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The Paperbag Prince by Colin Thompson
Category: Picture Books
The story of an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump who knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure; and that, if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make it green again. First published 1992.
The Royal Family (The Floods #13) by Colin Thompson
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: The Floods
The 13th and final book in the phenomenom that is The Floods! With Nerlin and Mordonna now totally senile, Valla becomes King. But an ancient curse that only the ancient Merlin knows about comes true—ALL the witches and wizards of the world turn back into ordinary human beings. Naturally they fight it, ...Show more
The Second Forever (How to Live Forever #2) by Colin Thompson
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: How to Live Forever
A return to the enchantment and wonder of the world Thompson first introduced in the award-winning How to Live Forever When Peter and his friend Festival destroyed the book called How To Live Forever so it could no longer work its spell, they didn't know it would have disastrous consequences. Now, Pete ...Show more
The Tower to the Sun by Colin Thompson
Category: Picture Books
The richest man in the world looked out across the city. "When I was your age," he said to his grandson, "the sky was blue and the sun was so bright you couldn't look at it..." But the boy could not know what he meant, for now there was no blue sky, and, worst of all, no sun. The earth was covered with ...Show more
The Violin Man by Colin Thompson
Category: Picture Books
For as long as anyone can remember, Oscar has played his violin outside the theatre. Every night, as the people queue for their tickets, Oscar fills the air with his music and the echo of his lost dreams. In the old days, his daughter, Marietta, had been there as well, dancing. For just as Oscar dreams ...Show more
Watch This Space #2 Into the Pink by Colin Thompson
Category: Young Adult | Series: Watch This Space Ser.
Wait a minute, Earth isn't meant to be pink, and have three moons. The Contrast family just wanted to return home after their five minutes of fame living on the moon for the ultimate reality television show, Watch This Space. But it seems that despite Rego the robot being smarter than every human alive, ...Show more
Wild Stories by Colin Thompson
Category: Children's Fiction
Sid the mosquito isn't the only one exploring the delights of house Number Fourteen and its overgrown garden. Derek the rat is sniffing out old socks for supper. Ethel the chicken is busy trying to persuade the world she is not an orange, while Arnold the mouse is spending more time in the trap than out ...Show more