Books with author Angela McAllister

Ruby and her son, Little Joe, are hand-me-down toy kangaroos. Arriving at their new home, they are surprised to discover that the fine, expensive toys there just sit on the shelf - which probably explains why they're all so unfriendly. It's not until Little Joe is thrown out with the rubbish that the other toys finally rally together to help reunite Ruby with her Little Joe. This is a touching story about the power of love.

Ally has just stepped off a plane to spend a holiday with her pen friend, Nancy. From the moment they meet, they want to do absolutely everything together. In fact they feel almost like sisters and Ally's boundless enthusiasm turns whatever they try into a triumph. By the end of the week the two girls have danced together, shopped together, roller-skated together and lost count of the tubs of ice cream they've shared. They're closer than ever so it's really hard to say goodbye. But Nancy and Ally refuse to let their spirits be dampened, after all, "sisters are together, even when they're apart!" Angela McAllister's laugh-out-loud story and Sophie Fatus's sunny pictures create a real celebration of friendship for little girls (and reptiles) everywhere!

Nancy knows that she and her pen pal, Ally, are going to be as close as sisters. And from the moment Ally steps off the plane to visit, the two girls are inseparable. With Ally's endless energy and Nancy's boundless joy, even everyday activities like dancing become a celebration of friendship.This irresistibly funny, heartwarming story -- which features an unlikely duo -- proves what all best pals know to be true: Friends are the family you shoose.

King Widget has gone missing. It's all very mysterious, and brave young Digory has been sent off to find him. But along the way a baby dragon befriends Digory and he is soon mistaken for a wizard! Feared by the locals for his possible enchantments, he is knocked out by a clomp of earth at a mud slinging match. The next thing Digory knows is he is locked up in the dungeon of Warlock's Haunt. However, in a merry twist of fate, Digory may well have stumbled upon the very answer to the riddle of the lost king.

Cal is a Silvertail. She never knew her mother, Sylla, and does not know that with her dying breath Sylla bequeathed her daughter the power of the Merrows - the means to battle an evil that threatens the entire ocean. When Cal meets Jake, a Creeper from the Overbreath, the two are drawn to one another. Cal, like the rest of the merfolk, is astounded when Jake is able to join them beneath the waves. Could he be the one that legend speaks of? The Tide Turner who will save their world? Time is not on their side as Cal and Jake seek the truth about themselves and their destiny...In an extraordinary adventure which spans gloomy caverns in the fathomless heart of the ocean, breathtaking chases by battalions of deadly marlin, from escaping the renegade Bloodfins, hiding among shoals of panicking silver tuna to flying over coral reefs on the wings of Cal's ray, Stinger, Angela McAllister has created a stunning underwater world, full of danger and excitement and a magical fantasy story steeped in mermaid lore, myth and legend. And never far away prowls Orcara, the terrifying sea witch, who has a secret of her own.