Lamont Standing Order - 2024 Younger Picture Books

OCTOBER

How to Make a Bedtime

By Meg McKinlay
Illustrated by Karen Blair

A delightful bedtime story, and a classic-in-the-making, from award-winning creators Meg McKinlay an ... Read More

Afloat

By Kirli Saunders
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Roam the water with me. We are here to learn. Here to spin wisdom, to grow … From award-winning Guna ... Read More

How To Draw a Dragon

By Kate Talbot

A very funny and inventive celebration of the art of compromise! Everybody knows what a dragon looks ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

Let's Try Again Another Day

By Charlotte Barkla
Illustrated by Jade Goodwin

A beautifully illustrated story about learning and making mistakes -- If we don't get things right a ... Read More

Mini and Milo: The Last Plum

By Venita Dimos
Illustrated by Natashia Curtin

The perfect book to share to talk about competitiveness. The Mini and Milo stories are designed for ... Read More

First There Was Me, Then There Was You

By Yvonne Sewankambo
Illustrated by Aurore McLeod

The magic (and occasional mayhem) of siblings - perfect for someone celebrating a new arrival, and f ... Read More

AUGUST

Quokka Finds a Friend

By Katie Stewart

From the author of When I Can Fly and Wombat Can't Sing, comes a visually stunning picture book abou ... Read More

JULY

When the Lights Went Out

By Lian Tanner
Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley

A cosy picture book about finding warmth and connection in community from the award-winning creative ... Read More

100 School Days

By Deborah Frenkel
Illustrated by Laura Stitzel

When you start school, there are a lot of firsts. Your first friend! Your first excursion! Your firs ... Read More

The Wobbly Bike

By Darren McCallum
Illustrated by Craig Smith

The wonderful wobbles of learning to ride a bike, set amidst the vibrant colour and culture of Austr ... Read More

Ingenious Insects

By Sarah Allen

Step through the seasons with some of Australia's most interesting insects. Say hello to chirping ci ... Read More

Cubby Hunting

By Coral Vass
Illustrated by Nicky Johnston

Little Max has little legs, little feet and little steps. When Rosie, Izzy and Georgi go cubby hunti ... Read More

Guess What We Are Doing Today?

By Luke Springer
Illustrated by Chris Kennett

The children in Mr Luke’s class are brimming with ideas about what they might be doing today. Will t ... Read More

JUNE

Reading to Baby

By Margaret Wild
Illustrated by Hannah Sommerville

From award-winners Margaret Wild and Hannah Sommerville comes a story to remind us of the wonder and ... Read More

MAY

Country

By Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson
Illustrated by Cheryl Davison

Country is central to so much of First Nations Culture. It is past, present, future. Storytelling an ... Read More

APRIL

Dinosaur in My Pocket

By Ashleigh Barton
Illustrated by Blithe Fielden

James loves two things more than anything in the world: dinosaurs and miniatures. So when his class ... Read More

Today

By Robert Vescio
Illustrated by Felicity Byrne

Today inspires imagination and fun. It’s a story about celebrating life to the fullest. It shows tha ... Read More

MARCH

Hatch and Match

By Ruth Paul

A search-and-match adventure with patterns, colours and number fun from the award-winning author and ... Read More

The Most Amazing Thing

By Ian Hayward Robinson
Illustrated by Matt Shanks

A remarkable picture book about wonder and hope that explores the meaning of life in ways that we ca ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Chico the Schnauzer

By Taryn Brumfitt
Illustrated by Levi George

From Australian of the Year and founder of the Body Image Movement, Taryn Brumfitt, comes the deligh ... Read More

Two Rabbits

By Larissa Ferenchuk
Illustrated by Prue Pittock

Little Brown Rabbit and Little Grey Rabbit have had an argument. As they go their separate ways into ... Read More