The BookRoom
The BookRoom came into being in January 1993, germinating from our love of literature and the desire to instil that love into the hearts of children. It is named after poet Eleanor Farjeon's special book,
The Little BookRoom. Our BookRoom entices children in with magical displays, over 10,000 handpicked story books and a loving team of coordinators who make a visit an imaginative experience in independence, confidence and self-leadership.
Current Review
Up to 3 years
Bums by David Bedford and Leonie Worthington
This book, sure to appeal to toddlers, uses flaps to hilarious effect. Lift the flaps in this funny and affectionate book of bums (which can be spotty or stripey, bright red or woolly, or big, round and wobbly!). All joyfully illustrated.
3 to 4 years
Beans on Toast / The Story of Baked Beans by Paul Dowling
Beans is a fascinating,learn-as-you-read picture book that is simple, satisfying (just like beans on toast) and tells how beans made it from the stalk to the plate!
3 to 5 years
Pants by Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt
A celebration of the undergarment, this is a rollicking, young, funny homage to pants: Frilly, jewel-encrusted, baggy, psychedelic, every conceivable type of pants, including hairy pants and scary pants, bunny pants and no pants.
4 to 6 years
Really, Really by Kes Gray & Nick Sharratt
Strong-willed Daisy has the kind of babysitting experience every child dreams about. When Daisy gets left with a babysitter for the first time, she eats up her mum's note (with instructions of do's and don'ts) and tells the baby-sitter Angela that she usually has ice-cream and chips for tea,
5 to 7 years
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz
Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar — and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! But his dad told him to save it for college. His brother told him to buy a new face with it at the downtown store!
6 to 8 years
Someone I Like (Poems about People) compiled by Judith Nicholls, illustrated by Giovanni Manna
Spanning the full range of human emotions, the poems in Someone I Like provide an ideal starting point from which to consider and discuss the feelings of anger, sorrow, happiness and love, which characterise our closest relationships.
7 to 9 years
On Beyond Zebra by Dr Seuss
Children will be intrigued and delighted with the nonsensical alphabet that begins after Z. Our hero takes his young friend on a guided tour of all the weird creatures that begin with letters such as Yuzz, Wumbus, and Glikk.
8 to 9 years
When Mum was Little by Mini Goss
On Mum's 39th birthday, her children recount stories she has told them about life in the 1970s — the "olden days"! A wonderfully written and illustrated picture book, each page is full of colourful detail with a wry, affectionate humour.
9 to 11 years
Rowan of the Bukshah by Emily Rodda
The fifth and final title in the Rowan series. The coldest winter in living memory is destroying the people of Rin, and Rowan must do what he can to save them. But the old witch Sheba's mysterious rhyme speaks of sacrifice, and Rowan is very afraid as he sets out on the most terrifying quest of his life.
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