AustLit

'Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and species. Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she can’t join. But where there’s a will, there’s a way and Stella is determined to reach for the stars. Does she have the right stuff?'

Source : publisher's blurb

'The award-winning picture book duo behind My Dead Bunny is back with another hilarious rhyming tale.

'On my first day back at school I met a girl called Lena. Every time she acted mean she laughed like a hyena.

'There's something a little odd - a little weird about Lena. Could she be hiding a scary secret behind her schoolyard pranks and beastly laugh? It may take a committed band of courageous classmates to uncover the hideous truth.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

'The fun and frolics continue at Toffle Towers when all of Alandale is snowed in, but guests' precious belongings start to go missing. Is there a thief staying at the hotel? To keep the Toffle Towers guests entertained while they're stuck indoors, and try to catch the culprit, Chegwin puts on a talent show with a hefty wodge of cash as the prize.

'To make things worse for the Toffle Towers team, Brontessa Braxton is up to her old tricks again, and Chegwin must beat her in court if he's to save Toffle Towers from yet another takeover attempt. Will Chegwin come up with a plan in time? And will he ever find the missing room and the hotel's mystery guest?' (Publication summary)

'When Sally's archenemy Dexter Maelstrom invites her to a demonstration of his new invention, she doesn't expect it to actually work. Dexter's De-Evolving Ray can turn chickens into dinosaurs! But when Dexter's chickensaurs breaks free and go on the hunt, Sally - along with her friend Charli and her baby brother Joe - must avoid becoming chicken feed. Is Dexter behind this dastardly plan - or is somebody else the bad egg?' (Publication summary)

'Chegwin's adventures at Toffle Towers continue when, one by one, his hotel staff are 'reverse mugged' by two mysterious men. Chaos ensues and it's Chegwin's job to get to the bottom of these attacks before Toffle Towers loses all its hard-earned guests. Meanwhile, the town of Alandale is preparing for the annual Great River Race. Once Chegwin discovers his saboteur is no other than Brontessa Braxton, owner of the rival hotel in town, Chegwin find himself preparing to go head to head with her in the Great River Race to save his beloved staff and Toffle Towers.'(Publication summary)

'Toffle Towers hotel has been run by a Toffle for over one hundred years - and it's about to be inherited by the next generation.

'Chegwin Toffle is only ten years old. But he isn't going to let that stop him from turning this run-down hotel into a success. Chegwin is determined to transform Toffle Towers from a boring hotel for grown-ups into an incredibly exciting destination for children (and their families).

'But running a hotel isn't easy. Chegwin has a lot to learn, and his tendency to drift off into daydreams isn't helping.

'Chegwin has plenty of ideas. But can he turn his madcap daydreams into reality? ' (Publication summary)

'Authors Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck have gathered together an awesome line-up of writers and their funniest stories. Not only will the stories make you laugh out loud and feel good, royalties from sales of the book go to Dymocks Children’s Charities – so you can feel extra good!

'Total Quack Up! features stories from Deborah Abela, Tristan Bancks, Adrian Beck, Jacqueline Harvey, Paul Jennings, Alex Miles, Oliver Phommavanh, Sally Rippin, R.A. Spratt and Matt Stanton, plus a prize-winning story from a child!' (Publication summary)

'The brain-enhancing nanobots she is testing have been accidentally swallowed by her baby brother Joe. The only way to stop Joe turning into a superbaby and wreaking super havoc is to shrink herself and travel inside Joe's body on a journey to tackle the problem head-on. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, this is only the beginning . . .'  (Publication summary)

'Sally Tinker – creator of Brobot and the world’s foremost inventor under the age of twelve – is back. Sally has built a machine capable of enlarging any object, but when she tries resizing a slice of pizza she accidentally enlarges a dung beetle to scary proportions. As the hungry beetle rolls itself a dung ball large enough to crush an entire town, Sally races to fix her new machine but not before Sally’s baby brother Joe makes himself enormous and saves the day. Unfortunately Joe can’t be shrunk down immediately, and he desperately needs a nappy change.' (Publication summary)

'Sally is the world’s foremost inventor under the age of twelve, and she just knows she can build a better brother than the messy, smelly version she has. Sally’s invention – Brobot – is fantastic, that is until the remote gets broken and Brobot careens out of control. Sally realises that maybe there’s more to a brother than just his inconveniences.' (Publication summary)

'"My dead bunny's name is Brad; his odour is extremely bad. He visits me when I'm in bed, but Bradley wasn't always dead ..." A hilarious rhyming tale about a zombie bunny who comes back to visit his owner. ' (Publication summary)

'Josh is as brave as a Viking warrior. And not much can scare a Viking. But when the two littlest Vikings go berserk, Josh, Grandpa and Viking World are all in for a rocky ride.' (Publication summary)

'Smart and feisty friends from different backgrounds, the Amity Kids go all out to meet any challenge that comes their way. In Magpie Mischief, they are determined to prevent an act of environmental vandalism--no matter what it takes. It's a quest that might just prove that kids are smarter than adults!' (Source: Trove)

'Smart and feisty friends from different backgrounds, the Amity Kids go all out to meet any challenge that comes their way. In Kidnapped! they face their biggest challenge yet, going head to head with criminals and attempting a dangerous rescue. Kids are smarter than adults--are they braver, too?' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'Smart and feisty friends from different backgrounds, the Amity Kids go all out to meet any challenge that comes their way. In Disturbing the Peace, they get angry about drivers who treat local roads like a Formula 1 track, and decide to take action. It’s a quest that again proves that kids are smarter than adults!' (Source: Publisher's blurb)