Books with author Michelle Dare

When Tingle's Auntie tells Tingle a story about the Treasure Tree and river giants, Tingle does not believe her. To prove to Tingle that there is such a thing the whole family end up going on an adventure that takes them to a farm that grows giant vegetables, to meet the river giants and find treasure on the Treasure Tree. What Tingle and her family soon realise is that treasure is not what they thought it was.

Steve knew Big Boy was a bully the minute he saw him, and the report from the other campers confirmed that he was one mean character. But Steve manages to crack the secret to his nasty behavior and through patience and kindness helps him to change. A ‘shark’ attack, firecracker mayhem, adventures in the bush, a mysterious mycologist and a bunch of crazy boys all help to make this a wonderful story of fun and laughter. Then there is Storz, the irascible groundsman, who pretends to hate kids, and Steve himself, with his impish sense of fun, who soon has the boys eating out of his hand.Steve is a master storyteller, making the Bible stories he tells each night come alive with boyish humour and extra details you never thought of. Set in the Australian bush, boys in particular will love this story, which teaches solid Christian values in a fun and exciting way.

Long ago in a river valley, men bound the trees together in the shape of a church. They worshipped there, and the place came alive with their worship. Beloved pets and strange forest creatures grew wise under the shadow of Old Man Oak. Old Man Oak, with his rich, deep voice became the Bass singer. And there was a little Sunflower who the Pastor saw good things in his future...Years have passed, and the human congregation moved into a brick and mortar church. Old Man Oak, the Sunflower, and all the giggling birches in the Brush Arbor had to stay where they were, and some of these fell asleep. Brother Rover and Sister Persnickitty could look after themselves, now, and they preferred the company of their former owners. Some Animals had left the Brush Arbor, feeling too constrained by the moral law they were now held to. Some animals had never grown wise. It was just Brother Sunflower...Now, your children can visit the Brush Arbor too, as they learn, along with Brother Sunflower just what faith can do!

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 all started when an excess of radioactive material had leaked into the earth's core, causing the emergence of new plants, chemicals, and resources across the planet. Since then, the world has been plagued with acidic hurricanes, fireball showers, blood-burning bacteria, and a multitude of other bizarre environmental disasters and diseases.To cope with the dangers of the new environment and emerging diseases, a mysterious scientist named Dr. Z genetically engineered surviving animals into powerful beasts known as genopets. These beasts were created with the powers to regulate the environmental changes and cure some of the deadliest diseases. Political turmoil over Dr. Z's creation of the genopets eventually caused the remaining human survivors to be segregated into clans based on race, with each clan responsible for training a specific species of genopets to regulate the conditions across specific parts of the world.But when the mysterious scientist suddenly loses contact with all the clan leaders and genopets, both the social structure and natural environment of the world fall apart.

18-year-old Nira Dharni and her boyfriend, Taren Tasmin, have been in a happy relationship for five years, but now, every human and genopet in their clan has been slaughtered by the ruthless Firefang Clan. While Nira is adopted by a new clan, Taren is forced to join the Firefang Clan and aid them in their plot to dominate the other clans, including Nira's. ---It all started when an excess of radioactive material had leaked into the earth's core, causing the emergence of new plants, chemicals, and resources across the planet. Since then, the world has been plagued with acidic hurricanes, fireball showers, blood-burning bacteria, and a multitude of other bizarre environmental disasters and diseases.To cope with the dangers of the new environment and emerging diseases, a mysterious scientist named Dr. Z genetically engineered surviving animals into powerful beasts known as genopets. These beasts were created with the powers to regulate the environmental changes and cure some of the deadliest diseases. Political turmoil over Dr. Z's creation of the genopets eventually caused the remaining human survivors to be segregated into clans based on race, with each clan responsible for training a specific species of genopets to regulate the conditions across specific parts of the world.Unfortunately, such conditions are not ideal for 18-year-old Nira Dharni and her boyfriend, Taren Tasmin. The two of them have been in a happy relationship for five years, but now, every human and genopet in their clan has been slaughtered by the ruthless Firefang Clan. While Nira is adopted by a new clan, Taren is forced to join the Firefang Clan and aid them in their plot to dominate the other clans, including Nira's. Thus, Nira's love for Taren and their desire to continue seeing each other, despite their segregation into separate clans, will put their relationship, their genopets, and the entire societal structure of genopet clans at stake.

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.