Deep Is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson

Deep Is the Fen by Lili WilkinsonMerry doesn't need a happily ever after. Her life in the charming, idyllic town of Candlecott is fine just as it is. Simple, happy, and with absolutely no magic. Magic only ever leads to trouble. But Merry's best friend, Teddy, is joining the Toadmen a secret society who specialize in backward thinking and suspiciously supernatural traditions and Merry is determined to stop him. Even if it means teaming up with the person she hates her academic

Women across the ages have attached their own stories to Sare's

Gallop along with two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall through this riotous day in the life of a child who imagines their life as a horse

But the stairway to power is fraught with shadows and betrayal

Chris has been creating quirky characters for just over 20 years

At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry

including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages

the hot planets and the cold ones

Wide range of topical issues covered including natural disasters

Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old

A dazzling

Because Jack Smith

serves as a gentle introduction to the complexities and wonders of Earth for newcomers