New Releases by Bruce Whatley

Martha has a new favourite word.And that word is ''MINE!''Martha has officially mastered apologizing. Unfortunately, she still has a lot to learn about sharing. And while I can''t say she learns to love it, she does learn that having all the toys to yourself means you have to play all by yourself, too. Not so much fun!The good news is that readers learn the importance of sharing as they observe Martha''s stubbornness, her (ultimate) regret and her decision to do the right thing. Martha isn''t perfect but she''s learning. And that''s what matters most.

Dragons are everywhere . . . if you know where to look! A little girl sees dragons everywhere, and she is sure there is one living in her house. She puts on her dragon-hunting armour and sets out looking for clues to help her find the mysterious creature. This little dragon hunter is in for a surprise!

The Tinytoreum takes you to the world of Shaggy Gully where bush-genius George Gunna Goanna began his career as an inventor. Using just his imagination and whatever bits and pieces he could find, Gunna created many fabulous things for his friends and family. This book showcases just a few of them. This is the story that Jackie French and Bruce Whatley came up with when we invited them to weave a tale around these smaller-than-life-size objects from the Museums collection. The result is a journey of the imagination that brings these little things to life in a surprising, funny and extremely inventive way.

When the rabbits decide to stop delivering Easter eggs, all the bush animals want to be the new Easter Bunny. After all, Easter wouldn''t be the same without eggs! But how can the rabbits choose the best animal for the job? The lop-eared rabbit has an idea - and that''s when the Easter games begin.

Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don''t dance, they hop, but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet troupe comes to town and both the lead ballerina and understudy are injured, Josephine''s talents are called upon to help save the day.

Clinton Gregory has fantastic adventures every night, from fighting dragons to flying around the world with his friends, and he keeps each one a secret.

Danny Da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are young apprentices in a Florence art studio run by Danny''s Uncle Leo. When the Duke, a very important and very vain man commissions Leo to produce a marble statue of him riding a big rearing stallion, it turns out to be Danny''s big break! But what will happen when it''s time to unveil the statue to the Duke?

Archer, draw back your bow, for you will direct our journey. Our quest: to collect the 26 hidden pieces of the key that will unlock the world''s greatest treasure. Archer, aim your arrow high, and let the quest begin! Join the Alpha Quest, a journey in search of treasure! Everyone is desperate to find the riches-Eagle and Emu, the goldfish in gliders, the Knight, the Pirate Pig, even the Violent Viking. But only you can find the hidden pieces of the key to unlock the treasure. In Alpha Quest, Bruce and Rosie have created a world full of amazing characters and extraordinary images. It is a mystery to be solved, and a book to be explored over and over again.

The dynamic combination of French and Whatley presents a simple story, beautifully told and illustrated. Pamela the cow absolutely loves pears-fresh pears, pear pie, stewed pears, any pears-they are all irresistible to Pamela. Finally it takes a clever little girl to convince Pamela that there is more to life than pears . . . A book packed with fun and appeal for the very young from two of Australia''s most famous and award-winning authors.

The three little pigs go off to build their separate houses one out of straw, one out of sticks, and one out of bricks. But wait! Who just spilled juice on the first little pig′s house? Why are the pigs turning green? And what is that mysterious Voice the pigs keep hearing? Ages 4 - 8

The story of a Galapagos land dragon by the award winning illustrator. Ages 4+

A young boy imagines that he''s a Cowboy Pirate. With his big, black horse and small, sailing boat he rides the ocean plains to lasso stray whales.

Children''s picture storybook based on an historical incident. In 1890, the British East India passenger liner ''Quetta'' struck an uncharted rock in the Torres Strait and sank. Over 150 men, women, and children lost their lives, but one of the survivors was an unidentified baby girl. A custody battle erupted when both the ship''s Captain and a young Ceylonese steward wanted to adopt her.

A little boy whose ambition in life is to become famous thinks of all the things he could do to reach that goal, but none of them are for him.

The aliens are on their way, and Captain Pajamas, Defender of the Universe, is ready to defend his sister, Jessie, and his dog, Shadow.

Includes "Jamberry, The Teddy Bears'' Picnic, " and "A Friend for Growl Bear."

A family on vacation tries to find some crabs.

Reports on an experiment to begin reading instruction in both English and Spanish for Spanishspeaking children in kindergarten.

Illustrates the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

A young boy with a very literal turn of mind, imagines a variety of outlandish possibilities when people wear clothes made from animals.

A boy describes his wonderful birthday presents, but the best of all is the dictionary that belonged to his father--when he looks up "dinosaur" he is surrounded by prehistoric reptiles and when he looks up "forest" he sees men shooting bows and arrows.

Skitty the dog seems to be a magnet for food--wherever she goes she ends up with whatever there is to eat, whether it''s vegetables from the dinner table, or spilled cake batter, or Chinese takeout.

An alphabet book for children of all ages.