Best_Picture_Books_for_Older_Readers

Please add your best picture books for older readers here. Where possible, indicate the curriculum area that it could best support such as childcare studies, art appreciation, history and so forth. Allan BaillieAnthony BrowneToby ForwardLibby HathornLibby HathornLibby HathornRoberto InnocentiOliver JeffersIan TrevaskisMargaret WildMargaret WildGlenda MillardDavid CaliJohn MarsdenFelicity MarshallNadia WheatleyAlan SayFiona FrenchDavid WeisnerArmin GrederMunro LeafJorg Muller and Jorg SteinerGraeme BaseWater Dewan MyersGary CrewGary CrewArmin GrederArmin GrederLuke DaviesHerve TulletMargaret WildEmily GravettGary CrewLibby GleesonAnthony BrowneDavid WeisnerJeannie BakerJeannie BakerAlison LesterJeannie BakerMargaret WildMargaret WildGary CrewIsobelle Carmody from a land of dark and foreboding events to a new land full of promise and hope. Tan's remarkable images capture vividly the immigration/refugee experience from leaving loved ones behind, to struggling with an unfamiliar language and ultimately to finding how he can belong in this new land. || Kerry Gittins || bottle tops on the beach. It becomes obvious that the creature is lost so the boy tries to help the 'thing' discover where it comes from. The biggest problem they encounter is the indifference from everyone they meet along the way. But one small creature eventually directs them to a place where there are many other odd and lost things and where the boys' lost thing finally feels he belongs. || Kerry Gittins || to live in the light of the day, feels alienated from his family and questions his identity. This story is a very evocative and thought provoking journey from darkness to light and explores the themes of choices, identity, alientation and belonging. || Kerry Gittins ||
 * **Title ** || **Author ** || **Publisher ** || **Currciulum Area ** || **Summary ** || **Recommended By ** ||
 * The Arrival || Shaun Tan || Hatchett Australia || English (Belonging) || This is a wordless narrative about a man's journey
 * The Lost Thing || Shaun Tan || Hatchett Australia || English (Belonging) || A boy finds an unusual looking creature whilst out collecting
 * Vampyre || Margaret Wild & Andrew Yeo || Walker Books || English (Belonging) || A Vampyre boy reflects on his childhood and because of his longing
 * Rebel || Allan Baillie ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Into the Forest || Anthony Browne ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Cat on the Island || Gary Crew ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Wolf's Story || Toby Forward ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Ned Kelly and the Green Sash || Mark Greenwood ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The River || Libby Hathorn ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Way Home || Libby Hathorn ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Gift || Libby Hathorn ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Rose Blanche || Roberto Innocenti ||  || Holocaust studies ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The House || Roberto Innocenti ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Heart in the Bottle || Oliver Jeffers || Emotions esp. depression ||  ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Edge of the World || Ian Trevaskis ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Treasure Box || Margaret Wild ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The Dream of the Thylacine || Margaret WIld ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Mbobo Tree || Glenda Millard ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Enemy || David Cali ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Unforgotten || Tohby Riddle ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Home and Away || John Marsden ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Star || Felicity Marshall ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Luke's Way of Looking || Nadia Wheatley ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Home of the Brave || Alan Say ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Snow White in New York || Fiona French ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Sector 7 || David Weisner ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Island || Armin Greder ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Story of Ferdinand || Munro Leaf ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Sea People || Jorg Muller and Jorg Steiner ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Uno's Garden || Graeme Base ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Patrol:an American soldier in Vietnam || Water Dewan Myers ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Watertower || Gary Crew ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Memorial || Gary Crew ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * I am Thomas || Armin Greder ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The City || Armin Greder ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Magpie || Luke Davies ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Press Here || Herve Tullet ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Woolvs in the Sitee || Margaret Wild ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The Rabbit Problem || Emily Gravett || Maths ||  ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley || Colin Thompson ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * In the Beech Forest || Gary Crew ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * The Great Bear || Libby Gleeson ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Voices in the Park || Anthony Browne ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Flotsam || David Weisner ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Home in the Sky || Jeannie Baker ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Where the Forest Meets the Sea || Jeannie Baker ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * One Small Island || Alison Lester ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Mirror || Jeannie Baker ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Jenny Angel || Margaret Wild ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Let the Celebrations Begin || Margaret Wild ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Caleb || Gary Crew ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Requiem for a Beast || Matt Ottley ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||
 * Dreamwalker || Isobelle Carmody ||  ||   ||   || Sonja Faust ||