Lian Tanner

You're in the Museum now - and ANYTHING can happen! Goldie Roth lives in the city of Jewel, where impatience is a sin and boldness is a crime. But Goldie is both bold and impatient. She runs away to the mysterious Museum of Dunt, where she meets a boy named Toadspit and discovers dangerous secrets. A monstrous brizzlehound stalks the...

In the city, strange things happen. People disappear, trees sprout overnight. But no one believes in magic. No, to believe in magic would be disloyal... The devious Lord Rump and his granddaughter, Duckling, need a disposable boy, and Pummel, a farm boy looking for work in the city, fits the bill perfectly. Duckling is happy to tangle him in her...

GREETINGS. AM LOOKING FOR A MAJOR CRIME TO SOLVE. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY RECENT MURDERS, KIDNAPPINGS OR JEWEL HEISTS IN THIS AREA. A Clue for Clara features Clara, who dreams of becoming a famous detective with her own TV show. She has an array of skills: she can read claw marks, find missing feathers, and is proficient in Morse...

City of Lies: The Keepers 2 plunges readers into an enthralling adventure alongside Goldie Roth, a skilled thief and proficient liar. Though she yearns to be one of the esteemed keepers of the enigmatic Museum of Dunt, her path takes a turn when her parents fall ill, compelling her to stay by their side. However, when Toadspit's sister, Bonnie, is...

WINNER: 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards, Prize for Young Readers and Children Ella lived in the red-dirt country where the earth was as dry as old bones and it hadn't rained for years and years and years. One night, Ella dreamt of the ocean... A captivating picture book from the award-winning author of The Keepers and the CBCA Notable illustrator of...

Here are the three Laws of Quill, carved in stone outside every town hall, and learnt by every schoolchild: There shall be No Witches. There shall be No Dragons. There shall be NO SECRETS. Ten-year-old Brim has been sent to the Quillian School for Prevention of Witches, but she's sure it's a mistake. It's true that she has tiny feathers...

WINNER: 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People SHORTLISTED: 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature Chasing cows and pigs. Mockery. Rude songs. Piracy, bullying, revenge, warfare and general thuggery. This is the list of approved duck activities and it does NOT include poetry. The ducks of Little Dismal are angry. A scruffy chicken...

There are Three Great Secrets in Hallow, a country that loves secrets almost as much as it loves green jellybabies. No, I'm not going to tell you anything more about them. I am a loyal citizen of Hallow, and would never betray-Oh, you have jellybabies?Green ones?Well, I suppose I could tell you a little more.Come closer. Open your ears and...

When Goldie, Toadspit and Bonnie steal into Jewel in the middle of the night they find their city under the heel of the Fugleman, and the streets controlled by the Blessed Guardians and an army of ruthless mercenaries. The Museum itself is seething with danger, and only the older Keepers prevent it from spilling out into the city. Goldie, Toadspit...

The night was frosty dark but we were snug and cosy in the kitchen. Then SNAP! The lights went out.In the dark of night, a neighbourhood becomes a new country to explore, and an ordinary winter evening turns into a family adventure.A reassuring story about finding comfort in community from the award-winning creators of Ella and the Ocean.

Secret Guardians: The Rogues 2 by Lian Tanner follows Duckling and Pummel as they attempt to take the Young Margrave to a place of safety, far away from the dreadful Harshman. However, they are unaware of hidden enemies, and soon find themselves captured and taken to the salt mines, where slaves work night and day until they die. Their witchery...