A Monster Calls Book Cover

A Monster has come walking. A Monster as old as time. He expects an answer to a question. He wants the truth from a young boy called Conor O’Malley, but ...


A wonderful celebration of many bugs that we find in our own back yards in New Zealand. Each page highlights a particular bug – flies, grubs, spiders or beetles. They ...


None Shall Sleep Book Review Cover

Emma isn’t sure about the FBI’s offer. If she becomes part of a brand new unit of their Behavioral Science Team, she will be paid for her services, given money ...


Fish in a Tree Book Review Cover

Freak. Loser. Stupid. Nobody wants to be called these names every day or be laughed at. No-one wants to be constantly sent to the principal’s office for causing trouble in ...


They Both Die At The End Book Review Cover

Just imagine – no matter how old you are, what job you do or don’t do, how many loved ones and friends you have in your life – you can ...


The Wild Way Home Book Review Cover

Charlie knows the forest behind his house as well as his own reflection. He and his friends, Beaky and Lamont, spend hours in the forest, and Charlie loves finding things ...


the Battle Book Review Cover

Edward is anxious about his first day at (knight) school. But he has pulled his armour on to make sure he stays safe among all the ogres and dragons he ...


Isla's Family Tree Book Review Cover

Isla is quite happy with her mum and dad thank, you very much. The thought of a new brother or sister on the way was not a good one in ...


Who's your real mum book review cover

Nicholas has come to play at Elvi’s home. She has two mum’s and Nicholas asks which of her mums is her real mum? “Both of them,” she replies. “But only ...


Fantastic Mr Bean Book Review Cover

Lachie is excited about auditions for a school play. Especially because it is to be one of Roald Dahl’s stories – Fantastic Mr Fox. Even though he hasn’t acted before ...


Holding up the Universe Book Review Cover

Libby Strout. She’s famous. Not for the usual fame of You Tube Star, Twitter Queen, Movie star or Singer. Libby was known as the World’s Fattest Teen. When she finally ...


Paddy & his older brother live on an island with their parents and little sister Ada. They have never seen a cellphone, tv, computer or even electricity, and spend their ...


The Pitbull is intent on claiming his revenge. Paddy & Flynn have made him look a fool, outsmarting him yet again. But these brave island boys are not the only ...


The adventures continue with Paddy and Flynn, and their new friend Briar along for the ride. Enjoying the island and the family atmosphere she never had, Briar is loving her ...


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Dragon Defenders Paddy and Flynn miss their island, their dragons and their old life. Now living with their grandparents in the city, Paddy feels claustrophobic, lost and angry. Especially at ...


A Clue for Clara Book Review Cover

Clara is a chicken with a destiny. She wants to be a detective like her favourite TV star Amelia X. Clara has watched dozens of episodes when she is hiding ...


The Inkberg Enigma Graphic Novel Book Cover for Book Review

The attic of Miro’s new home is filled with boxes and dusty piles of old junk. But Miro knows the difference between junk and treasure as he selects something to ...


Hound the Detective Book Review Cover

Hound is a Master Sleuth and prides himself on always being able to solve a case. When a letter arrives, he is off to search for his first clue! Through ...


Dentention Book Review Cover

The dog looks bad, covered in cuts and scrapes. Dan’s heart sinks at the thought of how it got there, chained up, dehydrated in the early morning summer sun. It ...


Hawk Book Review Cover

Hawk lives in the City of the Dead, called this because of a wave of unexplained deaths that swept through the streets years before. Others slowly filled the vacant apartments, ...


Jacob has won the trip of a lifetime. Not only will he be leaving his small town in the UK to travel to Hollywood – all expenses paid plus spending ...


The world has changed. Oceans have risen, high waves gobbling up land. The sun is merciless, and storms form quickly. More than a decade has passed since Cyclone Summer – ...


Mabel might be small, but she has BIG plans. She has a list of things she wants to do, but her family and others around her scoff and tell her ...


Let it Go Book Review Cover

This sumptuously illustrated picture book explores many feelings we may have at different times, for different reasons. Fear, Shame, Anger, and Sadness are feelings that visit four children in this ...


A girl wakes on a bus. She has no idea who she is, or who the other people on the bus are. Among them is a another girl who does ...


Little Dinosaur Rumble would rather play and explore than go home for bed. Warm mud, and frolicking with frogs and feathered friends is much more fun. It’s not long though, ...


Katipo Joe (1) Blitzkrieg Book Review Cover

It’s 1938. Joseph St George is half kiwi, half English and living in Germany. Life has been good with his diplomat parents, his new Alsatian puppy, friends and his fascination ...