An Open Swimmer

Tim Winton

Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he will finish university, when he will find a girl. But they don't understand about Sean's mother, Jewel, or the bush or the fish with the pearl. They think he needs a job...

The House That Jack Built (Little Golden Book)

Miller, J. P.

This rollicking rhyme tells the story of a very important house--the house that Jack built--around which wacky things happen to animals and people alike It's a shining example of how one event can spawn a whole series of mishaps. Best of all, it's fun to read aloud...