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Martha may think her cat Lionel sleeps the day away while she is at school, but she is quite mistaken. Lionel is a worldly-wise cat with a jam-packed schedule. He busies himself during the day by catching up on his current affairs, weightlifting, cooking and enjoying some letter-writing.Furthermore, Lionel seems to be the 'cat's meow' to the feline ladies in the neighbourhood, squeezing in time to paint their portraits, impress with his pianoforte AND play doctors and nurses!Title: When Martha's AwayAuthor/Illustrator: Bruce IngmanPublisher: Walker Books, A$16.95 RRP Publication Date: November 2010Format: Soft coverISBN: 9781406329605For ages: 2+Type: Picture BookThis book is available onlineThe dinosaurs are having a parade and everyone is invited. This colorful, pull-out book unfolds to reveal a bustling four-foot-long parade of prehistoric favorites on die-cut pages!With simple text that introduces dinosaur names and oversized art, young readers will love to read and march along with the Dino Parade!Title: Dino ParadeAuthor: Thom WileyIllustrator: Benji DaviesPublisher: Scholastic, $8.99 RRPPublication Date: 2010Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780545208819For ages: 4 - 8Type: Picture bookThis book is available online'Twas only a niggle, the teensiest titch-but that fidgety feeling grew to an ITCH! When Timpkin gets an itch, Feather McDoo offers to scratch it for him, then Feather gets an itch, s! o along comes Possum Pie to help...But what happens when you'r! e the la st animal in the line? Who's going to scratch your itch? A bit of teamwork is required to solve the problem!Title: The Fidgety ItchAuthor: Lucy DaveyIllustrator: Katz CowleyPublisher: Scholastic, $14.99 RRPPublication Date: 2010Format: PaperbackISBN: 9781869439675For ages: 3+Type: Picture bookThis book is available onlineIn the warm waters of the coral reef, one hundred and one baby seahorses learn the ways of the world. They curl around coral and flutter their fins â€" except Leo, the littlest seahorse, who is always a bit behind. But when a hungry groper approaches, Leo proves that he, too, is capable of big things.Title: Leo the Littlest SeahorseAuthor: Margaret WildIllustrator: Terry DentonPublisher: Penguin, $24.95 RRPPublication Date:! August 2010Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780670073559For ages: 3+Type: Picture bookThis book is available onlineRoaaaar! Roaar! Nothing can stop me! Nothing can stop little dinosaur - not talking grown-ups, spaghetti, or even bath time. But what happens when he faces the biggest challenge of all... bedtime? With spare text and irresistible dinosaur roaaars, little dinosaurs will be begging for this book to be read again and again.Title: Dinosaur vs BedtimeAuthor/Illustrator: Bob SheaPublisher: Hyperion, $24.99 RRPPublication Date: 2010Format: HardcoverISBN: 9781423113355For ages: 3 - 5Type: Picture bookThis book is available onlineFrom pizza shop to bora ground, he! re is a joyous celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding.When three young boys go to a pizza parlour and meet an Aboriginal chef who can speak Italian and make a deadly pizza, they're in for a surprise!All you fellas watching, come up, join in, warrima.Clap your hands, little ones.Stamp your feet, nannas.Get down and dance, you smart young things, mummas and daddas.Let's get the whole town dancing!Title: Shake a LegAuthor: Boori Monty PryorIllustrator: Jan OrmerodPublisher: Allen and Unwin, $24.99 RRPPublication Date: October 2010Format: HardcoverISBN: 9781741758900For ages: 6 - 10Type: Picture bookThis book is available online
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