Thousands of refugees are fleeing the Russian Army near the end of World War II in East Prussia. Germans, Lithuanians, Polish and Croatians trek the roads, the forests and the ...
A simple, gentle, book about death for children dealing or asking about grief and loss. Death and Duck meet and make friends, with a gradual understanding of each other. Angels ...
Amos McGee is a caring zookeeper who catches a bus every day at 6am to go and care for the zoo animals. But one morning he feels unwell, and stays ...
This little boy knows he’s ‘no ordinary kid’. His face isn’t the same as the other children and sometimes he’s bullied for it. But his parents tell him he’s a ...
Humpty Dumpty is famous for his fall and how he was put back together again. But not everything went back together the same as before. Now Humpty is frightened of ...
This little girl is always happiest with her dad by her side. Whether he is reading stories, teaching her new things, comforting her when she is sad or singing lullabies ...
A little girl used to be scared of everything. Noises loud and small, creepy-crawlies, dogs and night monsters. But as she’s grown she’s slowly got used to these things, discovering ...
Your heart can feel so many things, brave, shy, sad, angry, calm, happy, hopeful, afraid or silly. Depending on how you feel determines how you behave. The little girl in ...
Green has received an invitation to a party. She sets off through the Wild Wood with a strong stick, a good book, her clumpy boots and some breadcrumbs. Along the ...
Jack likes trucks. Alex likes dolls. They quickly decide that Alex’s dolls can drive Jack’s trucks. They enjoy their time in the sandpit even more together. Author – Ann Stott ...
Cammie O’Reilly doesn’t have a mother. She lives with her father who is the warden of the prison in a town called Two Mills. Throughout her 12 years, there have ...
A Matariki story. Author – Miriama Kamo Illustrator – Zac Waipara Picture Book ...
It’s been 10 years since it happened. 10 years of putting it out of her mind, concentrating on everything but that time in her home town of Hurricane. But now ...
Mr Penguin has just set up an Adventure/Mystery Agency and advertised it in the local newspaper. On his first day he is keen to get started on solving mysteries and ...
Sal and her twin siblings Joe and Francie, and little brother Humphrey are about to embark on the biggest adventure of their lives. They have been on map making adventures ...
Imagine it – suddenly, without warning or reason, there is no electricity. Anywhere. Modern cars are useless and even pacemakers fail. The isolated Australian outback town of Jubilee begin to struggle ...
Immy has moved from Sydney Australia, to a small village in the UK. It’s a new start for them after something happened at her father’s work. After seeing a few ...
Rob Fitzgerald has a huge crush on Destry Camberwick. The problem with that is that Rob suffers from panic attacks, and is incredibly shy – only talking with his friend ...
Alice Toolie is mortified. Her arch enemy Jimmy Cook has found and read her diary. This is the final straw, and this means war! But their teacher has decided that ...
Justyce is 17. He is the top of his class, an excellent debater and is aiming for Yale. All is good in his life until one night when he is ...
It’s not until firefighter Guy Montag meets his new 17 yr old neighbour, Clarisse McLellan, that he begins to think about his life. She seems strange, taking pleasure out of ...
Rock Pigeon loves to dress up. Is it a rabbit? Is it a chicken? Or is it a pile of leaves? No – it’s Rock Pigeon! When an old pigeon ...
Merrick is 18 and there is only 2 weeks left before his final exams and the end of his school life. He has always been a good student, but lately ...
Ben Dugan is excited when something green crash lands in his back yard the day before they are moving house. It’s a creature from outer space that has farted so ...
Jack Scratch is a young cat eager for adventure. Before he knows it he is caught up in a treasure hunt with his Uncle Silver and a famous ex-mariner Captain ...
Quilliam (Quill) is kissed goodbye by his mum, not knowing he will never see her again. He and 8 other boys and 3 men from his village are about to ...
Wolf (Wolfgang – named after Amadeus by his musician mum) hasn’t been very focused lately. His marks at school have declined and he’s dropped out of his sports and activities. ...