Check out these great school holiday book recommendations to help keep the kids entertained!
With the winter school holidays on the horizon, we thought we'd help you keep the kids entertained inside with some great book recommendations. So, without further ado, here are a bunch of school holiday books for kids of all ages!
PICTURE BOOKS
Unreal by Kate Simpson, illustrated by Leila Rudge
Guess which of the weird and wonderful exhibits are real and which are fake in this sumptuous collection of extraordinary animals and plants.
(For ages 4+)
JUNIOR FICTION
by Anh Do, illustrated by Lachlan Creagh
The eleventh instalment of this smash-hit series! Wolf Girl and her loyal pack have found the perfect place to hide – but someone else is hiding there too...
(For ages 8+)
Ben Simmons: Basketball Legends by Kit Cross, illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom
Everything young readers are dying to know about Ben Simmons - the stats, the facts and the amazing stories.
(For ages 6+)
Sam Kerr: Football Legends by Kit Cross, illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom
Sam is a TOTAL legend, and this book will tell you all about her. Filled with exciting facts, fun stories, and all the stats to share at lunchtime. (For ages 6+)
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
by Remy Lai
Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, this thrilling contemporary fantasy graphic novel about a girl who befriends a boy ghost stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead.
(For ages 8+)
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
by Mariko Turk
Perfect for fans of the tearjerker You've Reached Sam, this emotional will-they-won't-they enemies-to-lovers romance follows Natalie and Leander, two teens who navigate love, loss, and everything in between during a fateful summer internship.
(For ages 12+)
by Amie Kaufman
Magic, romance, and slumbering gods clash in the start of a riveting fantasy series spanning gangsters' dens, forgotten temples, and the high seas from the New York Times bestselling author.
(For ages 12+)