Koala Lou (PB)

Mem Fox

There was once a baby koala, so soft and round that all who saw her loved her. Her name was Koala Lou.Koala Lou is the first born in a large family. She feels sad because her mother seems too busy to pay her any attention. Perhaps if she wins the tree-climbing at the Bush Olympics her mother might notic...

The Garden Party

Katherine Mansfield

They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden-party if they had ordered it.' A windless, warm day greets the Sheridan family on the day of their garden party. As daughter Laura takes the reins on party preparations the news of a neighbour's demise casts a cloud over the host and threatens the ...