Every few years I collect bookshop Christmas catalogues and compare their children's book offerings.
I did this in 2019, 2020 and in 2023.
The most detailed exclusively children's Christmas or summer reading catalogue is the one from BookPeople:
Also look at Three Sparrows (a lovely independent store in Mosman)
Page from Kids' Book guide - art from Here come the Cousins by Maggie Hutchins
illustrated by Sarah Zweck
This year I also have catalogues from Dymocks; Kinokuniya and Gleebooks and checked out the Abbey's, Better Read than Dead and Hill of Content catalogues online.
Here are some titles you will find in more than one catalogue:
MIDDLE Grade
Katherine Rundell Impossible Creatures Book 2 - The Poisoned King (blog post coming soon Here is book one)
Neridah McMullen The Keeper of the Octopus (blog post coming soon)
Karen Foxlee The Wondrous tale of Lavender Wolfe
JO Dabrowski The Making of Martha Mayfield
Lily Berlin Dodd The Last Ember (Aerimander Chronicles Book 1)
Onjali Q Rauf The Game I will never forget (on my Christmas list)
Dan Gemeinhart Busted (on my Christmas list)
PICTURE BOOKS
Maggie Hutchins illustrated by Sarah Zweck Here come the cousins
Julia Busuttil Nishimura illustrated by Myo Yim Sundays under the Lemon Tree
Alison Lester and Jane Godwin Where would you go
Sophie Blackall If we were Dogs
Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Emmie Builds something new (blog post coming soon)
Sophie Masson illustrated by Cheryl Orsini The Fishmonger and the Pastry Chef (blog post coming soon)
Anna Walker Between
Vikki Conley and Helene Magisson Little Puggle's Dance
NON FICTION
Tim Winton Ningaloo
Phil Bunting Weirdosaurus
Katrina Nannestad The Story Writer's Handbook: Adventures in Creative Writing
Mark Greenwood illustrated by Frane Lessac The legend of Jessie Hickman
Frances Evans and Adrienne Green Atlas of Horses and Ponies
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