Books with author Donna Wilson

This children's story tells the story of a farmer who lies. Soon the lies become weeds in his garden, taking over his fruitful bounty. By the book's end, he learns the destructive power that exists in the seed of even a small lie. The rhyming narrative is interspersed with original drawings. The story begins: A long time ago there was an old man who had a garden as big as Japan, or so he said, for he always told tales. His lies were as long as choo-choo train rails.

Peter, a thirteen-year-old loner, is forced by his mother in England to spend two weeks of holiday with his recently widowed aunt on the Irish island of Inishbofin, or the Island of the White Cow. On the ferry across, he meets Siobhan. Shes a year older. The island is suddenly struck by two tragedies, as two islanders have gone missing. On a walk, Peter meets two small men, who turn out to be the Irish fairy leprechauns. They inform Peter and Siobhan that they too are changelings, having been substituted at birth for normal babies. It is a time of great evil, and the Miasma of Evil is moving on to God-fearing citizens. The Miasma has recruited the terrifying Irish fairy horses, or Dullaghans, with their headless black riders. Peter and Siobhan become leaders in the fight, together with historic characters, including the sixteenth-century female pirate Grace OMalley. They are transported by a Time Rail, which places them in the sixteenth century, where Peter has to rescue himself from Graces pirates.The battle against the dreaded Miasma is getting close. Siobhan is found to be the incarnation of one of the Irish fairys greatest warriors from the past. In a frightening climb on a storm-ravaged rock in the ocean, Peter has to rescue a magic harp to help defeat the evil invaders. Merriline, the great wizard, is seeking books of necromancy and their spells to defeat the Miasma. Siobhan has to fight the Miasma chief.

Vlad is the youngest member of the Impaler family, the bravest vampires that ever lived. But Vlad isn't very brave at all. He's even a little bit scared of the dark!All Vlad wants is some friends and he thinks he knows just where to find them… Human school!So off Vlad goes, along with his pet bat Flit.But how will Vlad keep his true identity secret from his new friends? Not to mention keeping them hidden from his family!Life just got a lot more complicated...A gentle and funny story of a little vampire who wishes he was human - this is DIARY OF A WIMPY KID meets Hotel Transylvania.