Junior fiction

New junior fiction

Explore the new junior fiction books available at Readings, perfect for ages 5-8.

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Cover image for Big Trouble with an Old Fart: Volume 2

Cover image for Weird Power! (WeirDo 24)

Cover image for The Marvellous Submarine (The Marvellous Submarine, Book 1)

Cover image for Something Terrible: Tim Tie-Your-Shoelaces

Funny junior fiction

These laugh-out-loud stories for readers aged 5-8 cover everything from crime fighting adventures, to magical creatures, to playground politics!

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Cover image for Beware of Sleeping Pixies (Sapphire and the Monster Hunters #2)

Series for emerging & newly independent readers

These fun stories are super approachable for kids just starting to read on their own, and will have them excited to pick up the next book!

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Cover image for Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria (Bravepaw, Book 1)

Cover image for The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited, Book 1)

Cover image for Bug's First Day: School of Monsters

Cover image for Ebb and Flo Oopsy Daisy (Ebb and Flo, Book 1)

Cover image for Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1)

Junior detective fiction

Curious mysteries and exciting heists – these whodunnits will have young readers flying through the pages!

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Cover image for Rex Dinosaur in Disguise: Museum Mystery

Cover image for Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat

Cover image for Ducky the Spy: Expect the Unexpected

Cover image for Real Pigeons Flap Out (Real Pigeons, Book 11)

Cover image for Real Pigeons Duck Trouble (Real Pigeons, Book 9)

Fantasy & adventure for younger readers

Discover magical worlds or strange new planets with these great books for young readers.

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Cover image for Super Happy Magic Forest and the Distant Desert

Junior graphic novels

Approachable, engaging and full of charm, these graphic novels are full of wonderful stories for young readers, ages 5-8.

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Cover image for Encore, Mr William Shakespeare!

Ebb and Flo

Small words, big feelings! Ebb and Flo is a hilarious and relatable series that helps introduce kids to the fundementals of reading, with sweet stories about friendship – and collectable stickers!

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Cover image for Ebb and Flo I Want That One (Ebb and Flo, Book 2)

Real Pigeons series

The Real Pigeons are hilarious feathery-crime fighters whose bestselling adventures are perfect for junior readers.

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Cover image for Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1)

Cover image for Real Pigeons Eat Danger (Real Pigeons, Book 2)

Cover image for Real Pigeons Splash Back (Real Pigeons, Book 4)

Cover image for Real Pigeons Get Bready (Real Pigeons, Book 6)

School of Monsters

Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin!

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Cover image for Class Party (School of Monsters, Volume 1)

Cover image for Class Party: Volume 2: Volume 2

Cover image for Bat-Boy Tim says BOO!: School of Monsters

Cover image for Jamie Lee's Birthday Treat: School of Monsters

Cover image for Frank is a Big Help: School of Monsters

The Bad Guys series

Discover beloved Australian author Aaron Blabey's bestselling series and join The Bad Guys for hilarious misadventures as they try and perform good deeds to change their reputation.

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Cover image for The Bad Guys Episode 3: the Furball Strikes Back

Cover image for The Bad Guys Episode 4: Attack of the Zittens

Cover image for The Bad Guys Episode 5: Intergalactic Gas

Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels series

New readers can discover the joy and friendship of the Baby-Sitters Club with the Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novel series! Perfect for readers aged 6-9.

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Cover image for Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #9)

Cover image for Karen's Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #8)

Ella Diaries

Join Ella through the highs and lows of year five with the charming Ella Diaries series from Meredith Costain.

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Cover image for Best Friends Forever (For Ever) (Ella Diaries: 2 Books in 1)

Cover image for Ballet Backflip (Ella Diaries #2)

Cover image for I Heart Pets (Ella Diaries #3)

Hotdog series

Join Hotdog the sausage dog and his friends for fun times and wacky adventures in the hilarious series from Anh Do, the smash-hit creator of WeirDo and Wolf Girl.

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Cover image for Party Time! (Hotdog, Book 2)

Cover image for Circus Time! (Hotdog, Book 3)

Cover image for Movie Time! (Hotdog, Book 6)

The Travelling Bookshop

Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most ... the place where the perfect book will find its way home.

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Cover image for Mim and the Woeful Wedding (The Travelling Bookshop, #2)

Cover image for Mim and the Anxious Artist (The Travelling Bookshop, #3)

Cover image for Mim and the Disastrous Dog Show (The Travelling Bookshop, #4)

Cover image for Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop, #5)

Dragon Girls Series

Discover Dragon Girls, an imaginative series full of fantasy, magic and friendship that's sure to be a new favourite for young readers.

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Cover image for Rani the Enchanted Dragon (Dragon Girls: Special Edition #1)

Cover image for Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls, Book 2)

Cover image for Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon (Dragon Girls, Book 4)

Junior fiction

New junior fiction

Big Trouble with an Old Fart: Volume 2

Frog Squad #3 Sink or Swim

Weird Power! (WeirDo 24)

The Marvellous Submarine (The Marvellous Submarine, Book 1)

Something Terrible: Tim Tie-Your-Shoelaces

A Big Guy Took My Ball!

Funny junior fiction

Something Terrible: Tim Tie-Your-Shoelaces

Big Trouble with an Old Fart: Volume 2

The Marvellous Submarine (The Marvellous Submarine, Book 1)

Frog Squad #3 Sink or Swim

Happy Pig Day!

Beware of Sleeping Pixies (Sapphire and the Monster Hunters #2)

Series for emerging & newly independent readers

Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria (Bravepaw, Book 1)

The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited, Book 1)

Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, Book 1)

Bug’s First Day: School of Monsters

Ebb and Flo Oopsy Daisy (Ebb and Flo, Book 1)

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1)

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Junior detective fiction

Rex Dinosaur in Disguise: Museum Mystery

Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat

Ducky the Spy: Expect the Unexpected

Real Pigeons Flap Out (Real Pigeons, Book 11)

Real Pigeons Stay Coo (Real Pigeons, Book 10)

Real Pigeons Duck Trouble (Real Pigeons, Book 9)

Fantasy & adventure for younger readers

Big Trouble with an Old Fart: Volume 2

The Marvellous Submarine (The Marvellous Submarine, Book 1)

Eloise the Flame Dragon (Dragon Girls #16)

Bravepaw and the Clawstone of Rotwood Mire: Bravepaw 2

Beware of Sleeping Pixies (Sapphire and the Monster Hunters #2)

Super Happy Magic Forest and the Distant Desert

Junior graphic novels

Karen’s Prize: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #10)

Encore, Mr William Shakespeare!

Higher Ground

Hilda and Twig

Boss of the Underworld

Meet the Mubbles

Ebb and Flo

Ebb and Flo Oopsy Daisy (Ebb and Flo, Book 1)

Ebb and Flo I Want That One (Ebb and Flo, Book 2)

Ebb and Flo Reading Rocks (Ebb and Flo, Book 3)

Ebb and Flo A Big Boo-Boo (Ebb and Flo, Book 4)

Real Pigeons series

Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1)

Real Pigeons Eat Danger (Real Pigeons, Book 2)

Real Pigeons Nest Hard (Real Pigeons, Book 3)

Real Pigeons Splash Back (Real Pigeons, Book 4)

Real Pigeons Peck Punches (Real Pigeons, Book 5)

Real Pigeons Get Bready (Real Pigeons, Book 6)

School of Monsters

Class Party (School of Monsters, Volume 1)

Class Party: Volume 2: Volume 2

Bat-Boy Tim says BOO!: School of Monsters

Jamie Lee’s Birthday Treat: School of Monsters

Leggy Peggy: Volume 22

Frank is a Big Help: School of Monsters

The Bad Guys series

The Bad Guys: Episode 1

The Bad Guys Episode 2: Mission Unpluckable

The Bad Guys Episode 3: the Furball Strikes Back

The Bad Guys Episode 4: Attack of the Zittens

The Bad Guys Episode 5: Intergalactic Gas

The Bad Guys Episode 6: Alien vs Bad Guys

Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels series

Karen’s Prize: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #10)

Karen’s Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #9)

Karen’s Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #8)

Karen’s Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Graphic Novel 7)

Karen’s Birthday (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Graphic Novel 6)

Karen’s School Picture (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Graphic Novel 5)

Ella Diaries

Best Friends Forever (For Ever) (Ella Diaries: 2 Books in 1)

Winter Wonders (Ella Diaries Super Special #1)

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