A cyclone is coming to Useless Loop. Annie has never been in a cyclone, but everyone else seems to know just what to do. She helps her parents get everything ready, then waits to see what the cyclone will bring. Will it be scary? Will it be boring? Annie finds out it is both, and more!

Pauline, Petrova and Posy are found as orphaned babies in different parts of the world by eccentric fossil collector and explorer Great-Uncle Matthew - 'Gum'. He adopts them, takes them to his London home and leaves them in the care of his niece Sylvia and the family Nurse. Then off he goes...

Life? It's simple: be true to yourself. The tricky part is finding out exactly who you are... Boarding for a term in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sibylla expects the gruesome outdoor education program -- but friendship complications, and love that goes wrong? They're extra-curricula.

But the next day, her secret's out! What sort of friend would do that?

Alison Ashley. She was the most beautiful, graceful, elegant thing you ever saw in your life... And from the first day I HATED her. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series.

Shelley is angry about having to tag along with her mum, who works in a hostel for children with intellectual disabilities. Even the promise of the indoor pool is ruined by the presence of Ben, who watches from a distance and can't even say her name properly. Gradually Shelley moves from self-absorption to helping Ben overcome his fear of water.

Emily's pet stegosaurus Thing is kidnapped by the very rich and very horrible Stephanie Strobe, who locks him in her ensuite bathroom. How will Emily find him? Thingnapped! is the sequel to the much-loved, award-winning Thing , brought to life by two of Australia's favourite creators of books for young people. Ages 5+.

When Emily Forbes mistakenly picks up a stegosaurus egg in the park, her life changes in all sorts of wonderful ways. But when the egg hatches, can Emily keep her new pet a secret from the evil landlady, Mrs McIlvray?