Moon Cow by Kyle Mewburn with illustrations by Deidre Copeland

Milly the cow feels sorry for the moon. It must be so lonely up in the night sky with no one to talk to, so Milly decides to keep it company. She talks to the moon but how can they be friends when they are so far away?

All the other cows think that Milly is silly by talking to the moon and doing other antics for it, but will the moon ever talk back to her?

Moon Cow is quite a funny story with underlying messages about friendship, being lonely and being a good listener. The illustrations portray Milly as almost being like a moon herself and enhance the story.

RRP $19.99
Published and distributed by Penguin Group under the Puffin title
 

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Pop Hooper’s Perfect Pets Slowcoach Turtle by Kyle Mewburn with illustrations by Heath McKenzie

Pop Hooper is back with his interesting pets that are not quite what the children who meet him want. But by taking care of pets they think are unsuitable, the children learn valuable lessons about themselves. There is also the promise that they only have to look after the unsuitable pet for a week before they can get what they really want.

Tilda loves doing daring things like climbing trees and playing on flying foxes. She doesn’t like to plan anything out and loves to take risks. She wants a pet monkey that can have climbing races with her and teach her how to swing from tree to tree. Pop Hooper is in fact the first person that ever called her patient, and that was simply because she couldn’t see any monkeys in his truck and was wondering if she should ask for something else.

Mister Hooper does however have a monkey called Houdini, who is a bit of a handful and who even Tilda would struggle to keep up with. When Houdini runs away, Pop Hooper suggests that she looks after a slow turtle called Pickle for one night and the next day she can get her perfect pet. As she takes Pickle home, could it be that she has already found it? Will Tilda also learn about the value of friendship and what a good friend she had?

As with the rest of the books in this series, it shows that people don’t always know what is best for them and sometimes what seems the most unsuitable might be just what they need. It also has themes of friendship and thinking of others in a very funny story.

RRP $12.99
Published and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers

The Story of Bo And The Circus That Wasn't by Kyle Mewburn and selected Telecom customers with illustrations by Donovan Bixley

Bo is not your ordinary sheep. He has a dream of joining the circus and being an acrobat. There are just two problems, the first is that he is scared of heights and the second is that circuses have been banned from the country where Bo lives. Bo could leave the country and find a circus somewhere else, but that will mean leaving his friends, so he decides to create his own circus instead. A circus that doesn't look like a circus.

Will his circus be discovered? And will Bo overcome his fear of heights. Bo makes some important discoveries along the way.

This is a delightful book about friendship overcoming obstacles and ordinary (sheep) doing extraordinary things. All the royalties from the sale of the new collaborative book will go to the Telecom Foundation to support charitable and community-based initiatives that contribute to a better future for Kiwi kids. Telecom gave its customers the chance to participate in writing the story. Despite having so many writers the story is seamless and enjoyable. It is a unique read for younger readers.

RRP $19.50
Published and distributed by Scholastic

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