Siblings Julian, Dick and Anne are again at cousin George’s house at Kirrin Cottage, not far from their last adventure together. When a stranger also arrives claiming to be an ...
Jude is 12 loves to talk. She loves chatting and laughing with her best friend Fatima and singing with her big brother too, but she is always being told to ...
Murph Cooper has just moved with his mum and big brother… again! It wasn’t so bad the first time, the second was okay, but this is ridiculous. Surely Mum can ...
Ben’s parents love ballroom dancing. Ben hates it. ‘I’d rather eat my own bogeys than watch that rubbish,’ says Ben. So he stays Friday nights at his boring granny’s house ...
Ben Herbert is missing his Granny. It’s been a year since she passed away leaving Ben with only memories of their time together and of one special night in particular. ...
Nandi has always loved her Great Aunt Ellie coming to stay. She travels all the way from a tiny Greek island called Ithaca, to see her only family – Nandi, ...
Isabel thinks the snow and ice are beautiful, but it creeps up her bedpost at night and on the inside of her window. It might be pretty, but it is ...
Billy Smith is ordinary. Run-of-the-mill, nothing special, everyday ordinary, along with his parents called John Smith and Jane Smith. He didn’t stand out at school for sports or academic achievements. ...
Joan is a caring girl, loving her quirky family, and her volunteer work at a local historical treasure, Holland House. Something, or to be precise, someone has also captured her ...
Joan might have won the fight against the monster slayers but she feels more lost and confused than ever. The best scenario would have her far from Nick and their ...
Maggie knows the story of Frankenstein off by heart, and now entertains the poverty stricken dock children, match sellers and strays with it. How does she know this story so ...
Ellie is a determined, feisty, smart, 12 yr old daughter of a hard working mum. She’s also the only one in her class in a wheelchair or with cerebral palsy. ...
Landfill doesn’t know anyone or anything but the teachings of Babagoo and his rules. Babagoo has told Landfill his entire life how he found him Outside, as just a tiny ...
There’s lots of excitement in Peggy the Pug’s home. Her best friend Chloe is auditioning for a part in her school play, along with her friends. At first, Peggy is ...
Sapling Green has a secret, and she hides it in her pockets. She doesn’t feel like she fits in at school – especially around noisy, bright and boisterous kids like ...
A young girl knows that others have different shaped eyes to hers. Her friends at school have wide round eyes with long lashes, where hers are almond shaped with “…kisses ...
It’s Friday! Rashad is looking forward to the party he and his friends are going to that night, tossing jibes about which girls they like from school and hope will ...
A boy waves and says ‘Hello’ to a fish. When it ignores him the boy thinks, “How rude!” Down the road, the same thing happens with a lion, and this ...
Unlike her brothers, Tom (10) and Richard (15), 12 year old Orla Perry is looking forward to their holiday on the Cornish Coast in a borrowed cottage. Upon arrival, Richard ...
It’s 1939 and Kristina and her twin brother Leopold have just completed their basic pilot training only 3 months shy of their 19th birthday. The Polish Airforce send Kristina her ...
Starting school is a big deal. Everything is new and exciting, and for some a little scary too. It would be great to have some idea as to what is ...
Murph Cooper (aka Kid Normal) and the rest of the Super Zeroes have been busy saving the day, preventing robberies and other crimes. However even now after officially being made ...
Another Comic Club is in session, with Li’l Petey taking the class. He has nearly two dozen baby frogs all keen to learn how to draw comics, but two of ...
The wonderful Christmas Classic, The Twelve days of Christmas was adapted for New Zealand children 40 years ago. To celebrate, this Collector’s Edition hardback has hit the shelves with perfect ...
There are over 10,000 types of birds around the world, but this beautifully illustrated book focuses on 34 birds found in the backyards of Aotearoa. Some are usually found in ...
There are many animals of Aotearoa that travel for thousands of miles every year. Birds, turtles, eels, butterflies and more spend great stretches of time over, on and in oceans, ...
Wee Aaron Slater has grown up in a garden full of sweet fragrances, summer breezes, music, laughter and love. As soon as he was able he began to draw, at ...
Ivy – is the daughter of a power couple. Her mum has just won the Carlton Citizen of the Year and the presentation ceremony is at 6pm. Ivy is super ...