Wild Nature
A collection of invitations to go outside and connect with nature. Whatever environment you live in, we hope these titles leave you invigorated, refreshed, and inspired to explore, play, and forage in breath-giving nature — and to protect and regenerate it. Here’s to the wild world!
Author: Hilary Bell
Illustrator: Antonia Pesenti
AUD$27.99
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◆ A Readings best picture book of 2025
◆ NOTABLE: Children’s Book Council of Australia 2026: Non-fiction Category
◆ NOTABLE | Children’s Book Council of Australia 2026: Picture Book Category
◆ LONGLISTED | Australian Book Design Awards: Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Book
◆ An Artsplorers Book of the Year 2025
◆ A BookiebooBook of the Year 2025
From treetops to rooftops, follow Australia's most mischievous bird in this exuberant celebration of the cockatoo.
Who rules the skies from back garden to bush,
Launching from trees with a screech and a whoosh?
Bossy and smart, loves to put on a show,
Who could it be now? Why, Cocky — hello!
With playful rhyming text and bold, graphic illustrations, award-winning creators Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti celebrate the unique spirit and curiosity of the cockatoo.
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Ages 3–7 | 36pp | CMYK | Hardback
Australian Edition | AUD$27.99
Pub: 05 Aug 2025 | ISBN: 9781761381577 | 300 mm H × 190 mm W
Rights Held: World (all languages)
Soar through the Australian night sky with a flying-fox mum and her pup!
Fly, Mama, Fly! takes young readers on a magical nocturnal journey with a Grey-headed flying fox and her pup. As they glide through the moonlit Australian landscape, this enchanting tale celebrates the unbreakable bond between mother and child while subtly weaving in themes of wildlife conservation.
Anna McGregor, award-winning author and illustrator of Anemone is Not the Enemy and Who's Afraid of the Light?, brings her signature bold style to both text and artwork. Her lyrical rhymes and vibrant illustrations, featuring fluorescent colours against deep night hues, capture the wonder of Australia's nocturnal world.
Perfect for evening cuddles, this story sparks curiosity about native wildlife and offers a valuable resource for learning about Australian ecosystems. Whether snuggled up at home, shared in a classroom, or enjoyed during library story time, this tale celebrates moments of wonder and connection. The book's unique sideways orientation also adds an extra element of fun, inviting little hands to interact with each page.
Fly, Mama, Fly! is more than just a bedtime story – it's a journey of love, an exploration of Australian nature, and a gentle reminder of our role in protecting the world around us.
5% of profits from each copy sold will be donated to the Australian Conservation Foundation.
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Ages 0-4 | 200mm × 210mm | 26pp | CMYK + 1 Pantone + holo foil on cover
Tap, tap, tap.
Frog thinks there’s no one else in the forest, but you never know what’s just around the corner…
Join Frog on a rollicking and hilarious adventure in Snap! by Anna Walker. Perfect for toddlers, this engaging story features simple word repetition for lively call-and-response read-alouds. The vivid illustrations bring the forest to life, making each page a visual delight.
Snap! won the Speech Pathology Book of the Year for Birth to Three and received a CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood Honour. Now available in a sturdy board book format, it’s ideal for younger readers who love interactive and funny books.
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Ages 0–4 | 218mm × 178mm | 30pp | CMYK + 1 PMS | Board book with rounded corners
Discover the magical world of numbers, shapes, and geometry that surrounds you every day!
What if the way that we traditionally teach kids how to count misses the clear connections between numbers, shapes, and the world around them?
Nabeel Khan invites you to draw on your child’s innate interest in geometry, patterns, and shapes as an intuitive and fun way to learn about numbers — starting their maths journey from a place of playfulness, curiosity, and tangible connection to their environment. We can find numbers and shapes everywhere: in the natural world, in art and architecture, in symbolism, and in the sky above us.
This approach is just as straightforward as 1, 2, 3, 4, but also provides kids the tools to see their world in a new way, and the agency to understand the fundamental connection between numeracy and geometry, changing their perspective for life.
Welcome to the world of magic counting!
Excellent gift for children who are more artistically inclined that will help them realise the exciting creative potential of numbers and geometry!
A brilliant tool for educators and librarians to help students to ‘see’ numbers and get curious about how mathematics offers a unique and mind-expanding lens with which to view our world.
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Ages 3–7 | 210mm × 198mm | 22pp with flaps | CMYK + 1 metallic ink throughout
Spiro’s formula for spidery success:
11% hunger to succeed (or actual hunger)
34% trying again and again … and again!
53% giving it another shot
And 2% spider silk.
A hilarious tale of one spider’s determined search for a decent meal from award winning author and illustrator Anna McGregor.
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Ages 3–7 | 270mm × 235mm | 32pp | 3 Pantones + holo foil on cover
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Reena hates rainy days. She hates the way the dark clouds make everything look so dull.
Rekha loves rainy days. She loves the way the rain makes the earth smell.
When Rekha spots a rainbow, she rushes indoors to tell her sister about it. Reena will want to paint it, for sure!
But when the sisters go outside to find it, the rainbow disappears. Where could it have gone?
A vibrantly illustrated tale about finding light even in the gloomiest of times, How to Find a Rainbow will warm your heart — and give you a handy guide to making your own rainbow, too!
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Ages 3–7 | 270mm × 250mm | 32pp | CMYK | Spot UV on cover
★ A dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books selection for 2024
★ Winner of the 2023 Whitley Award: Children’s Reader
★ Shortlisted for the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: Children’s Literature
Fergus lives down in the deepest, darkest depths of the sea and is scared of just one thing … the light!
Come on a trip to the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean.
There are many fascinating creatures that call it home.
There’s nothing to be afraid of …
… is there?
From the award-winning creator of Anemone is Not the Enemy and A Pair of Pears and an Orange comes this spooky, funny adventure with a surprise twist that you literally won’t see coming.
Anna McGregor introduces young readers to the wonders of the ocean’s ‘midnight zone’, where no sunlight at all is able to penetrate. We meet Fergus as he hides from a parade of sea creatures that use bioluminescence to find their way in the dark. At least, we think he is hiding … or is it something else entirely?
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Ages 3–7 | 280mm × 225mm | 32pp | 3 Pantones | Glow-in-the-dark ink on cover
★ Winner of the Speech Pathology Award for Early Childhood
★ Honour Book for the CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood
★ Longlisted for World Illustration Awards for Children’s Publishing
★ A 2023 White Raven selection
A brilliant onomatopeic text accompanies the iconic illustrations of Anna Walker in this hilarious and utterly adorable frog adventure.
Tap, tap tap …
Frog thinks there’s no one else in the forest, but you never know what’s just around the corner …
Celebrated creator Anna Walker invites us to hear with our eyes as we follow frog on a rollicking escapade in this pitch-perfect pre-school soundscape.
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Ages 0–4 | 275mm × 225mm | 32pp | CMYK + 1 Pantone | Spot UV on cover
From Felicita Sala comes this exquisite sequel to the bestselling Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street.
In each garden, someone is tending to their produce. Maria is picking asparagus, Ramon's mum is watering the cucumbers, and a gaggle of kids are eating cherries fresh from the tree and even wearing some as earrings!
Meet the many people of Fleurville, delight in their harvests, learn their recipes, and find comfort in the cycle of the seasons.
A Year in Fleurville is a cookbook, a mini guide to gardening, and a picture book rolled into one. This glorious celebration of community is filled with recipes from all over the world and with simple instructions perfect for young chefs.
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Ages 5–10 | 298mm x 226mm | 40pp | CMYK | Deboss on cover
Author & illustrator : Anna Walker
AUD$27.99 (Hardback)
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◆ A Readings Best Picture Book of 2025
◆ NOTABLE | Children’s Book Council of Australia 2026: Picture Book Category
◆ SHORTLISTED | Australian Book Design Awards: Best Designed Children’s Picture Book
Between day and night...
A cabbage moth and a cricket meet for the first time in the quiet space between twilight and dawn. As the unlikely pair discover each other's worlds, friendship blooms in unexpected places.
From award-winning creator Anna Walker comes a poetic tale of connection and understanding. With Walker's masterful illustrations in stunning spot colours, Between invites readers to explore what happens when we bridge the spaces that divide us.
A tale that will resonate with readers of all ages and spark conversations about empathy, friendship, and the beauty of reaching out to others.
“Anna Walker’s Between is a deeply moving reminder of the need for connection and the beauty that emerges when we are truly seen. Utterly exquisite.”
— Hannah Kent
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Ages 3–7 | 285mm × 228mm | 32pp | 3 Pantones | Hardback
Rights Held: World (all languages)
Australian Edition: AUD$27.99 | Pub: 30 September 2025 | ISBN: 9781761381591