Book 1 in the fun Magical Animal Café series!

Ellie and her mum are starting a new life in a new town and a very, very old building. They’re opening a cat café, but there’s a lot to do first – like welcoming the Andersons.

Ellie doesn’t want to share her home with strangers, especially Blake and his energetic puppy, Choccy. But when Ellie and Blake discover a magical old phone and a mouse determined to get rid of them, they’ll have to find a way to all get along together.

ISBN (UK): 9781782269304
ISBN (USA): 9781782268291
RRP: £6.99 / $6.99
Age: 7-9 years
Length: 128pp

Book 2 in the fun Magical Animal Café series!

Worried about the future of the cat café, Ellie and Blake investigate a rumour at the local park. It’s the perfect place to test their new ability to understand animals – and there’s a bird who’s happy to talk.

Shazza the cockatoo is loud, bossy and obsessed with ‘numnums’. All she wants is to return to Australia. But for now she’ll settle for inviting herself home with Ellie and Blake, who soon learn that getting along with animals can be just as hard as getting along with people.

ISBN (UK): 9781782269311
ISBN (USA): 9781802630428
RRP: £6.99 UK / $6.99 US
Age: 7-9 years
Length: 128pp

Book 3 in the fun Magical Animal Café series!

Along with her friend Blake, Ellie is desperately searching for answers about what happened to her great-grandfather years ago. But when they get caught up in the middle of an animal war in the local park, they have more pressing things to think about.

Robbie the red squirrel and his clan are clashing with the bigger, meaner grey squirrels. As Robbie bravely stands up to the Greys, Ellie and Blake do their best to stop the squirrels from fighting and bring peace to the park.

ISBN (UK): 9781782269328
ISBN (USA): 9781802630589
RRP: £6.99 UK / $6.99 US
Age: 7-9 years
Length: 128pp

Book 4 in the Magic Animal Cafe series!

When their classmate Felicity visits the cat café and fiddles with the magical old phone, Ellie and Blake panic that their secret is under threat. Before they can find out if Felicity can understand animals too, a new face shows up at the door.

New to the park, Sebastian and his fox friends are causing quite a stir, scaring squirrels and chasing mice. When Felicity’s dog Princess gets so frightened that she runs away, Ellie and Blake must use their ability to truly understand Sebastian – and bring Princess home.

ISBN: 9781782269335
RRP: £6.99
Age: 7-9 years
Length: 120pp

Book 5 in the Magic Animal Cafe series!

As Ellie and Blake go back to school, keeping their ability to understand animals a secret is the last of their worries. The local park is about to be destroyed and turned into a leisure centre!

Then Harish the heroic badger and his troop arrive to stop the development. While Harish draws up a plan to fight back against the bulldozers, Ellie and Blake struggle to find a safer way to save the park. Maybe it’s finally time to tell Ellie’s mum about their big secret …

ISBN: 9781782269342
RRP: £6.99
Age: 7-9 years
Length: 120pp

Join Ellie and Blake as they start new lives in a new town and a mysterious old building. They’ve only just met, but already they share a magical secret: they can talk to animals!

ISBN: 9781802631012
RRP: £34.95
Age: 7-9 years

Stella graduated with a law degree, but writing was always her passion. Before long, she left her ‘sensible’ job and plunged into the world of publishing. She has now written over 30 books. As the daughter of Greek immigrants, Stella was steeped in Greek mythology, and she uses her love of Greece in her Hopeless Heroes books. Stella currently lives in Syndey, Australia, where the wildlife and culture inspired her Magic Animal Cafe series.