Once a shepherd

On cover: A story of love and war
Summary: Once there was a shepherd, a very special coat - and hope. A tale of a soldier going to war and leaving his young family. (From back cover)

Swimming

Summary: Ben dived. Jessica dived. Rodney dived. And Emma went WHACK! It was the belly-whacker of all belly-whackers. Emma is a swimming superstar. But can she learn to dive? (Back cover)

Footy

Summary: Joe marked the footy. He ran with it as fast as he could. Then he handballed to Angus. 'Dropping the ball!' shouted the umpire. Joe is awesome at footy. So why is handballing so hard? (Back cover)

Barky the barking dog

Summary: He barks all day, he barks all night - he's Barky the barking dog! (Back cover)
This hilarious story starring Barky the Barking Dog from the bestselling The 13-Storey Treehouse has been formatted especially for beginner readers.

Ten unlucky pirates

Ten unlucky pirates re invading Andy and Terry's treehouse!
But not for long...
This hilarious story from the bestselling The 26-Storey Treehouse has been formatted especially for beginner readers. (Back of Book).

Flat Stanley

First published 1964
Amazing things can happen when you are flat!
Stanley Lambchop is just a normal healthy boy, but ever since a large notice board fell on him, he's been only half an inch thick.
Stanley gets rolled up, sent in the post, flown like a kite, and helps catch two dangerous art thieves. He may be flat, but he's a hero!

Love that dog

A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry as he finds his voice and tells his own story.

Conrad Cooper's last stand

New Zealand author
Summary: Set in 1978 against the Bastion Point occupation. ... Dear Tane, I've never prayed to a god, so hope this is okay. If I get it wrong, don't strike me down with a thunderbolt or anything - I'm just a kid. Conrad Cooper needs a favour. He's just found out about Tane, the god of the forest, and he's decided that Tane is the perfect guy to solve his family problems. After all, the more high-profile gods probably have huge waiting lists, right? In return, Conrad will do anything to repay Tane, no matter how much trouble it causes. But will a Maori god listen to the prayers of a ten-year-old Pakeha boy? And, worse still, does Tane even exist

Witch wars

Summary: When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim's shed to tell her she's a witch, Tiga doesn't believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars - the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City

The big fat cow that goes kapow

Oh no – watch out!
Don't look now!
Inside this book is an EXPLODING cow!

FIVE... 
FOUR... 
THREE...
TWO... 
ONE...
KAPOW!

More rhyming mayhem and comic madness from the bestselling duo of the inspired JUST! series. Andy Griffiths rhyming text – that will entice and engage the most reluctant child to read while laughing all the way – is hilariously counterpointed by Terry Denton