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This illustrated story centres on a child adjusting to a move between countries. Christmas and family traditions shape Eduardo’s gradual experience of finding home in his new surroundings.

A gentle friendship story centred on everyday family life: the girls share meals, chores and play while one of them stays with Violet’s family as an exchange student.

A familiar fairy tale becomes a Spanish-and-English read-along, supported by illustrations, vocabulary and conversational dialogue. An audio CD adds readings, pronunciation guidance and activities.

A lively premise brings Greek-myth-inspired supernatural danger into modern Perth, with Sadie taking an active role rather than waiting to be rescued. The adventure may appeal to readers who enjoy action and mythological creatures.

A playful, offbeat tale that pairs an unusual word sequence with colourful illustrations; its story may feel deliberately odd rather than neatly explained.

This is a stark story about exploitation and a young person trying to find a way out. Its verse form also gives space to Angel’s reflections on words, identity and faith.

The progress-report format brings you close to Charlie's changing perspective. His growing understanding is accompanied by loneliness and painful memories, so the story is not simply an uplifting account of scientific success.

A historical story about Marnie and Raver’s friendship, communication and the villagers’ response. Their misjudgement of Raver and suspicion of Marnie set up the central conflict.

A playful fantasy adventure combines a search into Jenny’s family history with jokes, riddles and unusual medieval characters. French vocabulary is a deliberate part of the reading experience.

This is a fantasy adventure centred on a young thief navigating a city where words mislead and trust is difficult. The plot also brings together loyalty to family, friendship and a dangerous rescue.

A fly’s search for food provides the story framework, while words in Tamazight and English offer a language-sharing element.

This is a family travel story centred on children adapting to a different country. It combines homesickness and practical changes with visits, schooling and attempts to keep familiar holiday traditions.

This story centres on a teenager negotiating faith, attraction and the beliefs expressed around him at a Bible camp.

This is a verse novel about difficult choices after a relationship takes a dark turn, with consent and control at its centre. Its playful language also gives weight to how characters relate and express identity.

Expect a lively, absurd animal adventure built around friendship, danger and rescue. Its distinctive appeal lies in comic names, playful language, a fantastical setting and illustrations intended to invite shared noticing.

A disadvantaged horse moves from failed racing to carriage work, learning about history, reading, languages and different political systems. His later involvement in a crisis gives the story an adventure arc, but the precise resolution is unclear.

This is a high-stakes survival story about three teenagers fleeing danger, with friendship and hope providing emotional counterweights to fear, loss and an uncertain journey.

This is a comic teen story about friendship, flirting, misunderstandings and the difficulty of managing a situation that keeps expanding. Jess’s plan involving Fred, together with Flora and the visiting French students, contributes to the complications.

A lively cultural introduction that connects children’s daily experiences with Philippine history, geography, languages, celebrations and traditions. It combines information, family stories and hands-on activities.

This is a gritty coming-of-age novel about Manny’s family, identity and desire for respect. It combines hardship with affection, humour and tenderness, using striking language to portray a Mexican-American teenager’s world.

This is an emotionally engaging school story centred on a bright child whose thoughts are overlooked because she cannot communicate conventionally. It offers sustained attention to dignity, family advocacy, friendship and the consequences of assumptions.

Mein Tamazight – Tamazight Inu is a German/Tamazight edition by JoAnna Pettit-Almasude. The book is associated with Tamazight language education, Amazigh identity, Morocco and Nador, and is catalogued alongside children’s fiction and juvenile literature.

This appears to be imaginative juvenile fiction associated with toys and monsters, with possible interest in maps and art.

Expect culturally grounded stories focused on Arab/Muslim family life and the experiences of Fadi and Sana. The book may offer a gentle starting point for discussing belonging, heritage and how families preserve culture.

A brisk, morally charged pirate adventure, offering suspense, loyalty and memorable danger while also exposing readers to older language and attitudes that need context.

This is a vehicle-rich Christmas adventure: elves design competing sleighs, while one works independently on another solution. It offers imaginative machines, busy illustrations, rhyme, sound effects and a clear focus on making and problem-solving.

This offers a playful introduction to Hanukkah through a spinning dreidel, the four Hebrew letters on it and the idea of learning game rules. The puppet creates a natural shared-reading activity rather than a purely read-aloud experience.

A globe-spanning introduction to solstice and daylight, Solstice combines short child-centred stories with scientific and cultural information. Its 14 examples, varied artwork and pictographs invite readers to compare how the sun shapes daily life in different places.

This is an adventure-led historical novel centred on Deaf community, sign language and human dignity, while exploring how inherited prejudice shapes relationships between communities.

A tense historical survival story centred on two sisters, with vivid attention to language, place and the aftermath of political collapse. It combines danger and emotional uncertainty with questions about belonging and self-determination.

Expect a quick, joke-led read built around repetition, animal characters and toilet humour. The visual style is bold and simple, while the plot uses a wolf encounter and a comic reversal.

A suspenseful historical mystery set around Pompeii, combining a children's investigation with vivid historical detail and the looming eruption of Vesuvius. Expect friendship, curiosity and adventure, but also sorrow and frightening material near the conclusion.

A warm, question-led story about how Barley Bear and his adoptive mother became a family. It introduces adoption-related ideas through cuddling, conversation and illustrations, rather than presenting a detailed account of every adoption experience.

This is an imaginative, politically charged fantasy for readers interested in languages, dragons and morally complicated loyalties. Vivien’s translation work opens onto family upheaval, rebellion, class divisions and a war whose human and dragon costs are visible.

This is a visually led story about forced movement, family resilience and the search for safety. It may help children consider refugees as people with fears, relationships and hopes, rather than as an abstract issue.

A warm picture-book story about welcoming a mysterious, vulnerable stranger, forming attachment, experiencing sudden separation and extending hospitality to others like him. Its imaginative setting leaves room to discuss belonging without explaining everything about Mister Toots.

This offers a clear way into talking about death without euphemisms. The birds’ shared rituals and differing reactions may help a child recognise that grief can look and feel different.

This offers a lively introduction to Welsh folklore through brief, retold stories with magical, humorous and emotionally resonant elements. It may particularly suit shared reading or readers curious about Wales, names and traditional tales.

This is a relationship-centred YA story about second chances, shifting friendships, and communication. Its distinctive element is Ollie's deafness and the way sign language, texts, and context shape interactions.

This is a coming-of-age novel that combines personal stories with substantial exploration of Deaf culture, language and rights. It may suit readers interested in how identity, communication and community shape one another.

A thoughtful contemporary romance about finding ways to communicate, with disability, anxiety, friendship and family relationships treated as substantial parts of the story rather than simple obstacles.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys horses, richly imagined landscapes, folklore and a slowly tightening mystery. Its emotional centre is a complicated family whose love and resilience coexist with absence, suspicion and uncertainty.

A warm story about a child whose busy family weekend becomes an unexpected learning experience. It offers a lively picture of shared work, celebration and community, while making room for a child’s worry about disappointing school expectations.

A story of sporting ambition and family inheritance, shaped by segregation and racial prejudice. Its verse form brings rhythm to Charley’s determination, while historical danger and a consequential choice give the narrative emotional weight.

This is an intimate survival story centred less on action than on two people’s changing relationship, private memories and the difficult work of rebuilding life after catastrophe.