Books with author Julie Sykes

Dizzy dives in! When Dizzy the Fairy Bear gets her first proper task, she's so excited that she can't sit still. Louise is supposed to play the recorder at her school concert, but she's too nervous to play well. A sprinkling of fairy-bear magic will make all the difference, and it's up to Dizzy to provide it. It should be easy—but Dizzy soon has to make a difficult choice.

When Little Tiger asks if he can go and play with his friends, Mommy Tiger says yes, but he must take Little Sister along. Frustrated and angry, because Little Sister can't keep up with Little Tiger and his friends, Little Tiger leaves Little Sister by the riverbank, while he goes for a swim with Little Elephant. When he goes to retrieve her, she's gone! Frightened that Mommy Tiger will be angry, Little Tiger searches everywhere, but to no avail. He is almost home when Little Sister, hiding in the jungle, leaps out at him! Thrilled to have found his sister, Little Tiger promises to teach her to do all the things he can, so they can play together in the future.

Max loves animals but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He’s so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every new job he takes on there’s always something a bit odd about the pet owner, which he can never put his finger on initially. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids – why can’t he pet sit for an ordinary pet owner?Max has to pet sit for a cute young werepup, owned by a not-cute old wizard. Fang has a bit of an odd name but he seems cuddly enough. Max’s main priority is to make sure he takes Fang on his walkies secretly – as pets are not allowed in the wizard’s apartment block. Max has everything under control until on one secret walk the clouds part and a full moon pops out...