English-language children's books

In Koala's Big Day, a baby koala travels with his mother and the other koalas to a gum tree covered in enough fresh, tasty leaves for everyone to join the party.

A Steve Parish Kids Story Book

One of Australia's favourite animals embarks on a page-turning adventure.

Reading for enjoyment for 3-6 year olds.

Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, children of the Kadimakara People, are lost  - swept away from their home by a fierce storm. The children survived the unfamiliar surroundings of the friendly Dingo People but now, in the land of the Magpie Goose People, they face giant goannas and marsupial lions. Will Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore ever see their family again?

Journey of the Great Lake is a beautifully illustrated series which follows the journey of three children, providing a unique picture of Australia during this ancient time. Read the story of Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, then follow their path as they travel to find their way home on the specially provided poster-sized map included with the book.

For ages 3 - 6 years old. A Steve Parish Story Book.

Little Koala is painting the Australian outback's most beautiful animal. But what is the most beautiful animal? The frill-necked lizard? The emu? The cockatoo? Little Koala solves the problem in the most creative way.

Oh no! Murphy has lost his tree! Sadly, he's not the only koala this has happened to. Just a couple of spelling mistakes on a sign was all it took. What will he do now? If you want to learn how Murphy finds himself a new home and gets a set of great new neighbours, be sure to check out 'Murphy Moves House'!

In Vorbereitung in der deutschsprachigen Murphy/Mampfi-Buchreihe:
Autofahrt mit Hindernissen
Keine Angst vor Pandabären!
Feuer im Outback!
Koalaritis: Mampfi ist krank

Die ersten Mampfi-Abenteuer-Hefte auf Deutsch: "Apfelkuchenparty im Eukalyptuswald",  "Mampfi ohne Baum" und "Mampfi kommt in Fahrt" sind erschienen. Weitere Abenteuer folgen!

Every Monday morning, something goes 'thump' against Murphy's eucalyptus tree. What is it? And can his friend Juniper really be a thief? To find out how Murphy investigates, and how he finds a way to restore peace and harmony to the eucalyptus forest, you'll want to be sure to check out 'Murphy Throws a Party'.

In Vorbereitung in der deutschsprachigen Murphy/Mampfi-Buchreihe:
Autofahrt mit Hindernissen
Keine Angst vor Pandabären!
Feuer im Outback!
Koalaritis: Mampfi ist krank

Die ersten Mampfi-Abenteuer-Hefte auf Deutsch: "Apfelkuchenparty im Eukalyptuswald", "Mampfi ohne Baum" und "Mampfi kommt in Fahrt"sind erschienen. Weitere Abenteuer folgen!

One keen koala and all the animal friends are ready for school! Count along in this beautiful introduction to the fun of school from two of Australia's favourite award-winning picture book creators.

Woolly Wombat - an Australian classic - 40 years and still counting!

Humorous illustrations depict fourteen Australian animals, introduced in rhyme, along with the numbers from one to fourteen.

For ages 3 - 6 years old. A Steve Parish Story Book.

For ages 3 - 6 years old. A Steve Parish Story Book.

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Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more.

Age group: 3- 10

Es gibt verschiedene Ausgaben mit verschiedenen Covern.

Eleven-year-old Princess desperately wants a pet, but her father says animals on a farm must earn their keep.

With her dad away in the army, her mother busy with work and her older half-sister Monica busy being 16, “P” (which she prefers over Princess) tries to make the cow-herding dog Blackie a pet, but he won’t listen to her. When Blackie kills a possum, P finds it was a mother and adopts the surviving baby despite her father’s rule. With the help of her best friend Mart, P keeps “Ike” a secret from teachers and family while trying to teach him to be a wild possum (since her wounded father will be home soon).

With catastrophes coming fast and furious, can P do right by her charge and keep the farm ready for her father’s return?

This tale is set in Oklahoma rather than Australia, but its heartrendering story is relevant the world over: the story of a girl and her father whose fractious relationship is healed by the hard lessons they learn about love and letting go.

Each year Santa likes to have some fun, a chance to get some rest and sun; he spins his globe for inspiration and finds a perfect destination ...Australia! This charming Christmas story answers the question, 'What does Santa do when he isn't getting ready for Christmas?' He takes a well-deserved holiday! Join Santa and his new Aussie mates as they travel around Australia, from the Great Barrier Reef to Rottnest Island...

Winner of Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration 2008

Antiquarisch, deshalb reduziert (kleiner handschriftlicher Namenseintrag)

Passed down from generation to generation by the Kandiwal Aboriginal community, this engaging story explains how the scaly-tailed possum got its scaly tail and how the echidna, one of Australia's most unusual mammals, got its spikes. Vividly illustrated by Kandiwal children, this traditional tale is not only entertaining but also educational, as it provides photographs and descriptions of these two iconic Australian animals.

Smiley Shark may be the biggest fish in the ocean but he's also the friendliest and the funniest - and by far the smiliest. So why won't the other fish let him join in their games? Soon Smiley doesn't feel much like smiling any more. Until a great big shark smile is all it takes to save the day!

Sometimes I like to curl up in a ball
So no one can see me
because I'm so small.

A new format for the hugely praised bestseller: Little wombat spends a day doing favourite things - what could they be? Are they your favourites, too? Let's look and see. Life is a lot of fun for Wombat! he can shout out loud, step in circles until he falls over, pull funny faces, and even get in a muddy mess! But what does Wombat like to do best of all?

Soft-toned illustrations portray an endearing little wombat and the warm and friendly world around him. Every page is filled with charming details that stand up to repeated viewings: cute mice, rabbits, and turtles peering from behind tall grass, marching pigeons, and a menagerie of other adorable animals. The images, along with the lyrically rhyming text, combine to make a sweet-spirited bedtime story to ease young ones to sleep.

In Spiky Echidna, a baby echidna gets a piece of wire caught in between his spines. It takes a friendly possum to pull it out for him.

The short-beaked echidna is a mammal called a monotreme (meaning "one hole", it has one vent through which everything, including eggs and waste matter, passes).

Its young hatches from a leathery-shelled egg then stays in the small, backward-facing pouch until its spines develop. If it is threatened, an echidna will roll up into a spiky ball on hard ground or dig quickly into soft ground.

A touchy-feely board book!

Aimed at very young children, the bright pictures with their patches of different textures are designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the different feely patches.

Little wombat spends a day doing his favorite things: walking around and around, and doing a pigeon step till he falls down. Or sticking out his pink tongue and making funny faces! But when the day ends and the sun starts to fall he goes back home to mama and curls into a ball. Good night!

A is for ANZAC and Aussie Rules... The Aussie A to Z is funny, nostalgic and contemporary. It's now, it's then, it's the past, it's the future.

An homage to the icons of Australia, from its popular culture to its natural landscape. The pages are beautifully illustrated for each letter and there is a glossary of Australian words at the end of the book.

The first story of young Joey Meehan, the wild Australian brumby herd, and of a wild silver Pegasus of a horse.

Abridged and simplified version, with 5 pages of exercises in comprehension and structure.

Abbildungen exemplarisch

A childrens book of the story of Christmas. A tale that people have delighted in telling every Christmas, for ever so long. With beautiful illustrations, strange true facts, decorative angels and handsome heroes!

This is a gorgeous, funny, gentle-hearted partly satirical and irreverent retelling of the most famous story of all that also tells the story of the story itself. You’ll want to read it aloud together, and sit down alone with it. You’ll want to give it to the people you love, and get an extra one for yourself. It will be your favourite festive book this Christmas and every Christmas.

When a manmade fire sweeps through the Australian bush, birds and animals panic. Kangaroos flee. Koalas cling to trees. Dingoes turn and race towards the flames. We find ourselves plugging for a humble wombat as he tries desperately to reach the safety of a lake, waddling as fast as he can manage on "short, stubbed legs" as the racing fire bears down.

The Death of a Wombat is a simple, imaginative and unusual little story. It's also strangely touching. As the author says, "Everything likes a waddler."

Not just a children's book, but a parable of how we might respond to man-made environmental threats: turn and face them, laconically ignore them, or carry on and hope for the best. 

Drawn from the author's own aboriginal heritage, an anthology of twenty tales describes the creation of the world and the events that followed.

Sally Morgan writes and illustrates some of her best short stories in this amusing and entertaining compilation. The witty stories, with a folktale feel, are based around a host of characters which are Australian animals, non-native animals, spirits, planets, the sun and moon, and humans.

The first story is the title story The Flying Emu where a beautifully-coloured emu learns about vanity and immodesty when he and his friends race to the sun.

Sally Morgan is both a writer and a visual artist. Sally loves animals and is passionate about the Australian bush. She has written books for both children and adults, and her autobiography, My Place, is an Australian classic.

Different editions have different covers!