Bøker av Maureen Larter

A story of an Australian unique animal - an echidna, and her venture into the outside world, with the eventual birth of her baby, who also must move out and seek a life of his own.

Rachel gets chased by a fox until she is safe, but lost. She asks for help to find her way home, and eventually finds someone that leads her home. A read-to picture book, with school projects at the back. It is a story that gives the reader an option to discuss what your child should do if they are ever lost.

Sylvia Snake lives in the Australian desert. When it gets too hot, she travels to a waterhole and enjoys a cooling swim.

A dingo lives near the beach in Australia. She has a new family, but gets frightened by a lot of noise coming from the beach, so she sets off to find out what it is and try to stop it. This is a read-to book for young children, with a couple of colouring pages included as well as projects for schools.

When you buy this book, you get a package. There is a story to read, and pages to colour in as well as a soft toy. (Please contact me for the soft toy.) The whole package costs AU$25, but if you are overseas and can only get the book (which includes the story and colouring pages) it is AU$12

A numbat is an Australian animal. It lives on termites, and tries to find them in all sorts of places. This is a delightful read-to-your child book with lovely illustrations. Teach your child about the wonderful animal kingdom.

A young Tasmanian Devil goes out into the world trying always to be nice - and seeing if it makes a difference.

After making several mistakes, Rosferado is banished from his home - the Baron D'Longley's castle. He takes his apprentice, Simon and together they try to fix his magic.

The world beneath the soil , if it is healthy, has many creatures living there. Wanda Worm is a curious worm, who explores the soil and gardens around her farm. Delightful illustrations. A lovely book to read to your toddler.

A young Quoll falls off her mother's back and is lost. She begins to look for her family, but needs to survive first. She looks for water and gets into a dangerous situation. Eventually she is saved. A great picture book with lots of Australian animals to discover in the illustrations. Great to read to your toddler. 

A young Bilby decides to go to a parade -and makes a lovely hat.

The lyrebird is the mimic of the Australian bush. He loves making many different noises.

Helen Heron lives on a quiet billabong in the Australian countryside. Suddenly the peace is shattered by a noisy Helicopter. Helen decides to follow the helicopter to find out what is happening. This is an ideal picture book to read to your young children.

A lonely Galah tries to make friends, but she is happier with her family. This is a 'read-to-me' book for parents, and it gives us the ability to discuss family, loneliness and making friends. The moral of the book is, just because you are different, you shouldn't be ignored.

A 'read-to-me' book for parents with toddlers. This book tells the story of Betty Bee, who wishes to honour the queen of the hive with a party. She rallies all her friends and they put on a beautiful celebration..

This is a fantasy chapter book for middle school age children. Prion, the fairy Queen's artist, sets out to find a rare stone as the backdrop of his latest portrait. He takes along two elves from the village to help him. Do they succeed?

With eyes closed, Frank Frog sits quietly on a lily pad, dreaming of his true love. When he opens his eyes - everyone is looking at him. Why does he feels foolish?

Evie Emu dreams of being a star. She meets an unlikely friend, but does that help her dreams?

The Elves of Aurora Village set off to get some webbing for the dress shop owner in town, but go along a forbidden trail. Do they succeed in their mission?

Candy cow nearly eats a caterpillar. The caterpillar teaches her all about camouflage.

Sarah loves elephants and grows up to travel and look after elephants.

Kathy decides to go visiting and asks the friends of the Australian bush to look after her tree. That starts a kerfuffle. What is a kerfuffle?

Arabella's tree is her home, and it is sick. She calls upon the friends in the forest to help her.

A read-to-me book for your toddler. John Jabiru is an Australian crane, and he finds a shiny tin can on the edge of his billabong. When he touches it, the tin moves, but John is brave and investigates. What does he find?

Iggy hates all the noise of his friends arguing as they build their nests around a billabong, so he suggests a solution to their problems. This is an ideal read-to-me book, and it opens up several different topics for discussion.

A fairy settles in a tree, but gets a fright. In the process, her wing is broken. Her brother and friends set out on a journey to find the material to fix it.

A young boy becomes the apprentice to the castle's wizard by mistake. He is excited, but the job isn't quite what he expects.

A dragonfly catches the attention of Dorothy Dog - she chases it, and gets into all sorts of trouble.

Cassie snoozes on the bank of a billabong. A storm doesn't wake her, but an ant does. She is left with an annoying problem!