The best books for kids handpicked and reviewed by Australia’s leading booksellers!

Kids Reading Guide

Winter edition 2025

This guide is your invitation into the bewilderness—a place of wild imagination, unexpected friendships, and stories that take you somewhere new. Whether it’s through quiet moments or daring adventures, books help young readers explore the world around them—and the one within.

In this guide, you’ll find stories full of laughter, wonder, mystery and discovery. Some are heartwarming, others hilarious, but all remind us of the magic in getting lost—and found—between the pages of a book.

Every title in this guide has been carefully chosen by passionate booksellers who love helping young readers step into the wilderness of reading, where anythingis possible.