Children's
A wide range of children's books, from Tasmanian-themed stories to well-loved classics. A great section for grandparents, parents and teachers.
The Thylacine and the Time Machine | Renee Treml | 2025 [NEW – SC – Ages 8–12]
Twelve-year-old Violet, her dog Tassie and a new friend — Thyla, the ghost of the last Tasmanian tiger — go on a wild adventure to learn the real story of the thylacine: how it lived, why it disappeared, and whether there could ever be hope for its return. Written and illustrated by Renee Treml, the book weaves a time-travel adventure story through genuinely fascinating facts about the thylacine.
Our price: AUD 17.99
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AUD 1.64
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The Ultimate Animal Counting Book
An illustrated expedition for children through the animal kingdom, counting one to 100 and collecting fascinating animal facts along the way.
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AUD 2.73
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The Way of the Weedy Seadragon
This enchanting story takes you under the sea to meet the mysterious seadragon and reveals its weird and wonderful ways.
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AUD 2.45
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Theodore Swims in the Sea
An illustrated children's story from Tasmania, suitable for young children up to 8 years.
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They Found A Cave - Tasmanian children's classic by Nan Chauncy [Ages 9-12]
In Nan Chauncy's classic Tasmanian children's novel, four English orphans - Cherry, Nigel, Brick and Nippy - migrate to Tasmania, to the care of their Aunt Jandie on her farm outside Hobart. Their arrival is greeted with enthusiasm by young farm boy Tas, and weeks of exploration and good times follow before Aunt Jandie goes to hospital, leaving the children in the care of Ma and Pa Pinner, her foreman and housekeeper.
Our price: AUD 14.95
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AUD 1.36
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Those Shipwreck Kids
When a Tasmanian sailing family anchors near an old wrecked hulk in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, the kids discover a strangely abandoned campsite nearby, with plates of uneaten food and children’s toys still visible under the cockroaches and mould.
Our price: AUD 22.95
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AUD 2.09
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Those Snake Island Kids - used
When three Tasmanian kids are joined by Kiwi twins to camp on a small local island, they don’t anticipate the events which are to leave them isolated.
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Tom Appleby – Convict Boy | Jackie French | 2004 [SC – Children's Fiction – Ages 9–13]
Eight-year-old chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to transportation — sailing with the First Fleet to Botany Bay to start a new life in a country the English barely understand and the Aboriginal people know intimately. Jackie French's novel gives children a personal, human entry point into Australian convict history.
Our price: AUD 18.99
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AUD 1.73
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Too Many Tigers
A picture book telling the story of the extinction of the thylacine.
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AUD 2.72
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![The Thylacine and the Time Machine | Renee Treml | 2025 [NEW – SC – Ages 8–12]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/thylacine-and-time-machine-Bt9CLB.png "The Thylacine and the Time Machine | Renee Treml | 2025 [NEW – SC – Ages 8–12]")
![They Found A Cave - Tasmanian children's classic by Nan Chauncy [Ages 9-12]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/they-found-a-cave-bPjpav.png "They Found A Cave - Tasmanian children's classic by Nan Chauncy [Ages 9-12]")
![Tom Appleby – Convict Boy | Jackie French | 2004 [SC – Children's Fiction – Ages 9–13]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/tom-appleby-convict-boy-Ra9uYE.png "Tom Appleby – Convict Boy | Jackie French | 2004 [SC – Children's Fiction – Ages 9–13]")
