The Thing That Goes Ping!
Written by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Shane McG.
Published by Ford Street Publishing.
In the faraway town of Figgy-tra-ling,
you may hear the faint ring of a thing that goes ping!
Join in the quest for the thing that goes ping –
and meet some fun animals along the way!
WINNER Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year 2021
Purchase and download free resources at Ford Street Publishing
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The Dingle Dangle Jungle
Written by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Dave Atze.
Published by Ford Street Publishing.
In the Amazonian jungle,
you’ll find monkeys, rats and shrews . . .
pumas, sloths and marmosets.
Which ones would you choose?
Come along on a rollicking romp through the jungle.
Shortlisted: Australian Publishers Association (APA) Educational Publishing Awards Australia, 2020.
Purchase at Ford Street Publishing
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The Dingle Dangle Jungle Trailer!
The Great Zoo Hullabaloo!
New Edition - Nov 2024
The Australian PB ISBN 978-1-925594-12-6
Written by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Anil Tortop.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.
Purchase in Australia from New Frontier Publishing AU https://www.newfrontier.com.au/authors-and-illustrators/mark-carthew
Purchase in the UK from New Frontier Publishing UK
https://www.newfrontierpublishing.co.uk/authors-and-illustrators/mark-carthew
Purchase in the USA from via Lerner Books: Exceptional Books for PreK-12. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25212...
*Available in Türkiye from EOLO as Büyük Hayvanat Bahçesi Şenliği
The Great Zoo Hullabaloo! Trailer
Meerkat meeting – Mark reads to the Meerkats at Melbourne Zoo to launch The Great Zoo Hullabaloo!
The Moose is Loose!
Written by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Matt Stanton.
Published by HarperCollins / ABC Books.
Shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.
Discounted copies now available fromLARRIKIN House!
* The accompanying song (see Free download link below), ‘The Moose is Loose!’ performed by Mark & The Mooseketeers, also matches the story sequel - The Great Zoo Hullabaloo!
Newt, Lutes and Bandicoots
20th Anniversary Edition
Written by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Mike Spoor.
Published by Leaping Lizards Press. Originally published by Scholastic Press, IpKidz. 2003, 2011, 2020
Dive into any page of this action-packed book of rhymes, riddles and pictures and be lost for hours. Can you find a flute, a suit or a boot? What about a bed, a thread or a newlywed?
Each rhyme and riddle’s matching END SOUND is a clue to the many different creatures, people, places, actions, or things to be found on each page.
English end sounds are often spelled differently!
*For discounted print copies or rights enquiries contact mark(at)markcarthew.com.au
Marvin and Marigold: The Big Sneeze
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Simon Prescott.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Shortlisted 2017 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.
Purchase at New Frontier Publishing
The accompanying song ‘Ahh Ahh Choo!’ (*see Free download link below), produced & performed by Mark, matches the story.
Marvin and Marigold: A Stormy Night
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Simon Prescott.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Shortlisted 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.
Marvin and Marigold: A Christmas Surprise
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Simon Prescott.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Watch and listen to JUICED TV and their friends at The Children's Hospital Foundation's special reading of Marvin and Marigold: A Christmas Surprise!
Can You Keep a Secret?
Timeless rhymes to share and treasure,
10th Anniversary Edition
Selected by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Jobi Murphy.
Published by Leaping Lizards Press.
Now available in eBook & Print on Demand (POD). Full anthology and individual chapter titles. Random House Australia 2008. New Edition published by Leaping Lizards Press 2020.
Children’s Book Council of Australia - Early Childhood Notable book!
**SeeSongs & Musicmenu for FREE downloads of all 16 songs from the CD
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Get individual chapters, including Nursery Rhymes, Playtime Rhymes, Action Verse, Counting Rhymes, Finger Plays and Lullabies.
New editions published by Leaping Lizards Press.
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Witches' Britches, Itches & Twitches!
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Mike Spoor.
Published by Leaping Lizards Press.
Witches in britches, zoom over the ditches.
This crazy book will give you some twitches!
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Wicked Wizards and Leaping Lizards
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Mike Spoor.
Published by Leaping Lizards Press.
Wizards with Lizards and witches in britches.
This batty book will have you in stitches.
Fun jokes, rhymes and riddles about broomsticks and bats.
Ogres, big noses, goblins and cats!
Crazy book titles, plus doctors galore...
Grab hold of this book and you'll laugh till you're sore!
Shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of Year
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The Gobbling Tree
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Susy Boyer.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Winner 2009 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards! Best Book For Language Development: Lower Primary.
Purchase at New Frontier Publishing https://www.newfrontier.com.au/authors-and-illustrators/mark-carthew
Watch and listen to Giggle and Hoot read The Gobbling Tree!
Five Little Owls
Written by Mark Carthew. Illustrated by Mini Goss.
Published by New Frontier Publishing.
Shortlisted 2008 Speech Pathology Australia Book Awards.
Also available in South Africa via Shuter & Shooter Publishers (SONGOLOLO), and in Korea.
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Footprints on the Moon:
Poems about Space
Selected by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Helen Poole.
Published by Teacher Created Materials, Huntington Beach, CA, USA.
Hardback ISBN 978-1-4807-1709-1Paperback ISBN 978-1-4333-5564-6If you want to take a trip,
climb aboard this rocket ship!
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Flabbergaster
Selected by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Ed Myer
Published by Teacher Created Materials, Huntington Beach, CA, USA.
Hardback ISBN 978-1-4807-1725-1Paperback ISBN 978-1-4333-5603-2Inside these pages is an amazing world that will turn your world upside down and inside out. Dive into poems about cogs and cranks, digging machines, a mad machine, a roller coaster and lots more. You’ll be flabbergasted!
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Vroom, Vroom!
Selected by Mark Carthew, Illustrated by Paul Nicholls
Published by Teacher Created Materials, Huntington Beach, CA, USA.
Hardback ISBN 978-1-4807-1725-1Paperback ISBN 978-1-4333-5603-2Using a variety of styles and conventions, Vroom Vroom! Poems About Things with Wheels is an exciting and humorous way to expose young readers to poetry. All the poems contain literary elements such as alliteration, imagery, and rhyming. Young readers will love the cartoon-style images coupled with fun poems about trucks, trains, robots, and so much more.
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