New Release Books for September
Well, spring has finally sprung and even though the days are warming up and the season for winter book reading on the couch might be drawing a close, September has some incredible new release books to choose from, and we think reading in a sunny spot might even be better than curling up with a book when it’s raining outside.
This month in KIDDO Book Club, with book week on the horizon come October, we’ve given you a big selection of new release kids books to look at, as well as a handful of stellar options for tweens and teens and, of course, us parents!
Picture Books
Wild Symphony
by Dan Brown and Susan Batori
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown makes his picture book debut with this mindful, humorous, musical, and uniquely entertaining book!
RRP $27.99
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We Love You, Magoo
by Briony Stewart
Magoo has his own ideas about what a dog should do – in the kitchen, in the car, at dinnertime and bedtime! But there are so many rules! So many things a dog can’t do. A classic in the making – joyous and playful, this will be read again and again.
RRP $19.99
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The Lost Library
by Jess McGeachin
The Lost Library is a magical tale of friendship, the joy of reading and the power of the imagination. When Oliver finds a lost library book in his new bedroom, he decides to return it. But how do you find a mysterious hidden library? With the help of a new friend, of course . . .
RRP $24.99
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Nala the Koala
Illustrated by Penny Min Ferguson
A sweet story that gently touches on displacement, finding your home and preserving precious environments. All royalties from sales of this book will be donated to WIRES to help protect koalas and other Australian animals in need.
RRP $17.99
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Junior Fiction
Aussie Kids Series
Meet Dooley on the Farm
by Sally Odgers and Christina Booth
Hi! I’m Dooley!
My cousin is visiting our farm.
We’ll swim in the river, feed the calves and collect berries. But best of all, we’re going to sleep out in the barn!
RRP $12.99
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Aussie Kids: Meet Matilda at the Festival
by Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern and Tania McCartney
Hi! I’m Matilda!
Today there’s a festival at the Japanese Embassy. That’s where my friend Hansuke lives. We’ll have lots of fun. But Hansuke is going back to Japan soon. How will I be able to say goodbye?
RRP $12.99
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Atticus Van Tasticus 3: The Treasure of Treasures
by Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King
The next crackin’ adventure for Atticus Van Tasticus and his brave, if slightly crazy, young crew of The Grandnan. With the Map of Half Maps finally in their hands, the rest should be easy, right?
RRP $14.99
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Middle Grade
The Fire Star
by A.L. Tait
Maven and Reeve have three days to solve the mystery of the Fire Star. If they don’t, they’ll lose everything. Bestselling author A. L. Tait is back with the intriguing story of two unlikely allies and a mystery to solve that could change their lives.
RRP $16.99
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Brain Freeze
by Oliver Phommavanh
A crazy collection of funny short stories from the wacky mind of bestselling Thai-riffic! author, Oliver P, featuring characters who are all finding a way to step up and be brave.
RRP $14.99
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The Time-travelling Caveman
by Terry Pratchett
A brand new collection of short stories from the incredible Sir Terry Pratchett. Written for local newspapers when he was a young lad, these never previously published stories are packed full of anarchic humour and wonderful wit.
RRP $32.99
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Teen
American Royals 2: Majesty
by Katharine McGee
Your favourite royal family are back for another thrilling instalment of gossip, drama and romance! As the wedding of the century creeps ever closer, will Beatrice, Samantha, Nina and Daphne get what they want – or will their hearts be broken forever?
RRP $16.99
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Love, Creekwood
by Becky Albertalli
Fall in love all over again with the characters from the bestselling Simonverse novels in this highly anticipated epilogue novella. The Creekwood High crew are first years at different colleges, navigating friendship and romance the way their story began – on email.
RRP $12.99
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Non-Fiction
The Human Body Survival Guide
by George Ivanoff
Your body is really GROSS — but also pretty AWESOME! The Human Body Survival Guide will take you on a weird and wonderful journey, and teach you just how amazing and complex your body is.
Don’t worry, The Human Body Survival Guide has the facts and advice you need to survive living in your body!
Our bodies, inside and out, can seem disgusting. There’s blood and guts, burps and farts. We secrete spit and snot and sweat. Everywhere we go, we’re shedding bits of ourselves. Skin. Hair. Nails. And our bodies are a breeding ground for germs, bacteria, fungus, lice and more.
The Human Body Survival Guide will take you on a weird and wonderful journey, and teach you just how amazing and complex your body is.
Hold on to your insides . . . here we go!
RRP $24.99
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Spotlight
by Solli Raphael
In his own words, slam poet and social advocate, Solli Raphael shines a spotlight on the concerns teenagers face today, exploring the powerful link between writing and shaping the future.
Following on from the success of Limelight, this new collection of poetry illuminates the social interests of Solli’s generation in a thought-provoking style, including a mix of traditional poems and brand-new performance poems. It covers topics from connection to bullying and pinpoints climate change as a key concern with poems like Solli’s Greenpeace collaboration piece ‘Let’s Make More Minutes Count!’.
RRP $16.99
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The Mysteries of the Universe
by DK
Travel to the furthest reaches of the Universe and visit 100 remarkable objects along the way with this stunning book about space. From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page will captivate young readers as they journey through the vastness of the Universe.
From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page will captivate young readers as they journey through the vastness of the Universe.
Each celestial body is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images.
Engaging storybook-style descriptions of each object allow readers to delve into facts, myths, trivia, and key discoveries about the Solar System and beyond. Wonder at the rocky rings around Saturn, gaze at the fountains gushing from Jupiter’s moon Enceladus, and marvel at mysterious interstellar visitors ‘Oumuamua and Borisov. With reference pages packed with fascinating information, you’ll go away knowing something you didn’t before, and you’ll return time and again.
RRP $39.99
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The World of Roald Dahl
by Roald Dahl
Welcome to the wondercrump world of all things Roald Dahl, filled with fantastic facts, exciting extras, quirky quizzes and much more!
Join Roald Dahl’s best-loved characters for a bumper book of…
*Marvellous extra material*Fantastic quizzes*Curious characters*Amazing activities*Funny factfiles*. . . and much more!
The perfect companion to the iconic world of Roald Dahl’s stories, fun for young and old!
RRP $19.99
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Adult
Turning Down the Noise
by Christine Jackman
For centuries, wise men and women have sought silence to gain insight and creative inspiration. Now the modern world is catching up. Is neuroscience finally proving that the mystics, monks and medicine men were onto something?
As her own world became noisier, author Christine Jackman embarked on a quest for a better way of being. Turning Down the Noise explores what is happening to our brains, our lives and our communities as we navigate a never-ending assault on our senses and attention, whether from actual noise, exposure to media or the pings and alerts on our phones. More importantly, it shows how we can reverse the damage through simple daily acts designed to strip out the stimuli and reclaim the silence.
Seeking ways to channel and capture the clarity and peace of mind so often lacking in our lives, Jackman writes with a lightness of touch, sharing her own experiences and digging into her subject with the zeal of an investigative journalist and an enquiring mind.
RRP $32.99
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Happy (and other ridiculous aspirations)
by Turia Pitt
Happiness. Everyone wants more of it. But can you actually get happier? Inspirational Australian Turia Pitt dives into this idea, interviewing high-profile athletes, comedians, scientists and world experts to explore how everything from money to our relationships has an impact on how happy we can be.
Thousands of people have told me the one thing they’re searching for in life is happiness. So, I set out on a dragon-free quest to prove if ‘happy’ is, actually, an attainable goal, and not just a ridiculous aspiration. In this book, with her characteristic humour and gutsy intelligence, Turia Pitt goes on a quest to answer the question, Is it possible to be happier?
What does she discover on her journey? Well, look, that’s why we want you to buy the bloody book, but we can tell you that it entails, among other things, practising gratitude, working on kindness, self-love, strengthening your relationships and accepting the hard times and bad days.
Turia unpacks all of the above with easy-to-implement tips and strategies, hilarious insights into her own life and relationships, and introduces us to some of the world’s most fabulous people along the way, including Leigh Sales, Scott Pape, Zoë Foster Blake, Maria Forleo and Mick Fanning.
RRP $34.99
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