Michelle Worthington

Ruby's Repair Cafe tells the delightful story of Ruby, a young girl with a passion for fixing things instead of discarding them. Ruby finds joy in mending and repurposing, cherishing each item's potential for new life. Her family's cherished repair shop faces unexpected challenges when a shiny new department store opens next door. The allure of new, shiny things quickly...

It's Christmas time and Malibu and his surfing crew are relaxing on beautiful Bondi Beach. Santa, Mrs Claus and the elves are there too. Everyone is having fun, playing in the sun, surf, and sand, but one little elf is being very mischievous and creating chaos. Can Malibu help him understand about being brave enough to stand out, without acting...

An adventurous, fast-moving middle grade historical fiction about survival, second chances, and searching for your place in the world. As a young girl growing up in an unforgiving land, Connie learns that sometimes good people need to do bad things to survive. When her pioneering family travels to outback Queensland to try and rebuild their lives, as their only surviving...

My Brother Tom by Michelle Worthington tells the story of an older sibling navigating the unexpected early arrival of his baby brother, Tom, who was born earlier than expected and had the doctors worried. His big brother wasn't worried though; he saw angels outside his window and knew everything would be okay. My Brother Tom is crafted to help older...

Age range 0 to 3 Love is big and small and all kinds of different colours. Love is doing your best. Love is never giving up. Celebrate love in all its forms with a cast of adorable dinosaurs. Dino Love by Michelle Worthington explores the many facets of love through charming illustrations and delightful dinosaur characters, making it perfect for...

Age range 0 to 3 Treat yourself to this colourful Christmas story, as the adorable dinosaurs come together to celebrate. With festive fun and kindness, Christmas love is all around. Dino Love at Christmas by Michelle Worthington brings a delightful and warm-hearted experience perfect for the holiday season. Little readers will enjoy the vibrant illustrations and heartwarming tale.

Age range 3 to 6 When Tom visits his aunt, he meets her pug, Ellie. Ellie is no ordinary pug. Wherever Tom and his aunt go, Ellie must go too. His aunt dresses Ellie up for their outings. Tom finds Ellie strange, but she makes friends everywhere she goes. Tom makes no friends. He realises something has to change. Pugs...

Ruby's Repair Cafe by Michelle Worthington is a delightful tale about Ruby, a young girl who loves to fix things rather than throw them away. When a shiny new department store opens next to Ruby's Repair Cafe, everyone in town soon forgets about fixing things. Can Ruby save her family business from big business before the rubbish takes over the...

Ava wears a different-coloured dress for each type of day - a red dress for hot days, a purple dress for rainy days and a blue dress for cold days. One whistling, whirly, windy morning, Ava and her puppy want to go out and play. But Ava's favourite coloured dress was missing. Will Ava's mother find something for her to...

A sensitive, beautifully illustrated book that uses backyard chickens to give a closely observed child’s-eye view of early-onset dementia. Mama's Chickens presents a touching narrative where Mama didn’t want chickens, but she grows to love them as her dementia symptoms increase. Her young children notice the changes in her behaviour, unsettling them and the chickens. Despite these challenges, Mama always...

Discover the hilarious stories behind the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus, straight from Troll's top secret files. Troll takes you through the secrets behind the stories you think you know. For instance, rather than just one Easter Bunny there are 418 rabbits secretly trained in the ancient art of egg-fu. The tooth fairy doesn't look as good...

Pirates are swashbuckling, treasure hunting, buccaneers of the seven seas. But if your mother is the Pirate Captain and you can't stand on deck without getting seasick...that makes William The World's Worst Pirate. When the ship is attacked, can he use his own special talent to save the day?

Granny Smith looks after her husband, her children, and the trees that grow in her orchard. The original Granny Smith was, in fact, more famous in her lifetime for being the local midwife than she was for her now internationally acclaimed green apples, hence her name. Her husband was ill, and she had to take the fruit from the orchard...