Books published by A&U Children's

A gorgeous new cover edition of a classic alphabet book.

He's brave! He's bold! HE'S THE BEST! Tashi's too cunning for the war lord and the wicked baron, and far too clever for giants, ghosts, witches and demons. Seven books are rolled into one big book of Tashi with 14 stories.

Marcus Atkinson is a taekwondo master (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his kicks.

A lively, rhythmic text encouraging baby play is perfectly captured in warm, funny illustrations by Ann James, one of Australia's best-loved illustrators. Collect the set! Hush Baby Hush, Go Baby Go, What's That Noise? and Where is Baby?

Someone's playing naughty tricks on the residents of Flamant Castle and the blame's fallen on Tommy! Can she find out the truth? Another adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Thomasina.

Buenos Aires' Chief of Police, Coco Carlomagno, is sure his office high in the Obelisco is haunted. There's only one guinea pig Coco can turn to, to help him in his hour of need: his logic-loving cousin Alberta. Can Alberta help him unravel the mysteries of the perplexing pineapple?

A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan.

Come to the beach with Noni - the nicest pony you could ever meet - in this purely delightful rhyming story for young children by the much-loved Alison Lester. You may have met Noni already in Noni the Pony.

Marcus is a math whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to... with hilarious results.

When Sadie is tumbled back in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a strange mystery. Can Sadie, Walter and Lachie figure out a way to right old wrongs, or will they be condemned to repeat them?

Now all of Tashi's stories are rolled into one enormous book!

One big book of the four fabulous Bonnie and Sam adventures

Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to - with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about sport.

Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family's house has been damaged in Somalia's long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina's world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too political.

Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Kashmir in two. She finds a boy lying unconscious near the border. Zahid is from across the Line of Control, and Shahana takes a terrible risk by sheltering him.

Finally the day has come when Jess can bring home her once-in-a-lifetime horse. But Opal falls ill, the local vet just can't find a cure and Lawson casts her out onto his cattle station. Refusing to give up, Jess heads west with her best friends - and Luke. Will she be able to bring Opal home? And could Luke be her once-in-a-lifetime boy?

It is 1940, and war rages. With nothing to keep him at home, fifteen-year-old Adam Chisholm joins Britain's Merchant Navy. His first ship takes him on a stormy Atlantic convoy where he faces seasickness, submarines and shipwreck. In his remarkable sea journeys, Adam meets enemies face to face, and makes friends - some for a lifetime.

Mark Greenwood's text and Terry Denton's watercolour illustrations bring to life this story of conflict and divided loyalties.

Beautifully illustrated and tenderly told, this heart-warming story of a little boy and his parents is a stunning collaboration by two best-selling and award-winning creators.

Thirteen-year-old Joe Riley gets up to all sorts of mischief in this unsentimental portrait of Sydney during the Depression.

A gentle and beautiful book about slowing down and growing up, set on Australia's Glenelg River and featuring a ten-year-old boy and his uncle. Ages 8-12.

Kangaroos Hop helps children identify favourite Australian animals in the Australian landscape.

With stunning photographs and illustrations, this book is a fascinating insight, from earliest times to today, into the experiences of Indigenous children, whose land was, and is, their playground.

Marcus Atkinson is a rugby champ (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his legs ...

The Little Refugee tells of one family's survival against the odds, and the transforming power of hope.

The inspiring true story of one man's reconciliation journey. All through his growing-up years, John Danalis's family had an Aboriginal skull on the mantelpiece; yet only as an adult did he ask where it came from and whether it should be restored to its rightful owners.

A noisy, exuberant story, ideal for young children and their parents to read (and ROAR) aloud together, by two of Australia's favourite picture-book makers.