Rebecca Crane – illustratör

A charming, beautifully illustrated picture book that explores personal space, boundaries and sharing in a story that's relatable to everyone.A little rabbit is trying to read his book in peace, but there's so much going on around him! He doesn't want to play, he doesn't want anyone to get too close and he doesn't want to be bothered. Maybe he needs some space just for himself... But what happens when he starts to feel lonely?

The Antarctica awaits in this fast-paced adventure starring a plucky new heroine. Pearly must face her fears to save her parents, her pet pig, and the day!Pearly Woe is a worrier. She worries about everything, especially that she’ll never be brave enough to become a member of the top-secret group of stealth adventurers – The Adventurologists’ Guild. Pearly also has a special talent – she can talk to animals. Her favourite animal to talk to is her pet pig, called Pig. But with her parents missing, Pig pig-napped and Pearly a stowaway on an icebreaker heading for Antarctica, Pearly’s worries just got REAL.

This playful, gently spooky picture book about back-to-school jitters features a mischievous group of ghosts and is [p]articularly fun to read aloud (School Library Journal, starred review) and perfect for fans of Gustavo the Shy Ghost and Little Ghost Makes a Friend.Its time to go back to school, but What if classes are too tough with loads of tests and tricky stuff? The question troubling you the most . . . What ifyikes!your schools got ghosts? Whats a kid to do when a mischievous crew of ghosts starts hoarding hula hoops and levitating lunches? Be brave! And work with classmates to help the playful spirits understand how school works. As students model manners, theyll see these spooky newcomers might be just the thing to liven up the learning day. After all, every school needs a little spirit!

Princess Tillie is brave and bold, clever and curious, daring and very determined.Which is just as well because there is trouble in the Queendom of Blumenfeld. A sneaky thief has been stealing the royal roses. The Summer Harvest Festival will be a disaster! Princess Tillie sets out to trap the thief and solve the mystery, with the help of King Edwin’s latest invention. But a sassy, golden unicorn called Honey Blossom turns everything upside down.Can Princess Tillie and Honey Blossom save the day?

Princess Tillie and Honey Blossom go exploring down a secret tunnel in Rosenburg Palace. It leads to Apple Tree Creek Farm, just outside the town walls. But strange things are happening there. Kobold, the Goblin King, and his minions are causing much mischief, mess and mayhem. Lukas, the farm boy, is at his wits’ end. Can Princess Tillie and Honey Blossom trick the wicked goblins and send them home?

Wren Westerly is enjoying the peace and quiet of Meadow Court. And why wouldn't she? Wren embraced her destiny as a fire-witch to defeat the Eater and save magic. Hurrah!But a cryptic warning from Wren's mother about the Everglade Witch has Wren thinking that magic is not as saved as everyone thinks it is.Guided by a dream about a goblet and a lesson from a mer-teacher, Wren and her friends embark on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth about the Everglade Witch and what is happening to magic.It turns out that defeating the Eater was the easy part Welcome back to the world of Everglade, where magic-kin are asleep, monsters are waking up and the fate of magic hangs by a thread.

The first book in an exciting and funny fantasy trilogy in the tradition of Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones.Everglade loves to hate witches. And as the daughter of the last witch, Wren Westerly is the most hated person in town. She can only imagine what would happen if the townspeople found out she can actually see magic ... even if she has no idea how to use it.But when magic leads Wren to an enchanted necklace and reveals her secret, it's not just Everglade chasing her. It's the Eater - a terrifying creature who is determined to drain all magic from the world, and who really, really wants that necklace.Leaving Everglade with nothing but the necklace, two accidental travel companions, and directions from a goat, Wren finds herself in a new and infinitely more magical world. And she's the only one who can save it from the Eater. That is, if she can figure out magic.No pressure.Welcome to the world of Everglade, where the truth about witches is tangled with lies and being yourself is the biggest risk of all.

A simple ode to happiness and self-confidence, as told through the voice of a lovable dog named Barkley.What kind of dog is Barkley? He's not as big as newfoundlands, or as fluffy as pomeranians. And he's definitely not as long as greyhounds. Maybe, Barkley thinks, he is just a nothing dog... Overwhelmed by a crisis of finding his identity and trying to work out what makes him special, Barkley finds himself a LOST dog, very far away from a little boy called Max – who loves him very much just the way he is! Maybe being somebody's best friend dog is actually the very best thing he could be.

A simple ode to happiness and self-confidence, as told through the voice of a lovable dog named Barkley.What kind of dog is Barkley? He's not as big as Newfoundlands, or as fluffy as Pomeranians. And he's definitely not as long as greyhounds. Maybe, Barkley thinks, he is just a nothing dog... Overwhelmed by a crisis of finding his identity and trying to work out what makes him special, Barkley finds himself a lost dog, very far away from a little boy called Max – who loves him very much just the way he is! Maybe being somebody's best friend dog is actually the very best thing he could be.