AustLit

'Vanished! The World’s #1 Cat Video Star has disappeared! Or has she? As a diabolical mystery unravels around her, Princess Beautiful is plunged into a terrible world where ‘trending’ isn’t a thing, danger lurks around every corner, and cucumbers are no laughing matter. She’s jumped out of the frying pan and into ... Cat on the Run: Episode 2, Cucumber Madness!' (Publication summary)

'They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.' (Publication summary)

'This is Goat. He’s a pretty great goat. In fact, he thinks he’s the Greatest of all Time! But some of Goat’s friends are great too. Who is really the Goat?' (Publication summary)

Can't sleep? It can be hard to nod off sometimes. But don't worry, we know just the thing to make you tired ... What, still awake? Why won't you sleep?!' (Publication summary)

'Forget what you know. This book changes everything. Someone's found her voice and she has a lot to tell you. Take a deep breath, hermano, it's The Bad Guys: Episode 18.' (Publication summary)  

'What happens when the World's #1 Cat Video Star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a Cat on the Run, that's what. But how do you avoid capture and prove your innocence when you are the most famous feline on the planet?! Well, it ain't easy ...'

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'OK. It’s time to stop messin’ around ... In this episode, The One is going to be reunited with The Others. You are going to actually meet the real dread Overlord Splaargon. And one character is going to change everything you thought you knew. This is the one you’ve been waiting for ... the Bad Guys Episode 17!' (Publication summary)

'There’s a barrel of monkeys and giraffes in a tower, A loud band of gorillas, and frogs in the shower. Then there’s these two, who are called Bill and Bruce... and one of them is definitely a very silly goose! A hilarious animal rhyming story by best-selling children's book creator, Scott Stuart.' (Publication summary)

'OK. A lot of the stuff we said on the back of the last episode was not true. We now admit that The Bad Guys is weird. We also admit that it features all the weird stuff we said it didn’t. Plus there’s now a whole bunch of even weirder stuff involving an over-sharing bat, a really scary new character who lives in the woods, and a strangely confident little guy with a mullet. So, uh, don’t relax, maybe freak out a little and have your mind blown by the Bad Guys – Episode 16 ...' (Publication summary)

'Pig's bad behaviour has finally caught up with him - it's time for Obedience School! Can this terrible Pug ever be tamed? Not if he can help it ... Another laugh-out-loud book from the #1 New York Times best-selling author, Aaron Blabey.' (Publication summary)

'Weird? !Nothing weird ever happens in the Bad Guys. Like, you would never see a chainsaw monster confronting a velociraptor who has eaten an elderly piranha, or the disturbing antics of a deranged dentist running amok with an oversized drill. Nope. None of that nonsense here!' (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.'

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'Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's 'Great Leap Forward', and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields with his fellow villagers...When a group of city boys come to the village as part of a government re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals. They're intellectuals not used to hard labour and village life. But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond over evening swims and dreamlike discussions...But as the bitterness of life under the Party begins to take its toll on both boys, they begin to imagine the impossible: freedom.' (Publication summary)

'They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.

'POP QUIZ! You are on the roof of a skyscraper. Every floor of that building has nasty things that just don't like you. And you REALLY need to get to the basement. Whaddaya do?! (And no, you can’t just join the B-Team and fly away in their glamorous new spaceship.) Think quick, chico, because the multiverse is getting worse! ' (Publication summary)

'Be very afraid... It's Halloween, and Pig is on a rampage for treats! But don't be stingy, because this greedy Pug has some terrible tricks up his sleeve... Another laugh-out-loud book from the #1 New York Times best-selling author, Aaron Blabey.' (Publication summary)

'Billy Bunny REALLY doesn’t want to go to bed. He’s NOT tired! Not even a little bit. It may be bedtime, but Billy is NOT going quietly... See if Billy wins the bedtime battle in this hilarious sequel to Stupid Carrots, written by (a quite tired) David Campbell.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'One dog. One cat. One very tidy apartment. What could go wrong?

'Cat is grumpy, fashion-obsessed, and a bit of a snob. Dog is excitable, bold, and bursting with energy. What do they have in common? They both want to see the world! It’s time to come up with a grand escape plan…

'Join these two loveable and incorrigibly mischievous pets as they team up to break out.

'They’ll need brains. They’ll need bravery. And they’ll definitely need costumes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Macca the Alpaca is small, kind and friendly. His days are easy and carefree until he accidentally bumps head-first into Harmer the llama. Harmer is big, unkind and never, ever friendly . . . Can little Macca find a way to teach Harmer a lesson he'll never forget?' (Publication summary)