Detective Stanley is preparing to enjoy his first day of retirement. His plan is a sleep in, followed by a leisurely morning with a pile of pancakes. But when a ...
Just like the rest of her family, Priscilla is a monster hunter. She has been raised by her mums and powerful grandmother to be a hunter of the hollow creatures ...
Priscilla is now training with the only other Hollow Warrior with her power. Arnold is quiet, almost sullen, and she thinks of him as a robot during their training. No ...
Aotearoa New Zealand has many beautiful native birds, a real life dinosaur (tuatara) and other wonderful creatures. Did you know we also have the Wētāpunga – the biggest wētā of ...
Divorce. It’s a difficult topic. Hard to talk about or even just to begin to talk about. It means changes, big feelings, and often painful ones. A Kids Book About ...
An intro for grownups begins this book with the fact that we all feel anger, but the following pages hold the skills to recognise, manage and turn anger into something ...
Violet Grumble loves music. She has grown up with it all around her and her mum has told her stories about her travels as a bass player in bands. Now ...
When out and about one day, Jo is faced with something in their way. After trying to figure out what it actually is, they try to push it out of ...
Right now… Neon is nervous. Aria, his girlfriend of two years is in the next room waiting for him to come out of the bathroom. He is ready, and Aria ...
Now that Mira has made a bargain with the enigma that is Lord Elijah Tresillian of Ennor, her vow for vengeance against those who killed her father is even more ...
The farm animals have a problem! Their tractor has a wobbly wheel! They need to fix it fast! But wait! Now it’s a knobbly wheel. Bits of rubber are falling ...
A child asks for a pet and can’t believe all the amazing animals around her in the pet store. A parrot or a chameleon? A rabbit, kitten or puppy. What ...
Folly is the only one who sees the shimmer of her mother’s spirit. Since her mum died, Folly has kept to herself and her school friends drifted away from her. ...
Thomas is out on the beach with his dog Lucy when she begins to act strangely. She runs off and he finds her barking at the opening of a small ...
Zenith Maelstrom’s day isn’t going well. Being grounded for his scientific curiosity seemed a little harsh, but causing an explosion in his kitchen was at least exciting while it lasted. ...
There is a mouse in a house, who isn’t quite like her many siblings. They follow their mother’s guidance into all things nice mice do, but she dreams of so ...
Astrid has a secret. After her bath, book and climbing into bed, she is not planning to sleep. When the clock strikes 12, she takes off her pyjamas to get ...
With the invention of hover car technology available to anyone, a new breed of brave appears – “Part Race Car Driver. Part Fighter Pilot. All Superstar. The Hover Car Racer.” ...
Now – Finlay is dark-eyed, quiet, shy and awkward, but now he’s at university with a scholarship under him, he knows he must step up and be the adult he’s ...
It’s only men in Morgan’s home. His dad, his big brother Mitch and his 13 year old self. When he was 8 he asked his dad what happened to his ...
Brooke Goodwin has it all. A wealthy family. A powerful father. Good looks and good friends and the chance of even more if she gets accepted into a top university. ...
Scarlet thought her adventure began with the boy floating outside her window, but it was much earlier than that. Scarlet is a high achiever and her little brother is not. ...
Now that they are older, Henry misses hanging out with his friends Frances and Lukas. They are all so different now, but when he calls them to say their shared ...
Ted Taylor can only remember his father in their family home as a violent drunk. Now in his mid 20’s, Ted marvels at the fact that he has followed that ...
The title of this book is read aloud by the narrator of this hardback picture book, before they go on to explain why they hate reading books so much. As ...