Books written by Ursula Dubosarsky

  • Thrilling Reads: Exclusive Candlewick Press Sampler
    Thrilling Reads: Exclusive Candlewick Press Sampler

    The sampler includes chapters from Ursula Dubosarsky’s The Golden Day, Patrick Ness’s More Than This, and Todd Mitchell’s Backwards.

  • The Great War: 1914-1918: An Anthology Inspired by Objects from the First World War
    The Great War: 1914-1918: An Anthology Inspired by Objects from the First World War

    This remarkable book is illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Jim Kay.

  • LA GRANDE GUERRE - Histoires inspirées par des objets emblématiques de 1914-1918
    LA GRANDE GUERRE - Histoires inspirées par des objets emblématiques de 1914-1918

    Un soldat de plomb, un plat à beurre, une boussole... Des objets du quotidien. Pourtant, aux yeux de nos auteurs, ces artefacts touchent au cœur des vies humaines pendant la Première Guerre mondiale.

  • The Golden Day
    The Golden Day

    What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important — who can they tell about it? In beautifully shimmering prose, Ursula Dubosarsky reveals how a single shared experience can alter the course of young lives forever.

  • The Golden Day
    The Golden Day

    What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important — who can they tell about it? In beautifully shimmering prose, Ursula Dubosarsky reveals how a single shared experience can alter the course of young lives forever.

  • The March of the Ants
    The March of the Ants

    The ants are heading out on a very important expedition.

  • The Last Week in December
    The Last Week in December

    An eleven-year-old Australian girl feels terribly guilty about something she did three years ago when her English relatives were visiting--and now they are returning!

  • The Red Shoe
    The Red Shoe

    Three sisters growing up in post-World War II Sydney, Australia, deal with their mentally unstable father, their possibly unfaithful mother, and the defecting Russian spy who lives next door.

  • Too Many Elephants in this House
    Too Many Elephants in this House

    So when his mum says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever solution to a very BIG problem . . . From the creators of The Terrible Plop comes this delightfully energetic story, full of fun and exuberance.

  • Zizzy Zing
    Zizzy Zing

    While on holiday at the old convent where her mother lived as a child, a letter arrives and Phyllis is led back on a frightening journey to 1938, but in so doing she begins to understand more about the past, and in particular her mother's ...

  • The Perplexing Pineapple: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 1
    The Perplexing Pineapple: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 1

    Perplexing puzzles, mind-boggling mazes and cracking codes feature in this series of stories about a pair of guinea-pig detectives - Coco Carlomagno, the easily-startled Chief of Police, and his more sensible cousin, Alberta.

  • The Golden Day
    The Golden Day

    Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, follows the chilling stories of eleven school girls who struggle to identify a mysterious poet in the aftermath of a teacher's innocence-shattering disappearance.

  • The Golden Day
    The Golden Day

    A beautiful, haunting novel from the author of the multi-award-winning The Red Shoe . Set in 1967, and imbued with the atmosphere and psychological intrigue of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

  • The Golden Day
    The Golden Day

    A beautiful, haunting novel from the author of the multi-award-winning The Red Shoe. Set in 1967, and imbued with the atmosphere and psychological intrigue of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

  • Black Sails, White Sails
    Black Sails, White Sails

    Novel for young adults telling of the relationship between two lonely girls. Deals with the themes of deception and the random nature of fate. The author's other publications include 'High...

  • Special Days with Honey and Bear
    Special Days with Honey and Bear

    Honey is a bird and Bear is a bear. Together, they have special days. There's a birthday, a new year, a surprise and an adventure in this new collection about old friends.

  • The Boy Who Could Fly and Other Magical Plays for Children
    The Boy Who Could Fly and Other Magical Plays for Children

    Here are eleven easy-to-read, exciting and funny plays for children by multi award-winning author Ursula Dubosarsky, based on stories from ancient Greek and Roman myths, where all sorts of very strange things can happen.

  • The Red Shoe
    The Red Shoe

    Punctuated by the headlines of the times, The Red Shoe depicts how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives. This is a novel to savor by one of Australia's most gifted writers for young people.

  • The Word Spy: Come and Discover the Secrets of the English Language
    The Word Spy: Come and Discover the Secrets of the English Language

    Dear Readers, You may not know me, but I know you. I am - the WORD SPY. Ever since I can remember, I've been listening to, speaking, reading, and yes,...

  • The Return of the Word Spy
    The Return of the Word Spy

    Packed with cartoons, games, facts and puzzles, this is the perfect book for language students, word lovers, and all readers and speakers of English. ‘A fun-filled guide to language and grammar could inspire a whole new generation. . .’ ...