Come Away! Come Away! The Darling children are tucked up in bed when Peter Pan bursts in to their nursery. Peter and his mischievous fairy Tinker Bell entice Wendy and her brothers to fly away with them to a magical world called Neverland. There you can swim with mermaids and play all day with the Lost Boys. But you must watc... read more

"If you meet Ruth or Edek or Bronia, you must tell them I'm going to Switzerland to find their mother. Tell them to follow as soon as they can" Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a... read more

Enjoy this exciting junior novel edition of the hit Disney film, Wreck-It Ralph.
After thirty years of being the Bad Guy in the Fix-It Felix, Jr video game, Ralph is desperate to earn medals and be a Good Guy, just like Felix. To search for a medal he can all his own, Ralph leaves his game and travels through two other ... read more

It is a gripping and moving first novel by one of the world's best-loved writers for children.
In extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things ...it is 1944 and Florence is occupied by Nazi German forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though - and neither have Paolo an... read more

Jack's summer has hit a dead end. After being 'grounded for life', Jack is facing a summer of doing nothing. But who's got time to die of boredom when there are so many more interesting ways to die in this town? He might crash in his Dad's homemade plane, or catch the disease that makes you dance yourself to death, or fall... read more

202 Incredible Things to Make and Do on the Weekend delivers exactly what the title suggests: over 200 fun and creative projects and activities. The entries range in difficulty and complexity, and will fill anything from a wet afternoon to a whole weekend. Full of classic projects and traditional crafts, it makes an ideal gif... read more

Based on a lifetime spent working with small children in Australian playgroups, Everyday Play is filled with ideas to help children reach their optimum wellbeing through exploration, experimentation and discovery. With an emphasis on practical, open-ended and easily replicated ideas, this fresh, contemporary book is perfe... read more

Come Away! Come Away! The Darling children are tucked up in bed when Peter Pan bursts in to their nursery. Peter and his mischievous fairy Tinker Bell entice Wendy and her brothers to fly away with them to a magical world called Neverland. There you can swim with mermaids and play all day with the Lost Boys. But you must watc... read more

"If you meet Ruth or Edek or Bronia, you must tell them I'm going to Switzerland to find their mother. Tell them to follow as soon as they can" Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a... read more

Swallows and Amazons for ever!' The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett siste... read more

Behind every enduring innovation lies a vast cemetery of achievement: the world of failed inventions. Award-winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan explores this forgotten world in The Oopsatoreum, a fictional tale of a strikingly original but spectacularly unsuccessful inventor.

Finally I must mention a quirky little book by Shaun Tan, The Oopsatoreum. Tan has used images of some very obscure objects in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney to weave a story of an unheard of inventor, and the result is a very entertaining and bizarre book. Quite different from most of Shaun Tan's work, but I think it will a... read more

With almost 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff has everything girls need to know about: friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating... read more

Forthcoming, Janaury 2013

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is ... read more

The bedtime book in our household at the moment is A Little History of the World, it is perfect for reading out loud and is being enjoyed by all; 5, 7 & 9 year old girls and me (a lot older!).  It covers many of the world’s major events from prehistory through to early last century. It is beautifully written, i... read more

Offers a unique way for children to discover themselves and their creativity through easy and enjoyable mediation. As well as calming their anxieties, 'Nightlights' nurtures and enhances the natural bond of closeness between parent and child.
It includes 20 illustrated visualizations.

Your teacher is laying out the exam papers in front of you and you're starting to stress. You have only a few minutes to get yourself together before the exam begins how do you stay calm? At a party, someone you're keen on is walking your way. You always seem to get nervous about dating so how do you stay cool and not make a ... read more

The conflict in Malaysia during and after World War Two, as seen from the perspectives of a Kiwi soldier (Peter) and a Chinese Malay freedom fighter (Ng).
Against a background of culture clash and political and individual conflicts, two young men are drawn inexorably together as victims and products of the Malay conflic... read more

Set in NZ 20-odd years in the future, corporations have carved up resources for themselves, leaving the local population disconnected from the land and living with water and food shortages, depleted oil and gas supplies, climate change effects and a divided and impoverished society where only those at the top have any wealth ... read more

Finn's druggie Dad is on trial for manslaughter, and so Finn is sent away to an exclusive boarding school to remove him from the small-town gossip machine. At first he feels a bit like a fish out of water, but soon makes some good friends, and even scores with the much-lusted-after Mia, who plays in the symphonic band with hi... read more

Some rivers should not be swum in. Some rivers hold secrets than can never be told.
When Te Arepa Santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change the course of his whole life. The boy who struggles to the bank is not the same as the one who plunged in, moments earlier. He has brushed... read more

'My Dear Mother, Well, I've gone and done it. I've joined the Army! Don't be angry at me, Mother dear. I know you were glad when I wasn't chosen in the ballot. But some of my friends were, and since they will be fighting for King and Country, I want to do the same.'
1916-1917: The biggest war the world has known is ragi... read more

Will Clark thinks he’s a socially inept bookworm who just happens to enjoy cross-country running and  taekwondo. But then his mother returns after a five-year absence overseas, and he has his first full-contact taekwondo fight, and the gorgeous comic-reading Conway Jones asks if she can be his maths tutor … ... read more