Secondary School Picture Books

Intended as a guide to explore key language and literature components, this series supports students to gain foundational knowledge on how text meaning is created.

Mapping to Curriculum, Life Skills and Faith

Consisting of five picture books, this series provides an orientation to the Australian English units of study (Secondary).

Students are encouraged to explore each picture book from the lens of the unit being taught, with the support of the analysis linked to each book and the classroom teacher.

Serving as companions to class texts, these books model and unpack analytical skills by identifying and demonstrating relevant language, literary and literacy features. By engaging with these shorter texts first, students can build confidence and analytical capability before applying their learning to more complex novels, films, and other class materials.

Publishing schedule 2026-2027

Garden of Choices

Garden of Choices is a gentle reminder that decisions should be made carefully. Using literary devices such as onomatopoeia and partitives to highlight the small parts and paths that lead to our choices, the story is explored through the lens of the conflicted.

Even though Apple has many friends in the Garden, she invites Orange to her circle. Orange, on the other hand, has few friends but is reluctant to accept Apple’s friendship. Then one day, Orange is faced with more responsibilities and Apple comes to the rescue. Orange is touched by Apples thoughtfulness and begins to warm to her and her friends.

An unreliable narrator makes it difficult to identify the antagonist from the protagonist: Apple is charming but cheeky while Orange is faithful but cagey. Grammatical moods, fallacies and persuasive appeals are used to confuse the audience and lead them in different directions. It is not until the end of the story that readers realise where they are, why the characters are fruits, and who is really who.

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