Sitting on the couch next to his Nan, Tom gives a giant yawn. “Well, you were up at sparrow fart At the cool crack of dawn,” says Nan. ...
Rabbit sits in the opening of his burrow, looking out at the trees and fields that lay in front of him. He’s already thinking that the day isn’t as good ...
It’s less than a day after arriving at their grandmother’s house in Connemara (Ireland) that Amy and her grumbling big brother Liam find the adventure Amy is determined to have. ...
Maybelline Chen loves her big brother Danny. He’s always been at her side, from when she was just a bump to now as a junior in High School. Their parents ...
Little Baa Baa & Quirky Turkey are back! Quirky Turkey is a bit cross. Little Baa Baa has pulled not one, but two tricks on him. First it was a ...
It’s 7pm and time for Alice Bee to go to bed. Her parents call “Goodnight!” and her cat Jiffy purrs his own message. It’ll be time soon for him to ...
Kaewa Kororā (little blue penguin) is swimming when suddenly she is dashed against the sand on the sea floor. Ow! Her flipper is sore! She wakes to find herself in ...
Kellen and Nettle are only fifteen years old – practically only children, living in a country called Raddith. It is a dangerous world of anger and hate. This is a ...
Oh oh! Two workers have left their truck on the beach while they have lunch. The sand is a lot softer than they thought, and it’s beginning to swallow the ...
Emma Twigg always loved sports and watching the Olympics as a child. In the early 2000’s Emma decided rowing was going to be her sport – and her dream of ...
Henry needs a gun. After all, he’s fifteen now and the man of the house now his father’s gone. Besides, all the heroes in Henry’s favourite novels have guns, riding ...
Jørn has always seen ideas everywhere. As a child he saw inspiration in nature, animals, birds and even his breakfast! He spends hours and hours and hours with cardboard and ...
Many of us who dream of owning our own puppy or dog will identify with the narrator of this picture book. They love dogs but their mum and dad say, ...
Cherry and her four older, rowdy brothers love being on a hideaway beach they found years before. Their family has rented a small granite cottage for the summer holidays as ...
New Zealand Author & Illustrator Donovan Bixley is asked many questions by budding artists, so he decided to answer all these questions in his book – Draw Some Awesome. Not ...
It’s been 52 years since a rebellion against the richest 1% of the world and the death of Tech. The earth was dying and only the rich were able to ...
Jason Mason is about to tell you a story. His story, about how he became a secret agent for the NZ government. It all begins after his Uncle Bill’s funeral. ...
Russian Blue (cat) Enzo loves his life in his home with his owners and Boy #1, #2 and #3. The youngest, Boy #3, is often a challenge to escape from ...
The bird song and the crisp sharp mornings are something to be enjoyed while a boy waits for his father. This father is not to be called Dad, but just ...
Hallie, Gustav, Naira and Angelo don’t usually hang out together at school, let alone on a Saturday. But these four teens are on detention together for their behaviour in their ...
Gabby, Priya and Mindy are best friends. Mindy and Piya are a year ahead of Gabby at Primary School, but their shared adoration of animals has brought them together. They ...
Mink ignores most childhood rules, one being bedtimes. She’d much rather be playing and having adventures. One night as she glides high on her swing, she hears a strange noise ...
Finn is used to being alone. A virus has swept through humanity taking first his father, then his mother leaving Finn with only his loyal dog Rowdy. Finn’s father was ...
Finn, Kas and Willow have hunkered down for the winter in Finn’s home on the coast, hoping the savage storms raging around them will delay Ramage and his gang of ...
Kas, Finn & Ray have the best months in years – for Kas, ever. She feels like they are a family. They swim, fish and spend endless summer days together. ...
Goldie can’t wait to see her best friends. She is waiting at Camp Alpine Lake for them to arrive. They met years before when they were only eight years old ...