Charlie Archbold

Embark on another thrilling adventure in the tropical paradise of northern Queensland with the intrepid team in The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold. This delightful sequel to the award-winning The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat promises to captivate readers once again with its blend of mystery, excitement, and local charm. In the quaint setting of...

Age range 4+ Willow jumps on the Ferris Wheel and is intrigued to see a boy surrounded by moths. As they travel high above the fairground, he tells her the reason why the moths love him so much: he was raised by moths. Wonderfully fantastical and thought-provoking with stunning illustrations, Raised by Moths is quite unlike anything you've read before....

Bernie mutters to me. ‘No way. Who’d go into the mangroves at night?’ I swallow. Not me. Not into Sebastian land. No one would head into crocodile heartland in the middle of a dark night. No one, unless they had a very good reason. Andy and his best friend Eli live in a small coastal town in far north Queensland....

Dad pulls the chewed-up shark egg out of Washington’s mouth. It is drippy with drool. He puts it on the table. ‘That’s a Port Jackson shark egg. It shouldn’t be at Angel Bay,’ says Sylvie. ‘We should only be finding local shark eggs on the beaches around here.’ Andy and the Sugarcane Kids love riding their bikes to Angel Bay....