Did you know there's a secret garden in the middle of the city?
The Book Garden, inside The American Book Store on Elizabeth Street, is a treasure trove for children. And parents will enjoy the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing coffee and cake in the store’s Caffe Libri while their kids discover a new world of books.
Specialising in home-grown Brisbane authors and illustrators, The Book Garden plays host to a range of literary events where children can meet their favourite writers. The store also offers a range of free events, including a creative writing workshop which welcomes beginners to advanced writers, on the second Friday of every month.
Stocking books catering to all ages, from your child’s first book through to children’s novels and school text books, The Book Garden and The American Book Store specialise in making education fun.
As part of Brisbane’s Better Bookstores, The Book Garden and The American Book Store are proud to be independently owned and family-run bookstores.
Top 10 children's books
Here’s a list of The Book Garden's top 10 books for children these school holidays (NB: List sorted by age with books for young children at top and those for teenagers at bottom). Is there a book missing from the list? Add your favourite children's books.
- 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World by Melanie Walsh. Walker Books $27.95
- Firefighters by Sue Whiting. Walker Books $27.95
- Miss Bilby by Colin Thiele. Crawford House $24.95
- Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. Penguin Books $24.95
- One Beetle Too Many Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky. Candlewick Press $27.95
- Horror House Zac Power by H.I.Larry. Hardie Grant $9.95
- Skulduggery Pleasant The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy. Harper Collins $20.00
- Sharp Shot by Jack Higgins. Harper Collins $20.00
- Gone by Michael Grant. Egmont $19.95
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare Walker Books $24.95
Content thanks to Brisbane's Better Bookstores.
