This is Katherine Battersby’s eighth illustrated story book and the first in a new series of graphic stories for junior readers. Everybody needs someone like Speedy the worm in their lives. Even Cranky, the super cranky chicken who gets cranky […]

The Fart Monster is back. In this book he seems to have had a change of heart away from ongoing flatulence. Or has he? A poor (unnamed) child had been embarrassed when he farted in class and his peers used […]

Ah, elite high achievers. Don’t we love reading about them? We especially love the loud splat they make when they ignominiously plummet to a hard, humiliating landing. This is a Young Adult thriller, set in a super elite New York […]

Scarlett lives in her privileged world, not realizing how fragile the bubble that we all live in is. The story starts some time after Scarlett has survived a horrific accident. She is a survivor, but does not see it that […]

There’s mayhem in the library. Just the way I like it, as it happens. Characters jumping out of the page? Yep, all of our favourite characters will do that. But maybe not literally… Except in this case – they are. The […]

This is a beautifully crafted book, written by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini, with haunting and whimsical illustrations by Christopher Nielsen.  It tells the story of One- Bee, alone in a desolate landscape, lonely and forgotten. Nielsen’s illustrations sensitively depict […]

We all know that the best adventures start in bookshops.   Mim’s family bookshop is a bit different – it travels the world courtesy of their beloved Flossy, a flying horse, and takes the family on adventures to where their […]

Ok, colour me impressed. This is one heck of a novel. And it’s the author’s debut, too. Maryam Master tackles the most controversial and sensitive topic there is – death – and does it very well too.Straight from page one, […]

Who doesn’t love a good story? We all want to be intrigued and captivated by a fun and engaging tale, and Leilong the Brontosaurus is no exception. Lelong’s friends, Mo, Maggie and Max are excited to introduce Lielong to the […]

Looking after a younger brother with additional needs for a weekend doesn’t sound like an easy gig for a sixteen year old kid.  Nor is it. Jamie is a smart kid, in the accelerated class at school, who tries to […]