Spider Rocks

A winter storm has buried North Dakota in snow and ice. With accidents being reported across the region, Deputy Ron Weller must patrol along the main road through a normally tranquil forest in Beeman County. The night grows menacing as he discovers vehicles that have been run off the road, their drivers mysteriously missing. Strange tracks lead through a region of thick forest known as Devil's Rock. There, Weller makes a horrifying discovery. A monster has awakened. Its hunger is insatiable, and its ferocity has no limits.

In the sooty blackness of a Tucson alley, Rim Fannin got word that 20 heavily guarded freight wagons were traveling by night toward Tubac. Still bitter over his father's murder, Rim takes a job as a mule skinner with White Mountain Freight, suspecting its owner, John Romaine, of having a hand in his father's death. He wasn't very good with a mule whip but he managed until his train was attacked by Indians.

Spider was mean, Spider was cruel, Spider was grumpy with no friends at all. But when Spider hears music for the first time, suddenly his world changes. Can Spider turn a corner with the help from—of all unlikely creatures—a fly? From the makers of Why, oh why, am I a crocodile?, this enchanting tale of two friends and their journey into the world of Rock music will have children mesmerised and grown-ups laughing out loud. A beautiful story of how, with a little direction, a bully can change their ways.

Rock-a-Bye Rumpus is a delightful collection of sweet and fun action poems for the very young, specially chosen by best-selling author Julia Donaldson.