Anzac Picture Books

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My grandad marches on Anzac Day
Hoy, Catriona.
Paper Book
A simple, moving look at Anzac Day and its significance, through the eyes of a little girl. A gentle story about families and the importance of sharing memories and remembering. This picture book for the very young is a simple, moving look at Anzac Day through the eyes of a little girl. She goes to...
Anzac biscuits
Cummings, Phil
Paper Book
Rachel is in the kitchen, warm and safe. Her father is in the trenches, cold and afraid. When Rachel makes biscuits for her father, she adds the love, warmth and hope that he needs. This is a touching story of a family torn apart by war but brought together through the powerful simplicity of Anzac...
Meet the ANZACs
Saxby, Claire
Paper Book
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including our brave Anzac soldiers. Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It is the name given to the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Gallipoli...
Anzac Ted
Landsberry, Belinda
Paper Book
Anzac Ted is the powerful, poignant story of a little boy's teddy bear that was passed down to him from his grandfather. Battered, torn, missing an eye and an ear, he might look scary but he's got a great story to tell. For Anzac Ted went to war, keeping soldiers company and giving them comfort. And...
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
Bogle, Eric
Paper Book
The iconic song about the Battle of Gallipoli, written by Eric Bogle in 1972 at the height of the anti-war movement, re-imagined by esteemed children's illustrator Bruce Whatley.
Lest we forget
Brown, Kerry
Paper Book
THIS BESTSELLING PICTURE BOOK ABOUT A BOY AND HIS GRANDFATHER WILL HELP EVEN THE VERY YOUNG UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANZAC DAY. My granddad says there are two types of days: those you want to remember and those you want to forget ... A young boy visits his...
Roly the Anzac donkey
Harper, Glyn
Paper Book
Glyn Harper's Roly, the Anzac Donkey follows Richard Henderson and his donkey Roly, who together saved many WW1 soldiers. Illustrated by Jenny Cooper, it marks the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. Hello. My name is Roly. I'm a donkey. Let me tell you...
Forward march
Mattingley, Christobel
Paper Book
On Anzac Day in Australia, people of all ages and nationalities gather at war memorials for the dawn service and line city streets for the march. On this national day of mourning and commemoration, they honour the men and women who returned from war and the sons, fathers, grandfathers and good mates...
The Anzac violin : Alexander Aitken's story
Beck, Jennifer
Paper Book
More than 20 years after publication of the classic NZ story, The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck and Robyn Belton have joined forces again to produce another heartwarming story from the First World War. This time its the true story of Otagos Alexander Aitken and the violin that travelled with...
The Anzac tree
Booth, Christina
Paper Book
Inspired by the story of two soldiers who planted two trees on their farm before they headed to the Great War, the story of the Anzac Tree is one that looks at the lives of those left behind in times of war.
Digger
Dumbleton, Mike
Paper Book
The poignant story of a toy kangaroo that goes to war with a young man who doesn't come back.
Alfred's war
Bin Salleh, Rachel
Paper Book
Alfred's War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a returned soldier or offered government support...
The happiness box : a wartime book of hope
Greenwood, Mark
Paper Book
An inspiring narrative non-fiction picture book by award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean. In 1942, Sergeant "Griff" Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was...
The Anzac billy
Saxby, Claire
Paper Book
A tender, moving story of a child waiting at home for the return of his father from serving in WWI. During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of...
Remember lest we forget
Miller, J. E.
Paper Book
A commemorative illustrated children's book. The first book in the REMEMBER series. Remember Lest We Forget is told from the perspective of a child at an Anzac Day march, who steps into the shoes of people they see, to find out why they are there. 'I wish I could say thank you for the sacrifice they...
One minute's silence
Metzenthen, David
Paper Book
A moving and powerful story about the meaning of Remembrance Day, drawing on the Australian and Turkish battle at Gallipoli On the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, David Metzenthen asks, "What is the true meaning of remembering?" This is a powerful and...
The ANZAC puppy
Millett, Peter
Paper Book
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of a war, a puppy was born. This fictional story was inspired by the story of Freda, a Harlequin Great Dane and mascot of the NZ Rifle Brigade during World War 1. The Anzac Puppy is a simple story about the reality of war,...
The last Anzac
Winch, Gordon
Paper Book
To James, Alec Campbell was a hero. He was right. The old man, the last living ANZAC, and all of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought at Gallipoli, were heroes everyones heroes. Alec, who died in May 2002 at the age of 103, enlisted in 1915 when he was just 16. He had put his age up to...
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