Stephen Michael King

Lesley Gibbes

Meet Fizz - the daring dog detective! Fizz wants to be a police dog. He's brave, clever and super-fast, but Fizz doesn't look like a police dog. His family are show dogs and companion dogs, not working dogs. Fizz longs for adventure, and he's determined to try out at the Sunnyvale City Police Station. There, he is the smallest, fluffiest dog in the line-up, and he meets fierce Amadeus, who definitely wants to be top dog.

Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts: Fizz 1

Two wandering minstrels, Jack and the Dancing Cat, help Milli the shoemaker gain the self confidence she needs to express her many creative talents.

Milli, Jack, and the Dancing Cat

After a boy runs from getting a haircut, a bird drops a seed on his head which starts to grow, so instead of trying to rid himself of his new living hairstyle, the boy learns how to make the leaf grow and in turn, winds up growing a lot himself.

Leaf

Anna Fienberg

Figaro and Rumba are best friends. Figaro is a dog who loves to run like the wind. And Rumba is a cat who once sang and danced in Cuba. When they catch the Very Fast Train that goes all the way to the beach, they meet a cunning crocodile with conga drums and an elegant satin waistcoat. Surely such a musical creature couldn't be a villain? Anna Fienberg is the author of the Tashi series, and Stephen Michael King has created many wonderful picture books. This is the first storybook they have made together.

Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe

Bear likes to dive into the deep blue ocean, blowing bubbles and turning somersaults. He wakes with the sun and sleeps with the moon. One morning, Bear is shocked to discover that his coat has changed. Is Bear dreaming? Or are two cheeky polar bear cubs responsible?

Rainbow Bear

Cathleen Daly

Prudence wants a pet so badly that she adopts a branch, a twig, a tire and even a shoe named Formal Footwear, but none are suitable for her--will Prudence ever find the perfect pet? By the author of Flirt Club.

Prudence Wants a Pet

"First published by Scholastic Australia in 2019."

Three

Everything Henry did seemed to be wrong-way-round and upside down, until he met Amy, who is good at everything. But there are still some things Henry can teach Amy.

Right Way Round and Upside Down

Henry and Amy

The perfect book to share with a child, parent, friend or any special person in your life, I Love You Too is a simple yet extremely touching story about how the people we love make the world a beautiful place, in any kind of weather!

I Love You Too

The world is big. It is exciting and colorful and full of amazing things. But the best thing? The best thing in the world is YOU. Stephen Michael King’s book is a tribute to friendship and love in all its many forms. It is a book to give, to share, and to read with every person you love.

A Story of Love and Friendship

Once there was a man who loved boxes. He also loved his young son, but because he did not know how to say so, he made things for his son out of boxes. Love is expressed in different ways and a small boy comes to understand his father's special way of showing his love for him.

The Man Who Loved Boxes

A man who loves boxes finds a special way to let his son know he loves him.

A Special Kind of Love

Bella has woken up to find that things are not as they should be. But her mother is busy painting, and her father is playing his baby grand piano. Doesn't anyone realise it's going to be a horrible, horrific, horrendous hair day? The hairdresser wants to cut it all off, except for one little curl. What is Bella to do? If only she had a hat that could hide all her messed, mashed and muddled hair. If only life was peaceful... A heartwarming and hair-raising tale from a much-loved picture-book creator.

Bella's Bad Hair Day

Even though they are very different, Henry and Amy are good friends.

(Right-Way-Round and Upside Down)

This is a story that celebrates the individual. Objects, like people, interact differently to one another and with the world according to their perspective. Big wishes he could be carefree and drift away with the wind like Smalls but he is solid and predictable. Talls are wibbly and wobbly and fall over in the wind. A big gust of wind comes along and threatens to take away Big's new friends so he provides shelter for them with his sturdy shape. Suddenly a wind even stronger and bigger comes along and the Smalls start to drift away. The Talls band together to reach the Smalls and Big fi nds, for the fi rst time, that he is drifting feely into the wind with the help of his friends. Never Ever Before is another fresh and whimsical book by Stephen Michael King. Stephen has subtly paid homage to the surrealist and abstract painters of the 20th century demonstrating how shapes create emotion.

Never Ever Before

Milli can take a nothing and transform it into a wiggly wonderful something, but she isn't brave enough to show people what she loves to do until Jack and the dancing cat come waltzing into her life. Stephen Michael King celebrates to joys of being yourself and setting your imagination free in this gloriously playful book.

Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat

Paperback edition of a CBC Honour picture book - full of joyful colour and energy - about a timid girl who finds the courage to live life on her own terms, with the help of a travelling minstrel and his dancing cat.

A simple picture book with a touching message about friendship and love. This beautifully poignant picture book follows two lovable characters as they frolic in the world around them and celebrate the true meaning of friendship. In simple text and touching illustrations, this happy duo rejoice in all of the colourful, musical and exciting things the world has to offer, including, of course, YOU. The universal message of love and togetherness makes this the ideal book for snuggling, reading aloud and telling the ones we love that the most important thing is YOU!

Stephen Michael King

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