Böcker utgivna av Austin Macauley Publishers

Tortoises normally sleep in the wintertime but this year will be different for Dwayne. Dwayne is a tortoise who has never experienced Christmas. He has never seen a Christmas tree or received presents from Santa. He decides to make plans with the cats to stay awake and experience the fun and laughter that Christmas brings. Dwayne dresses up in some reindeer antlers to change into...The Dwaynedeer!

Aristotle is an axolotl who lives in a bowl in Sweetie's bathroom.

This story celebrates resilience, creativity and individuality.School is terribly lonely for a shy boy named Francis Frank. Before climbing into bed one night, he wishes for a friend to play with.During a dream, Francis Frank meets his imaginary friend, Charles Charlie. Charles Charlie offers comfort, guidance and most importantly, friendship.Join Frank and his new friend in this adventure-filled story, where a lonely boy realises his imagination.

This is a tale of a little mouse who, against all odds, survives many dangerous situations. He then discovers a new-found family friendship with a gang of orphans in Bush Wood Valley. Having lost his own near family, he quickly gets acquainted with his new-found family and gains higher status in the gang through his very positive attitude.

It's November 1967, and when a girl's body is found in the burning embers of a fire in a farmer's field in Cheshire, DCI Sheraton begins a complex investigation. When a second body is found a short time later, the hunt now commences for a possible serial killer. Though, are the two really connected? With murder, hidden secrets and revenge, all combining in this fast-moving thriller, is it just a question of time before the crimes are eventually detected? There are several twists and turns in this latest entertaining crime thriller by David McCaddon, which is sure to delight his readers and keep them gripped until the very last page.

Gardens at night are mysterious and busy places. Hatty never knows whom she will meet when she leaves home. In this book her moonlight encounters give us an insight into life in a garden after dark. It must seem quite a scary place for a little hedgehog as she goes in search of food, but we know she has a coat of quills to protect her. Nevertheless, there can be surprises and dangers on her nightly journey. Keep safe, Hatty!

Would you drive into a small Australian town in drought, packed with intrigue, lust and murder?Brumby Flat, a small country town in South Australia, suddenly rises to notoriety and becomes the centre of the world through a baffling series of murders and accidental deaths.Raquel Willaston and her son, Steve, have just moved into town, and Raquel soon gets caught up in the local goings on, whether she wants to or not, and a love entanglement she'd rather not deal with.The quiet arrival of a mysterious homeless man and his subsequent brutal murder at the base of the town silos is the catalyst for the chaos which erupts.City-based Senior Detective Phillip Duncan is in charge of the ensuing investigations and has to cope with some colourful and quirky characters to find out who the killer is. There's Anabella Williams who wears vintage clothes and still lives in the 1950s and is renowned for her 'killer cakes'. Famous silo mural painter Phil Proctor, newly arrived from New York, seems to know more than he lets on. There's Chris Jones, an ex-military officer, who lives his life with military-like precision. Bridie Browne, who runs the local post office, seems more preoccupied with the male of the species rather than actually sorting mail.And then there's 'The Raindrops Shop' run by Bette Mitchell which offers a range of merchandise completely at odds with a town in the middle of a two-year drought.Nothing is as it seems in Brumby Flat. It's going to be a tough ask to identify the serial killer hiding amongst them.

Mr Marmalade is a very cross cat! Somebody has left a poo! Was it you?Mr Marmalade goes on poo patrol to find the villain. Will he find the culprit?It had better not be you!

This is a book about a little boy named Archie who has a vivid imagination.Archie is always making up stories which he always tells his mum. Archie's mum always dismisses his stories as she does not believe him.So one day when Archie does tell the truth, his mum does not believe him.

Just imagine that we can find all the answers to our questions in Mother Nature.Jasmine is looking for her dog, Woof, and does not know if she is wise and strong enough to find him. The trees in the forest are wise and tell her what she can do.

After a busy day, Freddie settles down for a good night's sleep, but this is interrupted by a series of short dreams about animals that seem to be getting bigger and bigger every time he falls back to sleep. In the end, a really big surprise is waiting for Freddie, but is this another dream or something different and very real indeed?It is thought that from a very young age, a child may begin to experience short but very vivid dreams that heavily feature animals. As they grow, these dreams become longer and more complex, but how can you possibly explain to a young child what dreams are and why they are not real? Perhaps Freddie's experiences may go some way to help to explain this mystery.

Don't miss out on the inaugural adventure of the instantly loveable "Houdini" the Hedgehog as he rolls unexpectedly from one escapade to another. Meet Waffles, Mercy and Morag, too, in this delightful tale of the value of friendship, no matter how different we may look on the outside, in a world where not everybody seems to have your best interests at heart.

Houdini, Waffles, Mercy and Morag are at the seaside! Join the funtastic four as they make a strange new friend with a fishy perfume. Not to worry, four become five (for this adventure) as Houdini and friends discover a salty new world of different creatures in all shapes and sizes! A sun-soaked day at the beach has never been this much fun!