Frankie discovers that beautiful things can be made from broken pieces, in this sensitive and hopeful story about family separation.
One day, Mums vase breaks, and everything changes. All of a sudden, Frankies Dad doesnt live at home anymore, and Nana has come to stay for a while. Frankies life has broken apart just like the vase, and she feels upset and lost. Then Nana has an idea

Full of expressive, colourful illustrations, The Mosaic is an optimistic story about parental separation and the healing power of art. Little readers will delight in following Nana and Frankie as they go on an adventure and find an unexpected source of hope and inspiration. They will see that while some changes can feel sad and overwhelming at first, they can also lead to happiness if we know where to look.

Children all over the world are impacted by parental divorce and separation. The Mosaic offers a fresh perspective, focussing on the good that can come from change and giving children comfort in a time of grief and uncertainty. Inspired by the authors conversations with her own children, it is a uniquely personal story that will help any children going through difficult changes to find hope, resilience and joy.

Public speaking phenom, Lexie, is on her
way to represent her school at the Speech state finals, with dreams of reaching
nationals. But that is before a freckle on her cheek turns out to be a rare
form of melanoma, skin cancer, that requires surgery. Now, with a large scar on
her face, her world changes and she no longer recognizes herself.

Her confidence has vanished, her
friendships are changing and the very thing she has always loved--public
speaking--now strikes terror into her heart. When a chance encounter turns into
an unexpected friendship, Lexie's feelings about her scar, and herself, are
challenged. Can she find a way to explore her ordeal with her ambitions for
winning the state Speech competition?

A relatable and easy read for teenagers and
young adults about overcoming obstacles, navigating friendships and finding out
that our worth is far more than just skin deep.

A poignant story about a child finding her own inner strength, courage and resilience by drawing inspiration from the generations of women that came before her.

Whenever Islas mother brings out her small blue doll box, Isla knows she will hear the stories of the women in her familys past. Touching on themes of immigration, war and the feminist movement, their lives show Isla the incredible things women can achieve, and the strength she has inside herself.

Inspired by the author's own family, this book echoes the timeless power of familial bonds and personal histories that instil courage and determination in each new generation. It underscores the belief that sharing family stories can foster a sense of belonging, and provide strength to face life's adversities.

What makes a strong role model for girls? Deborah Kelly found the answer in her own heritage, in the pages of history, and in the inspiring individuals who, despite adversity, discovered their own courage and resilience. The Doll Box is a testament to their stories, lovingly passed from mother to daughter, empowering the next generation of strong women.

'Out in the bay where sailboats glide,
little horses drift and hide...'

Beneath the waters of a calm bay, seahorses hide from predators, feed on shrimp and raise their young in gardens of sponge, coral, and grass. But when a storm destroys their habitat, they are left with nothing to eat and nowhere to hide. That is, until a Marine Biologist comes up with a clever invention to provide them with shelter and food while the natural environment recovers. The little horses have a new home where they can thrive! Soon, tiny horses are swimming and the hotel is overgrown with coral and grass.

Inspired by true events and including information about seahorses and the Seahorse Hotels Project, Little Horses is a conservation success story certain to inspire children to love and care for the natural world.

The dinosaur disco is jumping until the ground shakes and the music stops. Who's that stomping their way? Are they here for a roar or ready to dance? This is the perfect story to get little 'saurs and big ones up on their feet and showing off their best moves

Finding the Key

By: Deborah Kelly

After the sudden and unexpected passing of her beloved mother Dorothy, Pam is grief-stricken and struggling to accept her death. Grasping for any means of keeping her near, Pam finds comfort during her mother's celebration of life, where she is overcome by stories from her mom's youth-stories she never knew; and she begins to yearn to have known her mother in her youth, too.

Soon, Pam starts having vivid dreams and visions of her mother; dreams too specific and unusual not to be true. Desperate to discover the reality of her new existence, Pam reaches out to a physic. Who tells her that her mother wants what she wants and she must find the key before its too late? The mystery of the key starts to unravel, will Pam find it in time?

About the Author

Deborah Kelly has been a writer from a young age and published her first children's story in the early 1980s. In 1996 she published her first novel, 2-Step to Death, gaining acclaim for the page-turning thriller. For a time, she wrote for trade magazines. She began writing Finding the Key many years ago, based on her own experiences.

Kelly is an esthetician, a spa owner, and creator of her own line of skin care products, Relax & Wax, for waxing. In addition to writing, she has a passion for travelling, both inside and outside the USA.

A very special picture book about the love between a little girl and her grandmother

When Nana makes pancakes, I spread the jam. I smooth it right to the edges with the back of my spoon, until it looks like a giant orange sun. Then we roll them up tightly, dust them with sugar and lick our fingers.

In this beautifully written picture book, a little girl goes to the ends of the earth to find real apricot jam for her beloved grandmother. The text is based on the real story of the author's relationship with her Hungarian grandmother. When Deborah was growing up, her grandmother longed for real apricot jam (lekvar), like what she used to eat in Hungary as a little girl. So Deborah vowed that one day she would travel to Hungary and bring back a jar of lekvar for the Nana she adored. And that is what she did, carrying the jar with her as she backpacked throughout Europe, until, finally, delivering it to her Nana.

Three murders... Two sexy Special Agents... One small house...

Nick, alpha-male private-investigator, is assembling a team to go undercover at a Florida high-school where teenagers are being murdered and left exposed on the school's fifty-yard line. He needs a team that can help him infiltrate the school and catch this killer. Nick doesn't expect to see the spark in the eyes of the sexy analyst assigned to his team, but it makes him want to push her more than anyone else on the squad.

MaKenzie, reclusive bookworm, is comfortable with her desk job in intelligence gathering. Though she has been training to be in the field the last several months with her brother, she isn't looking forward to coming face-to-face with a real life bad guy. Newly divorced, she's looking for a change of pace, not another man to run her life, but can't help her budding feelings for her hotter-than-sin team leader.

Together, MaKenzie and Nick will go undercover to track down the murderer. In unfamiliar territory amongst the Florida swamps, tensions rise, and the case becomes more and more personal for MaKenzie as she develops new, unexpected friendships. Will the duo uncover the killer before another death occurs? Or will the heat between Nick and MaKenzie burn everyone under the Floridian sun?

Sometimes I feel just like the glass in my fish tank- people look right through me. Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn't even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought- stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic. Oliver's meltdowns are making life unbearable. He needs so many different kinds of therapy that there's never any time-or money-left over for swimming lessons. Tilly knows Oliver's needs have to come first, but it's hard feeling invisible all the time. When Mum announces they are moving to the Queensland coast, Tilly is excited at the thought of finally learning to swim- even snorkel! But she is also worried. The thing about Oliver is, he can't cope with even the tiniest of changes to his routine. It isn't long before the cracks begin to show. Could so many changes all at once threaten to shatter the whole family?