Books with author Davina Bell

She said we didn’t know what the world out there had become. We had been alone there so long on that tiny island, in that tiny church. But in the night, I couldn’t bear it. My chest beat like wings. Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from a destroyed world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days deep in their mother’s collection of classic literature—until a mysterious stranger upends their carefully constructed reality. At first, Edward is a welcome distraction. But who is he really, and why has he come? As love blooms and the world stops spinning, the secrets of the girls’ past begin to unravel and escape is the only option. A sumptuously written novel of love and grief; of sisterly affection and the ultimate sacrifice; of technological progress and climate catastrophe; of an enigmatic bear and a talking whale—The End of the World Is Bigger than Love is unlike anything you’ve read before. Davina Bell is an award-winning author of books for young readers of many ages. She writes picture books (including All the Ways to be Smart and Under the Love Umbrella), junior fiction (Lemonade Jones) and middle-grade fiction (the Corner Park Clubhouse series). Davina lives in Melbourne, where she works as a children’s book editor.

For the first time, read all four Alice stories in one beautiful hardback edition.It's 1918 and Alice's deepest wish is to be a professional ballerina. But as World War One tears her family apart, a battle is being fought in her heart. Can Alice keep everyone together and still make her dreams of dancing come true?Journey with Alice across all four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.Loyal, creative and passionate, Alice is an enchanting Australian Girl.

The day before the underwater fancy-dress parade, Alfie got that feeling ... Sometimes it’s hard to be brave. Sometimes you get that feeling. Sometimes you’re just not ready … until, one day, you are. From a dynamic new picture-book partnership comes the story of Alfie and a big octopus wearing a tiny hat and the things you can only whisper to the cowboys on your wallpaper.

Four stories in one, all about Alice, a WWI-era girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina It's 1918 and Alice's deepest wish is to be a professional ballerina. But as World War One tears her family apart, a battle is being fought in her heart. Can Alice keep everyone together and still make her dreams of dancing come true? Journey with Alice across all four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war. Loyal, creative, and passionate, Alice is an enchanting Australian Girl.

It's 1918 . . . and Alice has never felt lonelier. Her father is missing at sea, her brother Teddy is away at war, and she's not allowed to speak to her best friend anymore. Alice tries to forget her worries by having a stall at the Apple Blossom Fair. But when strange events start happening in the town, everything goes wrong . . . Will the war ever be over, and will life for Alice ever be the same again? FollowAlice on her adventure in the second of four stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.

Its' 1919 . . . and Alice is busy looking after Mama, practising her dancing, and trying to cheer up her brother Teddy now that he's back from the war. Alice soon comes up with a brilliant idea a big event that is sure to make Teddy happy again. Will Alice's grand plan work out in the way she hopes? And will Alice and her family be able to leave the sorrows of the past behind. Follow Alice on her adventure in the final of four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.

It's 1918 . . . and the war has finally ended. Alice can't wait for Teddy to come home from fighting in Europe so things can go back to normal. But when Mabel gets up to mischief and a handsome stranger returns to Peppermint Grove, life becomes more complicated than ever. Can Alice fix everyone's problems -- including her own? Follow Alice on her adventure in the third of four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.

The Emperor’s finally got his dog:Rescued from their Jiang kidnappers, Gelert the legendary Wolfhound and Llewelyn Prince of Wales are rushed across the Chinese Empire to witness first hand what absolute power really means: a fearful nation bending to the erratic whim of a reclusive tyrant. The dark corridors of the Emperor’s palace are soon awash with blood, but who’s really in charge, the eunuchs or the generals? And with plans already in place for the invasion of Jiang, will Llewelyn help Feiyan pull off her outrageous plan to assassinate the Emperor? Join our two friends as they meet astonishing new dog breeds, unearth fresh mysteries, and brave the terrors of Gelert’s increasingly rancid farts in this, the second book of the epic adventures of Llewelyn & Gelert.This ebook is also available with illustrations- 'The Dog Assassins Illuminated', and as a hefty fully illustrated paperback with nearly 200 drawings.Check out 'The Dog Hunters' for part one- and here's the blurb: While brave Welshmen die fighting English invaders, Prince Llewelyn is forced to study Plato. But then a mighty Chinese war fleet arrives, offering to annihilate the old enemy. Their price? Llewelyn’s oldest friend, Gelert, the legendary wolfhound. Boy and dog are kidnapped and dragged across stormy oceans and scorpion-infested deserts in a nightmare journey involving flying dogs, berserk baboons, and thousand-year-old sailors. Thoughts of escape dissolve when the young prince meets Feiyan, a bewitching, angry girl with a secret agenda of her own. But just as he takes up the cause of the Jiang freedom fighters against the remorseless forces of the Emperor, Llewelyn discovers the horrifying truth behind their plans for Gelert...Coming soon: 'The Dog Army'. The invasion has been cancelled, but now the remains of the Emperor’s devastated army lies in a coma, gassed into oblivion by a daring attack. Worse still, as Llewelyn wakes up, he realises that Gelert is nowhere to be found, and Feiyan suspects that, once again, the Jiang have kidnapped the legendary wolfhound to complete their plan to create a dreadful army of monstrous dogs. Quickly resolving to rescue Gelert before the Emperor’s wrath is unleashed, the two friends face an astonishing journey that will take them into the heart of a reclusive kingdom that’s unafraid to use the apocalyptic forces they’ve kept secret for ten thousand years. Little does he know it, but Llewelyn’s grueling race into the the time twisting mud tunnels of Jiang means confronting both Friar William and his hordes of monstrous hyenas, and some uncomfortable truths about the girl he loves. Join our friends in this, the third book of the epic, disgraceful, gore splattered, fart-fuelled adventures of Llewelyn and Gelert the legendary wolfhound.About the Author: David Bell is proud to have been born in Liverpool, UK. He learned to draw by copying Tintin and Maurice Sendak, clear graphic influences in the illustrated edition of his book The Dog Hunters. He studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Liverpool Art School, and after a successful career in London advertising he swapped hemispheres to do ads in New Zealand where he now lives in Auckland with his family and a small dog called Joey. In 1999 he set up Adschool at the Media Design School, Auckland’s internationally acclaimed course for aspiring young writers and art directors. In 2010 he returned to creative advertising, a job he now shares with his first love – storytelling. In advertising he has won a number of awards including The 2nd Best Radio Commercial Of All Time (Kodacolor Gold) and a Lifetime Achievement Award in the NZ AXIS Advertising Awards 2011.For loads of background information on historical notes and the strange world of Jiang dog breeding, check out the Dog Hunters website: http://www.davidnbell.com/The_Dog_Hunters_Book/The_Dog_Hunters_Book.html#http://www.davidnbell.com/The_Dog_Hunters_Book/The_Dog_Hunters_Book.html

There are a lot of rules that don't interest Lemonade Jones. No running in the classroom, not even in an emergency. Dangerous animals should be in cages. No biting. (Not even your worst enemy.) But it's especially hard to stick to the rules when you're making life loud and exciting. And Lemonade Jones likes it when loud and exciting things happen. Two delightful stories about Lemonade Jones - a feisty girl with a lot of fizz!

It's 1919 . . . and Alice is busy looking after Mama, practicing her dancing, and trying to cheer up her brother Teddy now that he's back from the war. Alice soon comes up with a brilliant idea—a big event that is sure to make Teddy happy again. Will Alice's grand plan work out in the way she hopes? And will Alice and her family be able to leave the sorrows of the past behind? Follow Alice on her adventure in the final of four exciting stories about a gifted girl in a time of war.