Ten Tuatara

Summary: Ten tuatara try to find safe places to hide. A counting story in rhyme
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator

The Story of Pinocchio

 Other Title: Pinocchio
First published: 2005
Summary: 'Only good sons have the chance of becoming real boys', warns the wise cricket. But, try as he might, Pinocchio the puppet just can't stay out of trouble. Treasure hunts, false friends and funfairs lead him far from his poor, lonely father. Is Pinocchio doomed to be wooden forever? (Publisher)

Alphabet Squabble

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: All the letters of the alphabet live in one place and argue about who are the most important letters. The more popular letters gang up on the letters X, Y and Z, but X teaches them a valuable lesson about prejudice. (Publisher)

Monkey Puzzle

Monkey has lost his mother, so Butterfly offers to help him find her. But in spite of Monkey's detailed descriptions, somehow Butterfly keeps getting it wrong. Will Monkey ever find his mum? Suggested level: junior

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

Summary: A circular tale in which each new book character is reading about the next, beginning and ending with Charlie Cook. Suggested level: junior, primary. 

Freddie and the Fairy

Freddie is delighted when he meets a fairy who offers to grant his every wish. But Bessie-Belle can't hear very well, and all Freddie's wishes come out wrong. Whatever can they do?

Goat goes to playgroup

Summary: There's a commotion in the classroom as Goat and the other animals spend the day at playgroup. The musical instruments and the dressing up box are lots of fun, but - oh dear! - Goat gets into a muddle or two. Luckily, it's not long before everything is all better

Toddle Waddle

There's a hullabaloo at the seaside when a toddler takes his frineds on astroll to theend of the pier

Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou!

Summary: A little ghost tries to give Lydia Lou a scare... but he can't even wake her up. Maybe his noisy animal friends can help

Moon Cow

'Milly knew the moon must be lonely, floating in the cold bight sky. It had nobody to talk to, and nobody to share its secrets.'

So Milly decides to keep it company. But how do your share secrets with something that is so far away and so silent?