Margaret Mahy's Books

Collection of original stories and poems by a New Zealand writer.

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Do you know about the Word Witch? Has she cast her spell over you? This bestselling book now comes with a CD of poems performed by Margaret Mahy. She can lasso with a limerick, haunt with a haiku and wrap you tight in a rhyme, quick as lightning. Her cauldron is a dictionary, her wand a mighty pen, and she stirs her words at midnight, making tempting treats for children, to please and tease and tantalise them with imaginary treasures and delectable dreams. She weaves words into adventures, sets verses wildly dancing, makes similes sing and stamp their feet and poems purr like pussycats who've eaten all the cream. Her name is Margaret Mahy. These are her spells.

A novel written for young adults by a New Zealander.

Questions asked by children in letters are grouped in sections: childhood, growing up, family now, these days, interests and other things, writing, editing and publishing, and friends. There are photographs illustrating the text.

A collection of stories which take place around the home and in the neighborhood.

Storyteller has a wealth of titles at every Book Band Level, making it ideal for developing children's reading and writing skills simultaneously. Key Skills: The books are ideal for guided reading and writing. They are also great for independent reading and writing. Suitable as take home readers. The writing cards are excellent for shared, interactive and guided writing. The non-fiction titles in particular, are good for children who are high-interest, lower ability.

Designed to introduce children to a wide range of social activities and relationships as well as general life skills.

A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE CHANGEOVER - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'A gorgeous, strange, unforgettable story . . . I more than loved it' Laini Taylor - author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone 'A clammy hand pressed Laura down onto her knees beside Jacko's bed. It was the hand of terror, nothing less.' It was a warning. Laura felt it when she looked in the mirror that morning. There had been others: the day her father left home, the day she met Sorensen - the boy with the strange silver eyes. But nothing had prepared Laura for the horror of today. And now her little brother, Jacko, was fighting for his life after being sucked dry of his youth by the sinister Carmody Braque. Laura knows there is only one way to save Jacko; she must join Sorensen and use his supernatural powers to change over if there is to be any hope for her little brother. An unforgettable, supernatural romance.

Captain Wafer and the crew of the Sinful Sausage set sail for the Thousand Islands with a plot to kidnap a famous inventor, only to be thwarted by a witch, a firedrake, and the dastardly Dr. Silkweed.

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside. A brand new Early Reader edition of this beautiful classic story.

A wandering fiddler knocks at a little girl's door and together they gather a procession of people, including a dragon and a king and his wise men, to dance around the world.

A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE HAUNTING - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'Strong and terrifying . . . The novel winds up like a spring. A psychological thriller' - Times Literary Supplement Eight-year-old Barney has been haunted before. He thought it was something he'd just grow out of, like the imaginary friends his step-mother believes he has. But this time it's different. Footsteps follow him, there's a demanding voice barking orders and Barney begins to feel that sometimes his body is not his own at all . . . With the help of his sisters, Tabitha and Troy, Barney sets out to uncover the truth about their family secrets and to find out once and for all who it is who's haunting him. A thrilling ghost story about a 'mostly ordinary' family and a secret legacy.

Seventeen-year-old Ellis has just graduated from prep school. In the next 24 hours, he will find an old friend, shave his head, get a tattoo, and help rescue a kidnapped baby.

Jake Raven, expecting to dislike her new stepsister and stepbrother, ends up helping them protect an alien from another dimension as he flees from mysterious pursuers with the ability to alter time.

Ashamed to let the housekeeper see how untidy her house has become, Lizzie Firkin cleans it herself.

Delphinium & Jason Jones, space orphans on Space Station Vulnick, push a wrong button or two, & whirl off into space on the Skip-ship Dragonfly. In their adventure they must avoid the dreaded Acropola, who is invading this sector of the universe.

Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?'Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon.Overflowing with imagination, this wondrous and beautiful book is from the celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and award-winning illustrator Lily Emo.Praise for The Boy Who Made Things Up:'Wildly beautiful artwork' - The Spinoff

Poems and stories by Margaret Mahy.

Mr Minky is riding home on his faithful bicycle, when he stops to buy a double-dip-chocolate-chip-and-cherry ice cream with rainbow twinkles and chopped nut sprinkles for his little boy, Finnegan. But how is he going to get it home before it melts?

The old bus had remained hidden under the creepers of Mr John Miller's dump for years until it was discovered by two young boys, Adam and David. What had seemed to be the prospect of a dull holiday suddenly changed.

A witch's pill is supposed to cure Robert of the hippopotami who follow him home from school--but there is one disadvantage to the treatment.

A collection of stories peopled by wizards and dancing wolves in which wind is rideable and art is edible

Book's by Margaret Mahy

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