In the tradition of Banjo Patterson and Dr. Seuss comes a new Australian classic by Tony Wilson and Julie Knoblock in time for summer 2006.

This famous story is loved by all flowers
It's told and retold around flowerbeds for hours
The star of the show is young Sunflower Sam
(More Sunflower Boy than Sunflower Man).

He leads his brave bunch in a fight for survival
Mad Jack McCann is his bitter arch-rival
Stay tuned for the greatest of all flower missions
And share in the richest of floral traditions!

Sometimes you’re happy,

sometimes you’re sad,

sometimes you’re good,

sometimes you’re bad.

No matter what you say or do,

it makes no difference...

I love you!

The stories are faithfully reproduced in their original form, giving the reader a chance to experience tales like Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella and Rapunzel as they were first written and intended to be read. Features stylish design that echoes the great illustrated books of the 19th century, embellished with arresting, almost surreal illustrations by acclaimed German illustrator Henriette Sauvant.

One cold Christmas night a shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child – ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret. A deftly wrought re-working of the nativity story, Michael’s tale is rich in human detail. Quentin Blake’s watercolour illustrations are awash with energy and atmosphere and perfectly complement this poignant story.

She’ll be coming round the mountain when shec omes… And she’ll sure be coming in style, as she whistles like a train as she speeds across the plain and stops us all from feeling glum when she paints the whole town plum! Silly antics; madcap heroine; infectious refrain – all in all a book that begs to be read again and again and again!

Alison Jay’s signature illustration style brings the alphabet to life. There is much more hiding in the illustrations than at first appears…

and images combine on each page of this breathtaking picture book to create an introduction to everyday words that children and their parents will want to return to again and again. With a wealth of detail, Jay has created a series of pictures where elements cleverly reappear from spread to spread, providing a timeless book to share.

Fairy tales have gone bush! A new fractured fairy tale series with an Australian twist! See what Goldilocks, the sulphur-crested cockatoo, does to the Koala’s gum tree home, and join Little Red Riding Roo as she meets the Greedy Goanna on her way to Nanna Roo’s house.

All Spider wants is to be a family pet, but the family whose house it lives in are terrified of it. How will Spider ever win them over?

One night, young Tom is awoken by noises outside his house. He peeps out of the window and what should he see but pirates...GIRL PIRATES! Tom joins their pirate adventure across the high seas to an island where some rather lazy and silly grown-up pirates are guarding treasure.

Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy with anextraordinary problem. One night, a giant bulletin board falls on top of him leaving him completely flat. At first Stanley enjoys the benefits of his strange predicament – it can be fun going in and out of rooms simply by sliding under the door. And it’s a hoot being posted to your friends in California for a holiday. But it’s not always easy being different, and once the novelty begins to wear off, Stanley wishes he could be just like everybody else again. But how will he ever fill out?