A children's picture book about accepting and loving your appearance. Zuzu loves riding her bike and dancing. Her curly red hair would bounce when she danced. But Zuzu hates her hair. The older she gets, the bigger it grows. With her sisters and mother, she tries several hilarious - yet disastrous - solutions to tame her frizzy hair.
When Hook Hand Horace is asked to help Old Fetch for a week, he wonders what chores he will be doing. But after failing his very first task, the tiny rat decides to do things the sneaky way. Will Horace’s little lies lead to a whole lot of trouble?
When the SOS Lifesaving Day is held on a pirate ship, Flick Foulweather wants to run down the gangplank and hide. The ocean terrifies her. Especially the sharks! Can the black cat face her fears and perform the rescue of her life? Welcome to the School of Scallywags (SOS), a boarding school for young pirates where each new day is an adventure ......
Winner of the 2016 IndieReader Discovery Award for Childrens Fiction and the Beverly Hills Book Awards.
“The Trophy of Champions is the fourth book in a delightful series filled with action, mystery, and humor about the adventures of a pirate crew of eccentric rats.” IndieReader.
The city of towers. The city of spies. On the eve of the summer solstice, Dart and Anna are without a captain and without a plan. With a deadline to meet and the clock ticking down, do they have what it takes to outsmart an entire city of spies? From the award-winning author of Pie Rats comes the code-cracking second series.
When Nora Nibblesworth sees the poster for the model ship competition, she knows she can win first prize. But when it becomes a group project, everything starts going wrong! Can Nora get along with her teammates or will their entry end up as one big mess?
When Benny Banana Peel is invited to a superstar singing weekend with Madam Melody, he thinks he is dreaming. But when the other students choose to learn opera singing, Benny is faced with a big decision. Will he follow his heart or follow the crowd?
With common food and vegetables as main characters, Captain Cake will captivate and engage young minds as they learn about friendship and working together
Deep in the heart of Aladrya stands a mighty mountain. Rising high above the clouds, its rocky crags and windswept cliffs are home to four species of birds.
With only three days left until the full moon feast, Whiskers rescue mission hangs in the balance. Even if he can reach the ......
‘Forest Shadows’ picks up the story twelve months after the conclusion of ‘Forest Spirit’. In the first book Jars, a thirteen year old girl of Aboriginal/Scottish heritage, moves to Tasmania to live with relatives she’s never met.
These 7 individual story books, about traditional Indigenous food gathering practices - the skills of tracking, hunting and fishing - offer more able readers of all ages interesting, culturally relevant and informative stories in colloquial English. Colourful and humorous illustrations engage the readers.
These are the stories you won’t believe and your parents don’t want you to believe. Klaus Von Fohn loved horseradish way too much; Signor Stupido pulled rude faces; Furgus OReilly never washed behind his ears, and because SOMEONE ran with scissors, the children of the village of Tenderville lost their thumbs.
When Owen Undersea hears about the surprise birthday party, he wonders why he wasn’t invited. All the other Scallywags have invitations. Can the shy little octopus find a way into the party or will he miss the big surprise?
The continuing adventures of Fanny, the adorable flying French bulldog, who wings her way to France with her circus friends to perform in the City of Light
This inspirational picture book by an award-winning author will help children to discover their own strengths! Features a loveable character who gradually learns about himself and his strengths, encouraging children to discover more about themselves
All’s not well on the carousel. The Isle of Wonder is not for the fainthearted. When rival apprentices, Dart and Anna, scramble ashore with the rest of their crew, they wonder just how many enemies an abandoned theme park can hold. From the award-winning author of Pie Rats comes the thrilling second series.
Welcome to the Shark Tooth Island Talent Quest. With knife-throwing crocs, sleep-dancing sloths and singing seagulls, anything is possible. And that’s not to mention the headline act: Nora the Magnificent. But when Mischief McScruff teams up with his friends for a rap about the Hungry Hairy Sea Monster, talent quickly turns to TERROR! Prepare to ......
Winner of the 2014 IndieReader Discovery Award for Childrens Fiction.
"The Forgotten Map: Pie Rats Book 1 is a delight from start to finish. A children’s book with an artist’s touch; it is a treasure worth seeking." IndiReader
Whisker is a cyclone-surviving circus rat with a troublesome tail and a boat load of luck. When a ......
Around Whiskers neck hangs a tiny golden pendant - a symbol of hope and a reminder of his family. Passed down from generation to generation, the golden anchor is much more than just a lucky charm.
It may be Whiskers final hope of saving his parents.
Winner of the 2015 IndieReader Discovery Award for Childrens Fiction and the 2016 Book Excellence Awards, Canada.
"The Pie Rat series is a hidden gem that deserves to emerge into the light of day. Readers and their children will be glad they hopped aboard the Apple Pie with Whisker and the Pie Rat crew." ......
Join the Museum Mystery Squad (best friends and highly effective kid detectives) as they investigate puzzling planets, amazing astronauts and marvellous moon rocks to try to solve their latest case. A fun-packed, illustrated series for early readers.
The last book in the Arcadia Trilogy! A witty blend of old school sleuthing, mysterious circumstances and modern technology, all set in 21st century England. This fast paced, smartly written and well-observed situations make Simon Chesterman a new promising voice for contemporary young adult fiction.
Winner of the 2018 American Fiction Awards (Juvenile Fiction).
Ahoy there, and welcome to the School of Scallywags. Appropriately nicknamed, SOS, the School of Scallywags is a bizarre boarding school for pirates who need a little HELP to reach their full potential. With the motto of “Mischief, Mayhem and Mucking About,” who knows ......
Fresh out of Superhero School, Captain Green gets a call. Dolphin is tangled up in plastic, and there's trouble for Seagull and Turtle too. When our brave superhero rushes off to help, he finds himself on a major mission: saving sea creatures from plastic. But can Captain Green clean up this mess for good? Find out how you can help!
Troy would rather kill soldiers in his computer game than write an essay for the Anzac Day competition. But when his mum comes home from Nanna Elsie's with old photos and a journal from Gallipoli, he is transported to the horrors of a real battlefield. Whose journal is it and what is in it that makes Troy have a change of heart about writing the ......
