younger readers
The Daredevil Princess and the Golden Unicorn
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?
Belinda Murrell’s top 10 creative writing tips
Belinda Murrell outlines the inspiration behind the book
Belinda Murrell introduces Daredevil Princess series YouTube
Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon (Dragon Girls Bk 4)
Mei must find the ancient and powerful Forest Book. Inside its pages is the entire history of the Magic Forest. Without its precious knowledge, things will start to go very wrong in this enchanted place!
Welcome to Paris FRANCE (Paris Takes Over the World #1)
Hi! I'm Paris. I write in my travel journal as I explore the world! Paris is 10 years old and is off to visit her favourite city, PARIS! While she is there, she meets a girl named Amelie who has lost her dog, Eclair. Can Paris help Amelie trace her steps through the landmarks of the city to find the lost pup?
Kyla May | Scholastic Australia
Ninja Buddies! (Ninja Kid 14)
The museum’s rare space gem has been stolen! Luckily, Nelson and Kenny have new friends with some serious ninja skills to help! Can the team work together to find the missing gem? Or will calling in Buddy Backup backfire?!
How to Make a Paper Bag Ninja Craft
Real Pigeons Fight Crime
Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It’s because they’re out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts!
Did you know your city is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons? It's true! With master of disguise Rock Pigeon, bendy Tumbler, strong Frillback and super-finder Homey, the REAL PIGEONS will solve any mystery and fight any bad guy to keep the city safe!
Andrew McDonald website – Children's author
Ming and Flo Fight for the Future
Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books.
So when Ming gets the chance to go back in time, she imagines herself changing destinies from a glittering palace or an explorer's ship. Instead, she ends up in Australia in 1898, living a tough life as Flo Watson on a drought-stricken farm.
Museum of Australian Democracy – Ming and Flo Resources
Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast
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.
Worst Week Ever! Tuesday
Have you ever had a bad week? Justin Chase sure has, and this is it! He barely made it through Monday, but now it’s ... Tuesday! His cat is still missing, probably abducted by aliens. His dad is more embarrassing than ever. He’s unexpectedly gone viral online in the worst possible way. And when school photo day collides with the Super Science Spectacular, it’s destined to blow up into a hair-raising, teeth-shattering disaster of epic proportions!
Aaron Blabey draws Pig the Pug!
Scholastic Pig the Pug downloadables
Hot Dog: Scary Time!
A bushwalk to the famous Banana Waterfall sounds like fun ... until it turns into a Banana Water-fail! There’s something spooky going on! What could it be?!
Dan McGuiness official website – Illustrator
Urban Legend Hunters - The Dreaded Mr Snipe
There is something sinister stirring in the town of Shadow Grove. Something that requires the talent, training and dedication of professional urban legend (aka monster) hunters.
It’s a shame we don’t have any of those…
Meet storyteller Jeremy who loves telling tales that will make your blood curdle, fearless Samantha Small and Bad Boris, who may is anything but bad!
This is not a fairytale. This is a hair-raising, spine-tingling, heart-pounding, hilarious adventure that is sure to scare the snot right out of you.