Children's stories, Australian

Hotdog and his friends are going on a mad adventure to help a baby bird find his missing mum! But can they handle dirty nappies and karate-chopping roosters along the way? Then, it's surprise party time. But will a cranky donkey ruin the day?

'Just Annoying!' places Andy in hilarious situations like setting a new speed record by swinging on the clothes line, being terrorised by a garden gnome and having his imaginary friends taking on a life of their own.

These stories are bursting with practical jokes, great gags and terrific tricks. When you get to the end of the book you can enjoy them all again - creating hours of hilarity for all readers.

Andy's the greatest practical joker in the world, or he would be if his jokes didn't keep backfiring. Try pretending to be dead to skip school, would it work? How do you convince a friend he is invisible? Find out how in ten silly stories.

These stories are bursting with practical jokes, great gags and terrific tricks. When you get to the end of the book you can enjoy them all again - creating hours of hilarity for all readers.

Lily D is full of beans - which is good news because she is very busy! She does ballet on Mondays, tap on Tuesdays, acrobatics on Wednesdays, singing on Thursdays, and drama on Fridays. Drama is her favourite! It's Lily's dream to become a performance artiste when she grows up. Lily D thinks of h...

Whistles at the ready. Marge is off! Have you met Marge? She has rainbow hair, tells wild stories and she's the best babysitter in the whole world. Things do SOMETIMES go off the rails when Marge is around but Jakey and Jemima don't mind that. After all, no one else could rescue a train, help Jak...

Jemima and Jake's new babysitter doesn't look too promising. In fact she looks very sensible, very old and very small (she only comes up to daddy's armpit!) But the moment her parents leave the house, Marge gives a mischievous wink, takes off her hat and reveals a marvellous mane of rainbow-colou...

This is a wonderfully wild and enjoyable midnight fantasy about a pillow that comes to life, illustrated in a strip style by one of the world's favourite illustrators. Other titles by Ormerod include Sunshine, Gemma and The Story of Chicken Licken.

A new baby means a hectic household for the whole family. Luckily Gags, the narrator's grandmother, is always around to help - turning into the Gags machine when the house is in need of a good clean and dinner must be made. But Gags also has time for fun stuff like playing dress up and going to t...