AustLit

'When a girl is given a coin to spend at the market, she thinks carefully about what to buy. She is tempted by the towering stacks of fruit, spinning rides and glass jars filled with sweets.

'But it isn’t until a stranger gives something to her, without expecting anything in return, that she knows exactly what to do with her coin.' (Publication summary)

'Join Quokkas, Tattie and Tiny Spud as they head outside for lots of fun. A pot, some sticks and petals too, it’s time to make garden stew! Reminiscent of making mud pies in the backyard.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The days are long and warm, the nights balmy, and the cherries in the orchard are growing juicy and plump. Time stretches endlessly ahead as we’re transported to an idyllic summer of swinging from trees, running with kites and gazing at stars. With wistful illustrations by award-winning Sara Acton, Cherries is a story about the freedom of childhood and the magic of that first bite of summer fruit.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Adeline's beloved Bunnybear goes with her everywhere, but one night he is damaged by the dog. Nanna sews Bunnybear back together, but this new Bunnybear is stiff and strange and Adeline puts him on a shelf and leaves him there.

'Then Nanna goes away, and Adeline realises it is not just stitches and stuffing that holds Bunnybear together … it is love. ' (Publication summary)