Books published by Random House Australia

Hi! I'm Juliet. I'm 10 years old. And I'm nearly a vet! My best friend Chelsea and I love helping all kinds of animals, and learning how to be a vet and a world-famous animal trainer. Join Juliet on her exciting adventures as a trainee vet in this wonderful story collection that includes Beach Buddies, Zookeeper for a Day, The Lost Dogs, and Playground Pets.

"My son shoved an unpopped popcorn up his nose ... what do I do?' 'My daughter was drinking from the dog's bowl with a curly straw ... is that a problem?' 'There is something in my baby's nappy resembling a creature from the Alien franchise ... should I be concerned?' Ahhhh, Parenthood. So much joy, so many stains. So many rewards, so many unfinished lattes. So many questions, so many people pretending they have the answers. Madeleine West is an actor, a writer and sometimes a comedian, but most importantly, she is a mother, and even though she has a perfectly functional television, she has six of the crazed critters to prove it. Madeleine is no expert, but if she hasn't seen it, wiped it up, medicated it, rushed to the emergency ward with it, raised bail for it, or given birth to it, it isn't worth knowing. In this hilarious, moving, brutally honest tale, Madeleine takes you through the ups and downs of the rollercoaster called Parenthood. You will laugh, you may cry, and you might just learn something along the way.

Charged with saving the Earth from natural disasters, war and reality television, miniature robot Barry is accidentally trapped behind a couch and challenged to escape with a discarded red lipstick as his only tool.

The second Billy Slater book finds him mentoring young athletes in healthy living Junior is the youngest player for the West Hill Ravens. He is also the biggest. Everyone on the team calls him Cannonball because when he makes a bust, he's virtually unstoppable. Some of the boys also call him Jelly-Belly and The Blob, though never to his face. No one on the team can see past his size, and Junior has had enough. When team mentor Billy Slater sets the team a healthy-living assignment, Junior is determined to prove that there is more to him than meets the eye.