One day, Lark and her friend Shelley, visit their neighbour, Ms Trowper, to fetch their ball from her garden. Ms Trowper is not her usual cheery self. She has a pool of water in her attic. She is convinced it is some kind of magic portal. She wants Lark and Shelley to see what's in it. The girls decide Ms Trowper is bonkers and make a hasty retreat.Later that night, Lark's mum insists she saw Lark's brother, Fin, and his 'sensible' friend, Mat, disappear through a hole in the garde...

What if fairy tales were turned on their head? Book 2 of the successful and ever growing Twisted Fairy Tale Series.A unique spin on traditional fairy tales that children from 2 - 10 will love. Adults will enjoy the humour too!The Twisted Fairy Tales are a series of stories where everything is different and nothing is as it seems!Written with colourful characters, fairy tale cameos and surprises along the way.Read, share and enjoy them all.You might we...

Jason's mom says he is a problem, and puts him in a group home. Now Jason has to live with boys and grown-ups he doesn't know. Jason thinks, Now I'm in a house that isn't my house. I watch their hands and feet. When hands and feet move fast, you're going to get hit. There's a big bubble of mad inside Jason. It makes him yell and throw things. Jason wants to be good and move home again, but the mad bubble just won't go away. Told in first person, Jason's Why relates the story of a nine-year...

A story about imagination, story telling, sharing and swapping! DJ Lucas is a famous author, and Max adores DJ's books! Max wants to write something just as good himself, so he sends a letter to DJ asking for advice. Through the touching and funny correspondence that follows we learn how to write a story. Ages 8-12.

Branwing is lonely. He lives at the Ghostly Ghastly House with the Ghastly family of ghosts.Three skeletons also live there. They are great friends, and they share the oddest of ideas.Branwing doesn't have a "special" friend, for he is the only vampire, and what's worse, because he is a vegetarian, his family don't want anything to do with him.Then, one evening, he sees a lady in a black cape, fleeing down the road outside. What is she fleeing from? And if she is in...

The sequel to the hilarious yet poignant The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull . Laugh-out-loud humour with a strong beating heart and a sting in the tail. Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with the handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. But when Calma gets a job at Crazi-Cheep, her cynical approach to customer service makes headlines. And then there's the small matter of the rest of her life, which is fast falling apart: her absent father turns up unexpecte...

Now you see him, now you don't - an action-packed adventure about a boy who just wants to blend in, from a bestselling author/illustrator team.Even before all this happened I had never been like the other kids. I tried not to be seen. If I climbed a tree or hid among the bins, no one could find me. 'Where's What's His Name?' they'd say.Then, one weekend, I got what I wanted. First, I blended in with things. But on the second day I changed.I mean,

Following the theft of a Superior Intelligence Protector (SIP) from the Te Papa museum in New Zealand, twelve-year-old Michelle Jones wants to help her father, renowned Detective Alwyn Jones, with the top-secret assignment. When her father forbids her involvement, she decides to go underground as Mitch Jones, private investigator.Mitch soon discovers that The Case of the Missing S.I.P. is not an ordinary one. Aliens from the planet Zorb unexpectedly contact her and ask for...

'Vigilance is Vital' when you're a Pack Protector. That's why Ruff and Tumble are always alert and on the lookout for Invaders. Well, Ruff is anyway. Having saved the Pack Lands from a Horde of Goblins, Ruff now uncovers a new threat. Dog eating Yetis have frozen the world and are ready to invade. Can Ruff save the Pack Lands? And can he get Tumble to help? Unlike Amazon this version is not illustrated.

When her best friend's house is threatened with foreclosure, young Annie Jenkins is full of ideas to save the home: selling her appendix on eBay, winning the lottery, facing down the bankers . . . anything to keep Jason from moving. But Jason's out-of-work dad blows up at the smallest things, and he's not very happy with Annie's interventions, which always seem to get them into more trouble. But when Annie tracks a lost treasure to Jason's backyard, she's sure the booty will be enough to s...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Down in the Jungle it's time for bed, but Monkey wants a story, and he sets off to find one in this charming, funny story, perfect for early readers.

Round and round the Roundabout, always the same way and under the strict Rules of Rabbit... Its no surprise that Jamie longs for freedom. One day, he makes his escape: a very small Rabbit and a very unlikely hero, off to explore the huge world of the Wild. How will he survive and who will he meet, and will they help him? Learning and changing and growing up, Jamie discovers what it means to be a true friend and to face all kinds of dangers with courage. And he must draw on all that his adv...