Mummy is having a baby ... I've got a daddy and a big brother, but we haven't had a baby before. So, I told my hippopotamus who lives on the roof and eats cake. He knows everything about babies.

'There's something on the roof,' whispered Mummy in the middle of the night. Thump. Thump. Thump. The world-famous hippo returns for a seaside holiday with the family from There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake. And what does our imaginary hippo pack in his overnight bag? Cake, of course!

Amy and Christopher are twins AND international sleuths. Their eco-photographer parents travel often. So the twins fly to meet them.Christopher loves drawing. He draws people and places. And often he notices unusual clues.Amy reads and thinks quickly. She also collects coins, stamps, stickers, phone cards and clues.Together they solve mysteries in the air and at international airports.

The imaginary hippo can do what he likes on the roof. In fact, he does all the things a little girl wishes she could but is not allowed. When she takes a bath, the hippo takes a shower; when she goes to bed, the hippo watches television on the roof. And when the repair men come to fix the roof, the hippo conveniently disappears, returning of course to eat a very large piece of cake.

I didn’t want to go to hospital. My big sister said, 'My hippo knows all about hospitals. He can go with you.' There’s a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake. And he’s going to hospital too.

Eighteen-year-old Skye is many things to many people: sister, daughter, granddaughter, friend, band-mate. But to herself Skye is something altogether different; she is he, and his name is Finn.From the first page Skye is in a quandary: should she tick the M or F box when applying for her driver's licence? She does, after all, plan on transitioning as soon as she can. She has researched, joined internet forums and is saving for the necessary surgery. But as she is learning there are ...

A user-friendly resource book for teachers, Kaleidoscope of Ideas contains numerous classroom activities that are designed to help middle primary to junior secondary students develop creative thinking skills.These practical and enjoyable activities require very little preparation and may be used in the classroom immediately. Covering topics that range from the everyday to larger global and more serious issues, each activity can be used as a tool to help the development of ...

Alone in the radio station studio, 'graveyard shift' presenter Lily is being stalked.The stalker is obsessive, electronically skilled and devious. Lily copes with hate mail and a wreath and even briefly enjoys the celebrity status of having a stalker. But Lily confronts her fears and challenges the stalker in a surprise ending.

Why do it? Capturing a significant period, wanting to share, major family changes or just decluttering, the reasons for writing a book vary. Sometimes the process is more important than the completed book. BUT … all writers procrastinate (‘keep putting it off!’). Everybody wants to write, but the reality is ... ways of publishing have become easier, but challenges of QUALITY content and keeping readers interested remain. Completing a book in a year IS possible. This manual is aimed at ‘pro...

The hippo is back and he's celebrating his 30th birthday! Only three sleeps to go, and then it's my birthday. There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake, and it's his birthday, too. We are going to have our party together. A jungle party! Join in the fun as the hippopotamus on the roof celebrates his birthday in this delightful story!

I've got a new school bag. I put my red drink bottle and my red lunch box in my school bag. My hippopotamus is packing his school bag too. The little girl from There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake is starting her first day of school! She takes her hippopotamus with her and together they face those first-day-at-school experiences – meeting your teacher, eating lunch in the playground and making new friends. This is a wonderful audiobook full of fun and reassurance for young people...

School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-female Chronic Cramps band. Making her name in the punk/indie scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tear the family apart.Trans gender identity is more than injections and surgery, its about acceptance.