Too Tight Tutu
Sherryl Clark

Puffin Books, 1997

Can Merry become a ballerina even though there is no ballet school in her town, her family cannot afford lessons anyway, and she thinks she is too fat?

Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair
Lee Fox & Cathy Wilcox
Hachette, 2007

Shortlisted for Childrens Book Council Awards

Ella Kazoo refuses to brush her hair, and it soon takes over the house! Will Ella discover her mother might be a bit right?

Splot the Viking
Philip Neilsen,  illustrated by Cathy Wilcox
Puffin Books, 2008

Splot is not your average Viking boy. He's short and mild-tempered and his hair is orange. He tries hard to succeed in Warrior School, but finds it much more rewarding to talk to his friend Inga.

I am Jack
Susanne Gervey,  illustrated by Cathy Wilcox
HarperCollins, 2000

Jack is constantly bullied at school, but after he is brave enough to tell his mum, he discovers that he can stand up for himself.

A Proper Little Lady
Nette Hilton & Cathy Wilcox
HarperCollins, 1990

Shortlisted for Childrens Book Council Awards

Annabella Jones decides that today she will be a proper little lady and sets off to play in her very best dress!

But the Proper Little Lady runs into all sorts of adventures – climbing trees, even playing football and arrives home looking a little less proper!