Koala Lou (PB)

Mem Fox

There was once a baby koala, so soft and round that all who saw her loved her. Her name was Koala Lou.Koala Lou is the first born in a large family. She feels sad because her mother seems too busy to pay her any attention. Perhaps if she wins the tree-climbing at the Bush Olympics her mother might notic...

The Honorary Consul

Graham Greene

Graham Greene's gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinian town is considered one of his finest. It tells of Charley Fortnum, the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of revolutionaries. As Eduardo Plarr, a local doctor, negotiates...

Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods

Rick Riordan

If you like horror shows, bloodbaths, lying, stealing, backstabbing and cannibalism, then read on . . . Who could tell the true stories of the gods of Olympus better than modern-day demigod? In this whirlwind tour of Greek mythology, Percy Jackson gives his personal take on the gods and goddesses of Anc...

Golden Mother Goose

Alice Provensen; Martin Provensen

Every home needs a book of Mother Goose rhymes! They're a child's introduction to poetry and a love of language. This Golden Books edition, originally published in 1948, features over a hundred lively rhymes and splendid illustrations by Caldecott Medalists Alice and Martin Provensen. The original artwo...