Best Selling Books by Colin Thompson

Dreams, imagination, growing up and a very special relationship between a young girl and her grandmother are at the heart of this beautifully illustrated book from a master storyteller. ‘The first time Sally flew was before she could even crawl. As her parents slept, she floated above them, too young to speak, too young to think in words.’ Sally is just a baby when she first begins to soar above her house and over the garden. Soon she sees her brother and other children floating over the rooftops. But her mother is skeptical. “You and your ridiculous stories. It''s time you came down to earth.” Only her grandmother believes her and every night, Sally returns with a special present for the old lady – a butterfly, an opal, an orchid. She recalls her own travels as a little girl and explains that everyone has the power to fly, “only they''ve forgotten how. It''s called growing up.” One day, Sally and her grandmother fly together to a land of warm sunshine and lagoons, where grandmother dreams of her favourite place, then draws her last breath and stays forever. But Sally never forgets her dreams and when she, at last, has children of her own, she flies with them – to the Aztec ruins, to fields of snow and finally to the golden beach by the clear lagoon. From the Hardcover edition.

A collection of curious creature poems, including everything from cats, dogs and goldfish to bacteria, jellyfish and slugs. Even pet-owners aren''t left unrhymed.

In response to the stark reality of children around the world dying from starvation, and from natural disasters over which we have no control, thirteen internationally famous artists created a book, the royalties earned being donated to the Save the Children Organisation in Australia.

A wise old man who visits the town dump every day moves into an abandoned train there and watches as nature gradually reclaims the polluted land.

When a new baby is born it''s difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name. It''s the same with dogs. So when the Claybourne-Willments, who should have been called the smiths got Fearless as a little puppy, it seemed a good name for him. Except Fearless wasnt. How does Fearless finally live up to his name? By accident of course!

It isn''t just humans who need time off. Wizards do too - and after all the wild adventures the Floods have been through, two weeks at the seaside with their friends the Hulberts is exactly what they all need.

Novel set in England about a young man, Peter, who suffers from a manic-depressive illness. He experiences various mental states, ranging from euphoria to suicidal misery, and assorted mental hospitals. It is planned for this to be the first of a trilogy of novels. London-born, the author moved to Australia in 1955. He has worked as a graphic designer, theatre stage manager, and has written and/or illustrated 30 children''s books.