The Monster in the Waves

Eden Bay is the perfect place and everyone who lives there helps to keep it that way.

The only thing is that there is something in the water…the monster in the waves.

No one dares to go into the water.

Until the day Arlo steps in…

The Missing Nursery Rhymes

Do you remember growing up with nursery rhymes? Have you ever considered what happened to those rhymes? Well, they are all still there. So let’s take a journey to recapture the memories of them in order to share with future generations of children so they too can enjoy the fun of learning rhyme.

The Mischievous Duo

Is it thunder? Is it hail? Nope, not this time. It’s just our two naughty brothers finding new ways to get in trouble and cause disorder around the house. Join us on their next adventure to find out what mayhem they’re going to wreak next!

The Magician and the Basket of Coloured Balls

A wizard and his son live in a faraway land. The wizard has taught his son magic in the form of wizardry words but over the years the boy has become lonely as he has no friends. The wizard decides it is time for his son to become a REAL MAGICIAN in the big wide world so he gives him two special gifts.

The Magical Garden at Laburnum Cottage

These are memories from when Laura was a child, when she used to love to read and write fairy tales. Now retired, she remembers her thoughts through this delightful story. She lives in a cottage in the countryside with a fairy-tale garden.

The Magical Dustbin

20 bedtime stories of fantasy, mystery and magic – and even science fiction, set in England and Australia. Written with whimsy and humour by multi-talented author and playwright Mark Kumara – these beautifully crafted stories are a perfect length for bedtime stories. Adult readers are also sure to enjoy them. Recommended for readers aged 6 to 100 years!

The Magic Toy Shop

The book is a children’s fairy tale about toys with magic powers.A toy shop hidden in an old village deep in the countryside is rumoured to have magic powers.Every toy that enters the toy shop, either to be mended or sold is given the power to move and talk to other toys.But the magic power only happens when children and adults are not around.The children that live in the village somehow know that that is true, without having any real proof.All the parents are convinced that it is the children spreading the rumours, until they experience strange happens with their children’s toys.Many of the toys have their own story to tell, including dolls, robots and unicorns, as well as the children who own them and Nancy and Tom, the shop owners Michael’s dad is determined the find out the truth about  these magic powers and secretly sets up a video camera in his son’s play room during the night, with the story ending with a surprising twist.

The Magic Pen

The old lady has lived on her own for as long as she can remember. She enjoys her own company, watching the fire dance and drawing with her special pen.

Her quiet solitude was broken by drastic banging, the likes of which she has never heard before. Nobody ever knocks on her door. Well, perhaps once, but never twice, and only for good reason.

The banging started again. There is a determination in this hammering on her door. Could this be the grim reaper hoping to find the old lady dressed and ready for him?

Nobody else is brave enough to touch that knocker.

The Lunch Order

Today is a special day! I am having a yummy hot lunch order and a sparkling red drink too. I told my friends about it. 

This is my first ever lunch from the school canteen! I can hardly wait for lunchtime. I hope Miss Jones will let me take the lunch basket to the canteen.

This special day is turning out to be kind of strange and my teacher looks kind of funny. Where is my yummy hot lunch order and sparkling red drink? 

What has happened to my teacher, Miss Jones?

The Loveable Teddy

This book tells the story of an exciting adventure experienced by a loveable teddy, where he comes to life and grasps the imagination of the reader and listener alike.

The background of the tale is a place that anybody can visualise and travel with teddy throughout his journey.

This is the first in a series of interesting books about this loveable teddy bear.

The Loo Lid Larceny

Disaster has hit the home suburb of Marnie and Tiana. Someone started stealing toilet lids, and often the whole seat. It started in public places then it started in private homes! Why would anyone contemplate such a vile act? Tempers, anxieties and frustration rise as more and more lids disappear. People go to futile extremes to protect their toilets. What is behind the wave of odious thefts? Is it Cec Pitt, TV presenters of The Collectors and Gatherers Show and, antique and preloved goods dealer involved? Marnie and Tiana are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and save the nation from an evil, embarrassing scam.

The Lonely Potoo

There once was a lonely potoo.

The other animals would giggle and cry,

‘Oh look, it’s the ugly potoo...I can’t be friends with you!’

One day, the potoo was tired of feeling gloomy and down.

So he flew from his tree, hoping a friend could be found.

Will the clever potoo be able to trick the other birds using a not-so-perfect disguise?