Uno's Garden

Author; Graeme Base
Illustrator; Graeme Base

When Uno first arrived in the forest there were lots of trees and creatures, but after a while the forest was beginning to disappear as the city was built. This book tells us that why we need to protect our wildlife and forests for the future. Children who are 8 years or older should read this book because they will understand what the book is about and will know about how to protect wildlife.

The Lost Thing

Author: Shaun Tan
Illustrator: Shaun Tan

This sophisticated picture book talks about  a man who found a lost thing at the beach one day an he tries to help the red machine find a place where it can belong. Shaun Tan doesn't tell us anything about the book in the blurb so we have to find out for ourselves. This sophisticated picture book should be for senior kids because it has tricky words and it would be hard for junior kids to read.

Mirror

Author; Jeannie Baker
Illustrator; Jeannie Baker

This Sophisticated picture book helps us to understand the differences about families living in Australia and Morocco. I think that people should read this Sophisticated book because it might help your brain think about how people live differently and how lucky we are compared to some other families around the world. Even though it doesn't have much writing, it's really more for older kids because of the ideas in the book.

Animalia

Author; Graeme Base
Illustrator; Graeme Base

This sophisticated book is called 'Animalia' and it is about alliteration and animals. You have to find a little boy and lots of other things hidden in all the complicated pictures. Each animal has a sentence using alliteration. This book is for big kids and adults because the pictures and the writing are tricky and difficult for little kids.

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Author: Chris Van Alsberg 

Illustrator: Chris Van Alsberg

This book is about mysteries of 14 strange drawings that were discovered at the home of Peter Wenders. The only clues are the picture and a sub-title, and the reader has to figure it out from there. It encourages us to use our imagination! This sophisticated picture book is more suited to older children because the ideas are challenging.

Dragon

Author; Wayne Anderson
Illustrator; Wayne Anderson

This sophisticated picture book is about a dragon who has fallen from the sky and got lost. The dragon didn't find it's mother so he needed help to find a place where he could belong. In our opinion we think that people should read this book because this is a very interesting book about dragons. It would be easier for big kids to read this and enjoy it because the ideas and writing are a bit complicated.

My Dog

Author: John Heffernan
Illustrator: Andrew McLean

Alija's only friend is his dog. It helps him to get over his loneliness, makes him feel happier, and gives him some courage to face his fears. This sophisticated picture book should be read by big kids because it needs a lot of understanding and the little kids might not be able to read the long hard words.