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A watercolour illustration of an emu standing on one leg next to a nest of teal eggs

A watercolour illustration from Have You Seen My egg?

NLA Publishing celebrates the 10th anniversary of ‘Have You Seen My Egg?’

To celebrate 10 years of this classic children’s title, NLA Publishing is producing an anniversary edition of Have You Seen My Egg?.

Media release
Collection guide
O’Neill Collection

1534 children's books written by Australians, with significant Australian content, or with an Australian as one of the main characters, published between 1813 and 1981. They include novels, short stories, picture books, plays, poetry and non-fiction books.

Collection guide
Cover for 'Peculiar Parents' by Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak, featuring illustrations of framed animal pictures on a blue background
Peculiar Parents

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak

Book
Cover of the book 'Phonobet'
Phonobet

Kathy Weeden, illustrated by Kim Drane

Book
NLA Publishing book
Video
Cover of the book 'Sorry Day'
Sorry Day

Coral Vass and Dub Leffler

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Star of Anise'
Star of Anise

Jane Jolly & Di Wu

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Strangers on Country'
Strangers on Country

David Hartley and Kirsty Murray. Illustrated by Dub Leffler

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Book cover for 'The Colt from Old Regret' which features illustrations of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush
The Colt from Old Regret

Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Erica Wagner

Book
Black and white photo of a large ship in a harbour

N.S.S. (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon near Cockatoo Island, NRS-4481-3-[7/16268]-St1095, Museums of History NSW

The floating boarding school on the Parramatta River

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

Blog
Cover of the book 'The Flying Optometrist'
The Flying Optometrist

Joanne Anderton, illustrated by Karen Erasmus

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'The Great Book-Swapping Machine'
The Great Book-swapping Machine

Emma Allen & Lisa Coutts

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'The Last Dragon'
The Last Dragon

Charles Massy and Mandy Foot

Book
NLA Publishing book

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