When she overhears someone call her a witch, Miss Pinchon thinks she must be one, tries flying and casting spells, and decides that she is a flower witch.
Children's Books
- Author:Holman, FeliceSummary:
- Author:GLEITZMAN, Morris & JENNINGS, PaulSummary:
I froze. On the other side of the fence horrible, gobbling squeals came from the slobberers as they fought over the bloody trail I had left behind. I tore my hand away and fled. It's wicked! It'll suck you in. And it's to...
- Author:SOUTHALL, IvanSummary:
Six young people and a pilot board a small plane and set off for a weekend in N.S.W. They are destined never to reach there....
- Author:MERRILL, JeanSummary:
The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world.
- Author:CABOT, MegSummary:
Mia's love life is a disaster - and her being heir to the throne of Genovia sure doesn't help. Because while Mia's finally got herself a boyfriend, he's SO not the right guy. The one she really wants is Michael,...
- Author:CABOT, MegSummary:
Nothing's simple when you're the new Princess of Genovia. At least, that's what Mia reckons. With her mother dating her Algebra teacher, a secret admirer sending her mysterious emails, and a bad case of the hots for...
- Author:MCKIE, AnneSummary:
Two favourite tales in one book, adapted from the original stories by Anne McKie.
- Author:SCHOLES, KatherineSummary:
One stormy night at her grandfather's place on the windswept coast, Annie enters a boathouse occupied by injured seabirds and finds herself able to understand their speech.
- Author:TOLKIEN, J. R. RSummary:
A fantastic tale of high adventure about a band of dwarfs in search of their ancestral hoard of gold, stolen by a dragon. They hire the services of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, supposedly a master thief, to steal it back for them.
- Author:LEWIS, NaomiSummary:
Retells thirteen fairy tales by the Danish author, including: The tinderbox, The steadfast tin soldier, The little match girl, and The snowman.
- Author:Tim WintonSummary:
Skeeta Anderson wakes up one Summer morning to find that part of him is gone, something he thought he'd never miss - his bum!
- Author:HAYES, BarbaraSummary:
These teddy tales for bedtime or playtime include retellings of such classic tales as: Tom Thumb, The sword in the stone, The princess and the pea and The dog and his reflection.
- Author:NORTON, MarySummary:
The Borrowers, a family of tiny people, are kidnapped from their home in Little Fordham and held captive in an attic.
- Author:THIELE, ColinSummary:
The story of a boy and his love for his pelican friend.
- Author:Rivera, RaquelSummary:
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Adina wants to put together a perfect act for the school fashion show.
- Author:Blyton, EnidSummary:
The Seven choose a cave as their new headquarters and have a mysterious visitor.
- Author:LAMORISSE, AlbertSummary:
A group of children follow the red balloon and have a series of marvellous adventures.
- Author:HEYLEN, JillSummary:
The authors have sought to give us the very best in contemporary and traditional Australian poetry for children. The collection covers themes and concerns including nature and animal poems through to the demands of urban and suburban...
- Author:Dutton, GeoffreySummary:
Bottlebrush helps catch a burglar and solve the mystery of the night noises.
- Author:Klein, RobinSummary:
A collection of letters by Penny, revealing how she learns to stop hating babies and certain boys.