Topic: Friendship

"Baghdad, 1991. In the midst of the first Gulf War, a young Iraqi girl huddles with her neighbours in an air raid shelter. There, she meets Nadia. The two girls quickly become best friends and together they imagine a world not torn apart by civil war, sharing their dreams, their hopes and their d...

Bailey's mum had always said that being by the creek with Bailey and her dad was as good as it gets. She had shown Bailey sap glistening on tree trunks. They had crouched together to nudge a beetle onto a leaf. They had sat on the creek's edge with their bare feet in the water. It's one year sinc...

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show! When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has ...

When Ruth Morris finds herself moved into Banksia House by her workaholic son Michael, she is eighty-one years young, mourning the loss of her independence, and missing her best friend Gladys terribly. So when she learns Gladys is dying a state over in Brisbane, Ruth is determined to say goodbye....

Alfonse Carducci was a literary giant who lived his life to excess, lovers, alcohol, parties, and literary rivalries. But now he's come to the Bar Harbor Home for the Elderly to spend the remainder of his days among kindred spirits: the publishing industry's nearly gone but never forgotten greats...

Get to know Barbie, her family and her amazing friends in this fun-filled board book!

An adorably funny series about a slightly odd house that's turned upside down when a new friend comes to stay. Edmund is settling in just fine with Kyle, Cookie, Fizzy and Lady Delilah - but things are never calm for long at Sullivan Street! Will the Greatest Good Boy Championships be a triumph, ...

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered "perfect" creatur...

Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child's heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child's week on the ...

"For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He's the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world--even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can't watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes. Someone else h...

To Damian Wayne, there is nothing more important than protecting the streets of Gotham City as Robin. But when he makes a critical mistake while out on patrol, Damian finds himself benched. And what's more, Damian's dad, Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, decides that starting over in a new school will ...

After receiving a telegram warning him of trouble brewing, Mitch Evans rides as fast as he can to his brother's small ranch. But Cal Morgan, a ranch hand, has been forced by his ruthless foreman Latham Parry to ambush Mitch before he can get to the Bar-Q. Both men shoot and wound each other - yet...

Geoff Thorndike is not your average dog, but his new owner Theo just wishes he was normal. Theo can't wait to get his very own dog. But when Geoff arrives, Theo is confused... Geoff doesn't fetch, chase squirrels or do any normal doggy things. He likes painting and making smoothies. Will Theo dis...

Summer appeared from nowhere that year in Everdene; and for those lucky enough to own one of the beach huts, this was the summer of their dreams. For Elodie, returning to Everdene means reawakening the memories of one summer fifty years ago. A summer when everything changed... Vince and his broth...

On a tiny island far away, in a sea that ripples with magic, Monty never knows what he might find... Everyone loves Bring-and-Buy Day, when Trader Jolly visits the Island with all the supplies Monty and his friends need. But this Bring-and-Buy day is different. Instead of Trader Jolly, there's a ...

A brand-new early reader graphic novel series about finding friendship in unexpected places! This fun and funny buddy comedy is perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and all kids who love comics. Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone . . . until one day a noisy bird n...

Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don't always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So when Bear forgets the most important thing to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn't), Bird doesn't let on ...

Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don’t always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So when Bear forgets the most important thing to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn’t), Bird doesn’t let on ...

When the little green thing is dropped from the mouth of a bird, it finds an unexpected home - on the back of a bear. The little green thing just needs to convince the bear to let it stay. You might not think a little green thing has a lot to say, but this one does! It offers to provide great con...