Symphony Smythe wants a pet

What's a girl to do when she really really wants a pet, but her parents say no? Use her imagination, that's what! And Symphony Smythe has an imagination like no other. Soon she has furry, feathered and scaly friends galore. But Mum and Dad worry when Symphony starts to lap her breakfast milk, walk on all fours, and say nothing but "Meow".

The bad trousers

Granny's busy knitting and the cat is busy having kittens.
Robbie is busy counting the days till his birthday - and hoping for a shiny red tractor with a real steering wheel.
But Granny has other plans...

The life cycle of the Royal Albatross

 Other Title: Royal albatross
Redesigned and reillustrated ed
Summary: Describes the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, diet and breeding habits of the royal albatross
First published: 1995

Paddington in the garden

Rev., pbk. ed
"50 years"--Cover
For Paddington, one of the nicest things about being a bear and living with the Brown family is being able to share their lovely garden. But gardens don't just happen, and the one at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens keeps the whole family busy, so Paddington is only too please to lend a paw when they give him a chance. He may not have 'green fingers', but the fact that paws and marmalade are never far apart leads to some unexpectedly colourful results during National Garden Week!

The Whale Savers : returning Wera to the ocean

Includes factual information about whales and whale strandings
Summary: A small boy and his Nan discover a whale (Wera) on their local beach and call on their community, who help comfort and re-float the whale at high tide. Everyone helps to return Wera, from 80-year-old Nan and her 8-year-old grandson Tama, to Sally from the Department of Conservation and the workers at the cheese factory. (Publisher)

Rats!

Summary: Young shape-shifting dragon Merek is following his dream to become a knight -- but seems to have found an enemy in Lord Crumble's son Percy, also training to become a knight. Trying desperately to keep his dragon identity a secret, Merek finds himself locked up in a rat-infested dungeon, where his shapeshifting skill proves invaluable. But bettering young Percy may be his undoing

Grasshoppers Dance

New Zealand author, New Zealand illustrator
Summary: A rhyming children's meditation on the four seasons of summer, autumn, winter and spring, in which the grasshoppers dance to the rhythms and sounds of life around them as the world goes round. The animals in the story thrive on music: a bunny plays the drums, a hawk plays the organ, a husky plays a whistle, a kingfisher plays on conch shells, and the grasshoppers dance. (Publisher)

What can you stack on the back of a yak?

Summary: Captain Quack and his trusty yak deliver the post to the mountains and back. At least, that's the idea. But Yak keeps picking up friends along the way... stranded baa-lambs, lost chickens and even some hitch-hiking rabbits! But just how much can Yak really stack on his back

Bye-Bye grumpy fly

New Zealand author/illustrator
Summary: A small fly buzzes around in the rain and narrowly escapes being eaten by a frog, a crocodile and a fierce tiger. Minimal words, but with strong use of alliteration for the youngsters to enjoy reading aloud

Esau the paw

Summary: Esau the Paw was a very cool cat. No cat was fluffier, be sure of that. But what happens when long-haired cats' coats get too matted to brush? Yep, they get clipped, much to Esau's embarrassment - and disgust