Books with author Teena Raffa-Mulligan

A friend in need. A thoughtless act. A forgetful elephant.Jumbo Jim is riding home from school when he comes across his mate Charlie sitting on the side of the jungle track. Charlie’s needs help. His bike has a flat tyre and the chain has come loose. What’s a friend to do? Jimbo completely forgets all the cycle safety rules and lets Charlie climb on behind him. The pair go racing down the track doing wheelies, weaving in and out of cars and causing chaos along the way. Suddenly there’s an angry trumpet blast from Jimbo’s dad, who’s among a pack of giant jumbos working near the track. Jimbo tries to stop but his brakes fail. He’s heading for disaster— how will he survive?

There is magic, mystery, adventure and fun in this collection of short stories for young readers.Meet a monster with a toothache, a princess who doesn't behave like one and a fairy who can't fly. Find out what happens when Cinderella's slipper is the wrong fit, how to solve a Dads' Day dilemma and the solution to losing a little brother in another time. Often funny, sometimes serious, the 15 stories are an entertaining mix of humour and whimsy, fantasy and reality.The Fifty Per Cent Princess & Other Goodnight Reads is certain to become a family favourite for bedtime sharing or reading alone.

Who can you trust when those you love most let you down?Fifteen-year-old Kate Norton has been living a happy family fantasy. Her mum has been keeping secrets. Now the father Kate never knew she had is coming to Perth. He wants to take Kate back to Brisbane with him because his mother has cancer and wants to get to know her only granddaughter before it's too late. Kate is on an emotional roller coaster. Everything she believed about herself and her life has been based on a lie. Her wonderful dad is not her father. Even her beloved Nana Hannah is not her "real" grandmother. Kate has to find out who she is and where she belongs. Only then can she find out if her friendship with newcomer Joshua Perrin can be something more.

Prince Florian has chosen his bride. Unfortunately he doesn't know who she is or where she lives because she left his Grand Ball in such a hurry on the stroke of midnight. His only clue is the satin slipper she lost in her hurry to leave.Lucinda Heartsong plans to marry Jonathon Tinker. She doesn't want to try the lost slipper when the prince's footman comes calling but he won't take no for an answer. The slipper fits perfectly and Lucinda is whisked off to the palace to become the prince's bride.The minute Lucinda is brought to Prince Florian, he knows there's been a mistake - but he must honour his promise to marry the maiden whose foot was a perfect fit for the lost slipper.Will Prince Florian and Lucinda have to make the best of their mismatch - or live happily ever after with their own true loves?

A rainy day. A friendly tiger. A forgetful elephant.One rainy day Jumbo Jim is on his way home from school alone when a tiger stops and offers him a lift. Tim promises to get him home and dry quicker than a snake can blink an eye – but Jimbo says no. Mum has told him never to go with strangers. That’s when Tiger Tim says he is a family friend – and he has chocolate too. Will Jimbo remember his mother’s stranger danger warnings – or go with Tim?

It’s 1817 and Rosie has lived all her life in Parramatta. Pa came to the colony in New South Wales as a free settler and is a successful trader, importing goods from foreign lands. Ma is an ex-convict who stitches fine gowns for the ladies of the colony. Now Pa’s brother is on his way from England with his family to join them. Rosie can hardly contain her excitement. She and Cousin Amelia will surely become the best of friends, sharing secrets and adventures. When Pa decides to take Rosie along with him and the new arrivals to help set up their farm in the bush a day’s journey from town, she can’t believe her luck. It means leaving behind the puppy she rescued from a group of cruel boys but what fun it will be to spend every day with Amelia. It is fun...but there is also danger. A raging bushfire threatens to destroy the farm and everyone in it. How will they survive? Will Rosie ever return home to Ma, the little kids and Patch the puppy?

"Hi Jodie, it’s Mum. I just called to let you know I’m coming to see you. Missing you heaps. Can’t wait to be together again." The simple phone message has Jodie spooked. She’d give anything to see her mother again but that’s impossible. Dead people only return for visits from beyond the grave in books and movies. They can’t pick up a phone and call the living to have a chat. Someone must be playing a sick joke.But when the phone calls stop, the other weird communications start and Jodie has to find out the truth. Are the messages from her mum? Should she expect a ghostly visitor?

Starla Fairweather is the fastest fairy in Little Down Dell. Everyone is counting on her to win the Quickwing Cup at the Full Moon Friendship Festival. This year the cup will be filled with Sparkling Goodwill Brew, guaranteed to turn frowns to smiles in a twinkling and spread peace, joy and happiness.Two days before the festival, Starla wakes up with a head full of storm clouds and wings so heavy she couldn’t fly if she tried. Fairies don’t get the flu – so what’s wrong with Starla? Madame Lilia doesn’t have long to solve the mystery and come up with a cure. Will Starla recover in time to fly in the festival and win the Quickwing Cup?

LUKE McAlister’s dad has lost his temper once too often.A crazy plan to sell him for $500 works, Dad is taken away in a van and Luke’s troubles are over – until Mum finds out. Luke turns super sleuth to try to get Dad back and learns the frightening truth behind the mysterious disappearance of an increasing number of townsfolk and their pets. It’s up to him to save not just Dad, but his whole family, their friends and a host of other people. He doesn’t have the brawn to defeat his deadly opponent…does he have the brains? Their lives depend on

Trouble comes to Tea Tree Bend...In cowboy movies the sheriff forms a posse to round up all the bad guys. Cam and Ellie from Daisy Cottage and their friends Billy and Louisa have formed a different posse. Their mission is to find and fix all the signs in Tea Tree Bend with missing apostrophes. The summer holidays are almost over so they have just nine days to complete their task.How can trying to do the right thing go so wrong?

It’s 1817 and Rosie has lived all her life in Parramatta. Pa came to the colony in New South Wales as a free settler and is a successful trader, importing goods from foreign lands. Ma is an ex-convict who stitches fine gowns for the ladies of the colony. Now Pa’s brother is on his way from England with his family to join them. Rosie can hardly contain her excitement. She and Cousin Amelia will surely become the best of friends, sharing secrets and adventures. When Pa decides to take Rosie along with him and the new arrivals to help set up their farm in the bush a day’s journey from town, she can’t believe her luck. It means leaving behind the puppy she rescued from a group of cruel boys but what fun it will be to spend every day with Amelia. It is fun...but there is also danger. A raging bushfire threatens to destroy the farm and everyone in it. How will they survive? Will Rosie ever return home to Ma, the little kids and Patch the puppy?