- The Beast of Hushing Wood by Gabrielle Wang
- Really Weird! (WeirDo Book 8) by Anh Do and Jules Faber
- Slow Down, World by Tai Snaith
- A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee
- I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and Ronojoy Ghosh
- The Red Book by Beck and Matt Stanton
- Florette by Anna Walker
- Escape to the Moon Islands (Quest of the Sunfish Book 1) by Mardi McConnochie
- Grover Finds a Home (Grover McBane, Rescue Dog Book 1) by Claire Garth and Johannes Leak
- The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
Gabrielle Wang’s imaginative new book, The Beast of Hushing Wood, is our bestselling children’s book of last week. Our reviewer recommends it for readers 8 and up, and you can read her full review here.
Two brand-new picture books are also proving popular with customers. Slow Down, World is a whimsical journey towards mindfulness from the multi-talented Tai Snaith, and The Red Book is another book to drive your kids crazy from the bestselling duo behind This Is a Ball.
We’re very pleased that three of the books listed here have been shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize.
Grover Finds a Home is a heartwarming chapter book for animal lovers of 7 and up (or a read-aloud for 5 and up), Escape to the Moon Islands is an action-packed seafaring adventure tale for 8 and up, and A Most Magical Girl is a compelling fantasy tale for 9 and up.
We strongly recommend every one of the books on our 2017 shortlist – find all six titles here.
