Williams

Charlotte's Web

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Matilda
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Matilda

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The Grandest Bookshop in the World
Amelia Mellor

The Grandest Bookshop in the World

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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

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Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

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Pig the Pug
Aaron Blabey

Pig the Pug

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Invisible Boys
Holden Sheppard

Invisible Boys

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Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School
Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School

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Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities

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The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton

The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse

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The BFG
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The BFG

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WeirDo #1
Anh Do

WeirDo #1

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The Snail and the Whale
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Snail and the Whale

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The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
May Gibbs

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

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Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Helen Oxenbury, Mem Fox

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

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Kissed by the Moon
Alison Lester

Kissed by the Moon

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The Very Cranky Bear
Nick Bland

The Very Cranky Bear

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Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began
John Marsden

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began

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Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition
Marcia Vaughan, Pamela Lofts

Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition

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Wonder
R. J. Palacio

Wonder

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Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham

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The Twits
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The Twits

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Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak

Where The Wild Things Are

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Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild
Anh Do

Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild

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The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley

The Wonky Donkey

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Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief
Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief

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Each Peach Pear Plum
Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Each Peach Pear Plum

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Bluey: The Beach
Bluey

Bluey: The Beach

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Hotdog! #1
Anh Do

Hotdog! #1

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Lenny's Book of Everything
Karen Foxlee

Lenny's Book of Everything

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Once
Morris Gleitzman

Once

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The Wizards of Once #1
Cressida Cowell

The Wizards of Once #1

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Dog Man #1
Dav Pilkey

Dog Man #1

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Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell

Dear Zoo

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The Bad Guys: Episode 1
Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys: Episode 1

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Sing Me the Summer
Alison Lester, Jane Godwin

Sing Me the Summer

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