Books
Aspects' prides itself on having Perth's best selection of gardening books, from Australian native flora through to garden design and propagation. Our selection also includes a wide range of books on travel, art and design, natural and cultural history, cooking, and Australian and children’s literature.
Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Alison Mutton An adorable story about a mischievous quokka who lea...
Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by Alison Mutton An adorable story about a mischievous quokka who learns his lesson... or does he? Here's Clancy the quokka. So friendly and charming.His innocent face is entirely disarming. 'Clancy the Quokka' is super cute, but also has a super cheeky habit of raiding picnic food, so when he spots a magnificent birthday cake, how can he resist? After the mayhem he creates, will Clancy learn his lesson? A funny and thoroughly entertaining picture book featuring on...
$24.95
Jolly Read, Illustrated by Natasha Lea The quokka (or quak-a in local Noongar language) is a uniq...
Jolly Read, Illustrated by Natasha Lea The quokka (or quak-a in local Noongar language) is a unique and rare marsupial living on Wadjemup or Rottnest, an island in the sun off the coast of Western Australia. They are isolated and have no predators, and maybe that's why they smile so much! Quokkas are famous for being the friendliest and happiest wild animals on Earth. The new quirky funny kids’ book about the unique little Rottnest Island marsupial that has become famous for being the happies...
$25.95
Jan Ramage, illustrated by Ellen Hickman From the break of dawn to nightfall, the tuart is not as...
Jan Ramage, illustrated by Ellen Hickman From the break of dawn to nightfall, the tuart is not as it appears. Leaves and bark, trunk and branches - all are places of pretence, traps and trickery. Find out what surprise a "moon crater" might hide and why a bullseye borer drills holes; how a crab spider goes shopping and a jewel beetle becomes a seedpod; why a dragon wears a beard and how a gecko talks. And meet the "mad hatterpiller", who does a very clever hat trick. 'Tuart Dwellers' celebra...
$26.95
A-Z Aussie Alphabet BookHeath McKenzie This book is all about A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q ...
A-Z Aussie Alphabet BookHeath McKenzie This book is all about A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z and Aussie animals, with easy-to-read text and quirky illustrations to make learning the alphabet fun for young children. About the author:Heath McKenzie is a much-loved and highly successful Melbourne-based children’s book illustrator whose work ranges from early childhood picture books to young adult novel covers. The funniest illustrator not on the stand-up circuit, and much i...
$14.95
In an Australian Light: Photographs from Across the CountryJo Turner Australia is drenched in a l...
In an Australian Light: Photographs from Across the CountryJo Turner Australia is drenched in a light that is different from anywhere else in the world. A light so distinctive, we know it can only be of one place. Imagined as a celebration of the particular beauty of Australian light, this generous publication roams the country, from rugged coastline to arid outback, to reveal how light shapes our wide, brown land. Wind-etched rocks, patterns in sand. Teal oceans. Surfers, slick in their wet...
$59.95
Christian Fletcher 'West' by renowned, award winning Western Australian photographer, Christian F...
Christian Fletcher 'West' by renowned, award winning Western Australian photographer, Christian Fletcher, is a stunning 182 page case-bound coffee table book. It features photographic images from Western Australia. This outstanding quality hard cover book is the latest from Christian with his best images and stories behind the work. About the Author:Christian Fletcher has been a professional photographer for 29 years and still retains all of the passion and enthusiasm for taking a great photo...
$60.00
Australian Bush SuperfoodsLily Alice and Thomas O’Quinn Australia's unique native ingredients boa...
Australian Bush SuperfoodsLily Alice and Thomas O’Quinn Australia's unique native ingredients boast nutritional and medicinal benefits that cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. From the Kakadu plum with its unmatched vitamin C content, to bunya nuts that contain natural antibacterial properties, knowledge of these superfoods has been passed down in Aboriginal cultures for thousands of years. This book features 40 of Australia's most interesting and beneficial bush superfoods, with bea...
$32.95
Guide to the Wildlife of Perth and Australia's ...
Simon Nevill The highest selling and most comprehensive wildlife guide book in South Western Aust...
Simon Nevill The highest selling and most comprehensive wildlife guide book in South Western Australia! This (reissued) much-respected and encyclopaedic guide, first published in 2014, is indispensable to anyone with an interest in the wide variety of fauna and flora to be found in the south west of Australia. The area bounded by the Margaret River region in the far south west of Western Australia, Lancelin to the north of Perth, Esperance on the mid-south coast and the inland township of Sou...
$39.95
Alison Lester Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beauti...
Alison Lester Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beautiful world. From Australia's favourite picture-book creator Alison Lester comes a timeless book to share and to treasure. Now in a gorgeous board book edition. For ages zero to four years old About the Author: Alison Lester is one of Australia's most popular and bestselling creators of children's books. Her picture books mix imaginary worlds with everyday life, encouraging children to believe in th...
$14.95
Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!
Professor Tim Flannery, illustrated by Sam Caldwell The first book for children from renowned aut...
Professor Tim Flannery, illustrated by Sam Caldwell The first book for children from renowned author and scientist Professor Tim Flannery, exploring the world’s weirdest and most fascinating animals in all their bizarre glory! Get ready for a whole new look at the world around you. You’re about to meet the weirdest, wildest and most amazing animals on the planet. Are zombie jellyfish real? Do frogs like opera? Which animals eat poop? (And more importantly, WHY?!) What’s it like to wrestle a ...
$34.95
Are We There Yet?Alison Lester A lift-the-flap book from one of Australia's most loved picture bo...
Are We There Yet?Alison Lester A lift-the-flap book from one of Australia's most loved picture book creators, Alison Lester, adapting her classic book 'Are We There Yet?'. I spy with my little eye something beginning with . . . Join Grace and their family as they travel around Australia. Specially adapted for younger children, this fun and playful story centres on everyone's favourite travelling game, I-spy!About the Author:Alison Lester is one of Australia's most popular and bestselling crea...
$19.95
101 Collective NounsJennifer Cossins A tribe of kiwis? A smack of jellyfish? A wisdom of wombats?...
101 Collective NounsJennifer Cossins A tribe of kiwis? A smack of jellyfish? A wisdom of wombats?Come along an illustrated journey through the animal kingdom featuring 101 full-colour animal illustrations, each with its very own collective noun, as well as a brief history of collective nouns. This book will delight children and adults alike. About the Author:Jennifer Cossins is an award-winning artist and writer with a passion for nature, the animal kingdom and all things bright and colourful...
$26.95