Ever since Great-Gran died, and since he's been living with Kathleen and her mum, Gramps has been very quiet and sad-looking all the time. And on top of that, Kathleen's mum has been working long hours now that Gramps is around to 'look after' his granddaughter. It's easy to get bored ...that is, until Grumpy the garden gnome comes to life.
Steven had to think of something fast. It was his dad's birthday on Saturday and he didn't have a present. What could he buy for one dollar? Then Ryan Donovan arrived at school carrying a cage containing a very pretty rat, white with a black patch like a hood over her head. Problem solved?
Danny's got a problem. His surfing mates are in a different ocean and the grommets at his new local break hate his long Malibu surfboard. He thinks he needs a pumpin' new shortboard, but what he gets is a girl named Ella.
Pete's teacher seems ready to swallow any excuse. But surely even he won't fall for the tale about a stranded spacecraft and an alien who floats? Or will he?
Sam, Lin and Jerry all have water-dragons that livee in the drain near their homes. Now the Council is going to clean up the drain. What will happen to the water-dragons? Suggested level: primary.
Henry is always running and jumping and leaping and twirling. He has flying feet! His family thinks he could be an athlete, but Henry doesn't like it. One day he realises that he wants to be a dancer.
One afternoon when the five Jones brothers are playing cricket in the garden, Dad saves a little scruffy dog from being run over on the road outside their house. But who does it belong to? The Jones brothers try to find out...
Being bad was what Buster did best. Until his dad thought of a way to sort him out.
Tom loved the gorilla suit he was given for his birthday. He even wore it the day he visited the zoo. When they reached the zoo, Tom went looking for gorillas. He was so excited that he started jumping up and down, and fell into the gorilla pen. The keeper rescued him at once. But was it really Tom?