Collins Booksellers Autumn Reading Guide 2018 Autumn 2018 | Page 25

follow us CHILDREN'S BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS ADA TWIST’S BIG PROJECT BOOK FOR STELLA SCIENTISTS THE FLYING OPTOMETRIST Joanne Anderton, Karen Erasmus RRP $24.99 Andrea Beaty, David Roberts RRP $19.99 DUE 1ST MAY The Flying Optometrist travels in his little red aeroplane from the city to a remote outback town. Lots of people are waiting for him! This whimsically fun picture book Our Price also features sections about the ‘real’ $ flying optometrist. 99 The team behind Ada Twist, Scientist has developed a STEM project and Ada herself introduces readers to some of her favourite sciences. Like Rosie and Iggy’s project books, Ada’s is empowering and kid friendly. 21 DROUGHT GINGER GREEN IS ABSOLUTELY MAD FOR BIRTHDAYS! (MOSTLY) Jackie French, Bruce Whately RRP $24.99 THE NOT-MUCH SLEEPOVER STARRING GINGER GREEN From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire and Cyclone comes Drought a moving story about the devastating effects drought has on many Australians and their farms. Kim Kane, Jon Davis RRP $12.99 each The absolutely MAD new Ginger Green series is all about fun, friendship and a clever fox who laughs in the face of disaster. Ginger Green has just turned eight years old, so now she gets to do all kinds of amazing new things with her friends. TIGGY AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH: A SCHOOL DAY SMILE TIGGY AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH: A PET CALLED NIBBLES Zanni Louise, Gillian Flint RRP $12.99 each Tiggy is spirited and full of imagination, though she can sometimes be just a little bit shy, and a little bit worried about things that are out of her control. But everything is A-Okay, because Tiggy has a special secret, a magic paintbrush that can bring to life anything her imagination dreams up! THE FAIRY DANCERS Natalie Jane Prior, Cheryl Orsini RRP $19.99 Every Saturday, Mia, Emma and Grace turn into ... fairy dancers! Enter their enchanted world Our Price of fun, friendship, fairy wings and $ dancing. 99 9 SORRY DAY Coral Vass, Dub Leffler RRP $24.99 DUE 1ST MAY Two stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said ‘Sorry’ to the generation of children who were taken from their homes. DIGGER Mike Dumbleton, Robin Cowcher RRP $24.99 Digger is a poignant story of a toy kangaroo that goes to war with a young man who doesn’t come back. It is a quiet reminder of the casualties of war, and a tribute to the French schoolchildren who once tended the graves of Australian soldiers. ALFRED’S WAR Rachel Bin Salleh, Samantha Fry RRP $19.99 Rachel Bin Salleh’s poignant narrative opens our hearts to the sacrifice and contribution that Indigenous people have made to Australia’s war efforts, the true extent of which is only now being revealed. THE TALES OF MRS MANCINI LITTLE STOWAWAY Natalie Jane Prior, Cheryl Orsini RRP $19.99 Vicky Bennett, Tull Swuwannakit RRP $24.99 The Tales of Mrs Mancini tells the story of a cat who, with her friend, runs a cake shop. Alongside her flair for flan, Mrs Mancini also has a special Our Price ability to bring lonely children together. 9 99 $ France.1918. The First World War is over. A brave little French orphan, Honore, wanders through the snow, cold, hungry and lost. When he stumbles on the Australian Flying Corps and meets airman, Tim Tovell, his life is changed forever. This is a story of a remarkable little stowaway and his journey to his new home in Australia.