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ezekiel kwaymullina & sally morGanEarly childhood, ages 2–8 • isbn: 9781925162684 hb

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Acclaimed mother-and-son team Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina take readers on a journey

through a day, celebrating the interconnectedness of people and animals in lyrical language and

sumptuous colour.

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Between mangrove pools crocodile lies

On purple hills goanna hides

i LOVE MEsally morGan & ambelin kwaymullina

Early childhood, ages 2–8 • isbn: 9781925163490 hb 24 pages

A celebration of individuality and joyous self-esteem in bouncy, rhythmic prose and riotous colour.

I love the inside me.

I love the outside me.

I love me short and fat

and tall and thin.

And I love, love, love me when I grin.

DASH, DASH, DASH

I love the way my feet splash.

CAn A skELETOn hAVE An x-RAy?kyle huGhes-odGers

Early childhood, ages 4–10 • isbn: 9781925162691 hb 32 pages

What spins the Earth? Do colours smell? Why is water wet? Where do dreams go?

Renowned artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers brings his unique vision to these and many other questions,

from the practical to the philosophical.

Praise for On a Small Island

‘There is a gentleness to the tone and pace of the book, and its simple storyline, with themes of

loneliness, patience and creativity, is heartwarming and delightful. [four out of five stars]’

Junior Books+Publishing

‘a wonderful exploration of the idea “build it and they will come”.’ ABC Radio

‘unique and distinctive.’ Magpies

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Chris niXon & Chris owenEarly childhood, ages 4–6 • isbn: 9781925163339 hb

32 pages

When visiting the zoo whatever you do, DON’T WAKE THE PANDA!

Join in the fantastic fun as one grumpy panda sets off a frenzy of wild partying: There’s grunting and growling and prancing and prowling, skipping and

scowling and squealing and yowling, squeaking and squawking, snarling and snorting, hysterical howling

and chaotic cavorting, all because of one grumpy panda.

Praise for My Superhero

‘guaranteed to engage youngsters … Verdict: super’ Herald Sun

‘has all the right ingredients to make it irresistible to its young target audience: it’s visually striking with bold, colourful endearing illustrations; the rhymed

text is perfect for reading aloud …’ Magpies

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Children’s bookshAROLd And GRACE

sean e aVeryEarly childhood, ages 3–8 • isbn: 9781925162295 hb

32 pagesTwo tiny eggs, one in a pond and one on a

tree, survive a brutal storm and hatch at the same time. Harold the tadpole and Grace the caterpillar become friends. But as they grow, they grow apart. A gloriously illustrated book

about the metamorphosis of friendship.

Praise for Harold and Grace

‘This creative and intriguing picture book

will definitely be a teacher’s delight.’ Kidz Review Krew

‘It’s ideal for schools to explore both the

Sustainability cross-curricular priority and

Biological Science units.’ Buzz Words

RiddLE GULLy RUnAwAyjen banyard

middle readers, ages 10–14 • ISBN: 9781922089878 PB • 180 pages

There’s a theif in Riddle Gully and newshound Pollo di Nozi is pointing the finger. But does Benson’s dissappearing act really make him the villain? When Pollo implicates the Mayor’s nephew in a spate of local robberies, she sets in train a series of mishaps that only she, her friend Will and her faithful sheep

sidekick Shorm Connery can set to rights.

Praise for Riddle Gully Runaway

‘A robust, enjoyable yarn filled with adventure. Banyard gives depth to the plot, exploring themes of self-esteem, forgiveness and the perceptions of others,

providing opportunities for readers to think deeply around the topics.’ The West Australian

‘The book integrates enough adventure, action and mystery to keep even the most distracted youngsters occupied.’ Cockburn Gazette

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Praise for Mystery at Riddle Gully

… an engaging adventure whose likeable protagonists will appeal to both boys and girls

aged 10 and up. Books+Publishing

This is a fast-paced and funny novel with action, mystery and red herrings. Child Magazines97

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Children’s booksdROppinG inGEOff hAVEL

Middle readers, ages 10–14 • isbn: 9781925162219 PB 144 page

Sticks and Ranga are best mates. They live on the same street, go to the same school and love the same things –

like skateboarding and PlayStation. When new kid James arrives in class in his wheelchair, Sticks isn’t sure they can be friends. But Sticks quickly discovers they have a lot in common. A fun and action-packed story that

explores friendship, bullying, living with disability, and the challenges of ADHD.

Praise for Dropping In

‘vivid and dramatic’ Magpies

‘a feel-good, entertaining introduction to some serious and important subjects.’ Junior Books+Publishing

‘Once I started reading Dropping In I really, really, really didn’t want to put it down.’ Joseph, 11 years old, Alphabet

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dREAMERsezekiel kwaymullina & sally morGan

Early childhood, ages 2–8 • isbn: 9781922089700 hb 24 pages

We are the dream and the dreamers – so begins this beautifully written story that celebrates the

imagination of children at play. Complemented by Sally Morgan’s rich and colourful illustrations, the

book is full of movement. It lends itself to interactive reading aloud with play-acting or actions.

Praise for Dreamers

‘Dreamers is a glorious picture book.’ The West Australian

‘The book gives you a feeling of hope, a lightness in the heart and the belief that our children are our

future.’ Pedals

‘I love this picture book because it is joyful and joy-filled.’ Kids Book Review

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Praise for Deb Fitzpatrick’s books

‘Loyalty is the theme of this excellent first novel, which delicately treads the minefield of adolescence gone wrong. Deb Fitzpatrick skilfully renders the ripple effect when a 15-year-old gets

into the wrong company and enjoys it … it is, more importantly, freighted with fine writing and insights into human nature.’ Weekend Australian

‘A great modern romance for teen readers.’ The Sunday Times

‘A brilliant junior fiction read for boys who like adventure stories.’ Scoop Magazine

AT My dOORDEB fItzPatrIck

fiction for young readers, ages 6–12 • isbn: 9781925162707 PB • 96 pages

Deliveries usually come in a van. Deliveries are often heavy boxes or oddly shaped padded bags. Deliveries do

not come late on a school night. They don’t come in a speeding car. And they don’t cry.

When Poppy Campbell’s dad opens the front door to find a small, very distressed child clinging to a green blanket, the family try their hardest to do the right

thing. They make the little girl comfortable, call the police and look after her while the authorities search

for her family. Why has this happened? The cops are called in, nappies bought, old toys dug out, and

friendships made.

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bELLA And ThE wAndERinG hOUsEmeG mCkinlay

fiction for young readers, ages 6–12 • isbn: 9781925162301 PB • 80 pages

It was the same as every other day – out the door, down the path, into the car, off to school. But when Bella stepped off the veranda, she stopped. She looked back at the house. And a shiver

prickled her skin. Because what she saw made no sense. Because something was strange ... and it was about to get even stranger. What’s a girl to do when her house can’t find a home?

Praise and awards for Meg McKinlay’s Ten Tiny Things

‘The illustrations make this book irresistible.’ Herald Sun

‘I love everything about this book, the theme, the alliterative and well-sculptured language, and the colour scheme used in the illustrations as well as the innovative illustrative style.’ Magpies

‘Recommended for children aged five and up, Ten Tiny Things will certainly be treasured by younger readers.’ Books+Publishing

SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (Winner 2013)

Davitt Awards (Winner 2012)

Children’s Book Council of Australia (Shortlisted 2011, 2012)

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CAROUsELbrendan ritChie

young adult, ages 15+ • isbn: 9781925162141 PB • 352 pages

‘You know how iTunes tells you how many days of music you have in your library, and it’s always something crazy like two weeks?’ I asked.

‘More like six,’ said Lizzy. ‘Okay, sure. Six,’ I said. ‘But you can’t ever imagine yourself just sitting there for six weeks and

listening to every single song, one after the other, until they’re done. But they still give you that figure. As if to say that, if the world ends, but you survive, you can listen to music for six weeks without repeating

a song. And then never again.’ Lizzy looked at me curiously.

‘What?’ I asked. ‘I swear you weren’t this weird when we first met,’ she said.

Nox is an arts graduate wondering what to do with his life. Taylor and Lizzy are famous indie musicians, and Rocky works the checkouts at Target. When they find themselves trapped in a giant

shopping centre, they eat fast food, watch bad TV and wait for the mess to be sorted. But when days turn to weeks, a sense of menace grows. The stakes are raised as they begin to uncover the truth

behind their imprisonment to find not only their identity, but their survival, is under threat.

Praise for Carousel

‘This is a lively and imaginative novel about consumerism, youth, art, isolation, entrapment and survival, the sort of thing that might happen if Kafka wrote a script for Big Brother.’

Sydney Morning Herald

‘thought-provoking and addictive’ Magpies

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CRAshinG dOwnkate mCCaffrey

young adult, ages 15+ • ISBN: 9781922089854 PB • 304 pages

‘Kate McCaffrey is known for her emotionally hard-hitting, accurate portrayals of teens under pressure, and

her latest novel is her best yet.’ Books+Publishing

Carl loves Lucy but Lucy needs to focus on her end of year exams. Breaking up seems like the only way to keep her dreams on track. But sometimes even right decisions

can have awful consequences. Carl crashes his car, breaking his best friend’s neck and leaving himself in a coma. Meanwhile, Lucy discovers that she’s pregnant.

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whisky ChARLiE fOxTROTannabel smith

adult/young adult • ISBN: 9781922089144 PB • 304 pages

Whisky and Charlie are identical twins. But everything about them is poles apart. It’s got so bad that Charlie

can’t even bear to talk to his brother anymore – until a freak accident steals Whisky from his family, and

Charlie has to face the fact he may never speak to his brother again.

Praise and awards for Whisky Charlie Foxtrot

‘It is rare to encounter fiction that will appeal to adults and young adults alike, that so intelligently explores the downright messiness of family relationships’ Australian

Book Review

‘by far the enduring sense of this novel is of having been in the hands of a storyteller with more than just a good story, one with something to say about how to live, and

the energy and pluck to say it.’ The Australian

Shortlisted, Most Underrated Book Award, 2013

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in LOVE And wAR: nURsinG hEROEsliz byrski

Memoir/history • isbn: 9781925161458 • 216 pages

In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, airmen filled East Grinstead, a small town where pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe established revolutionary surgical and therapeutic

treatments.

For the child Liz Byrski, growing up in East Grinstead, the burnt faces of these airmen filled her nightmares. In her late sixties, Liz returned to make peace with her memories and to speak not only

with the survivors – known as the Guinea Pig Club – but with the nurses who played a vital and unorthodox role in their treatment, sometimes at a significant personal cost. much more.

Praise for In Love and War: Nursing Heroes

‘Her strength as a writer of substance shines through in this easy-to-read account of her investigation into the Guinea Pigs Club men and the women who nursed them.’

The West Australian

‘With impressive skill, Liz Byrski has combined memoir, archival research and interviews to produce one of the best books I’ve read about the complex casualties and consequences of war’

New Zealand Listener

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bEfORE iT bREAksdaVe warner

crime fiction • isbn: 9781925161175 PB • 344 pages

Detective Daniel Clement is back in Broome, licking his wounds from a busted marriage and struggling to be impressed by his new team of small-town cops. Here, in the oasis on the edge of the

desert, life is as stagnant as Clement’s latest career move.

But when a body is discovered at a local fishing spot, it is clearly not the result of a crocodile attack. Somewhere in Broome is a hunter of a different kind. As more bodies are found, Clement races to

solve a decades-old mystery before a monster cyclone hits.

Praise for Before it Breaks

‘Warner’s tone is laid-back and laconic, but with sentences as snappy as a nutcracker.’ Books+Publishing

‘Warner nails laconic Australian characters’ Reading Monthly

‘Put on your raincoat and hang onto your book – its a wild ride.’ Reading Monthly

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bAd sEEdalan Carter

crime series • ISBN: 9781925162257 PB • 348 pagesWhen a prosperous Chinese-Australian family is viciously murdered, Acting Detective Sergeant

Cato Kwong is forced to recall a personal history with the Tans that makes his investigation doubly painful. Soon Kwong is on his way to Shanghai as part of the investigating team, with a whole lot

to learn about guanxi – the intricate connections and obligations that underpin the social, business and criminal structure of the country of his ancestors. In a world of spoilt rich kids and cyber

dragons, the truth is both exotic and dangerous. Meanwhile, DI Hutchens, armed only with angina spray, fronts an inquiry as some of his past misdeeds come back to haunt him, and Lara Sumich is

facing a job crisis of a kind she would never have dreamed.

Praise and awards for the cato Kwong series

‘Getting Warmer is a winner.’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘Bad Seed is hard to beat.’ Weekend Australian

‘accomplished and entertaining.’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘I was gripped from beginning to end.’ Beattie’s Book Blog

Winner, Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, 2010 (Prime Cut)

Shortlisted, UK Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, 2010 (Prime Cut)

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award-winninG adult titlesThE LifE And LOVEs Of LEnA GAUnT

traCy farradult fiction • ISBN: 9781922089465 PB • 312 pages

The story of Dame Lena Gaunt: musician, octogenarian, junkie. Lena is Music’s Most Modern Musician, the first and best theremin player of the twentieth century. From

the obscurity of a Perth boarding school to a glittering career on the world stage, Lena Gaunt’s life will be made and torn apart by those she gives her heart to.

Praise and awards for Lena Gaunt

‘Farr’s prose soars … this sparkling debut novel captures the spirit of an accomplished woman as she reflects on

the arc of her long life.’ Adelaide Advertiser

‘[This] beautifully written, well-crafted novel combines music and art as she moves the reader

around the globe through the dazzling 30s and 40s. This rich novel pays tribute to the life of an artist in all

its forms.’ The West Australian

Longlisted, Miles Franklin Award, 2014Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s

Book Award, 2014

ThE wEAVER fishrobert edeson

adult fiction • ISBN: 9781922089526 PB • 272 pages

Missing Cambridge linguist Edvard Tøssentern, presumed dead, reappears after a balloon crash.

When he staggers in from a remote swamp, gravely ill and swollen beyond recognition, his colleagues at the research station are overjoyed. But Edvard’s discovery about a rare giant bird throws them all into the path of

an international crime ring. The Weaver Fish is a gripping adventure story. Set on the island nation of Ferendes in the South China Sea,

this book’s sound science and mathematical games will make you question all that you know, or think you know, about weaver fish, giant condors, the infamous tornado-proof Reckles® Texan hat, and much much

more.

Praise for The Weaver Fish

‘The Weaver Fish is fiendishly clever … a novel unlike anything you’ve read before.’ Books+Publishing

‘Evocative writing, in which the science is an essential character. The ideas stimulate and mesmerise.’

ABC Radio National

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POPULar INDIgENOUS chILDrEN’S tItLESsisTER hEARTsally morGan

fiction for middle readers, ages 10–15 ISBN: 9781925163131 hB • 192 pages

A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant

south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in

new friendships.

Poignantly told from the child’s perspective, Sister Heart affirms the power of family and

kinship.

Praise for Sister Heart

‘This beautiful verse novel from Sally Morgan can be used as a personal and approachable

conversation-starter about the Stolen Generations for mature young readers … its message is

powerful.’ Books+Publishing

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Waarda means ‘talking and sharing stories and information’ in the Nyungar language. It is an exciting new Indigenous children’s series of 11 books.

Edited by award-winning writer Sally Morgan, the series introduces non-Indigenous children to the richness and depth of Indigenous storytelling.

Above all, it is a collection of fun, interesting and diverse first chapter books for new readers.

‘Strong storylines and unique cultural insights make these books successful additions to the Waarda series.’ Junior Books+Publishing

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award-winninG Children’s titlesThE LAsT VikinG RETURns

norman jorGensen and james foleyPicture book , ages 5–8• ISBN: 9781925161151 hB • 32 pages

In this sequel to bestselling The Last Viking, Josh and his faithful dog Wolverine are back as brave Viking

warriors. Not much can scare a Viking. But when the two littlest Vikings go berserk, Josh, Grandpa and

Viking World are all in for a rocky ride.

Praise for the books

‘This is a funny and appealing picture book. The story is engaging and the illustrations are

bright and colourful.’ Magpies

Awards for The Last Viking

Winner, West Australian Young Readers’ Award, 2012 Winner, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’

Crystal Kite Award, 2012 Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia

Early Childhood, 2012 Notable Book, Children’s Book Council of Australia

Picture Books, 2012 Shortlisted, Aurealis Award, 2012

My sUpERhERO Chris owen and moira Court

Picture book, ages 4–6 • ISBN: 9781925161212 PB • 48 pages

Superheroes have lots of super attributes – amazing strength, incredible speed, sensational costumes. But this

charming book is a celebration of super skills that are much closer to home. A beautifully illustrated book for fathers

and their children.

Praise for My Superhero

‘It has all the right ingredients to make it irresistible to its young target audience: it’s visually striking with bold,

colourful endearing illustrations; the rhymed text is perfect for reading aloud.’ Magpies

‘The dynamic illustrations and the fold-out pages are guaranteed to engage youngsters …

Verdict: super.’ Herald Sun

Awards for My Superhero White Raven, 2014

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Australia’s Fremantle Press is an independent publishing house renowned for books of high quality. Our publications include works by new and established authors in the fields of fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature.

Our titles have been published in Europe, Asia and North America. 2014 licensing agreements include The Weaver Fish (Robert Edeson) and The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt (Tracey Farr) to UK and North America; Prime Cut (Alan Carter) to France and Spain, and Getting Warmer (Alan Carter) to Germany, and the Jake series to Spain.

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Off ThE wALL kyle huGhes-odGers

adult colouring book • ISBN: 9781925163346 PB • 48 pages

Adult colouring books are taking the world by storm, but why restrict yourself to pretty

when you can create cool?

Internationally reknown artist with 10,000 Instagram followers Kyle Hughes-Odgers

brings a hip new aesthetic to the stress-relieving pleasures of colouring in.

This quirky book of pattern and illustration for pencil, pen or paint makes this a pastime

that is anything but childish.