Children's stories, Australian

Give fun a chance! This collection of quirky, thought-provoking short stories from Morris Gleitzman features all his favourite characters.

Once the top of a Burrawang tree fell to the ground and became Grug! Grug has returned from the wilderness to remind us of the magic of childhood, the importance of renewing the Australian wilderness and the caution we need to take int he wild world out there. This special audio collection featur...

This is the fifth collection of adventures featuring Billie B. Brown's best friend, Jack! 'The Backyard Mystery': Jack has found some insect eggs in his backyard. He can't wait for them to hatch. But what's inside? 'The Special Guest': It's Jack's turn to look after the class toy for the weekend!...

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...