Libby Gleeson

The complete Cleo collection in a beautiful hardback edition, starring a little girl with a big imagination, created by children's book legends Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood.

Charlie loves the sea. He loves the seashells and the seahorses, the sharks and the stingrays, the crabs and the crayfish. He loves the gentle waves that creep up onto the sand and tickle his toes. He loves the huge wild waves that crash onto the sand and make the beach tremble. But most of all he loves the whales.'A simple but heart-felt story about the wonders of the natural world and the rewards of patience' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD'Libby Gleeson's words are lyrical, and Hannah Somerville's illustrations are almost ethereal as they combine to make a story that is as magical as the whales themselves' READPLUS

Gentle, lyrical text and sweet watercolor art perfectly capture the excitement of waiting for the arrival of a new baby.

Twelve year old Eleanor doesn't want to move from her home in the cool New England region of New South Wales, to the hot dry Western Plains and a new home on her mother's family farm. One day, in the old schoolhouse on the farm, she makes an amazing discovery, finding her grandmother's diary, written when she was Eleanor's own age. Eleanor doesn't remember her grandmother Elizabeth, who died when she was three; but as she explores the diary and its secrets, she begins to understand not only her grandmother's life and personality, but also to appreciate the special qualities of the region where she lives. But her grandmother's diary will prove to be much more than just absorbing reading material, when great danger threatens Eleanor and her brothers... Vividly written and grippingly told, this new edition of multi-award-winning author Libby Gleeson's first novel, originally published in 1984, features a new introduction by the authorand illustrations by Beattie Alvarez.

Banjo is an old farm dog and Ruby Red is a haughty chicken, and they never see eye to eye. Can they ever be friends? This funny story of antagonism and love is by award-winning author Libby Gleeson and internationally acclaimed illustrator Freya Blackwood.

When you have one big house, two small children, a game of Three Little Pigs and a huge stack of cardboard boxes ... You discover that friends are what make as house your home. Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, whose first book together was the award-winning Amy & Louis, have teamed up to produce a stricking story about loneliness, friendship and what it means to move house and start afresh.

Birthday surprises are in store for the triplets in this enjoyable family story.The triplets' sixth birthday is coming up and the girls insist on buying individual presents for each other. They set out on a big shopping trip, but it's hard to choose – what will be just right for their sisters? Jo, Amy and Jess eventually find the perfect gift, but when the big day arrives, they end up playing with the things they gave rather than what they received! Perhaps they chose more for themselves than they realized...