“Lucy - the Girl who Listens” is my most recent work. Now available online and in Paiges Book Gallery ( Whanganui) and Bruce McKenzie Books ( Palmerston North), this is my first book to be bi-lingual (English and Maori).

I have created a hopeful story about a time when the river recovers its health. When the wise people remembered to listen to its song and made changes in the way they treated the river, it became well again.

I have also written about the interconnectedness of everything - we are all part of a living system, and when we live in such a way, we are more respectful of those with whom we share this planet.

Jessica and the Golden Orb was published in 2015 in conjunction with the Heritage Food Crops Research Trust. The concept was to produce a story that would engage young people to learn about and grow these heritage tomatoes. The book was produced with packets of seeds and distributed (free!) throughout New Zealand. This book is copyright free, and can be downloaded from www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz

Jessica, the Seed Saver is the sequel to the first in the Jessica series, produced and published in 2016 by the Heritage Food Crops Research Trust (N.Z.) This book is copyright free and is available to download from www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz

What happens when Amos plants a feijoa tree in the front garden? I have set the scene of a brilliant and magical place with New Zealand’s favourite fruit, the feijoa, in the starring role. The story is a one-off and is not published.

Woops! was a simple story for my 3 year old grand-daughter Heide and here I play with the notion of a child following her curiosity which brings about accidents - and these are easily blamed on “Blue Bear”.. .This is a one-off and unpublished.

Written in 2014, Emily’s Unexpected Adventure is inspired by the real adventure of one of my bantams, the elderly Emily. This was an experiment in blending reality with fantasy - has it worked? This is a one-off and unpublished.