Karen McMillan

One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima. I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnage still myself - a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, who only ever wanted peace for everyone. - Brian Hennessy Brian immigrated to New Zealand...

Four children, Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an elastic island that can send them pinging across the ocean to a variety of tropical island destinations. Landing at Jewel Lagoon on Trinity Island, the children quickly find themselves in trouble. But even with help from the colourful creatures they meet — Pangali the Platypus, Olaf the Giant, and...

Kingdom of Blong is the fifth in the Elastic Island Adventures series set in the South Pacific. Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan discover an 'elastic' island that sends them pinging across the ocean to a variety of destinations. When they arrive at the Kingdom of Blong, they discover that Blong the Cat is the island's missing king. Blong...

San Francisco, 1948. Having survived the Second World War against all odds, Celina and her family arrive on a Liberty Ship into the Bay Area with high hopes for their new lives. But as new immigrants, they face many hurdles, and they have to deal somehow with the trauma of war and the grief of losing loved ones. Betrayal and...

From the bestselling Elastic Island Adventures series comes a fun baking book for children, with recipes by Mrs Quokka and her son Jase the Quokka. By popular demand, Mrs Quokka also shares some of her quirky quokka logic – fun sayings that will bring a smile due to being so illogical. In real life, most recipes come from two treasured,...

Unbreakable Spirit is a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of cancer. It tells the true stories of people who have survived cancer and of those who are terminally ill. The book also shares the experiences of people who have had a loved one die from cancer and includes information from hospice workers, oncologists, GPs,...