The impossible becomes possible...

In Maurice Shadbolt's only known children's story, published here for the first time and beautifully illustrated by Renee Haggo, Thomas saves his town from a wandering mountain and gives an insight into why people paint.

Maurice Shadbolt (1932-2004) is one of New Zealand's best-known writers and the author of twelve novels, four collections of stories and a number of works of non-fiction. Among them are several now considered New Zealand classics.

Renee Haggo is a recent graduate of AUT University in Auckland where she majored in Graphic Design. Renee primarily illustrates with pen and ink, watercolours and acrylics. She has a keen eye for realism in her characters and is an avid sketcher and life drawer. This is her first children's book.

Hardback, 32pp, 210 x 255mm, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-877378-42-3

All dogs should be like this!

Everybody tells her how dogs should be, but this girl knows better. This is a delightfully warm story about a little girl and her unruly, loveable best friend.

Janene Cooper has a background in education and is currently working as an Education Consultant based in Auckland. Her writing is influenced by the experiences she has shared with the many children who have touched her life.

Evie Kemp is recent graduate of AUT University in Auckland where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. Evie primarily illustrates for textiles using pen and ink. As a departure from her usual medium the artwork for A Dog Like That! was created using collage. This is her first children's book.

Hardback, 32pp, 210 x 255mm, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-877378-41-6

Birthdays will never be the same!

From one of our bestselling author/illustrator partnerships, a wonderfully whimsical story of a birthday party that doesn't go quite according to plan.

Dorothy Butler is an internationally recognised authority on children's books and literacy. She is a graduate of Auckland University and was awarded an OBE in 1993 for services to literature. She has won numerous New Zealand, British, American and Japanese awards. Dorothy is the mother of a large family and lives in a lovingly restored heritage house in KareKare by the ocean.

Lyn Kriegler is an American-born graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and holds an honours (BFA) degree in Fine Art and Illustration. She settled in New Zealand in 1974 and formed a happy working partnership with Dorothy Butler in 1978. They have since collaborated on many books together. Lyn lives and works from her studio, a converted stable, in KareKare Beach.

Hardback, 32pp, 210 x 255mm, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-877378-43-0