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Ask Hercules Quick by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: First Readers
A hilarious and entertaining story about a boy who does a series of odd jobs for his eccentric neighbours, from the bestselling creators of The Terrible Plop.
Brindabella by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This is a story about a boy called Pender and a kangaroo called Brindabella, about how they became friends, and all the things that happened to them because of it. Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-coloured stone in the bush by the river, with only the company of his father's pain ...Show more
Ethel the Penguin (HB) by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: Hardback Picture Books
An irresistibly fun story about the joy of having a wild and reckless friend from the beloved and bestselling author of The Terrible Plop.
Puffin Nibbles: Fairy Bread by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: First Readers | Series: Aussie Nibbles
Becky only wants fairy bread for her birthday party so she and her mother make fairy bread, lots of it. But no one eats it and Becky won't let it be thrown away. She thinks of lots of things to do with the fairy bread - making doll's clothes and book marks, but there is still so much left! For ages 6 to ...Show more
Leaf Stone Beetle by Ursula Dubosarsky; Gaye Chapman (Illustrator)
Category: Gift Books
Junior chapter book about storms and nature
March of the Ants by URSULA DUBOSARSKY
Category: Hardback Picture Books
The ants are heading out on a very important expedition. What will they need to take with them? It's a wild journey! And in the end, it's the littlest ant who leads the others to discover the most important thing of all. A book about a very special book.
Mary and Marcus: The Crazy Dance and Other Stories by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: First Readers
Hook them on reading for life, with the fully illustrated adventures of Mary and Marcus.Contains five hilarious and silly stories, perfect for emerging readers! Mary is the happiest panda in the world. She loves to sing and dance and play the ukulele. But sometimes things get out of hand! Lucky she has ...Show more
Pierre's Not There by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: Fiction
A girl who transforms into a dog, a magic puppet show with the power to change lives, and a story about the mysteries of the imagination from Ursula Dubosarsky, the Australian Children's Laureate. Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. This is ...Show more
The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: Fiction
A boy stood in the playground under the big fig tree. 'He can't speak English,' the children whispered. Sydney, 1942. The war is coming to Australia - not only with the threat of bombardment, but also the arrival of refugees from Europe. Dreamy Columba's world is growing larger. She is drawn to Ellery, ...Show more
Puffin Nibbles: The Deep End by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: First Readers | Series: Aussie Nibbles
Becky has reached the point in her swimming lessons when she has stopped being a Frog and has moved up to be a Platypus. She has to go into the deep end, and she's not at all sure that she's ready for it. She wishes she could be a Frog for just a little while longer.
The Dismal Daffodil (The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno & Alberta #4) by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: Fiction | Series: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno & Alberta
Join the pair of guinea-pig detectives as they solve their fourth case in Buenos AiresCoco is the well-respected, if somewhat easily startled, Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city. In the beautiful Japanese ...Show more
The Looming Lamplight (The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno & Alberta #2) by Ursula Dubosarsky
Category: First Readers | Series: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno & Alberta
The second in the series featuring the guinea pig detective and his sleuthing cousin Coco Carlomagno, the well-respected (if somewhat easily startled) Chief of Police, has run into an unusually difficult problem. From his office high in the Obelisco, Buenos Aires' tallest building, he can see a light ...Show more