Rangi enjoys practising haka with the other boys in his class at school. They are preparing for their end of year celebration ceremony. Rangi slaps his chest along with the ...
Peter lives with his grandfather now that his mum has gone. Grandfather hovers over Peter, worried for him constantly. He tells Peter to stay away from the forest that slinks ...
A small boy gazes out over the water at a passing tugboat. He wants to play but the tugboat is busy. Chugga tugga tugboat Chugging out to sea, Can’t you, ...
Stanley isn’t looking forward to his first day of school. His plan to act invisible doesn’t go well as his teacher includes him in the School Science Fair. His project ...
Boo has a vivid imagination, turning everyday things and pastimes into battles with monsters, visiting fairy kingdoms or going on epic adventures to help people. For Boo this is a ...
Maggie is NOT happy. Her mum has told nine-year-old Maggie and her five-year-old sister Lily that they are moving from the big city of Leicester to a tiny town in ...
Bear and Squirrel are the best of friends. One day Squirrel has an exciting idea. “Let’s have a Party! Let’s have it today! A real celebration! What do you say?” ...
Bear & Squirrel are hanging out together as usual. They are so in sync with each other, when they play music together, it is as smooth as their friendship. Another ...
Kyle loves games. Any sorts of games. Outside, inside, card games, scavenger hunts and video games. He and his brothers love challenging each other in competition games too, but his ...
Grace loves doing magic. Ever since her Uncle showed her some magic tricks when she was younger, she’s spent all of her spare time practicing her magic skills. It has ...
Shenanigan Swift is part of a very special family. When you are born a Swift, your mother is passed The Dictionary of the House of Swift soon after birth. They ...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Written after Shakespeare had a strange dream, this story is a comedy of love, mistakes, and fix-ups. Hernia is in love with Lysander, but her dad ...
Agnes is a farm dog looking after the farm animals, especially the chickens. It is Agnes’ job to put her feathered friends away in their coop at night, but one ...
Murray is a cat. He has a very special owner named Fumblethumb. But although his owner is a real wizard (a rubbish one), this story is about Murray and his ...
Now that Eve, Tom and Clovis have had some supernatural experience under their belts, they are introduced to a secret organisation that helps to control ghosts and all things other-worldly. ...
Brock Nick & Kenny live with their dad, and life is rough. With Mum gone and Dad looking as if he’s given up on the world, the brothers are close. ...
Siblings William (12), Edmund (11) and Anna (9) have just lost their grandmother. She has been their guardian since their parents died when William was 5, but was never a ...
The sun is blazing and the beach is busy. The lifeguards are preparing the equipment they will need for the day. Right behind them is a little lifeguard. He has ...
Charlie (Charlotte) won’t speak. After all that has happened, she can’t find the words to tell her doctors or fellow patients, and she is taunted a little for her silence ...
A girl wakes up in a ditch. It’s dark. She’s scared…. and she can’t remember how she got there, or who she is. Soon found and with the police on ...
Zoe knows more than they do. The police think her best friend Jayden ran away. Her classmates don’t seem to even care. But Zoe knows Jayden is still alive. He ...
Lily has just finished school and isn’t sure what she wants to do next. Sure, there’s the possibility of Uni or finding a job but for now, Lily decides to ...
No-one wants to be in a cabin with Nicky at their school camp in the forest. He’s known for his terrible pranks, affecting students and teachers alike, but also for ...
Tally is struggling. She often finds navigating friendships at school difficult and home isn’t very smooth at the moment either. Tally’s best friend Layla ‘gets’ the way Tally feels and ...
Dance Violet has lived with the village’s wise woman since she was left there on the night she was born. This wise woman taught Dance Violet many things. She learnt ...
Maia’s drama teacher mum wants her to be excited about acting, but after a mortifying episode of stage fright at a production, Maia swears she will never step on stage ...