Penguin Books Australia

Do babies look at you and shriek?
Do talking parrots give you cheek?
And when you kneel to say your prayers
Do all the mice jump up on chairs?

Is life for you a diving plank
Above a large piranha tank?
Then what you need, my little ones,
Is Sister Madge's Book of Nuns .

'Wouldn't it be funny if they were real?'
'Shiny red men?'
'What if I were the sane one and everyone else was mad?'

One night, the shiny guys visit fifteen-year-old Colin Lapsley.  They don't speak, but Colin can read their thoughts.  They want him to pay for the terrible thing that he has done.  When the shiny guys won't go away, Colin is admitted to ward 44.  Ther he discovers...

'Wouldn't it be funny if they were real?'
'Shiny red men?'
'What if I were the sane one and everyone else was mad?'

One night, the shiny guys visit fifteen-year-old Colin Lapsley.  They don't speak, but Colin can read their thoughts.  They want him to pay for the terrible thing that he has done.  When the shiny guys won't go away, Colin is admitted to ward 44.  Ther he discovers...

When Mozzie and Midgie meet a colourful parrot who boasts of being the most beautiful bird on the island, the two young spoonbills set off to find out what could make them beautiful and special.

Share a day with Cat and find out how exciting, exhausting, and downright dangerous life can be!  A warm, funny picture book by two of Australia's top creators.

Bib … Bowl … and small spoon, too.

Now what will baby do?

Coat ... Hat … and pusher too.

Now what will Baby do?

What will Baby do? Turn the pages to find out!

A book to enchant all babies, from the team that created the award-winning picture book Cat .

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?

From two of Australia's favourite creators of
children's books comes a celebration of the
special love and fun that a grandma brings.
Other titles in this series: My Mummy and Me,
My Daddy...

What will Baby do?  Turn the pages to find out!

A book to enchant all babies, from the team that created teh award-winning picture book Cat.