Books published by publisher Big Picture Publishing

Ben and his best friend, Bandit have decided it’s ‘NOBATHS’ week. Mum plays along but challenges themto find other ways to get clean.Will Ben and Bandit come up with a clever plan? And will they rediscover their love of having a bath?This humorous story is bursting with mess, noise, and adventure. A perfect balance of fun and chaos foranyone involved in this often loved, but sometimes dreaded, daily bath routine.

Dreaming Soldiers poignantly weaves tales of childhoodadventures and battlefield challenges with gentle Dreamingthemes.This is a touching friendship story about Jimmy and Johnno,two young Australian boys in the 1900s; mates who doeverything together, sharing adventures and growing upside by side in the dusty cattle yards of an Outback SouthAustralian station and later on the muddy WWI battlefields ofthe Western Front.The simple story-telling combines with stunning images tohonour the service and contribution of Australian veterans,and Indigenous soldiers.

Let's face it: not everyone is happy with your success, and age is no exception to this rule. In our next story, Slappy's performance wasn't celebrated by everyone. Some thought it was a fluke, while others thought he was just being a show-off. But when his precious bugle gets stolen in broad daylight and the police have no clues or witnesses, Slappy realizes that he just may have played his last tune.

<p>Tensions are building on the notorious Holds End estate.<br /><br />The local community centre is fighting for survival and the murder of 15-year-old Lewis Matthews remains unsolved&hellip;<br />Wannabe teenage singer, Bill Robinson, just got out of hospital after surviving a vicious attack. He thinks he knows who attacked him&hellip;and why. When a violent feud escalates between him and local thug Charlie McDonnal, Bill vows to find the killer and help save the community centre by taking part in the local singing contest.<br /><br />Can music bring a shattered community together? And can Bill keep his own demons at bay long enough to win the singing contest and find out who killed Lewis Matthews?</p>

Inspired by the heart-warming bedtime routine with her ownthree young children, Sonia Bestulic not only honours thelove between a parent and child; her book encourages thebeautifully simple, yet strongly symbolic act of placing kissesin our children’s heart, to inspire bravery, courage and selfempowerment.This delightful story is a gift for parents and children alike.

There were few bushrangers whose influence extended as far as that of Frank Gardiner. Handsome, clever, charismatic and dangerous, he inspired many young men to abandon the drudgery of their honest work and turn to highway robbery. So strong was his influence that it set in motion a craze known as “Gardinerism”. Gardiner was the leader of the infamous Gold Escort robbery at Eugowra Rocks; he was the one who almost “got away” with the crime. escaping to Queensland and running a successful public house until his eventual, controversial arrest. Such was the man’s charm and influence that respectable citizens petitioned successfully on his behalf and Gardiner was released early from gaol amid a storm of controversy. This book outlines the life of Frank Gardiner, his descent into crime and the mystery of his final years in exile.

In the year 2424, it seems crazy that people once needed film to take photos. Max and Oscar – Bluggsville’s smartest sleuths – are shocked when they find a 400-year-old roll of film. They’re even more shocked to discover that it still seemsto contain someone’s happy snap!Unfortunately, they’re not the only people who realise how rare, and valuable, this photo could be. Max and Oscar are going to need all of their wits to make sure the photo ends up in the museum, where it belongs! “This series offers something fresh and fun.”

As the first Anzacs to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and among the last to serve in Afghanistan 100 years later, the men and women of the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade have a long and proud history. Initially raised in 1903, the 3rd Brigade served as part of the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, suffering appalling losses at Gallipoli. On the Western Front the brigade endured three years of horrendous trench warfare, its four infantry battalions alone incurring a casualty rate of over 300%. During the inter-war period the brigade was a militia force and was mobilized with Japan’s entry into the war in 1941, serving in Darwin, Papua New Guinea and North Queensland. Disbanded in 1944 and re-formed as the 3rd Task Force in 1967, the soldiers of the 3rd Brigade have deployed to almost every theater in which the Australian Defence Force has seen action, including Vietnam, the South Pacific, Somalia, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bougainville, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. From 1980 the brigade has been the government’s land force instrument of first choice in response to military or peacekeeping interventions throughout the world and natural disasters at home. This is a heritage of which all Australians can be justifiably proud.