Stories to stir your imagination!
Media Sheet - Patrick White
Book Launch - Patrick White 1st August 2020
Published by Little Steps Publishing, Illustrated by Anastasia Popp. ISBN 978-0-6482673-7-9. Available for Sale on Booktopia.
This non-fiction account of the life and times of Patrick White, one of Australia's greatest novelists, is written for middle readers, 8 - 12 years of age. This remarkable man, remembered for how poetically he described the Australian landscape and people in his many novels and plays, is the only Australian to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book is a valuable resource for any school library.
DemiChat and the City of Gold
By Toni Brisland and illustrated by Cheryl Cruz, published July 2015, publisher Dragonpencil, Georgia, USA
Junior Novel, RRP $14.95 Print (soft cover), and POD, eBook $2.98 available on Amazon.
ISBN 9-781601-31201
DemiChat and Flannery travel to Machu Picchu, Peru, and into the Amazon Jungle with their archaeologist owners, the Jaspers, in search of the lost City of Gold. On their travels down the river in search of diamonds and gold, they adventure through waterfalls and inside volcanoes, encounter poison-dart throwing natives, a jaguar, wild howler monkeys, female Amazonian warriors and have to strategise their way out of a cooking pot! They also learn a bit about the Incans on the way.
Available in print from the Author. Email toni.brisland@gmail.com
The Tree House
By Toni Brisland and illustrated by Michele Gaudion, published by Little Steps, February 2014
A Picture Book RRP $19.95 (hardcover only)
ISBN 9-781925-117011
In the dappled light under the branches of a tree, Emma dreams of helpin gher sister, Teresa, out of her wheelchair to climb and run on rainbows. Emma and Teresa's family and friends give them inspiration and hope to believe that anything is possible.
This hearfelt pciture book is a celebration of a family experiencing challenges yet transported to a place of love beyond the boundaries of everyday life.
Available from the publisher Little Steps, or the Distributor Dennis Jones and Associates and Pages & Pages Booksellers Mosman, or the Author
DemiChat and the Lost Mummy
By Toni Brisland and illustrated by Cheryl Cruz, published December 2013, by Dragonpencil, Georgia, USA
Junior Novel RRP Print Version $14.95 (soft cover), POD and eBook $2.99 available through Amazon
ISBN 978-1-60131-173-3
Instead of flying home to London after their escapades in Italy, DemiChat and Lord Flannery Beagle find themselves whisked to Egypt to search for a lost mummy. Surviving grave robbers is hard enough but when an evil Mau, Sera, and her motley cat-gang lead them into a trap, Demi realises that the past and present are intertwined. Flannery is willing to risk everything to save Demi, even if it means confronting the ghostly guardian of the tomb.
This sequel to 'DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery' with its Sherlock Holmes' style code and Egyptian hieroglyphics will keep readers guessing to the very end.
Available for Kindle, Nook and Apple iPad.
Available in print from the Author. Email toni.brisland@gmail.com
What Now Baby Bears?
By Toni Brisland and Emma Stuart, published by Little Steps, September 2013
A Picture Book RRP $14.95 (soft cover only)
ISBN 9-78192-1928697
Mother Bear and her cubs love to frolic in the wilderness. One spring, when they wake after hibernating, they discover that their world has changed. Humans have moved into their forest and a busy road runs through their habitat. What will happen to the bears?
Available in print from the publisher Little Steps, or the Distributor Dennis Jones or the Author
email: tonibrisland@gmail.com
ebook - DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery
By Toni Brisland, illustrated by Cheryl Cruz, published June 2013 by Dragonpencil, Georgia, USA
Junior Novel eBook RRP $2.99
ISBN 9-78064-6586-31-1
Same text with new digital illustrations ...
this Sherlock Holmes spoof comes alive as DemiChat and Lord Flannery race their way across Europe. Go to: www.demichat.com
Available for Kindle, Nook and Apple iPad. $2.99
Later in 2014 to be available as POD.
DemiChat and the Kent Street Mystery
By Toni Brisland, illustrated by Peter "Zane" Haywood, published 2010 by SidHarta Publishers,
ISBN 1-921642-35-1
London detectives DemiChat and Lord Flannery Beagle discover that a scientist has gone missing! He's left behind him a trail of purple powder that makes Flannery sneeze his way across France into Italy. Will Scotland Yard Police Dog Jake and Detective Inspector Robert Cooper help or hinder their investigation? Why are gangs of Italian and Irish crooks double-crossing each other to get their hands on the formula for the purple powder? What is the secret formula and what is it for? How does Italian Police Inspector Alessandra Bambini become involved? Will the kidnap victim be freed? And what part does his sister play?
In this Sherlock Holmes spoof, Demi relies on her feline intuition and wit – and the devoted help of Flannery and Jake – to keep Cooper and Bambini focused on the case, save the kidnapped victim and stop the formula from getting into the wrong hands!