Books with author Errol Broome

Toby is eleven and small for his age. Both he and his horse-mad friend Maddy are enthralled when his grandpa comes to stay because Grandpa, as a kid, used to hang out at the stables of the great Phar Lap! When Grandpa tells him the thrilling story of the legendary horse, Toby is determined to become a jockey, no longer bothered by his small physique.

When Anke launches her green balloon with an envelope of seeds attached—and Freddie sends her a letter telling her he found it—the city girl and country boy form an unlikely friendship that changes their lives and transforms the bare hills of Freddie’s farm forever. Told through letters, this reflective novel tells the compelling story of a friendship that grows into a lifetime of love, work, and marriage. Woven throughout the novel are themes of environmental awareness, the differences between city and country life, and the pains of growing up. This charming story is told with a lightness of touch and a depth of feeling that will gently stir young readers to contemplate relationships and the importance of making ethical decisions.

Nibble and Munch Magnus gnawed around the edges until he saw daylight. He flicked his whiskers and slipped through the opening. Magnus only wanted to sniff the morning outside his cage, but suddenly he finds himself in a strange and enormous world. It's a lonely place for a pet white mouse with no family of his own. The brown-and-gray mice in the cupboard let him sleep on the bottom shelf, but when the humans start setting traps they must escape. Will Magnus brave the dangers and find a new home for them all?

Scamper and Scurry"Now tell me what you're looking for." Magnus edged closer, till his coat brushed against Mem's."Do...do you think, somewhere, there are others like us?"Magnus and the mice have a cozy home in the stable loft. But Magnus's whiskers are prickling. Change is in the air, and it's hard work keeping the mice out of harm's way, especially bold little Mem. Mem is searching for a friend like herself, and one day, when no one is looking, she goes missing. Will the mice be able to find her and bring her back? The journey to the circus is long and full of danger, but Magnus learns not to lose sight of the precious things in life, especially when he finds that Mem has made friends with the most majestic, the most magnificent creature he's ever seen!