Carey Celebrates Literature
"Carey Celebrates Literature" will take place on Tuesday 14th May. Over the course of the day, 6 authors and illustrators will visit and share their work with a year level. After school there will be a very special event with Leigh Hobbs that the whole junior school community will encouraged to attend.
If you would like to have a book signed by an author you can buy it in advance and we will have it delivered to school ready for the authors to dedicate it to your child.
We have created a subcategory of books for each presenter (Click on the list to your left) or you can scroll through the entire list below.
Simply make your selection of books and when you check out select the delivery option "Carey Celebrates Literature" for free delivery to the school.
Please ensure you add the name of the students and any special requests in the notes section at the checkout screen.
If you have any questions please call Fran or Catherine at the shop on 7015 3318
Hooray for Horrible Harriet by Leigh Hobbs (Illustrator)
$15.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Horrible Harriet Ser.
Horrible Harriet makes a new friend . . . but is that good news? Horrible Harriet lives at school in a nest, high up in the roof. She is very helpful in class, but the other kids think she is mean, nasty, cruel, and wicked Harriet has found herself a new friend--Mr. Chicken. The fact that Mr. Chicken t ...Show more
Mr Chicken Lands on London by Leigh Hobbs
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Mr Chicken
A madcap adventure to London, visiting all of the familiar sites, featuring the humorously memorable Mr. Chicken Mr. Chicken can't wait another minute, so he finishes his breakfast, collects his camera, and flies to London. He wants to see everything. Mr. Chicken lands in London, checks in at the famous ...Show more
The Big Book of Mr Badger (#1-4 Bind-Up) by Leigh Hobbs
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction / Early readers | Series: Mr Badger | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
All four stories about lovable Mr. Badger in one collectable volume Meet Mr. Badger and his friends and discover the world of the Boubles Grand Hotel. Mr. Badger is in charge of special events at a splendid old London hotel. Mr. Badger is always polite and well organized--which is lucky, as he has l ...Show more
The Big Book of Old Tom (5 Story Bind-Up) by Leigh Hobbs
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Old Tom
'The Big Book of Old Tom' features five adventures starring Leigh Hobbs' much-loved characters.
Top Speed (#2 Furball) by Adrian Beck
$14.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction / Early readers | Series: Furball
Furball is the world's greatest spy! But can he and his spy friends, Kit and Jade, survive their most dangerous mission yet? Furball is going undercover as a champion motorbike rider! Will he win a top speed race through the Egyptian desert to catch a dangerous gold thief or will he take a nap in the su ...Show more
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris (PB) by Leigh Hobbs
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Mr Chicken | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
The world's most beautiful city meets the world's most startling chicken in an unforgettably uproarious picture book Mr. Chicken has taken up his friend Yvette's invitation to visit Paris. As they journey together through the City of Love, Mr. Chicken is overcome by the magic of all the city has to off ...Show more
Mr Chicken All Over Australia by Leigh Hobbs
$15.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Mr Chicken Ser.
Australia is full of big things, and Mr Chicken wants to see them all. A triumph from the 2016-2017 Australian Children's Laureate. NOTABLE BOOK: 2020 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Australia is big, but so is Mr Chicken. He can't wait to go everywhere, see everything and meet everyone. Luckily, a helpfu ...Show more
Too Loud Lily (21st Anniversary Edition) by Sophie Laguna
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Everyone in her family says Lily is too loud. She is too loud at home—she wakes the baby. She is too loud in class, too. But when Miss Loopiola comes to her school to teach music and drama, Lily Hippo finds she is loud in just the right way!
Dumazi and the Big Yellow Lion + CD by Valanga Khoza
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
On her way to the waterhole, Dumazi finds a big yellow lion caught in a trap. Please save my life and set me free, he begs. But Dumazi knows that lions roaming free eat little Zulu girls like her...
Cross Bones: The Hottest Dogs: Cross Bones #3 by Jack Henseleit
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction / Early readers | Series: Cross Bones Ser.
Embark on the final hilarious high-seas adventure with a band of mischievous dog pirates who are hungry for treasure! This highly illustrated, hugely entertaining series is perfect for young readers aged 7+! After answering a DISTRESS CALL from a doggy damsel, Magnus, Daisy, Ed, and Spot must enter the ...Show more
Wheels and Springs and Moving Things: School of Monsters and Beyond #1 by Sally Rippin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Search and Find Books | Series: School of Monsters Ser.
The beloved characters from the best-selling School of Monsters series are back in this brand-new, super-size look-and-find exploration of what monsters do all day! Welcome to the School of Monsters and Beyond: the funniest, silliest and most accessible new series for first readers! Frank's dad is a f ...Show more
Mr Chicken Goes to Mars by Leigh Hobbs
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Mr Chicken's most ambitious journey yet will take him to the outer reaches of the known universe! From picture book maestro and former Australian Children's Laureate Leigh Hobbs.