AustLit

'Some problems seem heavy, they can weigh you down. Your mind feels too cluttered, the world seems too loud! Sometimes your brain feels full up and crowdy. Your mood swings from sunny to suddenly cloudy. We're full to the brim with unknowable things, but your head's not the place to store problems in. A whimsical and wise picture book on navigating life's ups and downs, from two multi-award-winning creators.' (Publication summary)

'Deep in the darkest, remote and most loneliest jungle, there lives quite the one and the onliest. Seen once in the wild, and then never again, all that's left are notes from a tracker's own pen. A nonsensical puzzle when seen piece by piece, but when viewed as a whole ... Behold! The Bewilderbeast!' (Publication summary)

'It started with a seed, and that seed was me. And, over time, laughter filled my garden... A heartfelt celebration of family, community and the seasons of life, to cherish and to share.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Glenn the hen wants a moment's peace, so she's taking Chatterpuss to the beach! But when Glenn needs help as she dives in, will chatty Chatterpuss sink or swim?!

'A funny and uplifting picture book about the unlikeliest of friends, by award-winning singer/songwriter, Josh Pyke.' (Publication summary)

This is CHATTERPUSS. And this is GLENN. One's a noisy cat. One's a quiet hen. Although they're different, they're BEST FRIENDS... but even friends can drive you round the bend!

'A joyful new picture book about friendship (and non-stop blabbering) by award-winning singer/songwriter, Josh Pyke.'(Publication summary)

'Eric the snot liked his life quite a lot stuck up a nose in a cosy old spot . . . But life for a snot is no bed of roses. It's snot easy for snots to stay in their noses! A delightfully funny, runny adventure by award-winning singer/songwriter, Josh Pyke.' (Publication summary)

'If an eggplant really grew eggs,
chickens would be out of a job.

If a catfish was really made of cats, 
then it might get chased by a dog.

And a banana is a banana.
That’s what it’s called,
I don’t know why.

Join the band for some fun with words and rhymes in this laugh-out-loud picture book based on the award-winning song ‘A Banana is a Banana’.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A cheeky story about night-time fears from award-winning Australian singer and songwriter Josh Pyke.

Leonard doesn't like bedtime, especially when there's a five-nosed, seven-tailed, eleven-handed, scaly-waily monster hiding in the corner of his bedroom. It seems like Leonard will never sleep again ... until he discovers a mysterious book called How to Frighten Monsters.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The song tells of the power of reading with lyrics such as "words can solve the puzzle of this complicated place.' (Source: NITV website)