Our Daft Dog Danny

Our Daft Dog Danny
Author: Pamela Allen
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Dogs
ISBN: 9780143503446

In the winter, we love to visit Uncle Peter and his dog Millie at the beach. But the day we took our dog Danny with us, everything went wrong! Until Toby had a good idea . . . From the one-and-only Pamela Allen comes this delightful dog tale - full of fun and energy.

Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things

Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things
Author: Juliet O'Conor
Publisher: The Miegunyah Press
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0522856519

Lazy Bottersnikes in outback rubbish tips, Sir Pronoun's dilemma about standing in Miss Noun's place and the story of how Jack built a house, a hut or a shack are all to be found in this treasury of Australian children's books. This book illuminates the icons of Australian children's literature from Gibbs and Outhwaite to Shaun Tan.

Karana

Karana
Author: Joe Kirk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2014
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781743623138

These are my chicks. I love them a lot... I will stay with them, no matter what! This is the story of Karana, the father emu. Karana cares for his chicks and teaches them everything they need to know to survive in the bush.

That’Ll Be the Day

That’Ll Be the Day
Author: Vivienne Loranger
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2014-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1499024339

A 1960s story set in the north of England and Australia. It follows the lives and loves of Brenda Bamford and Danny Dawson. Danny ends up in Australia after being dumped by Brenda while Brenda stays in Rochdale in hot pursuit of the man of her dreamsBrian Davis, a musician. Many twists and turns see the two main characters faced with a variety of obstacles. But in the end, do they find the happiness they both deserve?

How Music Works

How Music Works
Author: David Byrne
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0804188947

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

You and Me

You and Me
Author: Leonie Norrington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781876288846

Every morning Uncle Tobias goes fishing. Sometimes he is joined by two little boys. Together they spend the day moving from one place to another - from the beach, to the bridge and the mangroves on the outskirts of the city - and back to the edge of the city. Along the way they meet other friends of Uncle Tobias - Auntie Ruby and Old Isaac - and listen to stories about Uncle Tobias' ancestors and other times. You and Me- Our placeis about difference - old and new cultures that exist side by side - but more importantly it is about sameness.

Waddle Giggle Gargle!

Waddle Giggle Gargle!
Author: Pamela Allen
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1996
Genre: Australian magpie
ISBN: 9780140559910

Sitting in a tree outside Jonathan's house is a black and white magpie. 'Waddle Giggle Gargle!' the magpie shouts. A delightful story about a boisterous, swooping, waddling, giggling, gargling bird!

Little Horror

Little Horror
Author: Daniel Peak
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913102521

Rita may be a baby, but she has the mind (and attitude) of a teenager. She knows she is not a normal toddler but when her parents disappear and a sinister clown and an ice-cream van seem to be hunting her down, even a soft-play centre might not be safe...