AustLit

'Mabel and Robert love to collect things on their walks – leaves and stones and seeds and berries. But when they are caught in the rain and can’t take their collection home they have an even better idea. ‘I’m collecting sunshine,’ says Mabel. ‘I’m collecting wet grass on my shoes,’ says Robert.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Every day Gus Dog goes to work in the back of the Ute with his owner, Tom the shearer. But one morning Gus wakes up to find Tom and the Ute gone. So Gus Dog decides to go to work on his own.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Have you ever wanted to have a cat for a pet, a very large cat? Need another player for cricket? How about Scruffy, the dog? How cute are Penguins? What would you do to help save one? A very wet kitten and an even wetter goldfish, will they stay in the family?

'A wonderful collection of heartfelt stories all about pets and animals.' (Publication summary)

'My grandma always has something special when I visit, and something fun to do. We dress up together. We paint pictures and sing songs. Sometimes I help grandma with the cooking. What do you do with your grandma?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'My baby sister is very small.

'She cries and wakes up early.

'She lies in the pram and everyone looks at her.

'I help tuck her in and sometimes I tell her stories, because that's what big brothers do.

'Do you have a baby in your house?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Dad saves a scruffy little dog from being runover. But whose dog is it?' (Publication summary)

'After enduring socks in the wrong drawer, a bruised banana at lunch, and a lump in the mashed potatoes at dinner, Edward has no alternative but to sack his mother. But as a miserable week draws to its close and his promised birthday party looms ahead, Edward discovers that mothers have their uses and manages to negotiate a new workplace agreement.' (Publication summary)