Margaret Mahy

When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.

Michael loves to make things up, and when he and his dad go for a walk, they can't believe what they see. Islands. Giants. Even mermaids.

The Witch Dance is a special party. Every witch brings a cloak, a hat and a cat. But not Witch Rose. She is allergic to cats! Luckily for her, Nightshade, the perfect Witch Dog is on hand to help. But can Witch Rose and Nightshade convince the other witches that a Witch Dog really can be as good as any cat?

No mystery is too creepy for 12-year-old Ditta. So when she discovers a lonely ghost haunting an ancient book at school she's determined to figure out where he's come from and what secrets lurk in his past.

This is a reissue of the classic story about a mousy accountant's first trip to the seaside with his ex-pirate mother.

A blue 'Early Reader' is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red 'Early Reader' is the next step on your reading journey. Timothy's sisters think that boys are all rubbish at cooking so Timothy sets out to prove them wrong - by making the most delicious chocolate porridge ever. The only trouble is - who is going to eat it?

Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie direct this New Zealand thriller based on the novel by Margaret Mahy. When her four-year-old brother Jacko (Benji Purchase) becomes ill, 16-year-old Laura (Erana James) soon begins to suspect he has become possessed by an evil spirit. Seeking help from a local witch, Laura is encouraged to 'changeover' from her normal life and become a witch herself in order to overpower the evil spirit, send it back to the darkness...