Anna Fienberg: 33 books

Figaro and Rumba are best friends. Figaro is a dog who loves to run like the wind. And Rumba is a cat who once sang and danced in Cuba. When they catch the Very Fast Train that goes all the way to the beach, they meet a cunning crocodile with conga drums and an elegant satin waistcoat. Surely...

Misdirection, illusion, locked doors and old secrets - these are the tools of the magician. What happens when they're used to escape from real life? Rachel Lambert can escape from a Bohemian Torture Crib, but she can't leave her marriage. 'You're stuck,' says the voice inside her head. 'And...

'A fountain of power rose up and surged out through my eyes. I opened my fists to the sky and flames shot into the air.' When Roberto arrives in Italy from Australia he discovers dark family secrets: la magia, the power that is feared and suppressed, and a tragic story of love and icy revenge....

How do you make one of the toughest decisions in life when you're as lonely as a distant planet? Callisto May knows a lot about planets. She could name all the moons of Jupiter, or tell you the dimensions of the Great Red Spot, but she doesn't know much about love. She's so used to pleasing...

'Don't go near the ghost house. Who knows what is prowling around in there!' There's a light in the window of the haunted house, and Tashi is going in. He's brave, but is he fast enough to beat two mysterious strangers in a race around the village? And what will happen if he loses? No one has adventures like Tashi. And no one tells such exciting stories.

'The giant just lifted the roof off, scooped up a pig and gobbled it down.' Chintu the giant's Only Brother will eat everything in the village unless Tashi can stop him and things go terribly wrong when a stranger appears with a magic flute. In the face of trouble Tashi acts fast. Read more about him in the other exciting Tashi books.

'We arrived at the tower at the top of the castle. The door was locked. We can't go into that room, said Ho Hum. Not ever.' Tashi tells Jack about his scariest adventure ever, when the mysterious stranger Bluebeard moved into the old castle. Nobody knew what a monster he was. Then the wicked...

'Baba Yaga reached over and pinched his arm. You look a nice juicy boy.' A house on chicken legs? A witch who eats children? Jack's dad can't believe Tashi's wild stories, about Baba Yaga.and the wicked Baron, who traps him as a prisoner for the fearsome River Pirate. Tashi has more daredevil adventures to tell. Read all about him in the other Tashi books.

'The flying carpet bucked like a wild horse - trying to throw me off.' Jack is bursting to hear Tashi's fantastic stories about the sly genie and his three wishes.and what Tashi does when he comes face to face with the ferocious war lord again. Tashi is always ready for anything. Follow his bold adventures in the other Tashi books.

'The demon's dagger teeth glinted. I'm going to tie you up and tip these spiders over you.' Spiders and snakes and rats? The slippery demons are going to make Tashi talk.and there's more trouble for Tashi when the fierce River Pirate returns without a warning. Tashi's life is one big adventure. Read all about him in the other Tashi books.

'The demons are crazy for buses!' said Can-Du. 'And when I wouldn't hand this one over, they kidnapped my son.' What will Tashi do when the demons sneak onto the new bus going to market? How will he find Little Can-Du? And when things are mysteriously disappearing from the village, it's up...

The Baron's nephew Bang-Bang is going to take over Wise-as-an-Owl's fresh water spring, which he uses for his medicines, so Tashi and his friends use clay and magic to make a golem who will give the bully Bang-Bang a good scare. But will their great big Golem obey them? And can Tashi rescue Ah Chu's...

'Chintu took one of his giant steps over to our village.and roared, Bring Tashi out to me!' Jack ran all the way to school. Today Tashi was coming to tell him more stories.about Chintu, the giant, who is as big as a mountain, and the robber bandits, who kidnap him to be their son. Only someone as clever as Tashi could find a way to escape.

'Tashi could hardly breathe as more and more ghosts crowded around him.' No one in the village is as brave as Tashi.only he could scare the ghost monsters out of the forest, and only someone as bold as Tashi would go all the way along the dark underground passage to the Mountain of White Tigers. Tashi always has a cunning plan, and he has daring adventures too.