Kathryn Apel

She's big. She's smart. She's mean. She's the bully on the bus. She picks on me and I don't like it. But I don't know how to make her stop. The bully on the bus taunts seven-year-old Leroy, then silences him with threats of worse to come. To distract him, his teacher introduces him to the adventures in The Big...

At school I have lots of friends. I have so many friends that sometimes I don't know who to play with. Tahnee wants everyone in her Year 2 class to get along and be happy. But what happens when all of Tahnee's friends want her attention at the same time? And how can Tahnee be friends with Lucy, when Lucy...

A moving story about a shy girl coming out of her shell with a little help from her pet snail Lucy and Dad move a lot, so it's hard to make friends. Lucy's glad she has Snail, the perfect pet for a lonely girl. If only she had her own shell to hide in every time she started at a...

I’m the wolf, Miss Understood. You think I’m bad, but I am good. Those Little Pigs told you a porker – made it sound like I’m a stalker! Is the wolf really as BIG and BAD as she seems? Or is she just ... misunderstood? An irresistible story about being accepted for who you really are.

What’s really on the other side of the fence? Greener grass? Or udder chaos?!

I’m the wolf, Miss Understood. You think I’m bad, but I am good. Those Little Pigs told you a porker–made it sound like I’m a stalker! Is the wolf really as big and bad as she seems? Or is she just ... misunderstood?

This is the story of three grumpy bears, who couldn’t see anyone’s viewpoint, but theirs. Until, with a bowl ... and a bed ... and a stool, a little girl taught them the Golden Grr-rule!