Joy Cowley

A lonely deaf-mute boy who befriends a huge white turtle becomes the target of superstitious people when bad luck befalls his small village.

The Silent One

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

A New Zealand Book Council Lecture 2018

The Power of Story

Külüstür

The war was all ready to begin when a duck was discovered nesting in the only cannon. So for want of a cannon, the war was avoided.

The Duck in the Gun

William and Melissa have been roped into helping their weird grandparents fix up their holiday home in the country. How will they cope with no electricity, no cellphone reception, and only each other for company?

Dunger

With a father more interested in money than family, a brother in prison, a sister with a secret, and a mother in denial, it's no wonder Jeff buries himself in the safe world of mathematics. When a storm hits Wellington, a strange old woman is blown into Jeff's life, challenging everything he things is true.

Speed of Light

Shadrach is a very old, circus-trained Clydesdale horse - and the favourite family pet. When Hannah discovers that Shadrach has been sold to a dog food factory, she decides to mount a heroic rescue and enlist the help of her two younger brothers. From the beginning, their plans go seriously wrong. By the time they've argued with the repulsive Wuff Stuff man, hidden Shadrach in a church and in a caravan, and floated him on a mussel barge, they're in desperate need of rescuing themselves.

Bow Down Shadrach

When Grizzly Bear is stung by a bumblebee he runs for help and misidentifies the insect to those he passes.

Grizzly and the Bumble-bee

The witch Baba Yaga uses a trick to capture a little girl, but she cleaverly avoids being eaten.

Baba Yaga

An Elephant in the House

Nic Bishop

Here is an exciting new way to see the natural world. Join the adventures as one plucky-eyed Central American tree frog searches for something to eat--and avoids the many dangers of the rain forest.

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Chris Vallo

'The Joy Cowley Club' is a new series from author Joy Cowley, featuring trios of stories about the following characters: Barbie Lamb, the Gruesomes, a pair of everyday siblings who visit a fun fair, Oscar - the little brother who tries to keep up, and the classroom equipment that comes to life.

The House of Funny Mirrors

In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village. There she meets a beautiful boy who asks her to make three wishes. She soon discovers that the granted wishes aren't quite what she expected. Suggested level: junior, primary.

The Wishing of Biddy Malone

In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village, where a beautiful boy asks her to name her three wishes--but does not promise to grant them for her.

My Home

Everyone in the family claims a puppy as his own, until the end. Then the puppy's mother claims it.

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