New Releases by Sally Sutton

An all-you-can-eat restaurant, a swinging country and western dance, and a mystery to solve for the Dance Detectives! Lulu and the Silver Star Dancers have an exciting gig dancing at the Ravenous Rooster, but nerves are frayed – notorious criminal Douglas Vipersnitch is on the run from police and believed to be hiding in the area! When suspicious events begin to unfold, there’s only one explanation: it’s him! Amid flowing chocolate fountains and fizzing drinks, the clues come thick and fast. Will the Silver Star Dancers be able find the thief, and be able to perform their toe-tapping routine? Ravenous Rooster Stake-out is fun storytelling that fans of dancing and detecting will love. And look out for more adventures in the Lulu and the Dance Detectives series!

From the creators of the best-selling Roadworks series, a fresh new celebration of transportation! This is the way we skate along, skate along, skate along, This is the way we skate along on a sunny, funny morning. Borrowing from the childhood perennial and favourite song ''This is the way ...'', a happy group of children scoot, bike, bus, swing, sail, run and ride their way across town to join a birthday surprise.

Spend the day at the port with a very busy tugboat in this colourful picture book, perfect for preschoolers fascinated with boats and ships. Chugga tugga tugboat, chugging out to sea, Can''t you, won''t you, play with me? No, I''m too busy with this tanker. Splish splosh, wish wash, TOOT TOOT TOOT! Chugga tugga tugboat, chugging out to sea, Can''t you, won''t you, play with me? No, I''m too busy with this cruise ship. Splish splosh, wish wash, TOOT TOOT TOOT! From cruise ships and tankers to yachts and barges, readers will love exploring the gorgeously detailed port and water scenes over and over again. Sally Sutton knows the subjects little children love to venture out and explore in the world around them, and she also always knows just how to bring them back home again, safe for a snuggly goodnight. Her bouncy rhymes are huge fun to read aloud, and are so catchy that kids will quickly learn the words by heart. Teamed with Sarah Wilkins'' stunning illustrations depicting a little boy at play at home, along with a bustling busy and a variety of vessels and water activities visible through the windows, Chugga Tugga Tugboat is a gorgeous companion to Crane Guy.

"A dodgy dog rescue fundraiser, a dazzlingly dizzy disco, and a mystery to solve for the Silver Star Dancers! When a disco to raise money for a dog rescue centre turns out to be a hoax, Lulu and her team are determined to make it happen anyway. Amongst the yelping and barking, disco lights and darkness, there is a thief to catch. But will their cunning plan work? "--Publisher information.

In the second book in the Lulu and the Dance Detectives series, Lulu and the Silver Star Dancers have been invited to perform at a pool party! Their synchronised swimming routine and sparkly mermaid costumes are all set to make a real splash e¦ but things don''t quite go according to plan. Mouse is terrified of putting her head under. The water is turning a very strange colour. Who is sabotaging the party? And why? Will the Silver Star Dancers crack this case? And can this birthday party be saved?

A story of friendship and facing your fears - and a whole lot of fun! - The Pool Party Poisoning is storytelling that fans of dancing and detecting will love. In the second book in the Lulu and the Dance Detectives series, Lulu and the Silver Star Dancers have been invited to perform at a pool party! Their synchronised swimming routine and sparkly mermaid costumes are all set to make a real splash ... but things don’t quite go according to plan. Mouse is terrified of putting her head under. The water is turning a very strange colour. Who is sabotaging the party? And why? Will the Silver Star Dancers crack this case? And can this birthday party be saved? Look out for more adventures of Lulu and the Dance Detectives! Every book in the series includes a special activity to encourage engagement. The Pool Party Poisoning features a chance for readers to be the detective, and solve their very own two-minute mystery!

Will Lulu and the Silver Stars deliver a stolen celebrity necklace and an unforgettable dance performance? The Silver Star Dancers have landed a gig a dancing the flamenco at a very ritzy hotel. But before they know it, they’re entangled in the robbery of the hotel''s most notable guest – Greta Honeyville, star of Recycled Wardrobe Makeover 4. Every last item of her fabulous recycled clothing collection has been swiped, as well as her signature piece, the famous heart-shaped dog-food-tin necklace. Can the Silver Star Dancers catch the thief as well as perform an unforgettable flamenco? Look out for more adventures of Lulu and the Dance Detectives!

If you ever thought detectives can''t be divas, you need to meet Lulu and her fabulous mystery-solving dance troupe! This illustrated chapter series is ideal for dance-mad emerging and confident readers.

A parent has to supervise two children at once - a boisterious, active pre-schooler, and a young toddler.

A glitzy and glamorous hotel, a fabulous flamenco dance, and a mystery to solve for the Silver Star Dancers! But how will they dance with webbed feet? And will they crack the case of the mysterious robbery?

Lulu and the Silver Star Dancers have been invited to perform at a pool party! Their synchronised swimming routine and sparkly mermaid costumes are all set to make a real splash... but things don''t quite go according to plan. Mouse is terrified of putting her head under. The water is turning a very strange colour. Who is sabotaging the party? And why? Will the Silver Star Dancers crack this case? And can this birthday party be saved?

First published by Walker Books Australia 2022.

Spend the day with Crane Guy and see how many things you can spy from up high in his crane. Crane Guy, up so high, Building towers in the sky, Tell me, tell me what you spy. Something beginning with . . . Join Crane Guy for a game of I Spy up high in a crane - how many things can you see that begin with the letter B? Or S? Or P? This superb rhyming picture book by acclaimed author Sally Sutton and illustrator Sarah Wilkins makes a very fun game of learning letters and their sounds. Readers will love exploring the gorgeously detailed city scenes over and over again. Bustling with people, construction machines and vehicles of all kinds, Crane Guy is perfect for all young children obsessed with ''up high'' places!

CHUGGA ... CHUGGA ... CHOO! CHOO! THUGGA ... THUGGA ... All aboard the zoo train. Better keep your eyes open - this is a crazy zoo! A boy and his mother ride a train through the zoo, unaware that it is being overrun by naughty monkeys, who steal hats, scarfs and even cake and popcorn! Now in board book format!

Self Supply highlights the approaches used where governments have recognised self-supply, illustrating key technological and socio-economic issues.The book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa where self-supply is especially relevant to the urgent challenge of extending water services to all, as demanded by the Sustainable Development Goals.

A collection of three of the most popular Sutton and Lovelock hardbacks for pre-school fans of machines and building sites, including Construction, Dig, Dump, Roll and Roadworks! Brian Lovelock''s and Sally Sutton''s books have continued to mesmerise young readers since 2010. Collected here for the first time are three of their most popular titles, describing all the heaving and hammering involved in building a new library, roads and a school! Visual clues set up mysteries to be solved at the turn of the page alongside action on every page. These are wonderfully noisy books, perfect for read-alouds in groups or one-on-one.

It is 1918, and World War I is finally drawing to an end. In the small Canterbury settlement of Southill Downs, 11-year-old Freda Rose looks forward to the return of her brother, Bobby, from the Western Front. But Freda doesn’t know that something else is on its way to New Zealand from battle-scarred Europe: a disease that will soon prove more devastating than any war. As the lethal sickness spreads, striking down even the strongest and healthiest, Freda’s joy turns to horror and disbelief. And when Bobby shows up, damaged by the fighting, she knows her life – and the lives of everyone she loves – will never be the same again.

Big rig! Motorcycle! Fire truck! The creators of the Construction Crew series take to the road for an irresistible guessing game about things that go. Rumbly wheels, grumbly wheels, Hauling-up-the-hill wheels. Wheels go fast, wheels go slow. Shout what’s coming, if you know! A motorcycle has just zoomed by, and now a woman in front of the hotel is waving at something. What could it be? Men are clankity-clanking up the street pulling bins — what must be rumbling up behind? And what could those schoolkids be watching for at the end of the day? If the vehicle is on wheels, it’s likely to show up in this lively picture book inviting children to join in at every page turn.

Dwayne is a rumble-tumble tabby cat who knows where he belongs - up on the farm at Muzzle Station. So, when he''s taken to live far away in the town of Kaikoura, what''s a cat to do? Shake the dust off his paws and start walking, of course! The trouble is, home is a very long way away . . . With a bouncy readaloud story by Sally Sutton and witty illustrations by Scott Tulloch, The Cat From Muzzle is a true tale of feline audacity that will delight readers the world over.

"This lively poem captures the excitement and enthusiasm of a class of students who have created their own "big machine boogie", inspired by the movements of machines at work nearby"--Publisher''s website.

Sophia is determined that she and Clara will have a glorious victory in the school cross country. When the big day arrives and the race favourite''s magic shoes go missing, it comes as a big surprise to Sophia when they turn up in her bag! Accusing fingers are pointed. Thief! This time, the Miniwings have reached a whole new level of naughty. How will Sophia get out of this?

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"Imagine having six gorgeous little winged toy horses that come to life when the adults aren’t looking! Firestorm is the hero, or chief troublemaker, in this fourth book in the series. Clara and Sophia are preparing for their performance in the school orchestra, but those sneaky little Miniwings stow away in their instrument cases. Surely, they won’t press the fire alarm"--Publisher information.

Sshh... NOT for parents! You can keep a SECRET, right? Clara and I have a herd of tiny, talking, whizzie-whooshy, flying horsesand theyre REAL! Its true. Those naughty Miniwings get us into so much TROUBLE. Who would have thought a computer game could lead to such classroom CHAOS!

Sshh... NOT for parents! You can keep a SECRET, right? Clara and I have a herd of tiny, talking, splishy-splashy, flying horsesand theyre REAL! Its true. Those naughty Miniwings get us into so much TROUBLE. Who would have thought a weekend at Nana''s could lead to a complete KITTY CATASTROPHE!

Sshh... NOT for parents! You can keep a SECRET, right? Clara and I have a herd of tiny, talking, glitter-twinkly, flying horses-and they''re REAL! It''s true. Those naughty Miniwings get us into so much TROUBLE. Who would have thought Book Week could end up such a magical MESS!

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