The Elf Flute


Book Description

Lily lives with her dad in a tiny house, hidden in a bridge in a busy city, while Granny Small lives in a granny flat behind Lily's house. From finding hidden treasures to making wishes on dandelion seeds, Lily and her family share delightful adventures. Lily wants to play her new silver elf flute at the Grand Elf Concert. But she can only make horrible whiffling sounds with it. Will she get to play at the concert?




The Precious Ring


Book Description

Anna Branford was born in the Isle of Man and spent her early childhood in Sudan and Papua New Guinea before moving to Australia. Creative writing was her favourite subject at school and she wrote stories in all these different countries. Anna is a doll maker and a sociology lecturer at Victoria University. Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour Book in the 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category. In 2013, Violet Mackerel's Personal Space won the Young Readers/Picture Book Award category of the Australian Family Therapists' Award and was short-listed for the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Awards. Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend was short-listed for the 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category.




The Midnight Owl


Book Description

Lily is frightened when the midnight owl hoots during the night. But Granny Small isn't afraid. She thinks the midnight owl sounds friendly. Will Lily always be afraid of him?




Lily, the Little Elf Princess


Book Description

Join Lily, the little Elf Princess, and her friends as they solve a magical mystery! Lily is determined to find the right spell to charm the water lilies on Lake Magic to open their blossoms so her friend can attend the great Annual Celebration of the Elves! But time is of the essence. Will she find the right spell in time?




Happy to Be Me!


Book Description

Helping children develop good self-esteem means helping them simply be themselves. It means letting them know how loved and cherished they are—just because of who they are. The elfin friends in this colorful book lead the young reader through a process of self-discovery: exploring uniqueness, building a healthy self-image, and preparing for challenging situations. Every child in the world is special, gifted, and wonderful. And each one deserves to feel “happy to be me”! This honest and upbeat book will bring real help and understanding.




Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot


Book Description

Originally published: Newtown, N.S.W.: Walker Books Australia, 2010.




The Wishing Seed


Book Description

Lily's dress-up crown is broken. So she wishes on a dandelion seed for a real princess crown. Will her wish come true?




Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight


Book Description

Isaac is your average fifth grader until he has strayed into a mysterious subterranean realm that has been lurking beneath his school, Castle Elementary.




The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Scandinavia


Book Description

In a village where the flowers grow as big as trees, lives a girl named Lily Huckleberry. As a member of the Worldwide Adventure Society, Lily's magic globe takes her on spectacular adventures around the world. In this first book of the series, Lily goes to Scandinavia for a Midsummer party, where she finds herself ker-splat in the middle of a strawberry mystery. As Lily travels around Scandinavia to save Midsummer, she meets a menagerie of friends, explores Nordic culture, and discovers the thrill of being brave enough to take big risks.




Dash & Lily's Book of Dares


Book Description

Now a Netflix original series starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis! A whirlwind holiday season romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? Co-written by Rachel Cohn (GINGERBREAD) and David Levithan, co-author of WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON with John Green (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS), DASH & LILY'S BOOK OF DARES is a love story that will have readers scouring bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.