Notable Book - CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2022Shortlisted - NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022Shortlisted - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2022'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The GuardianThe powerful and emotional conclusion to Felix's story will take you on a journey as he sets out to uncover the truth about his family and his past. Along the way, he will confront his deepest fears and face new challenges, but through it all, he will discover the power of hope and resilience.Fifteen years after readers were first introduced to Felix in Once and across six celebrated books, our brave young hero has survived many unforgettable and emotional journeys.Now comes the seventh and final part of Felix's story, bringing to a powerful climax a series that countless young readers around the world will remember.Always.'A poignant close to an affecting and heartrending...

From the muddy swamp that brought you Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away comes Limpy, Charm and Goliath's fourth hilarious adventure.Limpy has a dream. A dream where cane toads and humans live happily together. Surely this time Limpy will be able to show humans how nice cane toads can be? After all, it is Christmas. And isn't Christmas a time of peace and goodwill to all men? And cane toads?The wart-tingling escapade of one slightly squashed cane toad's hunt for friendship and the surprising place he finds it.

It's a normal week for Rowena Batts. A car full of stewed apples. A police cell. A struggle to keep Dad off national TV. Then her world turns upside down. In this hilarious heart-stopping climax to the adventures of Rowena Batts, heroine of Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak, Morris Gleitzman again shows himself to be a master storyteller as he takes us from tears to laughter in the same breath.

He's good at changing nappies.He's brilliant at wiping food off walls.His mum calls him Mr Dependable.But Angus is desperate to be wild and baby-free.Can a bold and brave plan stop his mumgetting pregnant again?

A collection of short stories in the popular style of Morris's Give Peas a Chance and Pizza Cake - except, of course, even funnier! In the title story, a kid struggles to save the career and reputation of a parent afflicted with chronic unconscious nose-picking.

A story of friendship, courage and a bit of crime.Bridget wants a quiet life. Including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison.Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on a job of their own.It's a desperate, daring plan — to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre.Can Bridget and Menzies pull off their very first jail break, or will they end up behind bars too?Sometimes, to help a friend, you have to dig deep.

Jake's an only kid. He's the only kid in his family. He's the only kid on his island. Or that's what he thinks. Praise for Adults Only '... demonstrates his usual down-to-earth Aussie humour and empathy. In his inimitable way of mixing scary reality with comedy, Gleitzman sensitively introduces the subject of the cruel children's homes that are a shameful part of Australia's past into an often knockabout story of ghosts, impossible guests and the mysterious Mr Goff.' THE GUARDIAN (Kit Spring)

A story of adventure, ball control and hope.Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup.But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins.Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard.

1946. Europe is in ruins. Millions of people dream of finding happiness somewhere else.Fourteen-year-old Felix is one of them. When he's offered a journey to somewhere far away, he seizes the opportunity. So does someone very dear to him, even though she wasn't actually invited.They have high hopes for their new land, and their dramatic arrival there makes them want to stay. But before Felix and Anya can embrace the love and friendship of their new world, they must confront the murderous urge for revenge still alive in the old. Felix knows he hasn't faced anything like this before. He may not survive, but he's hoping he will. Maybe.

Set in the current day, this is the final book in the series that began with Once, continued with Then and is... Now. Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they resurface when his granddaughter Zelda comes to stay with him. Together they face a cataclysmic event armed only with their with gusto and love — an event that helps them achieve salvation from the past, but also brings the possibility of destruction.Longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2010.

"'Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the bible,' Gran used to say. 'He's invisible, he doesn't do violence and he's very busy, so if you need him you've got to ask.'I'm asking you now, Doug."Mitch needs help.Everyone hates him, but he's got a plan that'll make him the most popular bloke in town.If it doesn't kill him.He hopes his guardian angel is listening.

'If you don't wake up to yourself, Smalley,' Mr Cruickshank said, 'do you know what you're going to end up as?''Sheep's poop, sir,' said Mark.Mark's father has always wanted him to be a Somebody. But unless Mark picks up at school, it looks like sheep's poop is where he's heading. Then Mark and his friends discover they've lived before. Not only that — they were Famous and Important People!A funny, fast-moving story about the ups and downs of being a Somebody.

Who likes stomach acid and sludge farming and wants to find a friend? Wilton the worm.Who likes running away and hiding and wants to save the world? Algy the microbe.What's huge and scary and the first thing they see outside? Underpants.The hilarious tale of two tiny parasites and their very big adventure.

Aristotle just wants to be happy.Is that too much for a germ to ask?

Keith Shipley is a regular kid with Misery Guts for parents. Sick of gloomy life in London, he hatches a plan to move his even gloomier parents to sunny Australia.But when they arrive in Australia, his parents become Worry Warts. Fed up with their fretting and fussing, Keith comes up with a scheme to make them rich. Very, very rich.After all Keith's hard work, his parents split up and start putting on Puppy Fat. Exasperated with their laziness, he devises a strategy to whip them into shape - and find them new partners!It's a brilliant plan ... if he can pull it off!