Mckay: 565 books
by Dave Mckay
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2014
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, is part of a computerised reading program devised by journalist/author Dave McKay. The program, which paraphrases classic novels, primarily targets people who are learning English as a second language. It enables older students to quickly read classic...
Things Were Different in Those Days
A The Twelve Dancing Princesses Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here are the twelve dancing princesses, who drove the Old King to distraction by wearing through their slippers every night. (Which sounds like something he could have made less fuss about, until you do the maths: well over four thousand pairs of slippers a year. Satin slippers too!)
Things...
by Laura Jean McKay
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Shortlisted for the Glenda Adams Award for New Writing in the 2014 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Beyond the killing fields and the temples of Angkor is Cambodia: a country with a genocidal past and a wide, open smile. A frontier land where anything is possible – at least for the tourists.
In...
The Tower and the Bird
A Rapunzel Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is lovely Rapunzel, free from her tower, although perhaps not so free from her fears . . .
The Tower and the Bird is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Rapunzel. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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Chickenpox and Crystal
A Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like how could Snow White have left those seven kind dwarves? Perhaps she never quite did.
Chickenpox and Crystal is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this...
Sweet William by Rushlight
A The Swan Brothers Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is brave, loyal Elsa, who wove the nettles in silence for seven long years.
Sweet William by Rushlight is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale 'The Swan Brothers'. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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The Roses Round the Palace
a Cinderella retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is Cinderella, who so much deserved her fairy godmother.
The Rose Round the Palace is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
From the Guardian Children's...
What I Did in the Holidays. . .
A Hansel and Gretel Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like what did Hansel and Gretel say to their father when they finally made it home?
What I Did in the Holidays . . . is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story...
The Fountain in the Market Square
A The Pied Piper of Hamelin Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like what happened in Hamelin after the children vanished?
The Fountain in the Market Square is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture...
Over the Hills and Far Away
A Red Riding Hood and Tom the Piper's Son Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like why did the Piper’s son steal the pig?
Over the Hills and Far Away is an imaginative retelling which weaves together two classic stories in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the nursery tale of Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son. Originally featured in...
by Don McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The poetry of Don McKay is renowned for its piquant wit, lyric emotion, and pitch-perfect vernacular music. His work has received national acclaim and the recognition of many awards, including the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, which he has won twice, and, most recently, from the prestigious...
The Prince and the Problem
A The Princess and the Pea Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Often, I found things were not quite as they first seemed. Not all princesses are content to marry the prince, no matter how charming, or how carefully the queen arranges the peas.
The Prince and the Problem is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Originally...
Straw into Gold
A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Rumpelstiltskin - all my life I have been troubled by the injustice with which he was treated . . .
Straw into Gold is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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by Steven A. McKay
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017
Yorkshire, England 1325 AD
“Your brother ain’t here lass,” the man spat, stepping towards her. “And this time you are going for a swim.”There was a snap and a shocking blur of motion as an arrow tore from the thick summer foliage behind the girl and hit the approaching man’s thigh....