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Cover of the book 'Sorry Day'
Sorry Day

Coral Vass and Dub Leffler

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Phonobet'
Phonobet

Kathy Weeden, illustrated by Kim Drane

Book
NLA Publishing book
Video
Collection guide
O’Neill Collection

1534 children's books written by Australians, with significant Australian content, or with an Australian as one of the main characters, published between 1813 and 1981. They include novels, short stories, picture books, plays, poetry and non-fiction books.

Collection guide
A watercolour illustration of an emu standing on one leg next to a nest of teal eggs

A watercolour illustration from Have You Seen My egg?

NLA Publishing celebrates the 10th anniversary of ‘Have You Seen My Egg?’

To celebrate 10 years of this classic children’s title, NLA Publishing is producing an anniversary edition of Have You Seen My Egg?.

Media release
Cover of the book 'New Year Surprise!'
New Year Surprise!

Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Di Wu

Book
NLA Publishing book
Illustrations of people and a horse playing instruments and dancing

Illustration from 'Captain Thunderbolt's Recital'

New NLA Publishing children’s book based on a bushranger story

This is one of the unexpected stories of Fred Ward aka Captain Thunderbolt, who was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’.

Media release
Cover of the book 'My Australia'
My Australia

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Garry Fleming

Book
NLA Publishing book
Sketch of boy riding a horse through a forrest fire, with black ink and messy colouring
Meet the 'Courageous Kids'

Get introduced to the seven stories in Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie.

Blog
The front cover of the book 'Marion and the Forty Thieves' showing children on a ship
Marion and the Forty Thieves

Sarah Luke

Book
NLA Publishing book
A colourful illustration of a person, an ice-cream cone and a fish with legs in a top hat.

A section of the cover of Phonobet.

Learn to read with NLA Publishing’s newest children’s book

Phonobet is a fun literacy teaching tool from National Library of Australia Publishing, that takes an onomatopoeic romp through the sounds of Australian English.

Media release
Cover of the book 'Hello!'
Hello!

Illustrated by Tony Flowers

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Have You Seen My Egg'
Have You Seen My Egg?

Dr Penny Olsen, illustrated by Rhonda N. Garward

Book
NLA Publishing book

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