Michelle Worthington

An adventurous, fast moving middle grade historical fiction about survival, second chances and searching for your place in the world. As a young girl growing up in an unforgiving land, Connie learns that sometimes good people need to do bad things to survive. When her pioneering family travels to outback Queensland to try and rebuild their lives, as their only surviving daughter, Connie struggles to fit into society's expectations of her. The challenges keep mounting as the unforgiving climate threatens their happiness. Devastating drought is followed by a flood that wipes out their entire flock. And then Connie uncovers the real reason behind why her father had to leave Scotland. When her father's past finally catches up with him, can Connie find the courage to find her own path forward and rewrite the future for her family?

The Bushranger's Daughter

Once Upon a Whoops! A book full of fairy tales that have a little twist. All of them familiar. It's really quite a list. So, once upon a time is a good way to start, but twice upon a time is what tell these apart. A collection of twisted tales, ridiculous rhymes and peculiar pictures by Australian authors and illustrators to raise funds and awareness for premature babies with Life's Little Treasures Foundation's Sibling Story Time.

Fractured Fairytales and Ridiculous Rhymes

Once Upon a Whoops!

Matthew Wilson

Naomi Clark

Ken Goldman

Thomas Brown

Mathias Jansson

Neil Leckman

Marija Elektra Rodriguez

George Wilhite

Ron Koppelberger

Ken L. Jones

T. Fox Dunham

Kevin L. Jones

James Pratt

Bethany Wilhelm

Olivia Arieti

Timothy Frasier

Monica Frasier Williams

Jason Barney

Alyn Day

Danica Green

Jordan Phelps

Andrés Abel

Angela C. Brown

G. K. Murphy

Nathan J.D.L Rowark

M. D. Moffitt

Tami Frasier Baker

Mirrors are fascinating. They reflect everything accurately the things that are in front of them, or do they? Scientists were at one time attempting to create a mirror which showed everything the way the viewer would see it, not the back-to-front reflection we are used to. Quite what that would do to our minds is anyone's guess… Mirrors can be menacing. They can reveal our innermost fears – sometimes showing us those fears in ghastly and horrific forms. Mirrors can speak, according to the fairy tale, giving the viewer what she wanted up to a point, until it no longer became the truth. Mirrors hold many secrets. This anthology reveals some of those secrets and horrors as the talented writers who have allowed me to use their work explore in tales of woe, blood, gore and murder. Here are the real nasties hiding behind the silvered backs of seemingly innocuous mirrors. Look in them at your peril.

Mirror Mirror

It's Christmas time and Malibu and his surfing crew are relaxing on beautiful Bondi Beach. Santa, Mrs Claus an the elves are there too. Everyone is having fun, playing in the sun, surf and sand, but one little elf is being very mischievous and creating chaos. Can Malibu help him understand about being brave enough to stand out, without acting out? After all, if anyone knows about not fitting in, it's Malibu the three-legged surfing kangaroo from Uluru.

Malibu and the Cheeky Elf

Bedtime Ballads and Tall Tales from the Australian Bush

Tell 'Em They're Dreaming

From Santa in his underwear to crazy Christmas rules, from a missing star to Christmas bellyaches, this anthology is packed with Yuletide happiness that will bring a smile to all faces during the most magical time of the year. From the authors and illustrators of Share Your Story.

An Anthology of Christmas Tales

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Noah knew he was different. He could see things that others couldn't, like the patterns in the dust that floated down on sunbeams. Noah is different. He sees, hears, feels, and thinks in ways that other people don't always understand, and he asks a lot of questions along the way. Noah loves science, especially the weather. His books usually provide him with the answers he needs, until one day, there's one question they don't answer—and that is where Noah's windy adventure begins. Filled with rich, sweeping illustrations, this picture book celebrates the inquisitive nature of all children, including those on the autism spectrum, who cannot stop asking a question until an answer has been unearthed. The book contains a page of information for parents, caregivers, and educators about the importance of helping children feel good about their differences and know that being different is okay. Michelle Worthington was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and has lived there all her life. She is much-published author in Australia. Joseph Cowman lives and paints in the hills and valleys of suburban Idaho. He is a long-standing member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. He is the illustrator of six other Redleaf Lane books, including most recently, The Amazing Erik and Rita and the Firefighters.

Noah Chases the Wind

Sassafras and Alcatraz are twins who couldn't be more different, except for the fact that they love their local library and their mother is best friends with the librarian. They sit in the library while their mother coaches their older brothers football team. The librarian, Ms Burns, tells them the Mayor is going to demolish the library to make way for a car park and there is nothing she can do about it. When Sass goes down to the basement for the packing boxes, she puts her hands on the old library files that hold the Dewey Decimal Cards and something magical happens. She calls the characters of the books to life. The library is helping them to find a way to fight. Can they find the right combination of characters, including the knights, pirates and scientists, to stop the council and save the library?

Sass and Traz Save The Library

Michelle Worthington

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