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The Lion Inside

A wee, tiny, mouse is fed up of being a wee, tiny mouse. He gets ignored, stood on and forgotten. .....

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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

Beatrice Bottomwell did everything well – never putting on odd socks, forgetting her homework or to make her bed. But .....

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Aroha’s Way

Aroha loves to skip and spin and play with her friends. But every now and then, she feels flat and .....

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The Adventures of Beekle

Beekle lives in a fantastical land with all the other magical imaginary friends, all waiting for their special someone to .....

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The Girls in the Kapa Haka

Not only is this picture book fun to read in the style of ‘This is the house that Jack Built’, .....

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Julian is a Mermaid

Julian loves imagining himself as a mermaid. Swooping gracefully through the water, and swimming with the other mermaids he sees .....

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Invisible Jerry

Jerry is invisible. Well, he might as well be, because no-one ever says Hi on the playground, chooses him for .....

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After the Fall

Humpty Dumpty is famous for his fall and how he was put back together again. But not everything went back .....

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