Jenny Healey has been writing for children for 12 years, completing studies and gaining her Diploma of Advanced Applied Writing. She enjoys retirement – it gives her more time to write. She loves to travel and spend time with her grandchildren, who often unknowingly provide fodder for her stories. Although she has self-published three picture books and one e-book, this is her first picture book to be professionally published outside of New Zealand. Jenny lives with her husband in a small New Zealand town, called Tairua, on the Coromandel Peninsular.
Dougal LeClair has decided to make a chocolate cake for the local fair’s cake competition. He doesn’t have all the ingredients, including the chocolate he needs. With a bit of bear logic, some cunning and a large dose of bravery, he bakes a massive, delicious-looking cake. The people at the fair...
It’s rubbish day and Sonny is a greedy, sneaky cat who loves getting into rubbish bins. Even though he has a nice home, kind owners and only the best quality cat food, Sonny still enjoys rummaging around in the neighbourhood’s rubbish looking for things to eat. One night, just before dawn, Sonny...
It’s lunch time and Ella is hungry. A sandwich would be perfect. The fridge and pantry are full of yummy food and Ella decides to make the biggest sandwich ever! As the sandwich grows taller and taller from the random food ingredients selected and she fixes a wobbly problem, the sandwich is finall...
