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A surprise visitor is coming to the bay today. As the news spreads, an excited crowd begins to gather. More and more and MORE Australian bushland creatures arrive to greet this mystery guest. Who can it be? A counting story with a difference that celebrates community spirit.

Edie hopes to win friends by being champion at the interschool sports but loses her race. Her chance to be a true champion comes when their teacher is injured during a storm and all the children are trapped in the little bush school.

It's been four years since the Dark Days when Chloe lost her mum to cancer. Nana's been wonderful but it's time their family had a mum person. Chloe is excited at the news that Dad is bringing home a special friend to meet the family. She might be just the mum person they need. But when they arrive, Chloe knows immediately that Fern is wrong for the job. She's in a wheelchair so can't skate to the shop, turn cartwheels on the lawn or race alon...

A pearl button from Mama's wedding glove starts Angelina's yesterday collection. Soon everyone in her big multicultural family has a memory to share and a special keepsake to give her."What will you do with them?" asks Mama.A school dress-up parade for Pioneers Day gives Angelina a wonderful idea of what to do with her yesterday things...A warm-hearted story about family connections.

In cowboy movies the sheriff forms a posse to round up all the bad guys. Cam and Ellie from Daisy Cottage and their friends Billy and Louisa have formed a different posse. Their mission is to fix all the signs in Tea Tree Bend with missing apostrophes. The summer holidays are almost over so they have just nine days to complete their task.

Poems on topics as diverse as peas, aliens and windy days feature in this lively collection that will encourage young readers to enjoy poetry and marvel at the wonder of words. Funny, thoughtful, silly and serious, Sleepy Socks and Sometime Rhymes is a celebration of the everyday and the imaginary. It is ideal for home or classroom, for sharing or for quiet moments curled up in a comfy chair. Prospecting for nuggets, spying for the cause, our...

Emi and her twin brothers have a secret. There's a Christmas elf in their backyard and she's eaten so many strawberries it's given her a tummy ache. She needs help and the grownups mustn't find her. Emi, Max and Sam know the perfect place to keep her safe while they work out what to do. Their special remedy might work but will their special visitor recover in time to can return to the North Pole and deliver her Christmas gift list to Santa? An...

This gentle story is a conversation about God between a mother and child. Told from the child's perspective, the series of questions and answers in rhyme introduces young children to the idea of a higher being that can see, hear and speak without eyes, ears or tongue, and does not live in a house with roof, walls and locking doors. 'For God's house is this world we share and God is in it everywhere.

Mike Hinklebink's parents are out of control. They don't do their jobs and the house and garden are a mess. Their late-night karaoke is keeping Mike awake and it's affecting his schoolwork. Now they're skipping work to have fun. Instead of his parents taking care of him, he's taking care of them...

Amy's unusual pet has won the family a summer vacation in the school Pet Parade but Mum and Dad say Rocky has to stay home because no pets are allowed at the beach cottages. How is that fair? They wouldn't be going to the seaside if weren't for Rocky. Amy has to find a way to take him. Luckily the strange neighbour who gave Rocky to Amy has an interesting solution to the 'no pets' problem. Mum and Dad don't know it but an extra guest has co...

Find out how to come up with ideas, create interesting characters, paint word pictures and more in this kid-friendly guide full of activities and helpful examples.

Anyone can write stories. You can too! Writing stories is like having an adventure. This book will lead you on your own story adventure. Imagination is your passport. It can take you anywhere. Start with an idea...choose your characters...decide where they live and when their story takes place...think about what could happen to them. Follow the simple instructions in this book and write your own story to share. Teena Raffa-Mulligan has been ha...

Elephants never forget - or do they? One rainy day a young elephant is on his way home from school alone when a stranger stops and offers him a lift. Tiger Tim promises to get Jumbo Jim home and dry quicker than a snake can blink an eye - but Jimbo says no. Mum has told him about stranger danger and that he must never go with anyone he does not know. That's when Tiger Tim says he is a family friend - and he has chocolate too.Will Jimbo remembe...

There is magic, mystery, adventure and fun in this collection of short stories for young readers. Often funny, sometimes serious, the 15 stories are an entertaining mix of humour and whimsy, fantasy and reality. Suitable for bedtime sharing or reading alone.

Orphan Dan has never had a place to belong. He bounces from one home to another like a ball no one can catch. He's okay with that. Families can be too much trouble. His shadow is all the company he needs. Or is it? Perhaps what he really wants is a forever home. A story about hope, love and belonging.

Orphan Dan has never had a place to belong. He bounces from one home to another like a ball no one can catch. He's okay with that. Families can be too much trouble. His shadow is all the company he needs. Or is it? Perhaps what he really wants is a forever home. A story about hope, love and belonging.

Don't go, Daddy!"It's the plea that tugs at the heart of every loving father whose child no longer shares his everyday life due to a relationship breakdown.For a young child, accepting how things have changed once parents live apart can be difficult.When 'Daddy time' is occasional instead of constant, saying goodbye for now can be the hardest part of spending time together.In this gentle story about the special bond between a little girl and h...

A phone call from the father she never knew she had shatters 15-year-old Kate's happy family fantasy and sends her on an emotional roller coaster ride to find out who she is and where she belongs. Only then can she find out if her friendship with newcomer Joshua Perrin can be something more.

Jake, Kate and their twin cousins Daniel and Luke find a strange object in the sand near the jetty and take it home. Soon strange things begin to happen to Jake and they have to try to return him to normal. Just when they think their problems are over, The Find's owner turns up. Perhaps they should have left the object where they found it...

Don't go, Daddy!"It's the plea that tugs at the heart of every loving father whose child no longer shares his everyday life due to a relationship breakdown.For a young child, accepting how things have changed once parents live apart can be difficult.When 'Daddy time' is occasional instead of constant, saying goodbye for now can be the hardest part of spending time together.In this gentle story about the special bond between a little girl and h...