The Birthday Cake Thief
Hana joins the Moonlight Mystery Agency to help Spark the bionic unicorn find her missing birthday cake in the first of an exciting new series from bestseller Vashti Hardy.
Hana has always longed to have a pet of her own. So when a cat turns up at her bedroom window one night, she thinks her dream has come true. But Ace is no ordinary cat. He's a detective cat who has come to invite Hana to join the Moonlight Mystery Agency, and that's when the magical adventures begin!
Join Hana and Ace on their first mission to solve the mystery of Spark the bionic unicorn's missing birthday cake!
Battletoads – The Lost Adventure
The ultimate battle royale experience is redefined, as the toads take on the franchise's fiercest fighters. Simon Furman, the same storytelling genius that was instrumental in Transformers, extends the Battletoads saga with their most legendary battle yet, and another devious plot from the Dark Queen.
Dive into the exhilarating world of Battletoads with The Lost Adventure, a trilogy of comics that showcases their most ferocious cosmic battle yet. Pimple, Rash, and Zitz face their most powerful opponents, while also attempting to thwart the Dark Queen's sinister plans. The Grand Fistival sees the three protagonists participate in a battle royale, which gathered the strongest fighters in the universe that has been depicting incredible clashes since 1991. But could there be much more than pride at stake, as the trio investigate the galaxy's supposed celebration of its greatest heroes?
Paddington in Peru
In his third big screen outing from Studiocanal, the creators of Wonka and the Harry Potter movies, Paddington and the Browns leave Windsor Gardens to embark on an epic adventure to visit Aunt Lucy at The Home for Retired Bears. There, they find a mystery that sends them on a hilarious and thrilling journey along the Amazon, through the jungle and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
This wonderful retelling of the cinematic film has been penned by Anna Wilson, based on the story by Paul King, Mark Burton and Simon Farnaby, and the screenplay written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont.
Australia’s Baby Animals
From underground burrows to treetop nests, and from sandy beaches to riverbeds, Australia's unique landscapes provide homes for baby animals to live and thrive in. Here is a celebration of the animals that are born in this incredible country, from Snubfin Dolphin calves to Pygmy Possum joeys, Rainbow Lorikeet fledglings, Huntsman spiderlings, Thorny Devil hatchlings, and many more.
Wild Australia
Australia's marine and national parks are our natural treasures. Let's take a closer look!
Fly with Galahs above Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, dive with dolphins off Lord Howe Island, find Short-Beaked Echidnas in the Daintree Rainforest, spot Sunset Wrasses on the colourful Ningaloo Reef, and traipse with kangaroos through the eucalyptus of the Blue Mountains.
These are Australia's natural environments as you've never seen them before: a dreamy pastel-popping testimony to the importance of conservation and biodiversity protection, from award-winning artist Brentos.
P is for Pride
Read with your toddler from A to Z about the LGBTQ+ community in the board book P is for Pride while supporting diverse families with kindness and love.
Greg Paprocki’s P is for Pride introduces toddlers to the alphabet by pairing each letter with a word associated with the LGBTQ+ community and supporters in an age-appropriate way. Learn how to be inclusive with words like Courage, Equality, Gay, Nonbinary, Rainbow flag, and Hug, Kindness, and Love in scenes showcased with Paprocki’s classically retro mid-century art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.
LEGO Timelines
Timelines takes you on an epic tour through ten decades of history - from before the iconic LEGO brick to today's amazing sets and beyond!
Pore over pages packed with fascinating facts, stunning images, and amazing details, and discover a treasure trove of iconic LEGO sets, minifigures, accessories, and more.
More than 70 illustrated timelines bring LEGO history to life like never before! From the early days of LEGO Town, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Space to LEGO Pirates, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO NINJAGO, the timelines provide a fun visual overview of much-loved LEGO themes. Fascinating timelines include the history of LEGO minifigures, the biggest LEGO sets ever, and how a LEGO set is made, and much more. ""Sets in focus"" showcase iconic LEGO sets through history, too.
Celebrate more than 90 years of LEGO play!
Real Pigeons Power Up
The REAL PIGEONS are all about pigeon powers. But what happens when a CURSED HOLE opens up in the park, a TONGUE MONSTER terrorises the city, and the pigeons discover that their powers have suddenly DISAPPEARED? There's only one thing to do, and that is for the Real Pigeons to figure out where their powers come from ... so that they can hopefully get them back!
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Leticia
Branch Supervisor – Warilla Library
A wonderful book which really resonated with me as someone who has sung in choirs my whole life. The research behind “why” singing is such a powerful tool is fascinating.
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Annie
Library Assistant – Oak Flats Library
This novel gives you a deep understanding of the hardship individuals and families face with the cartels. I could not put this book down & I would highly recommend it.
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Lisa
Team Leader Library Experience
Spaceman of Bohemia is a fictional story about a lone astronaut (Jakub) from the Czech Republic sent into space to investigate a strange purple cloud that has formed above the earth.
Although this is a Sci Fi tale, there is also a lot of family and political back story which does takes the reader away from the main narrative, but provides context to Jakub’s choices.
An interesting and enjoyable read. The movie version is streaming on Netflix and is also quite good.
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Rebekah
Library Assistant
God of the Woods is a masterfully constructed thriller, a great one pick up whether you like a good mystery, good writing, or both. The story starts when the Van Laar’s daughter goes missing during a summer camp in an eerily similar fashion to how her brother, Bear, went missing 14 years before. It’s a slow, tense build, but the pay-off is huge.
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