There are so many brilliant picture books for children but I especially love reading Australian books to my three.
We have an amazing amount of talented authors and incredible illustrators here in Australia showcasing our beautiful country, telling our unique stories and putting our Aussie sense of humour on display.
So this list of 25 awesome Aussie picture books is by no means exhaustive and it isn’t in any particular order either. These are just 25 books we think you and your children will love.
25 awesome Aussie picture books for children
Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas
by Aaron Blabey
My son loved this book so much he took it for show-and-tell. And the teacher loved it so much she read it to the class that day – even though it had the word ‘bum’ in it! From the author of the popular Pig the Pug series, this is a funny story about a piranha with a taste for fruit.… Read the rest