The Tale of Dotty Mouse - a 1 Only

When Michelle, a struggling writer, falls in love with and buys a very expensive handmade mouse - a 1 only, she does not realise that the mouse has actually come to life.

Michelle takes her home to live with her six children, four dogs, three horses and a house full of teddies, and that is when strange things start to happen.

Whilst in the shop, Dotty has heard that she is a 1 only, but she does not know what she is a 1 only of, so sets off on a quest to find out.

After having adventures with all the dogs and animals on the farm, Dotty does eventually find out what she is, but along the way she has found out something much more important.

The Three Monarch Butterflies

In The Three Monarch Butterflies, join three fluttering friends as they embark on an unexpected adventure.When danger looms, they must rely on their natural instincts and each other to find safety.Dive into this vibrant tale of friendship, bravery, and the wonders of the natural world.Perfect for young explorers ready for an enchanting journey.

The Truth Tie and Other Stories

Barbara Steel-Knowles presents three fun-filled children's tales with captivating illustrations by Simon Knowles.

In The Truth Tie, eight years old Henry tells lots of lies. When some elves see his behaviour, they decide to teach him a lesson!

Four Pairs of Shoes for Ollie follows a group of sea creatures as they swim to the surface and spot some humans. Ollie, the octopus, decides he wants to wear shoes too, but how will he find four pairs?

Finally, in The Glass Slippers, Ellie puts on some magical shoes and finds she can't stop tapping her feet! Follow her on a unique, magical adventure!

The V.I.P Who Came to My School

The author wrote this story for her five-year-old son. It describes the excitement that children experience when anything new happens or they have someone important visiting their school. The visitor might be a person or a something that was living in the school garden all this time without them knowing.

The Little Book of 101 Wise Words for Children

“A child is not a child if she does not know the meaning of fun.”

“When the child knows how to have fun, it cushions him to the ups and downs of life.”

Dear Child,

From the moment you were born, no matter where you came from, you have alongside within you a power waiting to be unleashed. The world is your playground and like the rainbows that you see behind the clouds, you can apply as many colours as you wish to make your own life colourful.

You are loved and every small step that you make counts. Once you dream, you should not be afraid to make that first step. Whether or not someone believes in you, but your dream is true to you, then do not be shy and give it a try. For every huge success started from that first, small step.

It is for you that I wrote this book to have fun and be free to pursue your dreams and to live life happily!

Lindzy McQueen

Tradie Tom and the little Yellow Dinghy

Tom has lived by the seaside all his life and has a good bunch of mates who, from an early age, have loved to catch up, have a yarn (chat) and go for a surf on the waves.

Now they are all grown up and Tom has become the local handyman in the town of Sandy Shore where he is affectionately known as ‘Tradie Tom’. His best friend Barney is the town gardener and they can usually be seen working together whilst getting the young ones of the town out of the scrapes they themselves used to get into.

Their surfboards are always strapped to the back of their utes as “you never know when the surf will be up” is their motto.

These stories are about mateship. These two surfing mates by knowing each other for so long can work together, have trust and loyalty in each other, which in turn helps others when needed.

What's Wrong, Arty?

This book is a therapeutic adventure for children and can be used as a tool by parents, teachers and therapists as an introduction to the everyday problems in life.

World of 10 Adventures

Marlena, Christopher and friends are faced with many adventures and challenges, taking them to far-flung places from the usual to the unusual.

Follow them to the beach, pond, shoe shop, neighbours, Egypt and beyond.  

Read about their friends on a Russian doll holiday, the cloud family high up in the sky far from home, or delve deep into the ocean to join Inky and the Sea Band at the awards ceremony.    

Their adventures range from spending time with friends and family, being face to face with an ancient Egyptian god, to a visitor from a distant world.

There are all sorts of exciting discoveries to be made with strange and wonderful characters in exotic places.

Adventures With Sir Maxwell

Sir Maxwell may not be the smartest or the strongest knight that ever lived, but he certainly knows a thing or two about adventure. Or so he likes to think. His trusty steed, Ringo, and faithful valet, George, know all too well that Sir Maxwell's glory days are well behind him, but that doesn't stop him from coming to the aide of the residents of Brooklands whenever his particular brand of foolish bravery is called for.Whether it be searching for giant blue gems in the mines below the dwarf kingdom, escaping from bears in a giant snowball, or just battling dragons and witches with complete disregard for his own safety; Sir Maxwell is always ready to lend a hand.So why not join Sir Maxwell on his hilarious and exciting adventures, and prepare yourself for battle.

Let's Play Hide and Seek

Psst…! Come and meet the Hawkins family…There’s Harry, 8 years old, the eldest of the children, who does the smelliest of farts.Then there’s Ben, 6, who likes to mend things, taking them apart, then has trouble putting them back together.What about Ruby, 5, the only girl in the family, who just talks, talks, talks and TALKS.The baby of the bunch is Jonny, 3, who lives for his trains. Choo! Choo!And not forgetting Dad, who single-handedly brings up the children, ensuring they look out for one another, as their individual personalities and characters grow within each story.

Lydia Greenfingers

When Lydia's parents pass away,to her wicked aunt's, she goes to stay.The house is dark, cold and bare,the garden overgrown and without care.Lydia decides to make things right,by growing flowers, tall and bright!

The Bee Hive

Eleven-year-old Daniel Jeremiah Chambers has parents, Philip and Susan, who love work and shopping and who just don't listen. Daniel is an only child ... no, he's lying ... he has a sister, Alice, who has a dolly fixation; Dan is sure she is an alien.So, Dan has a few problems, none insurmountable, until his friend, Benji, introduces him to the find of the century - a derelict bee hive which could become a den. Of course, such a simple thing is never so simple and when Dan finds a map well, all kinds of things just go horribly wrong. For example - Alice noses her nosey way in and two strange men suddenly turn up wanting what's theirs - and then there's the bank, too.The Bee hive by Simon Adepetun is a tight little sharp-witted bumble through a short period in Dan's young life. 'What's a bumble?' - 'Shut up, Alice!'