Books with author Michelle Vo

Rachel and her family have moved from an apartment into their first house, and she is thrilled to have so much to discover, along with a new best friend, Jessica, who lives right next door. But as with all changes, Rachel must come to terms with finding her place within a much larger world than she knew. In her family's backyard and the ravine that is shared with other neighbors, she discovers there are so many living things that they have to fight to survive. A series of seemingly random events cause her to come to terms with her fears about nature. Rachel and Jessica decide to make a difference in the world, starting with her own backyard.

Jenny and Ben accidentally receive an invitation to the Monsters’ Dance. Do monsters really exist? If so, don’t they eat children?The Monsters' Dance is a celebration like no other - it is a time of great monster festivity because it takes place on the longest day, meaning the nights will soon draw in and true monstering can take place. When the brother and sister accidentally receive the invitation to the monsters' dance they think it is a joke but what if it isn't? Surely they have to go and find out... The only thing stopping them is the big question: what if monsters eat children? The pair are torn between curiosity and fear. Maybe they just need to come up with a brilliant disguise. That way they can find out once and for all: how do monsters dance?

Sometimes the desire to explore can just get the better of you. That is what happened to Wyld when his family were sent to a remote valley to study the newly bred prehistoric mammals. Those prehistoric creatures weren't the dinosaur kind either but the mammoth and sabre tooth tiger types. Of course Wyld didn't believe there were creatures like that out there. So, while his parents were in another stuffy meeting, he thought that he would just take a 'little look' outside. That little look resulted in him discovering a fluff-ball of a creature. The pair of them ended up on a Wyld adventure that neither could have imagined.

It isn’t often a washing machine spits a pair of washed wet knickers in your face is it? How would you feel? Shocked? Surprised? Slightly distressed? Well that is the magic of the Splishy Sploshies, a group of water sprites that seek out those who mis-use water and create all kinds of shenanigans to grab attention. One loo flush too many, being overly splash-tastic at bath time or water fountains squirting away during a drought can call the Splishy Sploshies into action. No one is out of limits when it comes to Splishy Sploshy mayhem and that includes royalty! One false splash and a home can have an infestation of Splishy Sploshies. They scope out a home and come up with innovative ways to destroy it using water. In this particular case Tingle and Josh need to figure out why the Splishy Sploshies have visited and have started wrecking their home.

It's Ella's best friend, Jess's, birthday and she's feeling especially homesick. Jess waits eagerly for a birthday parcel to arrive from her family, but when nothing comes in the post she feels very down. Ella and her other friends want to do something to cheer Jess up - so they plan to make a magical glitter bomb as a birthday surprise! But the magical surprise doesn't go quite to plan, and when Ella over-packs the bomb with glitter it makes such an explosion that it destroys a priceless statue at the school. Will Ella get away with her naughtiness? Or will she get expelled? Will they discover what's happened to the missing post? Join Ella and her angelic classmates in another magical adventure. Ella's penchant for trouble continues to get her into magical scrapes - will she ever get enough halo points to earn her wings?