Tom Jellett – illustratör

Santa has packed his bags and set off on a very special mission to the Australian outback. What is he up to? And will he be back in time for Christmas eve?Every year Santa opens all his Christmas mail. But this year he receives a very special letter and soon he packing his bags and setting off, promising to be back by Christmas Eve.But where is Santa going? And why?Quick ... hop on board.Let''s find out.

A Vet on the Farm is a fully decodable phonics reader aligned to Reception Spring 1 Week 3 of Essential Letters and Sounds. This engaging book helps children apply their phonics learning in context through fun and accessible reading. Perfect for early readers, it supports systematic phonics progression and complements existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press.Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently.Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers.Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.

The Missing Map Mystery allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Summer 2, Week 5 of Essential Letters and Sounds.Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds.Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently.Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers.Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.

Fully equipped, superbly trained and afraid of nothing (well, almost), Ted has dedicated his life to saving and serving others.But will his rescue mission to the Wild Forest knock the stuffing out of him once and for all? And will he ever return to his loving owner, Oliver?Warm-hearted, thrilling and delightfully silly, this magical-adventure series will captivate young readers.

The Little Pirate and his crew have been taken prisoner on board Captain Stinker''s smelly ship! Is there a way to rescue them all?

What does Santa get up to after all the presents have been delivered? An adorable Christmas picture book with a cheeky Australian twist.The Christmas presents have all been delivered, but Santa is back on his sleigh.What is he up to?Where is he going?Quick ... hop on board.Let''s find out.

Get sporty with these great new books for beginner readers. Joe marked the footy.  He ran with it as fast as he could.  Then he handballed to Angus. ''Dropping the ball!'' shouted the umpire.   Joe is awesome at footy.  So why is handballing so hard?

Ben dived. Jessica dived. Oliver dived. And Emma went WHACK! It was the belly-whacker of all belly-whackers. Emma is a swimming superstar. But can she learn to dive?

FWOOOOMP! It was a killer kick, straight through goals. Abby did a victory dance and skipped around Joe and Lizzie. Abby always wins at soccer. So why won''t Pete join her team?

''Yes!'' yelled Stefan. He threw his arms up in the air. ''Game, set and match to me! But there was no one else to cheer him on. Stefan has winning racquet skills. But will he ever play a real game of tennis?

Time was running out. Jessica looked up at the ring. With an almighty toss, she tooka shot at the basket. Everyone held their breath . . . Jessica is a basketball all-star. So why does she need lucky shoes?

Do you want to give up?'' said Vinnie.''No way!'' Luca said. ''I can beat you.''But he was starting to wonder if he could . . . Luca never loses at handball. But can he beat the Handball King?

Lizzie knew everything there was to know about netball. Here dream was to become a famous netball coach one day...Lizzie loves to talk about netball. So why don''t her teammates want to listen?

Pete dropped to his knees, knowing he wouldn’t reach the ball in time.He was devastated. It was all over! Pete’s family is crazy for cricket. But can his team take home the Jacaranda Cup?

Look! Look! It''s the Gobbledygook!He''s reading his favourite mon-story book.He''s taking a look at his mon-story friends.And this is where the story really begins...When a monster jumps right out of the Gobbledygook''s library book, it takes a bit of clever handling to stop the Scribbledynoodle from scribbling on things it shouldn''t!A delightful and fun book for preschoolers from the ever-popular singer, actress and children''s TV presenter, Justine Clarke, teamed with Arthur Baysting.

Lucy willed herself to run faster. But the girl was sprinting ahead of her! This can’t be happening, she thought. Lucy loves being a champion at Little Athletics. But what if she can’t win first place?

Oliver and Ruby have been besties forever . . .Oliver and Ruby love going to the beach – swimming in the surf, wading in the rockpools and eating ice-cream! And it gets even better when their funny friend Zac and the coolest girl in school turn up. But what if your bestie is having more fun with someone else?

Oliver and Ruby have been besties forever . . .Oliver is trying to record Ruby’s awesome trampoline flips in slow-mo, but he captures something else too. Cutie Pie, the cat from next door, is pouncing on a bird’s nest! The baby bird is too young to fly. Will the besties be the best bird-parents ever?

Oliver and Ruby have been besties forever . . .Ruby is so looking forward to Show and Tell, but the teacher is away and it looks like she’ll miss out. Plus, the besties won’t get to see what Zac’s talent is – it’s bound to be really funny and gross! Can they turn a very bad day into the very best?

Oliver and Ruby have been besties forever . . .It’s Ruby’s birthday and she’s going to have the most amazing party. Ruby and Oliver decide to try out all the games before anyone else gets there. It’s too good! How will the real party ever compete with the besties’ practice party?

This is Yellow Blanky.We go everywhere together.What a joy Yellow Blanky is! Any moment can include a warm reassuring snuggle. And it smells like all the best things in the whole world - it smells of Mummy and mashed banana and Pickett, the dog. Then Yellow Blanky is missing! Then found! But it's lost its beautiful smells... which WILL NOT DO AT ALL!An adorable story from two of Australia's cherished and award-winning children's book creators.

Your Next Read is the series that will help kids fall in love with reading and reach for the next book and the next, and the next! The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The engaging stories, carefully structured text and illustrations make reading accessible and enjoyable for all kids, whether they are newly independent readers or ready to take the next step.Do you like ANIMALS, SPORT and FRIENDS?Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ. Fin never wins anything. On school sports day, a naughty puppy stops Fin from coming first in his race. Will Fin ever win? Or will he learn that there are more important things than medals? From the creators of Your Kid's Next Read the largest online children's book community in Australia comes a new chapter in children's fiction. Join the conversation on Facebook today!Each book is expertly designed to support children who may be struggling with reading. Accessible fonts, carefully spaced text, off-white paper stock, shorter sentences and chapters, and supportive illustrations all work together to reduce overwhelm, build comprehension and create a reader-friendly experience. The Your Next Read Silver Series for beginner readers are 112 pages long, divided into six to eight short chapters with an illustration on every spread supporting short sentences and paragraphs. The Gold Series for emerging independent readers are 144 pages long, divided into eight to ten chapters with three illustrations in each chapter, and featuring more complex narratives.The easy-to-recognise icons covering themes like friendship, sport, mystery and humour, coupled with much-loved writers and illustrators, means kids can quickly identify the books that interest them most and follow those cues to discover a large library of books in the series to read and collect next.

When Reggie the rhinoceros visits his local bookshop, he sees lots of unicorn books and dinosaur books, but NO rhino books whatsoever. He finds himself asking Why No Rhino?, so Reggie decides to take matters into his own hooves. After all, everyone deserves to find themselves in the books they read.