Michael Gerard Bauer Launches Rodney Forgets It

Michael Gerard Bauer is Coming to Wild Things!

Join Michael Gerard Bauer in store for some morning tea and a storytime as he launches his latest picture book Rodney Forgets It!
Friday 1 July at 10am
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Tristan Bancks Cop and Robber Book Launch + Writing Workshop

Tristan Bancks' Cop and Robber Launch & Workshop

Join Megan Daley as she launches Tristan Bancks' newest novel, Cop and Robber! Enjoy morning tea, get your book signed and have your mugshot taken before joining Tristan for a writing workshop!

Tuesday 5 July at 10am
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Mermaid Rescue Party - Rebecca Timmis

MerTales Book 4 and App Launch Party

MerTales 4: The Mysterious Rainbow Thief is diving into bookshops! And hot on its fins is MerTales: Mermaid Rescue, the mobile video game. To celebrate, author-illustrator Rebecca Timmis will be launching both releases with a fintastic trivia contest!
Wednesday 6 July at 2pm
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Larrikins on the Loose - An author festival

Larrikins on the Loose

Would you like to meet an author? What about two? Or three... four? Join us as the publishing house Larrikins lets FIVE of their authors on the loose for a story book author extravaganza and Wild Things' very first ILLUSTRATOR BATTLE!
Friday 8 July at 10am
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Great and Small - A Unicorn Party - Alison McLennan

A Unicorn Party for the Launch of Alison McLennan's Great and Small

Join Alison McLennan for a magical unicorn party to launch her picture book Great and Small. There will be all sorts of fun!

Sunday 10 July at 10am
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Wolf Girl 7 Release Party!

Wolf Girl 7 Release Party!

Are you a lover of Ahn Do's Wolf Girl series? Join us for our release party for Wolf Girl 7: Crash Course! Spoiler free of course.
Thursday 7 at 2pm
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ABIA Small Publisher's Children's Book Shortlisted Titles

The ABIA Shortlist is out!

Take a look at the children's books shortlisted by the Australian Book Industry Awards below.

Picture Book of the Year
Younger Children's Book of the Year
Older Children's Book of the Year
Small Publisher's Children's Book of the Year

CBCA Shortlist: Picture Books

The CBCA Shortlist!

Check out the CBCA Notables in each category below:

CBCA Shortlist: Older Readers

CBCA Shortlist: Younger Readers

CBCA Shortlist: Early Childhood

CBCA Shortlist: Picture Books

CBCA Shortlist: Eve Pownall Award

CBCA Shortlist: New Illustrator

LGBTQIA+

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The Monster of Her Age
Danielle Binks
Anything but Fine
Tobias Madden
Henry Hamlet's Heart
Rhiannon Wilde
The Outrage
William Hussey
One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston
Love Is for Losers
Wibke Brueggemann

Post 'HeartStopper' Reads

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Bloom
Kevin Panetta; Savanna Ganucheau (Illustrator)
On a Sunbeam
Tillie Walden
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz; Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me
Mariko Tamaki; Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (Illustrator)
Stars in Their Eyes
Jessica Walton; Aska
Pumpkinheads
Rainbow Rowell

Young Adult

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A Lesson in Vengeance
Victoria Lee
Blade of Secrets
Tricia Levenseller
Together We Burn
Isabel Isabel Ibanez
Zyla and Kai
Kristina Forest
Man Down
James Goodhand
Forging Silver into Stars
Brigid Kemmerer

Advanced Reader

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What We All Saw
Mike Lucas
Until the End
Derek Landy
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Xiran Jay Zhao
My Heart and Other Breakables: How I Lost My Mum, Found My Dad, and Made Friends with Catastrophe
Alex Barclay
The Agathas
Kathleen Glasgow; Liz Lawson
All the Little Tricky Things
Karys McEwen

Middle Reader

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The Lost Ryu
Emi Watanabe Cohen
Where Seagulls Dare
Anthony Horowitz; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams
Shane Hegarty; Jeff Crowther (Illustrator)
Stacey Casey and the House That Time Remembers
Michael C. Madden; Nancy Bevington (Illustrator)
The Book of Stolen Dreams
David Farr
Guardians: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 1
Richard Pritchard; Jordan Gould

Australian Picture Books

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Secrets of the Seasons
Heidi Cooper Smith
The Shop Train
Josie Wowolla Boyle; Paul Seden (Illustrator)
Shine, Star, Shine!
Dom Conlon; Anastasia Anastasia Iƶlesou (Illustrator)
My Aussie Plants and Animals
Cat Cat Macinnes
Sun and Moon
Bronwyn Bancroft (Illustrator); Ella Bancroft
Luwa Tara Luwa Waypa
Dave mangenner Dave mangenner Gough; Samantha Samantha Campbell (Illustrator)

Indigenous Stories

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Backyard Beasties
Helen Milroy
Wiradjuri Country
Larry Brandy
Main Abija My Grandad
Karen Rogers
Looking after Country with Fire
Victor Steffensen; Sandra Steffensen (Illustrator)
Somebody's Land: Welcome to Our Country
Adam Goodes; Ellie Laing; David Hardy (Illustrator)
Today's Sun
Gregg Dreise

Bestselling Books

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Amma's Saree
Sandhya Parappukkaran; Michelle Pereira (Illustrator)
The World's Worst Pets
David Walliams; Adam Stower (Illustrator)
Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth
Melissa Greenwood
Rainbow the Koala: Surviving the Wild 1
Remy Lai
Star the Elephant: Surviving the Wild 2
Remy Lai
Gus and the Starlight
Victoria Carless
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
Andrew McDonald; Ben Wood (Illustrator)
The Champ: the Champ 1
Anh Do; Dave Atze (Illustrator)
Treehouse Tales
Andy Griffiths; Terry Denton
Welcome, Baby, to This World
Jess Racklyeft (Illustrator)

International Picture Books

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I See the Sea
Julia Groves (Illustrator)
Letters to Live By
Asa Gilland (Illustrator); Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
Alice Through the Looking-Glass
Jeanne Willis; Karl Newson; TBC; Ross Collins (Illustrator)
Frank and Bert
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Untitled Steve Small 2 Of 3
Steve Small (Illustrator)
The Music in Me
Sophy Henn

Graphic Novels

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The Awakening Storm
Jaimal Yogis; Vivian Truong (Illustrator)
Monster Hunter (Ham Helsing #2)
Moyer Rich
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (The Graphic Novel)
Tarshis Lauren
Salt Magic
Hope Larson; Rebecca Mock (Illustrator)
Dino Trouble
Nate Bitt; Glass House Glass House Graphics (Illustrator)
Sunny Side Up
Jennifer L. Holm; Matthew Holm (Illustrator)

Board Books

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Listen to the Seasons
Marion Billet
All the Colours of Our Rainbow
Daniel Gray-Barnett (Illustrator)
Book of Opposites (Here We Are)
Oliver Jeffers
Bluey: Typewriter
Bluey
Where's Mr Digger?
Ingela P. Arrhenius
Make Tracks: Trucks
Johnny Dyrander (Illustrator)

Early Reader

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Aisha the Sapphire Treasure Dragon
Maddy Mara; Thais Dami©o (Illustrator)
Quinn the Jade Treasure Dragon
Maddy Mara; Thais Dami©o (Illustrator)
Jem's Big Idea
Sally Rippin; Chris Kennett (Illustrator)
Princess Minna: the Unicorn Mix-Up
Kirsty Applebaum; Sahar Haghgoo (Illustrator)
Princess Minna: the Enchanted Forest
Kirsty Applebaum; Sahar Haghgoo (Illustrator)
Rex, Dinosaur in Disguise
Elys Dolan (Illustrator)

Activity, Fact & Reference Books

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Animals That Might Exist by Professor O'Logist
Stéphane Nicolet; Jean-Baptiste Drouot (Illustrator)
Bluey: a Jigsaw Puzzle Book
Bluey
Bluey: Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook
Bluey
All Bodies Are Good Bodies
Charlotte Barkla; Erica Salcedo (Illustrator)
Respect
Inti Chavez Perez
Sex Ed
School of Sexuality Education Staff (Contribution by)

Mindfulness and Me

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Twas the Night Before Pride
Joanna McClintick; Juana Medina (Illustrator)
Kind
Jess McGeachin
All about Worries and Fears
Felicity Brooks
A Feather on a Wing
Maria Speyer
I Feel the World
Louise Zanni
Human Kind: Teamwork
Zanni Louise; Missy Turner (Illustrator)

Classics

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When We Were Very Young (Winnie-The-Pooh - Classic Editions)
A. A. Milne; E. H. Shepard (Illustrator)
The House at Pooh Corner
A. A. Milne; E. H. Shepard (Illustrator)
Now We Are Six
A. A. Milne; E. H. Shepard (Illustrator)
Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection
Junji Ito
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
Steven Butler; Eglantine Ceulemans (Illustrator)
Letters from Father Christmas: Centenary Edition
J. R. R. Tolkien

Bluey

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Bluey: Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook
Bluey
Bluey: a Jigsaw Puzzle Book
Bluey
Bluey: Typewriter
Bluey
Bluey: Big Book of Games
Bluey
Bluey: More Easter Fun!
Bluey
Bluey: Easter
Bluey

Sam Thaiday

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Rise
Sam Thaiday

Charlotte Barkla

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Edie's Experiments 1: How to Make Friends
Charlotte Barkla; Sandy Flett (Illustrator)
Edie's Experiments 2: How to Be the Best
Charlotte Barkla; Sandy Flett (Illustrator)
From My Head to My Toes I Say What Goes
Charlotte Barkla; Jacqui Lee (Illustrator)
All Bodies Are Good Bodies
Charlotte Barkla; Erica Salcedo (Illustrator)

Kate Foster

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The Bravest Word
Kate Foster
Paws
Kate Foster
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