Item category 2: Picture books

One-legged Joe is 'amazing'. He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he's amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball - even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe.

Little Wombat loves his mum because she encourages him to bravely explore the world around him, and she is always there to comfort him when he's sad or pick him up when he falls. 'You're The Best, Mum!' is a celebration of the special bond between mother and child from a beloved picture book crea...

Zahra hugs her cherished teddy bear and prays that Ramadan will bring her a longed-for sister. When her bear goes missing, Zahra finds herself grappling with feelings of loss. As she volunteers with her mother at a shelter for asylum seekers, Zahra befriends a displaced child, resulting in a sens...

Zebra often worries about things. She worries whether she will cope if things don't go to plan. Then, when she is out on a canoeing trip, she really does need to find a way to manage her worries and work out a solution. Will she be able to cope?

Meet Zebracadabra, master of magic. Watch as he transforms his animal friends before your very eyes! 'ZEBRACADABRA!' Pink chameleons turn into - you guessed it - black-and-white stripy chameleons! How does Zebracadabra do it? By being the best magician in the world, of course! Or he would be, if ...

When Stillwater, a giant panda, moves into Addy, Michael and Karl's neighbourhood, he tells them the most amazing stories! With graceful art, Jon Muth presents three ancient Zen tales that are sure to strike a chord in everyone they touch.

All week long Ziggy looks forward to the spectacular Moonlight Show on Saturday night. But this Saturday she discovers that a stripy bird has lost her chick, and immediately offers to help. But the black and white shapes in the reeds are only a chorus of croaking frogs, and the stripes in the gra...

'Zoom!' sees Grandad and Boy blasting off into space in their homemade rocket to mend a broken module and rescue two stranded astronauts. A delightful family read, exploring creativity, celebrating recycling and deftly introducing subtle science and engineering facts - all the while following the...