A stalwart orphan sets out on a spine-tingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny Victorian middle grade novel. High on a cliff above the gloomy Victorian town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful aunts. Stella dreams of adventuring on the Amazon—or anyplace, really, as long as it isn’t this dreary town where nothing ever happens. Then one night Stella sees something she shouldn’t have. Soon she finds herself on the run from terrifying Professor Stark and his gang of thugs. But how can one young girl outwit an evil magician, much less rescue his poor, mistreated assistant? With the help of a mysterious maestro, his musical cats, and a lively girl named Gert, Stella Montgomery sets out to do the impossible.

High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts. But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn't have ... Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for ... Discover the gorgeously illustrated series that's loved by tens of thousands of readers! Ages 9+ Judith Rossell is both the author and illustrator of this book. The hardback and ebook editions were published in 2014.

THE MUCH-AWAITED SEQUEL TO THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER WITHERING-BY-SEA 'you won't be disappointed. Wormwood Mire is another page-turner.' -- Kids' Book Review When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who -- or what -- she really is ... From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea. SERIES AWARDS Withering-by-Sea (Book 1) Winner -- 2015 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA Winner -- 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children Winner -- 2015 Davitt Awards Honour Book -- 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards Shortlisted -- 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shortlisted -- 2014 Aurealis Awards Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards Wormwood Mire (Book 2) Winner -- 2017 Davitt Awards Shortlisted -- 2017 Indie Awards, Book of the Year: Children's & YA Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children Shortlisted -- 2017 ABA Booksellers' Choice Award Shortlisted -- 2017 Australian Book Design Awards Notable Book -- 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

When Skoz wakes up and finds himself in the middle of the ocean in a boat, he has no idea how he got there. More importantly, how is he going to get back to dry land? And what about the shark? Ages 7+.

When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who -- or what -- she really is ... From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea. Ages 9+ Judith Rossell is both the author and illustrator of this book. The hardback and ebook editions were published in 2016.

The highly anticipated sequel to 2014's runaway bestseller WITHERING-BY-SEA When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who - or what - she really is ... From bestselling writer-illustrator Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, WITHERING-BY-SEA. Ages 9+ PRAISE 'I cannot recommend this highly enough' ReadPlus.com.au

An archaeological student has been abducted by Mummies and it's up to you to negotiate the perilous desert mazes in order to save him! Ages 7+.

By solving riddles and spotting clues in the illustrations, the reader is asked to help the ingenious rat detective Inspector Rockfort solve the mystery of missing Egyptian treasures from the town museum. Original.

Inspector Stilton and his sidekick Nat are enjoying a well-earned holiday in a seaside resort. But when Countess Horne's precious jewels are stolen, they immediately take the case! Follow the intrepid pair as they interview the suspects - can you spot the thief?

The evil Count Viper has kidnapped the young twins, Elsa and Mika, and is holding them in his haunted castle. Are you ready to rescue them, then go on to investigate the existence of the legendary Cave of Diamonds? This is a perilous quest, requiring great courage to traverse the countryside around Scaresti which is teeming with dangers. Use the ancient snippets of information from the Scaresti Library to travel through the spooky swamps, graveyards and underground caves and passages. You will need to overcome poison slugfish, venomous spiders, giant cave rats, ghosts and hungry wolves. Good luck!

The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don't have a clue where you are when you wake up! When Skoz finds himself falling from a great height - with no parachute - he has no idea how he got there. Lucky he has those floppy ears... How is our sleepwalking dog going to get himself out of this one? Ages 7+.

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!

This delightful picture book is a series of reflections that the narrator, an endearing cloth rabbit, makes about himself and the things he can do. Age 2+.

By solving riddles and spotting clues in the illustrations, the reader is asked to help the ingenious rat detective Inspector Rockfort solve the mystery of jewels missing from the necklace of Countess Horne. Original.

Sheep lives in a grassy green paddock complete with everything a happy, contented sheep could possibly want. But Sheep isn't happy... if only he could have some of what his neighbour Goat is having. But is the grass really greener on the other side?

When twelve messy bunnies live under the same roof, the walls nealry burst with fun things to find and count. There are twelve chairs, twlve beds, twelve towels and twleve of just about everything else! In the middle of all the muddle, Sophie searches for the one thing that will get the bunnies to bed on time.

A light-hearted romp through the netherworld of pirate fantasy. Peter is transported into a world of very unusual pirates. Will the Navy be able to help him? How will he get home?

Forge a path through the ten illustrated mazes using the doctor's notes to help you negotiate hair-raising encounters with giant water snails, crocodiles, snake vines and the fearsome guardian of the treasure trove - the green iguana.

The complete lower primary Guided Reading series for developing independent readers. Guided Reading Books are Reading Recovery levelled and cover a range of fiction and non-fiction titles from different genres. They are sequentially organised to build on high-frequency words, sight vocabulary and phonics introduced in previous levels.

The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don't have a clue where you are when you wake up! When Skoz wakes up feeling all cosy and warm, he's relieved to be safe in his kennel for once. But, hang on, is that the roar of a crowd Skoz hears? Soon Skoz is the star of the show -- like it or not. Will he survive the Patadogian jumping snakes? And can he avoid the mouth of the biggest cat he's ever seen? Want to know more about everyone's favourite sleepwalking dog?