The night was frosty dark but we were snug and cosy in the kitchen. Then SNAP! The lights went out.
In the dark of night, a neighbourhood becomes a new country to explore, and an ordinary winter evening turns into a family adventure.
A reassuring story about finding comfort in community from the award-winning creators of Ella and the Ocean.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Lian Tanner is a children's author and playwright. She has worked as a teacher in Australia and Papua New Guinea, a tourist bus driver, a freelance journalist, a juggler, a community arts worker, an editor and a professional actor. It took her a while to realise that all of these jobs were really just preparation for being a writer. Nowadays she lives by the
More about Lian TannerJonathan Bentley has been an Editorial Illustrator at the Courier Mail newspaper for ten years, and has illustrated books for Margaret Wild ('The Little Crooked House'), Margaret Allum ('The Best Kind of Kiss) and Michael Ratnett ('The Jelly Monster').
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