Wren and her brother Finch are the same age without being twins. Born so close together they have been close in every other aspect of their lives. But where Finch ...
Bea’s birthday isn’t far away. She’s been crossing off the days on the kitchen calendar, counting down. There is so much to look forward to! Grandma, Bampi and all her ...
Tuva is sad that the summer holidays are almost over, but excited at seeing her best friends Bao and Linnea. Tuva has given herself a list of things to achieve ...
The book came wrapped in brown paper and string addressed to Archibald Pages. But as soon as he touched the strange book he felt unwell, went to lie down, and ...
Max is fine with her face, but aged about 8 or 9, her teeth decided to change direction and pretty much do what they want. This has resulted in braces ...
Twins, Jacob and Kira have always been different. With a Ugandan mum and an English dad, they have grown up in Uganda. Their light brown skin and striking blue eyes ...
Eye Spy with my little eye Stanley knew a trip into the Welsh countryside with his class would be a different experience, but he didn’t know it would change his ...
Axel has an Axolotl. Never heard of an Axolotl? These are creatures that look half fish, half frog, with some lizard thrown in. Axel loves his large white axolotl named ...
Max looks up to his big brother Christopher, so when he tells him of a pirate captain from a magical world called Darksea, Max believes him. They’ve waited to catch ...
Deep inside a forest of towering trees and ferns, something is sleeping. Small ferns and leaf litter are scattered around a dark hole in a log at the base of ...
Toes! We can all look down and see our own, wherever we are in the world, but Island Toes is a celebration of Pacific Island Toes. They are tan or ...
The sun has nearly set and people, animals and birds begin to settle down to sleep. Not all birds sleep at night however. Ruru is just waking up after sleeping ...
Pig is very happy living on her farm with mud puddles to roll in and apples to crunch on. One day the skies darken and it begins to rain, and ...
Pinch has been busy lately, interviewing her neighbours on Tricky Dragon Lane. She is desperate to learn why her mum has become a ‘sleeper’. She is the 7th victim to fall ...
A weka and his whānau are running through a field. There are ten in all before one decides to check out the local lake. Nine cheeky weka find a farmhouse and ...
Chump the chimp from Central Park Zoo, New York, USA has been blasted into space! Humankind want to know how well he’ll do out in space as he travels round ...
Nanny Mihi’s mokopuna (grandchildren) stay with her every school holidays. She lives near the sea and has a large vegetable garden and chickens. Nanny Mihi makes the most of Nature’s ...
Spotty is a zebra. Everyone knows zebras have stripes not spots! Spotty really doesn’t like her spots, especially when other zebras are unkind. She doesn’t like being different from her ...
Urgh, aren’t Monday mornings the worst? This is what Felix is thinking as his dad yells for him to get up. His little brother Olly doesn’t help, following him around ...
It’s 1860 and Kofi loves life in his village. He is 11 years old, keen to be a man, and likes a girl named Ama. He’s a little tongue-tied around ...
Mark can’t think of anything better to do with a beautiful day – go tramping. He texts his mates, and one replies, also keen for an overnight stay in the ...
Cousins Pipi and Pou are looking forward to their Nana’s delicious rhubarb and apple pie when news of a natural disaster hits their TV screen. Nana looks closer, and seems ...
No one believes cousin Rāwiri when he tells them he saw a woman in the forest. He’s in trouble again, and his mum thinks he’s just trying to blame someone ...
Eve loves her mother, Queen Regina, intensely. Especially since she lost her other mother to a sorcerer’s spell. This cursed mother still remains with them in their castle, but now it ...
Mama Duck is busy counting her eggs when she realises she has an extra. It doesn’t look like her eggs and she wonders where it came from? She keeps it ...
Sawyer isn’t surprised when her mother calls her to say she’ll be away for a couple of days. After all, she has left Sawyer on her own before. Now that ...
Archie Pages finally wakes from his slumber, but the Pages family aren’t out of danger. The Alchemist is unpredictable in his desire for more power and one special book he ...
Sel has moved on after discovering a secret so big about his life in small town Tremorglade, that he and the outside world will never be the same again. Now ...
Anthony Randall knows his strengths. He’s good at basketball, Chemistry, Science and Maths, and so a low grade at Language Arts doesn’t bother him much. But his mum has other ...