From the popular Pooka Pages magazine for pagan kids, these stories guide children through the Wheel of the Year in a way that is entertaining and amusing. Elsie is a young witch and herbalist. Pooka, her familiar, is a small, mischievous cat. Through these pages, Elsie, with her patience and gentle wisdom, provides a positive role model and instructor while children identify with Pooka. He asks questions. He makes them laugh. Sometimes, he even gets into trouble. They learn as he learns.

""There are many kinds of witches in the world.Elsie was a country witch. She lived in a cottage at the edge of a forest and, nearby, was a village where Elsie sold her herbal cures and potions.Now, most witches have a special animal friend. Elsie's was a little black cat named Pooka.Pooka tried his hardest to behave. He really did! But some days it seemed like everything he did just landed him in trouble - and today was one of those days...." --

These stories will guide children through the Fall holidays of Mabon and Samhain in a way that teaches while entertaining. Elsie is a young witch and herbalist. Pooka, her familiar, is a small, mischievous cat. Elsie, with her patience and gentle wisdom, provides a positive role model and instructor while children identify with Pooka. He asks questions. He makes them laugh. Sometimes, he even gets into trouble. They learn as he learns. Along with stories for each holiday, you will find seasonal crafts, herbal lore, spells and recipes for your little witchling.

Rupert learns about the Wheel of the Year and other Pagan traditions.

A clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into being.

Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy’s twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community’s way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy’s cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?