Farm-girl Mia is shy and anxious about making new friends when school starts back. A gentle, heartwarming book about family, self-growth, relationships and the value of kindness.
Sadie, a young girl who daydreams of clouds and ponies and bubbles and ice cream, just can't seem to pay attention to what she is supposed to be doing! Sadie has trouble keeping track of all the things heaped on a kid her age. So her mom comes up with a clever plan to bolster her confidence and keep her spirits up.
Told mostly from the perspective of Nabila, the eldest child of a one-parent immigrant family to Australia, this novel focuses on how the wider community pulls together, despite the family's fears of discrimination, when the youngest child, Imani, goes missing. Looking for Imani is a tale that weaves together a variety of themes into a heartfelt ......
Ben hates being the last to get picked up from kindergarten. Every single day. Then one pick-up time, Ben comes up with a terrifically tall tale about why his dad can't collect him sooner: because he's busy ruling over a huge kingdom, of course -- full of treasure, snake-monsters, knights and robbers. Soon all the children want to stay later at ......
When Hook Hand Horace is asked to help Old Fetch for a week, he wonders what chores he will be doing. But after failing his very first task, the tiny rat decides to do things the sneaky way. Will Horace’s little lies lead to a whole lot of trouble?
Winner of the 2018 American Fiction Awards (Juvenile Fiction).
Ahoy there, and welcome to the School of Scallywags. Appropriately nicknamed, SOS, the School of Scallywags is a bizarre boarding school for pirates who need a little HELP to reach their full potential. With the motto of “Mischief, Mayhem and Mucking About,” who knows ......
When Mischief McScruff’s schoolbag disappears on a farm excursion, the detective dog goes searching for clues. Can Mischief solve the mystery of the muddy footprints? And what priceless treasure is hidden in his bag?
When Tilly befriends an ugly and feared old woman in her village, she is surprised to discover that she is really an aqua pixie! Faithfully waiting for rain to come and restore her lake, aqua pixie Kakasha has been in hiding for many years. Can Tilly help her find her way back home or will Kakasha give up on Lake Pululu and become a real human?
ISBN-13: 9781925839159
(Paperback)
Publisher: LITTLE STEPS Imprint: LITTLE STEPS PUBLISHING
Mischief McScruff is running late for class – again! With the scruffy Sea Dog on his last warning, Mischief must arrive on time for the circus excursion or face expulsion from the School of Scallywags. But being marooned on the not-so-deserted Dessert Island was not part of the plan. Can Mischief eat his way out of trouble and reach the circus ......