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Abbey's children's and young adult section contains thousands of books for kids of all ages, from baby to teenager. The collection is lovingly curated by Lindy Jones, Buyer and Senior Bookseller at Abbey's. Lindy is also on the judging panel of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Australia's premier accolade for fiction writing.
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Here is a great selection of books for children and teens. Our 20-page 'EXPLORE MAGICAL WORLDS' catalogue can be picked up in-store at 131 York Street (see street map at the bottom of this page).
If you want us to include a copy with your order, just use the Order Notes to ask for one when you Checkout.
And you can also browse it online and download it if you like - just click the link below.
Much of the impact of visual art rests on the capture of light and Mitchell Toy's illustrations take this to the sublime in this story of nocturnal adventures. The dreamy, fantastical journey that our pyjamaed adventurers embark on after lights out are rendered across densely packed pages in luminous glows and highlights.
And Mitchell also did this beautiful picture for us! Magical!
BOB GRAHAM fans! If youÂ’re coming by #abbeysbookshop #131york you can see original illustrations from BobÂ’s latest picture book, EllieÂ’s Dragon, in our window display.
Seasoned illustrators and budding artists can see firsthand how the raw illustrations look. ThereÂ’s the little mock-up book where Bob planned out the flow and ideas, and a few draft cover concepts.
AND if you were buying Ellie's Dragon be sure to ask us for an exclusive original Bob Graham signed bookplate too. Bob did a special selection of these for us and they feature mini illustrations in his unmistakable style. Absolutely charming! Limited numbers - when they're gone, they're gone!
"I'm an unashamed fan of Bob Graham's sweet and non-judgemental creations. There's nothing saccharine about his picture books but they manage to capture real moments in a child's life with unerring gentleness..." - read more of Lindy's ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK comments:
A book that can be read in many different ways, this is ostensibly about two little girls who meet on a train journey and strike up an instant friendship. Through the length of the trip, they play together, annoy others, argue, apologise and strengthen their bonds. Exactly how friendships fare through lifeÂ…
With evocative and gentle illustrations by the multi-award winning Freya Blackwood, this is a book to show youngsters the need for -and rewards of - tolerance and understanding. But it's also a book you could give your own best and longest friends if they are in need of a pick-me-up no matter their age! Lindy
This is sheer fun and delight! The reader is asked to guess the shadow portrayed on the page. First we start with something simple: two penguins. Then a giraffe. But then it gets trickier and trickier - that camel is really a llama carrying jelly on its back (to improve its posture) and that bat is really Toby the dog hiding behind umbrellas to practise his yoga - and so it goes. Absurdity rules! Imaginative silliness (and great endpapers!) Lindy
A quote from Aesop ("the stubborn listen to nobody's advice and become a victim of their own delusions") is the coda to this quirky tale of a Quokka who is sick and tired of being cute. He tries on all sorts of disguises to persuade others that he is NOT cute - to little effect and great merriment, until a misunderstanding gets quite out of handÂ…
Bunting is rapidly carving out his niche of subversive humour (often with sly jokes in the endpapers), with expressive illustrations that are simple but beautifully designed and convey a great deal of feeling. Another winner from the man who brought us Mopoke and other wonderful picture books! Lindy
Hattie is struggling with her parent's separation, particularly the rule that says she can't speak with the parent she isn't staying with in their week-about arrangements. There are a lot of rules in Hattie's life, from letting her little sister come first in everything all the time, to school rules ordered by a restrictive principal. When the dilapidated mansion near her old family house is threatened with demolition, Hattie finds the strength within to fight for what she believes in - helped by meeting a sad and lonely young girl who is living in the past.
A lovely story full of emotional reality, with a nicely turned bit of time slippage adding interest. Upper primary readers should enjoy this. Lindy
Set in the Depression in rural America, a family who once lived a comfortable life find themselves eking out a precarious living on Echo Mountain, They are warned not to go to the peak, but as staying fed and warm takes up all their efforts anyway, there's no need.
Narrated by the second child, Ellie, who has taken to the lifestyle change with practicality, curiosity and good grace (unlike her mother and older sister who mourn the loss of their town life) their existence is even more threatened when Ellie's father meets with a terrible accident - one she bears the brunt of, as well as the blame. It means she takes on more responsibility, but even the bravest of us needs supportÂ…
I adore Wolk's novels, which treat readers with calm sophistication about big issues, with their strong female characters on the cusp of teenage learning how to navigate life and change and even when bad things happen, finding the resilience to manage and grow. Lindy
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