Sue Whiting

Bruno was too excited for his jam toast. Today was his Big Day. Today, Bruno was going for a swim. A swim in the sea - the big blue sea. But will he be brave enough? Discover the enchanting tale of courage and adventure in A Swim in the Sea by Sue Whiting.

When Jayden's parents go off on their second honeymoon, he's forced to stay with his eccentric and prickly cactus-devotee relatives. But Jayden's boredom turns to distress when his aunt and uncle bring home an unusual cactus. There's just something spooky about it. And when it starts shaking and increasing in size, he knows his instincts are right. Jayden soon discovers...

Get a Grip, Cooper Jones by Sue Whiting is a compelling story about growing up and dealing with complex emotions. Cooper Jones longs for the days when life was simple, when his biggest worry was whether to change his undies or make do. Now, his life has become complicated. He is plagued by thoughts of the father he has never...

A very hungry fox in search of food stumbles into one wrong fairy tale after another, trying to flee some very high-profile fairy tale characters, eventually giving Henny Penny the fright of her life. Have you ever wondered why Henny Penny thought the sky was falling? Well, here’s a story that might just give you the answer. Told from Fox’s...

A very hungry fox in search of food stumbles into one wrong fairytale after another trying to flee some very high-profile fairytale characters, eventually giving Henny Penny the fright of her life. Have you ever wondered why Henny Penny thought the sky was falling? Well, here’s a story that might just give you the answer. Told from Fox’s point of...

A fast-paced junior fiction adventure starring a plucky new heroine that has to face her fears to save her parents, her friend, and the day! Pearly Woe is a worrier. She worries about everything, especially that she’ll never be brave enough to become a member of the top-secret group of stealth adventurers – The Adventurologists’ Guild. Pearly also has a...

Third instalment of the fast-paced middle-grade adventure series, following adventurologist Pearly Woe! Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets features Pearly Woe, a character who is a worrier. On remote Mammút Island off the coast of Iceland, Pearly’s worrying is put to the ultimate test when she and Pig are winched from a helicopter onto the island to complete...

A fast-paced adventure series perfect for readers 8+, from award-winning author Sue Whiting. Pearly Woe is a worrier. But there is no room for worries when you are trying to prove yourself. Yet this is little comfort to Adventurologist-in-training, Pearly Woe, as she motors down the mighty Mekong River on another adventure. Pearly, Pig, and the entire Woe family are...

Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all— a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend, and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the...

A delightful addition to the Nature Storybooks series, The Echidna Near My Place tells the story of a child and their nana, and the echidna they love to follow around – now in paperback. Nana and I walk through the paddock most days. And you know what? An echidna lives here. We don’t always see it. But I’m always looking...

A haunting and page-turning classic from an award-winning author. It’s as if the wooden chest is luring me, urging me to open it – daring me almost. Open me up. Look inside. Come on, just for a second; it won’t hurt. Celina O’Malley was sixteen years old when she disappeared. Now, almost forty years later, Bayley is living in Celina’s...

What do you hope for when there is no hope? In search of this answer, award-winning Australian author Sue Whiting delivers a confronting mystery for younger readers. Missing invites readers into the gripping search for Mackenzie da Luca’s mother, who has mysteriously vanished without a trace in the jungles of Panama. Now, 116 days later, Mackenzie and her dad find...

Based on a true story, this is a charming and adorable tale of a little penguin lost in a big city. From award-winning author, Sue Whiting. Sydney is a big city with a busy harbour. Sidney is a young penguin … and he’s trouble. Sidney doesn’t mean to be trouble, he’s just curious. And one day, that curiosity takes Sidney...

The Wheelbarrow Express is a heartfelt and rollicking tale about the special love between a grandparent and a child.It’s Tommy’s last day at Pa’s farm and it’s time to say goodbye. Tommy doesn’t want to go. Not yet. He loves the farm and its playful pigs and clucking chickens and galloping goats and the dam that is deep and blue...

A gripping middle-grade mystery from Australian author Sue Whiting, in which a small coastal town is torn apart by more than just a bushfire. One year on from a devastating bushfire, the small coastal town of Wangaroo Bay is still reeling. Fletch’s family lost their home, and his best friend Immie lost her beloved dad, a volunteer firefighter. Throughout it...

L.M. Montgomery meets Ruth Park in a story of friendship, hope and resilience.You have a big heart. And people blessed with a big heart have a choice to make. Do they fill that heart with light and love or do they fill it with darkness and hate? This is your choice to make, Matilda. Make it wisely.Tilda Moss refuses to...

When Pa buys a stake in a gold mine at Hill End, Alfie knows his life is about to change. A golden future is just within reach, and fortune favours the bold ... but in Hill End, fortunes are lost as fast as they are made.It’s 1872 and Alfie Wilson’s pa has sold the farm. He’s moving the family to...

Based on a true story, this is a charming and adorable tale of a little penguin lost in a big city. From award-winning author, Sue Whiting.Sydney is a big city with a busy harbour.Sidney is a young penguin … and he’s trouble.Sidney doesn’t mean to be trouble, he’s just curious. And one day that curiosity takes Sidney all over Sydney...

A paperback edition of the heartfelt and rollicking tale about the special love between a grandparent and a child.It’s Tommy’s last day at Pa’s farm and it’s time to say goodbye. Tommy doesn’t want to go. Not yet. He loves the farm and its playful pigs and clucking chickens and galloping goats and the dam that is deep and blue...

This fantastic title in the Nature Storybooks series is about one of Australia's most puzzling and unique animals - the platypus. Now in paperback! Platypus leaves his burrow in the riverbank and dives into the cool green pool. It is dusk and he is hungry. Platypus is always busy, always moving, looking for his next meal. Follow platypus as he...

Hate mail. Broken windows. Graffiti. A missing galah. What does it all mean? Hairy Legs, the foul-mouthed, but much loved, pet shop galah has been stolen. The residents of Tompkin Park are devastated. None more than Britt Brady, whose orderly life is thrown into chaos as she and Dimi pursue Hairy Legs' captors - a pursuit that ultimately leads them...

Beware the Deep Dark Forest! You should never, ever go in there... Rosie has always followed this rule until the day her pup Tinky goes missing in the woods. So Rosie decides to trek into this dangerous, muddy place. But there are many obstacles along the way - including a huge grey wolf, a ravine of lava and a ferocious...

Only the courage of a small girl can overcome the dangers of the Deep Dark Forest. Beware the deep, dark forest! You should never, ever go in there... Rosie has always followed this rule until the day her pup Tinky goes missing in the woods. So Rosie decides to trek into this dangerous, muddy place. But there are many obstacles...