As a child falls asleep, the bedtime train rolls into his room, taking him to a fantastical world of penguins, a gum machine, and a train engineer named Brad.
The Bedtime Train
Oceania
Materials from Oceania
Singing Down the Rain
Step into a town where all the children are friends, but a drought has made the adults so grumpy they can’t stop arguing! Only a miracle can heal this divided town. Folks are so hopeless, they almost don’t recognize that miracle when it appears as a woman who specializes in rainsongs. Yet slowly the townspeople realize that with faith they can sustain each other during the dry times, and then sing down the rain together. Joy Cowley’s lyrical text and Jan Spivey Gilchrist’s impassioned paintings create a story of a community’s struggle to believe, and to connect with each other.
The Rusty, Trusty Tractor
A grandfather is convinced that his rusty, trusty fifty-year old tractor will make it through another haying season.
The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier
Aurelie Bonhoffen, who has grown up in the circus, discovers a remarkable family secret on her twelfth birthday that may help in dealing with a sinister man who wants to take over her family’s pier.
Wrong Way
Sometimes a day out doesn’t turn out according to plan. But when one little duck wants to make a big splash all by himself, the wrong way to do things turns out to be just right!
Where Does Thursday Go?
Bruno and Bert try to find out what happens to a special day after it is over.
Little Devils
Robert J. Blake shines a light on a little-known animal.Burnie, Winnie and Big Stanley are three Tasmanian devil pups growing up in the wild. Along with their mother, they make one happy family. Since the pups are still so small, Mum does all the hunting. But one night, Mum doesnt come home and the pups are getting hungry . . . and worried. They need food, but more importantly, they need Mum. Big Stanley is the first to leave the den. Then Burnie. And finally Winnie. Together they set out with one goal in mind: find Mum.
Herbert
A boy never gives up hope when his little dog vanishes at sea in this suspenseful and heartwarming true-life adventure. Herbert was a small dog who lived by the sea. Everybody loved him, but the person who loved him best of all was Tim. One fine day, Herbert sets off on a boat with Tim’s father. But without warning, a storm crashes in — and so begins the biggest adventure of Herbert’s life. This stirring true story, written and illustrated by Robyn Belton, tells the remarkable tale of a young boy’s beloved dog and his real-life adventure at sea.
Wailana the Waterbug
Wailana the waterbug woke up each day, to be with her friends, to go out and play.
What a joy to be seen, all the cheers and the smiles, waterbugs followed the parade on for miles.
All through the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall Wailana’s parades would bring laughter to all!
Tales of Tutu Nene and Nele
The lives of endangered species always hang in delicate balance and this tale will help young children appreciate their ongoing struggle to survive.