Books published by publisher HarperCollins New Zealand

Another popular double-header about the adventures of the Wild Wests. Rain forces Michael and the Wests to shelter in Pong Castle, where they find someone has stripped the place of metal. When the staircase collapses, they are trapped upstairs. How can they get out? In the second story, the Wests go to Wellington to watch Johnny in a ballet competition, leaving Miranda and Michael, who have colds, home with Goof the dog. Goof is fascinated by the next door neighbor's pet rabbit and a wonky fence gives him his opportunity. He arrives back witha dead rabbit in his mouth. Can Michael and Miranda rescue the situation?

Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, and things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where the Sidewalk Ends have been sold, making it the bestselling children's poetry book ever. With this and his other poetry collections (A Light in the Attic and Falling Up), Silverstein reveals his genius for reaching kids with silly words and simple pen-and-ink drawings. What child can resist a poem called "Dancing Pants" or "The Dirtiest Man in the World"? Each of the 130 poems is funny in a different way, or touching ... or both. Some approach naughtiness or are a bit disgusting to squeamish grown-ups, but that's exactly what kids like best about Silverstein's work. Jim Trelease, author of The New Read-Aloud Handbook, calls this book "without question, the best-loved collection of poetry for children."

The international publishing phenomenon has been adapted for Kiwi boys of all ages, with the addition of our own plants, animals, historical tragedies triumphs heroes and unique Southern hemisphere perspective. Everything that worked so well in the English original plus much much more. A stunning foreword by John Campbell, writing both as a Kiwi boy and the father of a beloved son.