Sophisticated Picture Books

The following picture books are suitable for ages 8-12 years. The can be found in the Education Library collections. Please click on a title to go to the Library catalogue to find its call number.

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Browse the list of sophisticated picture books:

A bear-y tale.
Browne, Anthony. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1989. (Simple language, complex concepts)

A child's Christmas in Wales.
Thomas, Dylan. New York : Holiday House, c1985. (Comparison).

A country far away.
Gray, Nigel. London : Andersen, 1988. (Compares life in Africa and England).

A is for Africa : an alphabet in words and pictures.
Onyefulu, Ifeoma. London : Frances Lincoln, 1993. (Alphabet set in Africa).

A medieval feast .
Aliki. London : Bodley Head, c1983. (History)

A mile high.
Mooney, Margaret E. Petone, N.Z. : Nelson Price Milburn, 1992.

A near thing for Captain Najork.
Hoban, Russell. London : Cape, 1975. (When they were younger).

A small miracle.
Collington, Peter. London : Jonathan Cape, 1997. (Wordless picture book).

A walk in the park.
Browne, Anthony. London : Hamilton, 1977.

A war far away.
Cartwright, Pauline. Petone, N.Z. : Nelson Price Milburn, c1989. (Teacher killed in WWII)

Aardvarks, disembark!
Jonas, Ann. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1990. (Little known endangered animals).

Adam and Paradise Island.
Keeping, Charles. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Aldo.
Burningham, John. London : J. Cape, 1991.

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Viorst, Judith. London : Angus & Robertson, 1973. (Ageless).

Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday.
Viorst, Judith. New York : Atheneum, 1978. (Economic crisis).

Alexander, who’s not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to move.
Viorst, Judith. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1995. (Australia, 1000 miles from the US).

All in a day.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Hamilton, 1986. (Compares 6 countries)

Amazing Grace.
Hoffman, Mary. London : Frances Lincoln, 1991. (Culturally sensitive, gender free).

Amos & Boris.
William Steig. London : Collins,1975.

An alphabet of animals.
Wormell, Christopher. New York : Dial Books, 1990. (Screen prints).

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone.
French, Fiona. Boston : Little, Brown, c1991. (African legend).

Anansi and the rubber man.
Lock, Kath. Flinders Park, S. Aust. : Era Publications, 1995.

And still the turtle watched.
MacGill-Callahan, Sheila. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991.

Animalia.
Base, Graeme. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking Kestrel, 1986. (Alphabet).

Annabel’s party.
Klein, Robin. Auckland : Shortland, 1988.

Annie & Moon : a story.
Smith, Miriam. Auckland, N.Z. : Puffin, 1990. (English and Maori texts available).

Anno's alphabet : an adventure in imagination.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, 1974. (Paradoxical paintings)

Anno's counting book.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, 1977. (Maths with a difference).

Anno's flea market.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, 1984.

Anno's magical abc : an anamorphic alphabet.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, 1981. (Anamorphic Alphabet).

Anno's medieval world.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, 1980. (History).

Anno's mysterious multiplying jar.
Anno, Masaichiro. London : Bodley Head, c1982. (Multiplication).

Anno's USA.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, Oct.1983.

Anno’s Britain.
Anno, Mitsumasa. London : Bodley Head, c1981. (Medieval history.)

Anno’s twice told tales : The fisherman and his wife & The four clever brothers.
Anno, Mitsumasa. New York : Philomel Books, 1993. (2 sets of words, 1 of pictures).

Antarctica.
Cowcher, Helen. London : Deutsch, 1990. (Vividly illustrated nonfiction)

Anthony Browne's King Kong.
Browne, Anthony. London : Julia MacRae, 1994. (Story of the classic film)

Areta and the kahawai.
Grace, Patricia. Auckland : Penguin Books, 1994.

Around the world in eighty days.
Burningham, John. London : Jonathan Cape, 1972. (Celebrating Verne's novel)

Ashanti to Zulu : African traditions.
Musgrove, Margaret. New York : Dial Press, c1976.

At the crossroads.
Isadora, Rachel. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1991. (South African fathers return from work).

Avalanche!
Svend, Otto S. London : Pelham, 1987. (Translated by Joan Tatez).

Bad day at Riverbend.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1995. (Nightmare colouring book).

Bad Jelly the witch ; and, Dip the puppy : two tales of wonder.
Milligan, Spike. London : W.H. Allen, 1987.

Bamboozled.
Legge, David. Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, 1994. (Crazy mixed up kid).

Banana Bird and the Snake men.
Trezise, P. J. Sydney : Collins, 1982. (Australian Aboriginal legend).

Banjo man.
Bacon, Ron. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1990. (Verse).

Beaten by a balloon.
Mahy, Margaret. Penguin Books (NZ), 1997.

Beyond the ridge.
Goble, Paul. New York : Bradbury Press, c1989. (Plains Indian tales).

Bidibidi.
Bishop, Gavin. Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1982. (A South Island sheep).

Bill Peet : an autobiography.
Peet, Bill. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1989.

Black and white.
Macaulay, David. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1990. (Post-modernist; 4 stories or 1).

Black beauty.
Sewell, Anna. London : Hamilton, 1987. (Adapted by Robin McKinley).

Black duck and water rat.
Trezise, P. J. Sydney : Collins Australia in association with Anne Ingram Books, 1989.

Blackbeard : the pirate.
Ambrus, Victor G. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1982. (Comic book style).

Blodin the beast.
Morpurgo, Michael. London : Frances Lincoln, 1995.

Boring Mrs Bun.
Martin, Juliet. Christchurch, N.Z. : Whitcoulls, 1986. (Appearances can be deceptive).

Brave Irene.
Steig, William. London : Gollancz, 1987.

Bright star.
Crew, Gary. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 1996. (Astronomy)

Bringing the rain to Kapiti plain.
Aardema, Verna. London : Macmillan Children's, c1981. (Africa in rhyme)

By jingo! : a tale of old New Zealand.
Butler, Dorothy. Auckland : Little Mammoth, c1992. (A monkey in NZ history)

Caleb.
Crew, Gary. Flinders Park, S. Aust. : Era Publications, 1996. (Insect metamorphosis)

Captain Abdul's pirate school.
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker Books, 1994.

Carrot tops and cotton tails.
Mark, Jan. London : Andersen, 1993.

Cat and canary.
Foreman, Michael. London : Andersen Press, 1984.

Cathedral : the story of its construction.
Macaulay, David. London : Collins, 1976.

Catkin.
Barber, Antonia. London : Walker, 1994.

Changes.
Browne, Anthony. London : Walker, 1993. (Fearful changes in a child's life)

Charlie the cheeky kea.
Lasenby, Jack. Auckland, N.Z. : Golden Press, 1974.

Chato's kitchen.
Soto, Gary. New York : Putnam's, 1995.

Chen Li and the River Spirit.
Holcroft, Anthony. Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1990. (Set in China, conservation theme).

Christian's journey.
Couldridge, Rhoda. Guildford [etc.] : Lutterworth Press, 1979. (John Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress retold)

Clay boy.
Bacon, Ron. Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. (The value of art).

Cleopatra.
Stanley, Diane. New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1994.

Clown.
Blake, Quentin. London : Cape, 1995. (Story without words).

Come away from the water, Shirley.
Burningham, John. London : J. Cape, 1977. (Pictures and text tell it differently)

Come back Ginger : a tale of old New Zealand.
Butler, Dorothy. Auckland : Reed Methuen, 1987. (A cat in colonial times)

Cops and robbers.
Ahlberg, Janet. London : Heinemann, 1978. (In rhyme)

Counting on Frank.
Clement, Rod. Sydney : Collins, 1990. (Maths)

Crow and Weasel.
Lopez, Barry Holstun. San Francisco : North Point Press, 1990. (American Indian story).

Crow boy.
Yashima, Tarö. New York : Viking Press, 1955.

Cry me a river.
McRae, Rodney. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson, 1991. (Conservation theme).

Cupid.
Cole, Babette. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1989. (Love)

Dinner at Alberta’s.
Hoban, Russell. Harmondsworth : Puffin Books, 1980. (Teenage crocodile).

Dinosaurs and all that rubbish.
Foreman, Michael. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1972. (Conservation theme).

Dinotopia : a land apart from time.
Gurney, James. Bathurst, N.S.W. : Crawford House Press, 1992. (Fantasy with dinosaurs).

Dirty Dave the bushranger.
Harvey, Roland. Fitzroy, Vic. : Five Mile Press, 1987. (Australian history).

Doctor De Soto.
Steig, William. New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1982.

Dr. Dog.
Cole, Babette. London : Jonathan Cape, 1994.

Dr. Xargle's book of earth hounds.
Willis, Jeanne. London : Andersen, 1989.

Dracula's bedtime story book : tales to keep you awake at night.
Ambrus, Victor G. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1981.

Dracula's late-night TV show.
Ambrus, Victor G. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Dragon tangle.
Elliot, David. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1994. (Catastrophic romp).

DragonQuest.
Baillie, Allan. Sydney : Scholastic Australia, 1996.

Drop dead.
Cole, Babette. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random, c1996. (Death)

Drought.
Oktober, Tricia. Rydalmere, N.S.W. : Hodder Headline Australia, 1998.

Earrings!.
Viorst, Judith. New York : Atheneum, 1990. (I want...!).

Edward the emu.
Knowles, Sheena. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson, 1990.

Eleventh hour : a curious mystery.
Base, Graeme. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking Kestrel, 1988. (Puzzle).

Enchanter’s daughter.
Barber, Antonia. London : Cape, 1987. (Long stories of enchantment and courage).

Encounter.
Yolen, Jane. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992. (Indian boy meets Columbus).

Enora and the black crane.
Meeks, Arone Raymond. Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, 1991. (Aboriginal tale with trad ill.).

Enter Bob Dickinson.
Arthur, Kay. Auckland : Shortland Publications, 1988.

Escape from Zarcay.
Cartwright, Pauline. Petone : Nelson Price Milburn, c1989. (Science Fiction)

Estralita.
Miller, Grant Hindin. London : Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1984.

Eyes in disguise.
Clement, Rod. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Collins, Angus & Robertson, 1992. (Identity)

Fair's fair.
Garfield, Leon. London : Macdonald, 1981. (Historical, rags to riches story).

Falling angels.
Thompson, Colin. London : Hutchinson, 2001.

Farmer Palmer's wagon ride.
William Steig. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1975.

Father Christmas goes on holiday.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Hamilton, 1975.

Father Christmas.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Hamilton, 1973. (Comic book style).

Felix and Alexander.
Denton, Terry. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1985.

First light.
Crew, Gary. Melbourne : Lothian, 1993. (Father and son)

Fly.
Gray, Nigel. Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 1994.

Follow that chimp.
Dupasquier, Philippe. London : Walker, 1993.

Fortunate flats.
Gordon, Gaelyn. Auckland : Reed Children's Books, 1995. (Flats and cats).

Fortune.
Stanley, Diane. New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1990. (Good fortune is better then wealth).

Four donkeys.
Abrams, Lester. New York : Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1972. (Introduction to Alexander's work)

Frank and Ernest play ball.
Day, Alexandra. New York : Scholastic, c1990. (Baseball).

Fred.
Simmonds, Posy. London : Cape, 1987. (Comic strip cat).

Free fall.
Wiesner, David. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1988. (Dream sequence).

Fungus the bogeyman.
Briggs, Raymond. New York : Puffin Books, c1977. (For the great unwashed)

Funnybones.
Ahlberg, Janet. London : Fontana, 1982. (Skeletons)

Game plan.
Rodda, Emily. Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, 1998. (Simple text, very visual).

Going west.
Waddell, Martin. Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin, 1985. (Poignant pictorial account).

Goldilocks and the three bears.
Ross, Tony. London : Andersen Press, 1976.

Goodnight and thanks for the teeth.
Alexander, Robert. Sydney : Macmillan , 1999. (What fairies like about teeth)

Goodnight Opus.
Breathed, Berke. Boston : Little, Brown, c1993.

Gorilla.
Browne, Anthony. London : Julia MacRae, 1983.

Grandad’s gifts.
Jennings, Paul. Port Melbourne : Rigby Heinemann, 1991. (Bizarre tale).

Granpa.
Burningham, John. London : Cape, 1984. (Interpreting pictures)

Grey lady and the strawberry snatcher.
Molly Bang. New York : Four Winds Press, c1980. (Textless but fascinating).

Greyfriars Bobby.
Brown, Ruth. London : Andersen Press, 1995.

Guardian of the bridge.
Harris, Diana. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1990. (Taniwha moves to Auckland harbour).

Gulliver in the south seas.
Crew, Gary. Melbourne : Lothian, 1994. (Based on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels)

Gulliver’s adventures in Lilliput.
Swift, Jonathan. Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, 1994.

Have you seen who's just moved in next door to us?
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker, 1991. (Outrageous prejudice).

Head lice from Outer Space.
Vickers, Rebecca. London : Deutsch, 1990.

Hemi, the skateboard and Susquatch Harrison.
Bacon, Ron. Auckland : Waiatarua Publishing, 1992.

Henry's quest.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's, 1986. (Post-holocaust Europe turns medieval).

Herbert & Harry.
Allen, Pamela. Auckland : Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. (Greed leads to unhappiness)

Hetty and Harriet.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1981. (Finding the perfect place).

Hey, Al.
Yorinks, Arthur. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. (Paradise not always what it seems).

High above the sea.
Oliver, Narelle. Nundah, Qld. : Jam Roll Press, 1991.

Highway.
Wheatley, Nadia. Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, 1998. (Maps and visual literacy).

Hilda and the mad scientist
Adam, Addie. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1995.

Hinepau.
Bishop, Gavin. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1993. (Traditional Maori values).

Hiroshima no pika.
Maruki, Toshi. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1980. (The fall of the atomic bomb).

Home of the winds.
Bacon, R. L. Auckland : Waiatarua Publishing, 1986. (The Marae).

Hooray for the Kafe Karaoke.
Rubinstein, Gillian. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 1997.

Horatio.
Foreman, Michael. London, Hamilton, 1970.

Horror of Hickory Bay.
Bishop, Gavin. Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1984. (Not for the faint-hearted).

House of the people.
Bacon, Ron. Auckland : Waiatarua Publishing, 1983. (Building the Meeting House).

House that Jack built
Bishop, Gavin. Auckland : Scholastic, 1999. (NZ history).

How music came to the world : an ancient Mexican myth.
Ober, Hal. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994.

How Smudge came.
Gregory, Nan. Red Deer, Alta. : Red Deer College Press, c1995.

How thunder and lightning came to be : a Choctaw legend.
Harrell, Beatrice Orcutt. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1995.

How to live forever.
Thompson, Colin. Sydney : Random House Australia, 1995.

How Tom beat Captain Najork and his hired sportsmen.
Hoban, Russell. London : J. Cape, 1974. (Reader who missed these).

Humphrey hits the jackpot.
Oakley, Graham. London : Hodder Children's, 1999. (Pitfalls of a lottery win).

Hurrah for Ethelyn!
Cole, Babette. Wellington : Mallinson Rendel, 1991.

In my father’s room.
Crew, Gary. Sydney : Hodder Children's Books, 2000. (Family relationships and inquisitiveness)

In search of the hidden giant.
Willis, Jeanne. London : Red Fox, 1995.

In the night kitchen.
Sendak, Maurice. London : Bodley Head, 1971.

Incredible painting of Felix Clousseau.
Agee, Jon. London : Faber, 1989. (Metafiction with painting)

Inter-city.
Keeping, Charles. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1977. (Textless).

Island boy.
Cooney, Barbara. London : Julia MacRae, 1989. (American history, New England)

It was a dark and stormy night.
Ahlberg, Janet. London : Viking, 1993. (Pirates)

Jack at sea.
Dupasquier, Philippe. Harmondsworth : Puffin, 1987, c1986.

Jack finds the outback.
Womersley, Judith. Sydney : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.

Jack's fantastic voyage.
Foreman, Michael. London : Andersen Press, 1992.

Jock Mackenzie and his dog.
Hebley, Diane. Auckland : Hap in association with Longman Paul, 1986. (NZ legend).

John Brown, Rose and the midnight cat.
Wagner, Jenny. Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Viking Kestrel, 1977. (Symbolism).

John Patrick Norman McHennessy : the boy who was always late.
Burningham, John. London : Cape, 1987.

Jolly Roger and the pirates of Abdul the Skinhead.
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker, 1988.

Joseph's yard.
Keeping, Charles. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1969.

Joseph’s boat.
Macdonald, Caroline. Auckland : Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. (Intro. to her work).

Just a Dream.
Van Allsburg, Chris. London : Cape, 1991. (Conservation theme).

Keeping house.
Mahy, Margaret. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1991.

Kenju's forest.
Morimoto, Junko. Sydney : Collins in association with Anne Ingram Books, 1989. (Conservation theme).

Kim.
Bruce Treloar. Sydney : Fontana Picture Lions, 1984.

King change-a-lot.
Cole, Babette. London : Puffin, 1998.

King of another country.
French, Fiona. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992. (Set in Africa).

King’s chessboard.
Birch, David. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1988. (King needs maths-help).

King’s fountain.
Alexander, Lloyd. New York : Dutton, 1989. (Folly & wisdom of mankind)

Kirsty knows best.
McAfee, Annalena. London : MacRae, 1987.

Kojuro and the bears.
Morimoto, Junko. Sydney : Collins, 1987.

Kotuku : the flight of the white heron
Temple, Philip. Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1994.

Krakto : champion of the world.
Temple, Philip. Auckland : Hodder Moa Beckett, 1995.

Land of dreams.
Foreman, Michael. London : Andersen, c1982.

Large as life.
Finzel, Julia. London : Collins, 1991. (Almost wordless).

Leila.
Alexander, Sue. London : Hamilton, 1988. (Needs to express grief).

Leo the lion tamer.
Crew, Gary. Port Melbourne : Lothian Books, 1999. (Nasty parents in a circus setting)

Let the celebrations begin!.
Wild, Margaret. London : Bodley Head, 1991. (Release from concentration camp).

Linnea in Monet’s garden.
Björk, Christina. New York : R. & S. Books, c1987. (Charming art history).

Little Red Rocking Hood : a rock opera.
Leask, Jeff. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1992.

Little worm book.
Ahlberg, Janet. London : Granada, 1979. (Amusing look at worms)

Long live earth.
Morrison, Meighan. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1993. (Conservation, quilt illustrations).

Look what I’ve got!
Browne, Anthony. London : Methuen Children's, c1980. (One-upmanship)

Looking for Atlantis.
Thompson, Colin. London : Julia MacRae, 1993. (Detailed illustrations).

Lucy and the pirates.
Petrie, Glen. London : Tradewind Books, c1996.

Lucy's bay.
Crew, Gary. Nundah, Qld. : Jam Roll Press, 1992. (Reconciliation)

M.O.L.E. : much overworked little earthmover.
Hoban, Russell. London : Jonathan Cape, 1993. (Overworked little earthmover).

Making friends.
Mahy, Margaret. London : J.M. Dent, 1990. (Elderly adults make friends).

Mandy.
Booth, Barbara D. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1991. (Deaf girl overcomes fears).

Marguerite makes a book.
Robertson, Bruce. Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999.

Marie in fourth position : the story of Degas's "The little dancer".
Littlesugar, Amy. New York : Philomel Books, 1996. (Degas' dancer).

Mary of Mile 18.
Blades, Ann. London : Bodley Head, 1976. (Canadian story).

Masters of thunder.
Kresse, Hans. London : Methuen Children's, 1975.

Matilda Jane.
Gerrard, Jean. London : Gollancz, 1981.

Maui : legends of the outcast.
Slane, Chris. Auckland : Godwit Publishing, 1996.

Maus : a survivor’s tale.
Spiegelman, Art. Harmondsworth : Penguin, c1986. (Jews in the holocaust, true story).

Meal one.
Oxenbury, Helen. London : Picture Lions, 1988. (Robust reverie)

Memorial.
Crew, Gary. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 1999. (A memorial tree triggers memories)

Mirandy and Brother Wind.
McKissack, Patricia. New York : Knopf, c1988.

Miss Emily and the bird of make-believe / Charles Keeping.
Keeping, Charles. Auckland : Hutchinson, 1978.

Miss Lily's fabulous pink feather boa.
Wild, Margaret. Ringwood, Vic. : Puffin, 1999. (Fear overcome by unusal friendship).

Moa : the story of a fabulous bird.
Temple, Philip. Auckland : Collins, 1985.

Moon’s revenge.
Aiken, Joan. London : Jonathan Cape, 1987. (Historical fantasy)

Moose.
Foreman, Michael. London, Hamilton, 1971.

More church mice chronicles.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, c1990. (A collection).

Motor Bill & the lovely Caroline.
Wagner, Jenny. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, 1994.

Mouse trouble.
Yeoman, John. London : Hamilton, 1972. (Cats and mice unite).

Mr Bear & the bear.
Thomas, Frances. London : Anderson Press, 1994.

Mr. Archimedes' bath.
Allen, Pamela. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1980. (Archimedes principle).

Mrs Discombobulous.
Mahy, Margaret. London, Dent, 1969. (Intro to Mahy's work).

Mrs McGinty and the bizarre plant.
Bishop, Gavin. Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1981.

Mrs Millie's painting
Ottley, Matt. Sydney : Hodder Headline, 1997. (A painting flows and grows flowers).

Mrs Windyflax and the Pungapeople
Crump, Barry. Auckland : Hodder Moa Beckett, 1995.

Mufaro’s beautiful daughters : an African tale.
Steptoe, John. London : Hamilton, c1987. (African Cinderella story).

Mummy laid an egg!
Cole, Babette. London : Jonathan Cape, 1993.

My grandma lived in Gooligulch.
Base, Graeme. Ringwood, Vic. : Puffin, 1988. (Rhyme).

My most fabulous book.
Young, Leonie. Warriewooed, N.S.W. : Weldon Kids, 1996. (The most...)

Mysterious Thelonious.
Raschka, Christopher. New York : Orchard Books, c1997. (Colourful and musical).

Never let go.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. London : Hodder Children's Books, 1998. (Scottish tale of love and courage).

Nikos the fisherman.
French, Fiona. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.

No cats allowed.
Simmie, Lois. London : Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 1995.

No problem Pomperoy!
Jordan, Sherryl. Auckland : Century Hutchinson, 1988.

Nobody owns the sky : the story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman
Lindbergh, Reeve. London : Walker Books, 1996.

Nurse Lugton's curtain.
Woolf, Virginia. London : Bodley Head, 1991.

Oh, Kojo! How could you! : an Ashanti tale.
Aardema, Verna. London : Macmillan Children's, 1988.

Oi! get off our train.
Burningham, John. London: Cape, 1989. (A conservation story)

Old devil Wind.
Martin, Bill. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. (Simple spooky rhyme).

Old pig.
Wild, Margaret. London : Viking, 1996.

Once upon a time : a prince’s fantastic journey.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1990. (Quest through post-holocaust UK).

Outside over there.
Sendak, Maurice. London : Bodley Head, c1981.

Ox-cart man.
Hall, Donald. New York : Viking Press, 1979. (U.S.A. history).

Panda and the bunyips.
Foreman, Michael. London : Hamilton, 1984. (Foreman's Australian sequence).

Panda and the bushfire.
Foreman, Michael. London : Hamilton Children's, 1986.

Panda's puzzle, and his voyage of discovery.
Foreman, Michael. London : Hamilton, 1977.

Parker-Hamilton.
Klein, Robin. Auckland : Shortland, 1987.

Pepi and the secret names.
Paton Walsh, Jill. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1994.

Peter's place.
Grindley, Sally. London : Andersen, 1995. (Oil spill off Britain).

Piccolo Peperone’s perfect pizzas.
Cornish, Jane. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1993. (Thwarting a villian)

Pierre the musical chef.
Hyland, Barry. Port Melbourne : Rigby Heinemann, 1991.

Piggie pie.
Palatini, Margie. New York : Clarion Books, c1995.

Piggybook.
Browne, Anthony. New York : Knopf, c1986. (Mrs Piggott strikes back!)

Pilgrim : the story of The Pilgrim's progress by John Bunyan.
Fuller, Ronald. London : Deutsch, 1980. (Bunyan's pilgrim progress).

Pillycock’s shop.
Mahy, Margaret. London : Dobson, 1969. (Prelude to the changeover?).

Porcellus, the flying pig.
Corbalis, Judy. London : Jonathon Cape, 1988.

Possum come a-knockin'.
Van Laan, Nancy. New York : Knopf, c1990.

Prince Cinders.
Cole, Babette. London : Hamilton, 1987.

Princess Smartypants.
Cole, Babette. London : Hamilton, 1986.

Prosper's mountain.
Branford, Henrietta. London : Hutchinson, 1999. (Fear of winged boy causes trouble).

Prowlpuss.
Wilson, Gina. London : Walker, 1994.

Puss in boots : the story of a sneaky cat.
Ross, Tony. London : Andersen, 1981.

Pyramid.
Macaulay, David. London : Collins, 1976.

Rabbit makes a monkey of Lion : a Swahili tale.
Aardema, Verna. London: Bodley Head, 1989.

Railway Passage.
Keeping, Charles. London : Oxford University Press, 1974. (Work suitable for this age).

Rain player.
Wisniewski, David. New York : Clarion Books, c1991. (A Mayan legend).

Rainforest.
Cowcher, Helen. London : Transworld, c1988. (Conservation)

Reflections.
Jonas, Ann. London : MacRae, c1987. (Read this book both ways).

Rhyme stew.
Dahl, Roald. London : Cape, 1989. (Unsuitable for young readers)

Richard.
Keeping, Charles. London : Oxford University Press, 1973. (Group).

Riders of the wind.
Kresse, Hans. London : Methuen Children's, 1975. (Comic books about Plains Indians).

Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes.
Dahl, Roald. London : J. Cape, 1982.

Roland, the minstrel pig.
Steig, William. New York : Windmill Books and E.P. Dutton, c1968. (Comic book).

Rome antics.
Macaulay, David. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1997.

Rose Blanche.
Innocenti, Roberto. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1985. (Set in war-time Germany).

Rosie and the rustlers.
Gerrard, Roy. London : Gollancz 1989.

Rotten island.
Steig, William. Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Viking Kestrel, 1986.

Round trip.
Jonas, Ann. London : Julia MacRae, 1983.

Sailing home.
Thompson, Colin. Sydney : Hodder Headline, 1997.

Salmagundi.
Cowley, Joy. Auckland : Oxford University Press, 1985. (Pollution and war)

Sam's duck.
Morpurgo, Michael. London : HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

Sam, Max, and Harold meet Dracula.
Hall, Roger. Petone : Nelson Price Milburn, c1989.

Sea tale.
Haley, Gail E. New York : Dutton, c1990.

Sector 7.
Wiesner, David. New York : Clarion Books, c1999.

Sheep in wolves' clothing.
Kitamura, Satoshi. London : Andersen Press, 1995.

Shortcut.
Macaulay, David. Boston : Houghton, 1995.

Sign of the seahorse : a tale of greed and high adventure in two acts.
Base, Graeme. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, c1992. (In verse).

Sindbad the sailor.
Williams, Marcia. London : Walker Books, 1994.

Sione’s talo.
Nelisi, Lino. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1992.

Sir Francis Drake : his daring deeds.
Gerrard, Roy. London : Gollancz, 1988. (History in verse).

Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady
Hastings, Selina. London : Walker, 1985. (Medieval legend).

Sir Nobonk and the terrible, awful, dreadful, naughty, nasty dragon.
Milligan, Spike. London : M. & J. Hobbs - Michael Joseph, 1982.

Skateboarders.
Gordon, Gaelyn. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1993.

Sloth's shoes.
Willis, Jeanne. London : Andersen Press, 1997.

Smoky night.
Bunting, Eve. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1994. (Street riot unites a community)

Snow White in New York.
French, Fiona. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1986. (An alternative fairy tale).

Something else.
Cave, Kathryn. London : Penguin, 1995. (Individual differences)

Son of Dracula.
Ambrus, Victor G. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Song of the earth.
Hoffman, Mary. London : Orion Children's, 1995.

Spinky sulks.
Steig, William. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988.

Spit Nolan.
Naughton, Bill. Port Melbourne : Rigby Heinemann, 1991.

Star navigator.
Baillie, Allan. Sydney : ABC Books, 1997. (Trouble in space).

Storm in the night.
Stolz, Mary. New York : Harper & Row, 1988.

Strat and Chatto.
Mark, Jan. London : Walker, 1990.

Suddenly!
McNaughton, Colin. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1995.

Sundiata : lion king of Mali.
Wisniewski, David. New York : Clarion Books, c1992.

Swamp Angel.
Isaacs, Anne. New York : Puffin Books, 2000. (Tall tale from Tennessee).

Swan sky.
Tejima, Keizaburö. New York : Philomel Books, 1988.

Swine lake.
Marshall, James. New York : Harper Collins, 1999. (Wolf entranced by pig's ballet).

Sylvester and the magic pebble.
Steig, William. London : Abelard-Schuman, 1972.

Tagged.
Crew, Gary. Flinders Park, S. Aust. : Era Publications, 1997.

Tangaroa’s gift = Te koha a Tangaroa.
Whaanga-Schollum, Mere. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1990. (Bilingual text Maroi/English).

Tar Beach.
Ringgold, Faith. New York : Crown Publishers, c1991.

Te Kooti’s diamond = Te taimana a Te Kooti.
Whaanga-Schollum, Mere. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1991. (Bilingual text Maori/English).

Ten what? : a mystery counting book.
Hoban, Russell. London : Cape, 1974. (Few words).

Terry and the gunrunners.
Kerr, Bob. Auckland : Collins, 1982. (NX comic strip).

Terry and the last moa.
Kerr, Bob. Auckland : Hodder, 1990.

That pesky toaster.
Hillman, Ben. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1995.

The Aïda.
Price, Leontyne. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1990.

The amazing voyage of Jackie Grace.
Faulkner, Matt. New York : Scholastic, Inc., c1987.

The angel and the wild animal.
Foreman, Michael. London : Arrow, 1989.

The apple king.
Bosca, Francesca. New York : North-South Books, 2001. (Greed trans; J.A. James).

The ballad of Footrot Flats.
Ball, Murray Hone. Auckland : Hodder Moa Beckett, 1996.

The ballad of young Nick : how he sailed with Captain Cook from Plymouth to Botany Bay, 1768-70.
Hebley, Diane. Auckland : HAP in association with Longman Paul, 1987. (NZ history in verse).

The bantam and the soldier.
Beck, Jennifer. Auckland : Scholastic New Zealand, 1996. (World War 1 in the trenches).

The Barefoot book of goddesses.
Waldherr, Kris. Bath, England : Barefoot Books, 1995.

The Baron on the Island of Cheese : more adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Mitchell, Adrian. London : Walker, 1986.

The Baron rides out : the adventures of Baron Munchausen as he told them to Adrian Mitchell.
Mitchell, Adrian. London : Walker, 1985.

The battle of Zormla.
Hoban, Russell. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Methuen Australia, 1982. (Family chaos).

The bear.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Julia MacRae, 1994.

The best beak in Boonaroo Bay.
Oliver, Narelle. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 1993.

The big baby : a little joke.
Browne, Anthony. London : Julia McRae Books, 1993.

The black stallion returns.
Génin, Robert. London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. (Comic from book by Walter Farley).

The boing boing races.
Whatley, Bruce. Mascot, N.S.W. : Koala, 1999. (Emu jump races the kangaroos).

The boy who sailed with Columbus.
Foreman, Michael. London : Pavilion, 1991.

The bunyip of Berkeley’s creek.
Wagner, Jenny. Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Kestrel, c1973. (Identity crisis).

The C D B!
Steig, William. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1968. (Words from letters).

The carousel.
Rosenberg, Liz. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1995.

The Christmas tree tangle.
Mahy, Margaret. London : Hamilton, 1994.

The church cat abroad.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan 1973.

The church mice adrift.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan, 1976.

The church mice and the moon
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan, 1974.

The church mice at bay.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan, 1978.

The church mice at Christmas.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1980.

The church mice in action.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1982. (Visual and verbal jokes).

The church mice spread their wings.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan, 1979.

The church mouse.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1982.

The coming of the surfman
Collington, Peter. London : Red Fox, 1995.

The court of the winged serpent.
Hoban, Russell. London : Cape, 1994.

The cuckoo bird.
Corbalis, Judy. London : Andre Deutsch, 1988. (Tricksters)

The Dancing tigers.
Hoban, Russell. London : Red Fox, c1979.

The day of the rain.
Cowley, Joy. Wellington : Mallinson Rendel, 1993. (Floods at an intermediate school)

The diary of a church mouse.
Oakley, Graham. London : Macmillan Children's Books, 1986.

The do-it-yourself house that Jack built.
Yeoman, John. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1994. (Different slant to traditional version).

The dove tree.
Hunt, Nan. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random house Australia, 1991. (Leukemia, death and grief).

The dove's letter.
Baker, Keith. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1988.

The duck in the gun.
Cowley, Joy. Auckland, N.Z. : Shortland Educational, 1984. (Peace theme)

The emperor's egg.
Jenkins, Martin. London : Walker, 1999. (Emperor penguin).

The enchanted kingdom.
Visconti, Guido. Edinburgh : Floris Books, c2000. (Translated from Italian).

The enormous crocodile.
Dahl, Roald. London : Cape, 1978. (Introduction to Dahl)

The family album.
Yeoman, John. London : Hamilton, 1993.

The Favershams.
Gerrard, Roy. London : Gollancz, Sept.1982. (Victorian satire).

The fish who could wish.
Bush, John. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1991. (In Rhyme)

The flight of Bembel Rudzuk.
Hoban, Russell. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Methuen Australia, 1982. (Witty and inventive).

The fossil girl : Mary Anning's dinosaur discovery.
Brighton, Catherine. London : Frances Lincoln, 1999. (Finding fossils in 1810-comic style)

The Frog prince continued.
Scieszka, Jon. London : Viking, 1991. (Alternative fairy tale).

The Frog Prince, or, Iron Henry.
Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm. New York : North-South, c1989.

The fudge that jumped out of the bath and ran away to see the world.
Freeman, Sue. Auckland : Coromandel Press, 1984. (Human rights).

The garden of Abdul Gasazi.
Van Allsburg, Chris. London : Hamilton, 1981, c1979.

The garden shed.
Keeping, Charles. London : Oxford University Press, 1971.

The giant jam sandwich.
Lord, John Vernon. London : Pan Books, 1972. (Rhyme).

The giraffe and the pelly and me.
Dahl, Roald. London : Cape, 1985.

The girl who loved wild horses.
Goble, Paul. Scarsdale, N.Y. : Bradbury Press, 1978.

The Gotcha!
Jorgensen, Gail. Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, 1995.

The great escape from City Zoo.
Riddle, Tohby. Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson, 1997. (Sepia drawings).

The great fruit gum robbery.
Hoban, Russell. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Methuen Australia, 1982.

The great green mouse disaster.
Waddell, Martin. London : Arrow, 1981.

The great millionaire kidnap.
Mahy, Margaret. London : Dent, 1975. (& who was Uncle Pygmalion).

The great sleigh robbery.
Foreman, Michael. London, H. Hamilton, 1968.

The grocer's daughter.
Gray, Nigel. St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 1994.

The gully that Gabriel found : the first big gold rush, Central Otago, 1861.
Hebley, Diane. Taradale, N.Z. : HAP ; Auckland, N.Z. : Distributed by Lansdowne-Rigby, 1985. (Goldrush).

The hairy book.
Cole, Babette. London : Methuen Children's Books, c1984.

The hat.
Ungerer, Tomi. London : Macmillan Children's Books, c1970. (Sophisticated illustrations).

The hidden forest.
Baker, Jeannie. London : Walker, 2000. (Kelp forest under the sea).

The high rise glorious skittle skat roarious sky pie angel food cake.
Willard, Nancy. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1990.

The highwayman.
Noyes, Alfred. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1981. (Poem).

The house that Drac built.
Sierra, Judy. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1995.

The hunt.
Oliver, Narelle. Port Melbourne : Lothian Book, 1995.

The Irish Cinderlad.
Climo, Shirley. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.

The kidnapping of Clarissa Montgomery.
Klein, Robin. Auckland : Shortland, 1988.

The King of Ireland’s son.
Behan, Brendan. New York : Orchard Books, 1997. (Challenge of heavenly music).

The knight who was afraid of the dark.
Hazen, Barbara Shook. London : Anderson, 1989. (True love overcomes fear).

The koroua and the mauri stone.
Kahukiwa, Robyn. Auckland : Puffin Books, 1994.

The kuia and the spider.
Grace, Patricia. Auckland : Longman Paul, 1981. (For any age, in English or Maori).

The last alchemist.
Thompson, Colin. London : Hutchinson, 1999.

The last circus.
Thompson, Colin. Rydalmere, N.S.W. : Hodder Children's Books, 1997.

The last dinosaur.
Murphy, Jim. New York : Scholastic, 1988.

The last steam train.
Noonan, Diana. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1992.

The legend of the kea, or, How Krikta stole the best beak and best claws from Ka, the great bird of all birds, and took the keas
Temple, Philip. Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1986.

The legend of the seven whales of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti = He pakiwaitara ö ngä tähora tokowhitu a Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti.
Whaanga-Schollum, Mere. Mahia, N.Z. : Mahia Publishers, 1988. (Bilingual text Maori/English).

The librarian who measured the earth.
Lasky, Kathryn. Boston : Little, Brown and Company, c1994.

The little ships : the heroic rescue at Dunkirk in World War II.
Borden, Louise. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c1997.

The lost thing.
Tan, Shaun. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 2000. (Weird).

The machine at the heart of the world.
Wagner, Jenny. Ringwood, Vic. : Kestrel Books, 1983.

The magic fountain by H.R.H. Princess Gloriana : the story behind the book.
McGough, Roger. London : Bodley Head, 1995.

The magic vase.
French, Fiona. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.

The man who wanted to live for ever.
Hastings, Selina. London : Walker, 1991.

The man.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Julia MacRae, 1992.

The merrymaid of Zennor.
Causley, Charles. London : Orchard, 1999. (Michael Foreman illustrations.)

The mirrorstone.
Palin, Michael. London : Cape, 1986. (Long story set in the middle ages).

The mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1984. (Stimulus for creative writing).

The Nativity.
Vivas, Julie. Norwood, S. Aust. : Omnibus Books, c1986. (The Christmas story).

The night of the Leonids.
Konigsburg, E. L. (Elaine Lobl). Melbourne : Rigby Education, 1988.

The old man and the cat.
Holcroft, Anthony. Christchurch, N.Z. : Whitcoulls, 1984. (NZ author).

The orphan boy.
Mollel, Tololwa M. (Tololwa Marti). Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1990. (African folk tale).

The other side of midnight.
Jordan, Sherryl. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1993. (Introduction to her work).

The Paikea.
Kahukiwa, Robyn. Auckland : Viking, 1993. (Legend of Paikea'a journey).

The paper bag prince.
Thompson, Colin. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992. (The end of a rubbish dump).

The paradise garden.
Thompson, Colin. London : Jonathan Cape, 1998.

The pied piper of Hamelin.
Holden, Robert. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

The pinkish, purplish, bluish egg.
Peet, Bill. London : Deutsch, 1985.

The Polar Express.
Van Allsburg, Chris. London : Andersen, c1985. (Christmas).

The Post Office cat.
Haley, Gail E. London : Bodley Head, 1976. (British history).

The princess and the perfect dish.
Gleeson, Libby. Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, 1995.

The princess and the perfect dish.
Gleeson, Libby. Sydney : Ashton Scholastic, 1995.

The puzzle duck.
Thompson, Colin. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 1999. (Confident answers fool most).

The Quinkins.
Trezise, P. J. Sydney : Collins, 1978.

The rain door.
Hoban, Russell. London : Macmillan Children's, 1986. (Should read them now).

The rascally cake.
Willis, Jeanne. London : Andersen, 1994.

The rat race : the amazing adventures of Anton B. Stanton.
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker, 1988.

The sea king's daughter : a Russian legend.
Shepard, Aaron. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997. (Russian legend).

The sea people.
Müller, Jörg. London : Gollancz, 1982.

The seal prince.
MacGill-Callahan, Sheila. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995.

The seed.
Pin, Isabel. New York : North-South Books, c2001.

The Shrek!
Steig, William. New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1990.

The smelly book.
Cole, Babette. London : Cape, 1987.

The sorcerer's apprentice.
Dewan, Ted. London : Doubleday, 1997.

The sorcerer's apprentice.
Willard, Nancy. New York : Blue Sky Press, 1993.

The sorcerer's apprentice.
Trotman, Felicity. London : Methuen Children's in association with Belitha Press, 1986.

The staircase cat.
Thompson, Colin. Sydney : Hodder Children's Books, 1999.

The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales
Scieszka, Jon. New York : Viking, 1992.

The stonecutter.
Longoni, Alberto. London : Methuen, 1971. (Traditional tale).

The story of Holly and Ivy .
Godden, Rumer. London : Macmillan Childrens Books, 1958. (Christmas doll story).

The story of the kakapo, parrot of the night.
Temple, Philip. Auckland : Hodder and Stoughton, 1988.

The story of Wali Dâd.
Rodanas, Kristina. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1988. (Difficulty in giving things away).

The stranger.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1986.

The sweetest fig.
Van Allsburg, Chris. London : Andersen, 1995. (Doggone it!).

The tin-pot foreign general and the old iron woman.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Hamilton, 1984. (Falklands War)

The tower to the sun.
Thompson, Colin. London : Julia MacRae, 1996.

The trolley.
Grace, Patricia. Auckland : Viking, 1993.

The trouble with Dad.
Cole, Babette. London : Heinemann, 1985.

The true story of the 3 little pigs / by A. Wolf
Scieszka, Jon. New York : Viking Kestrel, 1989.

The truth about castles.
Clements, Gillian. London : Macmillan Children's, 1988. (History with puns)

The tunnel.
Browne, Anthony. London : MacRae, 1989.

The twenty-elephant restaurant.
Hoban, Russell. London : Cape, 1980.

The video shop sparrow.
Cowley, Joy. Wellington : Mallinson Rendel, 1999.

The visitors who came to stay.
McAfee, Annalena. London : Hamilton, 1984.

The watertower.
Crew, Gary. Flinders Park, S. Aust. : Era Publications, 1994. (Eerie story)

The wave of the Sea-Wolf.
Wisniewski, David. New York : Clarion Books, c1994.

The whalers.
Mumbulla, Percy. Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins, 1996.

The whales' song.
Sheldon, Dyan. London : Hutchinson, 1990. (Conservation).

The widow's broom
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1992. (Spooky).

The wild washerwomen : a new folk tale.
Yeoman, John. London : Hamilton, 1979. (Freedom for middle-aged worker).

The willow maiden.
Collins, Meghan. London : Methuen Children's Books, c1985. (Traditional tale)

The world's laziest duck : and other amazing records.
Blake, Quentin. London : Macmillan Children's, 1991. (Incredible records).

The wretched stone.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1991. (Primate stone).

They came from Aargh!
Hoban, Russell. London : Methuen/Walker, 1981.

Think of an eel.
Wallace, Karen. London : Walker, 1993.

Three surprises for Hemi.
Bacon, Ron. Auckland : Waiatarua Publishing, 1990.

Through the magic mirror.
Browne, Anthony. London : Hamilton, 1976. (Surrealist illustrations)

Tigress.
Cowcher, Helen. London : Andre Deutsch Children's Books, 1991.

Tim Kipper.
Swindells, Robert. London : Macmillan Children's, 1990. (Smoking head grows chimney).

Time to get out of the bath, Shirley.
Burningham, John. London : Cape, 1978.

Tintin in Tibet..
Hergé. London : Mammoth, 1989.

Tony and the trampoline.
Marrone, Carolyn. Auckland : Shortland, 1988.

Tops & bottoms.
Stevens, Janet. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1995. (Hare tricks bear: an old story).

Topsy-turvies : more pictures to stretch the imagination.
Anno, Mitsumasa. New York : Philomel Books, 1989. (Pictures to stretch imagination).

Tracks.
Crew, Gary. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 1994.

Trevor Todd & Terry Denton present revenge of the three blind mice.
Todd, Trevor. Sydney : Margaret Hamilton Books, 1999. (Alternative to traditional nursery rhyme).

Trick a tracker.
Foreman, Michael. London : Macmillan Children's, 1986 c1981. (An elephant skateboards).

Troy Thompson’s radical prose folio.
Crew, Gary. Port Melbourne : Lothian, 2000. (Radical exercises in writing)

Tsuru nyöbö.
Molly Bang. New York : W. Morrow, 1983.

Tuesday.
Wiesner, David. New York : Clarion Books, c1991. (Textless, frogs and lily ponds).

Tulevai and the sea.
Cowley, Joy. Auckland : Ashton Scholastic, 1995. (A mother's love is stronger than the sea)

Turramulli the giant Quinkin.
Trezise, P. J. Melbourne : Nelson, 1982.

Tusk tusk.
McKee, David. London : Arrow, 1978.

Two bad ants.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1988.

Two cool cows.
Speed, Toby. New York : Putnam's, 1995.

Two of everything.
Cole, Babette. London : Jonathan Cape, 1997.

Ugly little paua.
Locke, Elsie. Christchurch : Whitcoulls, 1976.

Unbuilding.
Macaulay, David. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1980. (Deconstruct Empire state Building).

Unknown.
Thompson, Colin. Sydney : Hodder Headline, 2000. (Dogs in a pound).

Unlucky Wally.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1987. (A most unfortunate child)

Up north at the cabin.
Chall, Marsha Wilson. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1992. (Summer in North America)

War and peas.
Foreman, Michael. London : Hamilton, 1974. (Peace theme).

War boy : a country childhood.
Foreman, Michael. London : Pavilion in association with Michael Joseph, 1989. (Autobiography).

War game.
Foreman, Michael. London : Pavilion, 1993. (Soccer at the front, WWII).

Wasteground circus.
Keeping, Charles. London : Oxford University Press, 1975.

Watch Out for the Giant-killers.
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker Books, 1992.

Way home.
Hathorn, Libby. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 1994. (Homeless, Kate Greenway medal).

We are all in the dumps with Jack and Guy : two nursery rhymes with pictures.
Sendak, Maurice. New York : HarperCollins, 1993. (Two nursery rhymes).

Werewolf knight.
Wagner, Jenny. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Red Fox, 1995.

What-a-Mess goes to school.
Muir, Frank. London : A. & C. Black, 1984.

What-a-Mess, the Good.
Muir, Frank. London : E. Benn, 1978.

What-a-Mess.
Muir, Frank. London : E. Benn, c1977. (Dreadful dog).

When Jessie came across the sea.
Hest, Amy. London : Walker Books, 1997. (To America, Greenaway medal).

When the wind blows.
Briggs, Raymond. London : Penguin Books, 1983. (Nuclear Disaster)

Where the forest meets the sea.
Baker, Jeannie. London : MacRae, 1987. (Environmental change in collage).

Where's mama? = où est maman?
Goode, Diane. London : Andersen, 1992. (Bilingual in English and French).

Where’s Wally now?
Handford, Martin. Sydney : Random House Australia, 1989. (Attention to detail).

Whistle up the chimney.
Hunt, Nan. Melbourne : Nelson, 1984.

Who sank the boat?
Allen, Pamela. Melbourne : Nelson, 1983. (Floating & sinking)

Who's that banging on the ceiling?
McNaughton, Colin. London : Walker, 1992.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people’s ears : a West African tale.
Aardema, Verna. New York : Dial Press, 1975.

Why the chicken crossed the road.
Macaulay, David. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. (Prequel to black and white?)

William’s version.
Mark, Jan. Port Melbourne : Rigby Heinemann, 1991.(Deconstructive, metafiction).

Willy and Hugh.
Browne, Anthony. London : Julia MacRae, 1991.

Willy the champ.
Browne, Anthony. London : MacRae, 1985. (Sports and bullying)

Willy the dreamer.
Browne, Anthony. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1998.

Willy the wimp.
Browne, Anthony. London : Methuen Children's, 1986, c1984. (Body Culture)

Willy the wizard.
Browne, Anthony. London : Julia MacRae Books, 1995.

Wind woman.
Bacon, Ron. Petone : Nelson Price Milburn, c1992. (Metaphor).

Window.
Baker, Jeannie. London : Julia MacRae, 1991. (Collage ecology).

Wings over the channel.
Beames, Margaret. Petone : Nelson Price Milburn, c1992. (Louis Bleriot, aviator).

Winnie the witch.
Paul, Korky. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1987. (Vivid illustration/wide appeal).

Witch, Witch: : come to my party.
Druce, Arden. Swindon, England ; New York : Child's Play (International), 1991.

Wolf.
Barbalet, Margaret. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, 1991. (Fear disables).

World’s laziest duck : and other amazing records.
Blake, Quentin. London : Macmillan Children's, 1991.

Yellow & pink.
Steig, William. London : Gollancz, 1986.

Yikes! : in seven wild adventures, who would you be?
Lester, Alison. St. Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1995.

Zoo.
Browne, Anthony. London : Red Fox, 1994.