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Becky's two gorillas lived inside her doll's house. One was green and the other was red. They were very scary gorillas until Becky gave them their first bath.

Nicholas Nosh is the littlest pirate in the world. His family won't let him go to sea and he's bored. "I'll show them," he says.

Mimi laid the box on the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures. When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia - a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious, and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous....

When a fire is deliberately lit in the city of Quentaris, Nisha Fairsight and her minstrel friend Tal investigate and soon uncover a plot threatening its inhabitants. Adding to the city's woes is the threat of invasion from the vicious, insect-like Zolka, who are making it even more dangerous than usual to pass through the rift caves. Nisha must discover her fire-magic heritage and her place in Quentaris. Will she be able to save the city and her friends?

In the fabled city of magic, mystery and mayhem, young Nisha is struggling to come to terms with her fire-magician heritage. With the help of young minstrel Tal, Nisha learns to control her power while being swept up in events that threaten Quentaris itself, leading her to the fabulous and forbidding underground streets of Lower Quentaris.

Penny Pollard a flower girl? Impossible? Ridiculous? Find out what happens when our ever-rebellious heroine combines her career as a "cadet reporter" with some wild and crazy schemes to avoid her destiny as an extremely reluctant member of a wedding.

Eleven-year-old Bella has a terrible guilty secret: something she did three years ago, when her English relatives were visiting. Now, in the last week in December, they were returning to Australia and Bella fears the worst: that they are coming to confront her; that they suspected her all along.

How Penny Pollard learns to stop hating babies and (certain) boys is revealed in this hilarious and startling collection of letters.

"Out you go," says Dad. It is cold outside. How can a little dragon get in? Ben's dad won't let Rascal in until he learns how to beg. Rascal has other ideas, and Dad is not happy. Looks like Rascal is in trouble.

Barry may be the son of the most successful wombat couple in Wombat District, but that doesn't impress Portia-Louise. She has eyes only for Lenny the Returned Wombat. At Pottery class, at Dance class, it's just the same. But as Wombat District prepares for its annual fesitval, Barry, with the help of the willing but unreliable emus and the ingenious pelicans, is going to find a way to be noticed.

Minding a luxurious house seemed like fun to the Teen Power gang at first. But now Nick is feeling more and more uncomfortable. Suddenly the house seems like a prison, or a tomb. Is it the sealed windows and doors? Or the aquarium fish swimming in endless circles? Or maybe it's just that a fortune in emeralds was stolen from the house, ruining its owner, and disappearing without a trace.

Five stories from acclaimed children's authors Rod Clement and Sheena Knowles on one great audio book. Bursting with energy, sound effects and music, this is an audio book that will delight young listeners.

When the ever-enthusiastic and high-spirited Penny Pollard accompanies her friend Alistair and his mum (a long-suffering chaperone) on a tour of the United Kingdom, the results are hilariously unpredictable. Penny proves herself to be a very busy and unusual tourist.

Jock can make a special sound like a duck! Can you make it, too? Can you help Jock rescue the little duck from the duck hunter?

In this practical and accessible audio book, Selwa Anthony shows you how to succeed in every area of your life by understanding the essence of success and harnessing the power of positive thinking. Succeed With Me will help you learn to like yourself, believe in yourself and trust yourself so that you become the centre of your own success network. The book also features inspirational advice from many successful Australians.

It is not that she likes praying, but what else can Penny Pollard do when Mum announces that they are selling the house? Suddenly, the thought of no longer going to Kooringa Primary doesn't seem so appealing. Inspired by a school project on saints, Penny decides to leave it all in the hands of "trouble-shooter" Saint Jude - after all, he's apparently quite good, and not just with ordinary problems, but with impossible ones.

We all carry stories within us - wrenching, redemptive, extraordinary, and laced with unexpected and hard-won wisdom. These are the real-life stories that a group of women tell each other when they gather for a deep and structured conversation - once a month in a suburban living room - about the things that really matter. They discover that life can be a heartbeat away from chaos; that bad things happen to good people; that good people do outrageous things; that the desire for transformation is enduringly human.

Food stylist Cara, corporate lawyer Alex and stay-at-home mum Beth couldn't be more different. If it wasn't for the fact they live next door to each other in Cuthbert Close, they'd never have met and bonded over Bundt cake. The Close is an oasis of calm and kindness. The kind of street where kids play cricket together and neighbors pitch in each year for an end of summer party. But no one told Charlie Devine. When she roars straight into the party with her huge removal truck and her teenage daughter with no care or regard for decades-old tradition, the guacamole really hits the fan.

Lisa Wheeldon has a lovely life. Wife to a gorgeous husband, Scott, and a devoted mother to two small daughters, the former accountant has everything she wants—except a third child. But the universe has a strange way of providing. On the surface, Ava's fifth birthday party seems the ideal opportunity for Lisa to meet her daughter's new kindergarten friends—all 32 of them! But from beginning to end, the day is a complete nightmare, capped off by the discovery of a little girl hiding in the Wheeldon's backyard. At first, Lisa reasons that Ellie's mum is running late.

A fresh and poignant novel of family, journeys, past decisions...and dresses. Four women, one dress, and the secret that binds them all. When the fates of these four women intertwine in an unexpected and powerful way, none of their lives will ever be the same again.