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Browse our growing range of children's books including topics such as First Nations stories, Australian history, Australian flora and fauna, Sydney and much more.

Book cover for 'Marion and the Forty Thieves' featuring illustrated characters on a ship.

Marion and the Forty Thieves

National Library of Australia

$19.99

Cover of the book 'Filling in the Map: Exploring inland Australia' by Carole Wilkinson, featuring illustrations of explorers and a map background.

Filling In The Map: Exploring inland Australia

Wild Dog

$24.99

Illustrated cover of the book 'Beth: The Story of a Child Convict' by Mark Wilson, depicting a scene with children and adults on a ship, with the title and author's name displayed.

Beth: The Story of a Child Convict

Lothian

$16.99

Book cover for 'Get Me Out of Here!' featuring cartoon illustrations of people escaping from a gaol, with the title written in a bold, playful font.

Get Me Out of Here!

Allen & Unwin

$29.99

Book cover of 'Tom Appleby, Convict Boy' featuring a young boy's face alongside a tall ship in the background, indicative of the colonial era setting of the story.

Tom Appleby, Convict Boy

HarperCollins

$17.99

Book cover for 'Escape from Cockatoo Island' featuring a blue background with a white text that says 'Escape from Cockatoo Island' and a graphic of a bird in flight above the title.

My Australian Story: Escape from Cockatoo Island

Scholastic

$17.99

An image of a person running on a racetrack leading away from an illustration of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

My Australian Story: Our Race for Reconciliation

Scholastic

$16.99

Book cover of 'The Story of Australia: For the young (and the curious)' by Don Watson, featuring a blue and yellow design with floral elements and the title prominently displayed.

The Story of Australia: For the young (and the curious)

Black Inc.

$39.99

Book cover of 'The Story of Australia' with a collage of images on a red map background.

The Story Of Australia

National Museum Australia

$37.99

Sale Book cover for 'The Upside-down History of Down Under' featuring illustrations of characters and animals in a whimsical arrangement, indicating a humorous take on Australian history.

The Upside-down History of Down Under - LAST COPY

Penguin

$24.99 $15.00

The cover of the book 'Playing Beatie Bow' by Ruth Park, published by Penguin Books. The cover has the classic white and orange Penguin Books design with the title and author's name.

Playing Beatie Bow: Popular Penguins

Penguin

$12.99

Cover of the book 'Our Country: Where History Happened' featuring illustrations of Australian landscape and history, with text and two characters seated looking at the view.

Our Country: Where History Happened

Walker Books

$17.99

I'm Australian Too with Poster - LAST COPY

I'm Australian Too with Poster - LAST COPY

Omnibus Books

$19.99

Sale Cover of the book 'Waves' featuring an artistic representation of ocean waves with the title written in a cursive text overlay.

Waves - LAST COPIES

Walker Books

$16.99 $10.00

Book cover of 'My Place' by Nadia Wheatley & Donna Rawlins with an illustration of Sydney terrace houses and cars.

My Place: celebrating 30 years

Walker Books

$19.99

Book cover of 'Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures' featuring illustrations of children in various adventurous poses and settings.

Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures

National Library of Australia

$19.99

Sale Illustration of a family with two children looking at the Sydney harbour bridge, with the title 'The Day We Built the Bridge' above. The image has a historical vibe with a representation of a completed bridge in the background.

The Day We Built the Bridge - LAST COPIES

MidnightSun Publishing

$29.99 $20.00

Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination

Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination

Exisle Publishing

$24.99

Book cover of 'Alice's Shoe' featuring an illustration of a child with a shoeless foot raised, sitting on a rock with trees in the background.

Alice's Shoe

MidnightSun Publishing

$29.99

Sale Book cover of 'Meet... Nancy Bird Walton'

Meet... Nancy Bird Walton - LAST COPY

Penguin

$16.99 $5.00

Sale Cover of the book 'How to Move a Zoo' featuring an illustration of an elephant and a man with a ferry in the background.

How to Move a Zoo

Allen & Unwin

$24.99 $20.00

Cover of the book 'Alphabetical Sydney' featuring a colorful illustration of a Sydney ferry on the water with the title text above it.

Alphabetical Sydney 10th Anniversary Edition

NewSouth Books

$24.99

Sale Cover of the book 'Summer Time' featuring illustrations of an ocean scene with swimmers, a dog, and a cargo ship in the background.

Summer Time - LAST COPY

NewSouth Books

$24.99 $10.00

This book cover is a colourful illustration of two children overlooking a Sydney Harbour scene featuring a ferry, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Found in Sydney

Allen & Unwin

$26.99