Best Selling Books by Libby Gleeson

A new edition of multi-award-winning author Libby Gleeson''s powerful first novel, Eleanor, Elizabeth. This new editions features a new introduction by the author, and is illustrated with sensitive black and white line drawings by Beattie Alvarez.

Three children find a way to say goodbye to their old house before they move.

It''s a long way to the beach and back. Can Clancy walk it all by himself?

Hannah''s new bedroom is almost ready. Tomorrow she can move into a room of her very own. But in a family, things don''t always go as planned, and suddenly, someone else needs Hannah''s room. A third inspiring story about Hannah from this talented author/illustrator team.

The complete Cleo collection in a beautiful hardback edition, starring a little girl with a big imagination, created by children''s book legends Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood.

Sander vindt zijn verhuizing niet leuk. Als hij in een van de lege verhuisdozen is gekropen, hoort hij een stem. Het meisje wil graag met hem meedoen. Oblong prentenboek met paginagrote illustraties in aquarel en krijt. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

A young mouse eagerly awaits the arrival of her new sibling.

Meet Cleo, a little girl with a big imagination. In the first Cleo story, Cleo''s best friend is away, her parents are busy, and there''s nothing to do but count raindrops, or tidy her room. Just when she thinks she''ll never cheer up, Cleo has an idea. In the second story, Cleo longs for a pet but her mum and dad say no. Perhaps the answer is hidden somewhere unexpected.

A striking story about loneliness, friendship and what it means to move house and start life afresh.

‘They have bayonets,’ whispered Ralph. ‘This is no parade drill.’ We drew back more tightly into the shadow. A soldier beat his fist on the door. David Bellamy fears the strange new land of New South Wales, its inhabitants and its wild creatures. He fears the Governor himself: the swearing, cursing Governor Bligh. Then on the anniversary of British settlement in Sydney, 26th January, 1808, David and his new friends, Kitty and Ralph, witness the military march on Government House from the streets of Sydney Town.

The planes kept flying low above them. They were dropping bombs and the noise drowned out all other sounds. After an hour the signal rang out and they surged forward through the smoke. Thousands of men screaming and yelling, their line was kilometres wide. Behind them came Monash''s tanks, those huge, new mobile machines. They smothered the land they ran over; flattening the crops and then any wire left standing. With Russia out of the war, the Germans have sent all the troops to the Western Front. Almost defeated, a small group of Australians fight to hold the enemy back at Villers Brettoneux. Weary after years of fighting and deadlock, Ned and his mates know that the war will be lost if they can''t turn the tide. More and more, Ned''s thoughts turn to home, not knowing if he will ever see his family, or his brother, again.

In this delightful companion to The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present, Cleo comes up with ingenious ways to make a new friend and find a pet.

A beautifully presented slipcase edition of two delightful books for early readers by an award-winning team.

Nine stories featuring Year 8 students and dealing with emotions and relationships. Can be read as separate stories or as a unified whole. Previous novels by the award-winning author are ''Big Dog'', winner of the Australian Multicultural Children''s Literature Award in 1992, and ''Dodger'', winner of the 1991 Australian Children''s Literature Peace Prize and the 1992 IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) honour diploma.

Picture book for very young children. A little girl is put to bed early by her tired mother. The girl, however, is not tired, and tries to get her toys and other objects in her room to have her ''sleep'' for her, before eventually she does fall asleep. The award-winning auther of ''Dodger'' and ''Big Dog''.

With the encouragement of a new teacher, Mick takes a role in the school musical, gaining the opportunity to change his own and others'' opinions of himself, and to come to terms with the death of his mother and frequent absences of his lorry driving father.

Award-winning picture book creator Libby Gleeson explains the complex process of making a picture book. It begins with the ideas, and proceeds, step by step, through writing, proofing, presenting to the publisher and so on. The book contains many examples and comments from well-known Australian writers and illustrators. Ages 9+

''The soldiers are coming,'' he said. ''They are checking every house. There is free grog for all.'' ... The air was full with the smell of bonfires. Their glare illuminated the night sky and showed to us the streets filled with drunken soldiers and scared citizenry, us amongst them. David Bellamy fears the strange new land of New South Wales, its inhabitants and its wild creatures. He fears his relatives who have taken him in, and the Governor himself-the swearing, cursing Governor Bligh. Then on the anniversary of British settlement in Sydney, 26th January, 1808, David and his new friends, Kitty and Ralph, witness the military march on Government House from the streets of Sydney Town.

When Hannah and her family go camping, Hannah wears her skates. She keeps them on despite her older sisters'' teasing, and learns the value of independence and being your own person. Large print, line and wash drawings throughout. Ages 8 - 10.

A family''s frenzied morning preparations for school are halted when the realization dawns that it''s Saturday.

A book for pre school children about being SunSmart for the Cancer Council of Victoria, Australia.

Attractively illustrated children''s picturebook telling the story of Ned, who leads everyone to believe that his uncle is a giant. But is he? Other books by this award-winning writer include TI am Susannah'' and TDodger''.

This new edition will feature updated content while keeping the voice of an author at the fore. Writing a narrative is more complex than writing any other text type and this book provides teachers with descriptions and activities to help students focus upon and create their own narratives. Icons within the new edition also provides teachers with a supporting digital resource on the PETAA website that links the work with the Australian Curriculum: English and other digital works.