Böcker av Peter Carnavas

A group of young explorers were to travel across wild country to deliver a valuable parcel. The journey would be punishing. It would test the resolve of the brave young explorers. Most of all, it would provide us all with a pair of unlikely heroes to admire and remember for many years to come.

Edward is sad after he finds the last tree in the city is no longer standing. After some reflection, he finds a way to make things better. A poignant tale about the environment and the way children relate to its beauty.

Even on the dark days, birds still singLuke and his big brother Ben spend the summer on the banks of Cabbage Tree Creek. Quiet Luke sketches birds, while Ben leaps off the Jumping Tree. The boys couldn't be more different, but they share a special bond. When a local competition to win a boat is announced, the brothers spring into action, dreaming of exploring the creek together. But then Ben starts high school, bringing unfamiliar changes into their lives. Slowly, the boys start to drift apart as the contest approaches. Can their unique friendship survive?

When Penguin hears Whale singing the blues, he tries to help. But how do you stop a blue whale feeling blue? A delightful story about a whale with bike trouble and the happy-go-lucky penguin who cheers him up.

A big grey elephant is following Olive's father around. It leaves with him for work and trails behind him when he comes home, keeping him heavy and sad. Every day, Olive wishes it would disappear. When she is asked to bring something old and wonderful to show her class, Olive immediately wants to bring her old bike - but she will need her father's help to fix it. Teaming up with her cheery grandad and best friend Arthur, she sets out to chase the elephant away.

Oliver is ready to play but George the bear is busy... reading. Oliver tries everything to get George's attention. What happens when a boy bothers a bear too many times?

Jonathan loves to dress up and scare his family, but they insist that he is just not scary. What happens when Jonathan is too scary?

Today in my lunchbox I happened to find... A picky eater discovers a series of weird and wonderful things hiding in his lunchbox.

Its Jessica's first day at school and she is very nervous. She hopes she will make new friends. She tries bringing different offerings to school in her large brown box in order to win friends. Her journey ends when she finally discovers her own magnificent self-worth.

Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. But when the books are taken away, Angus and Lucy's family soon discovers they cannot live without them. A warm and moving celebration of books and the way in which they bring us all together.

`Sarah knew the heart would always be hers to carry. She just wished it wasn't so heavy.' A magical story about a little girl's search for friendship and love. Follow Sarah on her journey and let your heart get `carried away'.