Squirt! Squish! Squoo! Jane's Love-a-Duck has lost his squeak. So when he falls from the bathroom window... into the pram... then into the POND - no one notices - not even Jane. Has Love-a-Duck lost Jane for ever?

Lovingly illustrated by Francesca Chessa.

Love-a-Duck is written by Alan James Brown and published by Gullane, ISBN 9781862337718.

Ever-Duck! - Kasia (age 22 months)

To read how Love-a-Duck came to be written, please click on the sub-menu Birth of Love-a-Duck.

"When I open my eyes, the sky is the first thing I see."

A baby kestrel is born high up in the wall of a school, and he learns quickly about his parents, who bring him food, and the children who play in the yard below.

But one day the little windhover is in great danger. Lonely young Dan has not yet learned that a wild creature can never be owned.

Beautifully illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

Windhover is written by Alan Brown and published by Collins, ISBN 0001982044 and 0006646131.

The perfect just-before-bedtime item - Observer

One of the most beautifully illustrated books I have ever seen - London Parents' Guide

Old Hushwing has come to live in the barn near Billy's house, and Billy loves to lie in bed at night listening to the owl out hunting for his supper.

But when the builders start work on a new bedroom for Billy, Old Hushwing is disturbed and flies away... into danger.

Imaginatively illustrated by Angelo Rinaldi.

Old Hushwing is written by Alan Brown and published by Collins, ISBN 0001982761 and 0006646492.

A delightful story - Wildside

Powerful language and strong imagery - Child Education

Stunning pictures - Eastern Daily Press

Nikki longs to own the beautiful rocking horse in the toy shop more than anything else.

It has a tasselled mane, a sweeping swishing tail and, best of all, it gallops so fast that the whole toy shop seems to go flying past.

So when Nikki's mum tells her that the rocking horse is too expensive to buy, Nikki is terribly disappointed.

Then Mum has an idea...

Colourfully illustrated by Peter Utton.

Nikki and the Rocking Horse is written by Alan Brown and published by Collins, ISBN 0001981269 and 0006645178.

Dreams come true, but with a twist - Observer

A gentle tale that captures the imaginative world of a child - Sunday Tribune

In the street where Erica lives there is a very special tree. It is special because when she stands underneath its branches, she is transported in her dreams to mountains and jungles and coral sands.

Erica's happiness is shattered when the tree must be cut down so that her road can be widened.

She must find a way to save her tree - her dreaming tree.

Sensitively illustrated by Claire Fletcher.

The Dreaming Tree is written by Alan Brown and published by Collins, ISBN 0001983210 and 000664676X.

Simon wants to be a gardener. He wants to sow seeds that will grow into flowers - flowers for the humbugs.

But Dad has quite different ideas about how a garden should look, so Simon and his dog resort to drastic measures.

Humorously illustrated by Adrian Reynolds.

Humbugs is written by Alan Brown and published by Hodder Children's Books, ISBN 034070960X and 0340709618.

Hoot is a very small owl and Holler is a much bigger one.

They love each other very much but Hoot is too little to say so and Holler is too shy.

When a big gust of wind blows them to opposite ends of the Great Wood, the pair soon realise how important it is to tell your friends just how you feel.

Quirkily illustrated by Rimantas Rolia.

Hoot and Holler is written by Alan Brown and published by Random House, ISBN 0091768586 and 0099408988.

A sweet but never cloying parable about friendship and affection - Guardian

A simply lovely little story - Amazon review

"Mum and Dad think I am a boy, but really I am a dog."

This doggy boy likes to play fetch, go walkies, and dig up squirmy worms in the garden. But everything he does makes his pongy sister cry.

Luckily, Dad has a surprise for his doggy boy - one that might just turn him into a boy again!

Perceptively illustrated by Jonathan Allen.

I Am a Dog is written by Alan Brown and published by Random House, ISBN 0099413272.

Strangely moving - Carousel

Hilarious - Books for Keeps

"I am Turtle. My eyes are black, my shell is green. Wide ocean calls me, as I lie curled in the dark. Tides roar in my blood, surf pounds in my heart."

A lyrical journey of the life of a green turtle from hatching beneath the sand of a coral beach, through wanderings at sea, to adulthood and returning to lay eggs of its own.

Stunningly illustrated by Kim Michelle Toft.

Turtle's Song is written by Alan Brown and published by University of Queensland Press, ISBN 0702231533 and 070223219X.

Short-listed for The Wilderness Society of Australia 2002 Environmental Award

Best Upper Primary Book in Whitley Awards of NSW 2002

Dead Good gives a glimpse into the lives of real people in Victorian Sheffield. Some of their experiences are funny, some are scary, and some are very sad.

All the stories are drawn from old documents about some of the 87,000 people buried in Sheffield's historic cemetery.

Witilly illustrated by Caroline Firenza.

Dead Good is written by Alan Brown and published by the Friends of the General Cemetery, Sheffield, ISBN 0953999432.

A compelling mixture of human interest stories, poverty, tragedy, war, social disaster, disease, peep shows and fairground acts - Sheffield Telegraph

Huge fun - Caroline Firenza

Billy wants to be a hero, but just what did Mum ask him to do?

Was it to wash the cat?

Was it to iron the dishes?

A comical story about a boy who finally gets it right.

For readers who want short, simple but pacey text.

Crazilly illustrated by Chris Mould.

Billy the Hero is written by Alan Brown and published by Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198385196.