Books published by Troika Books

A brand new collection of poems from acclaimed and award winning poet Coral Rumble for KS1&2 beautifully illustrated in colour and tone by Shih-Yu Lin.

Inventive, insightful poems by acclaimed poets Neal Zetter and Joshua Seigal exploring the darker side. From bullies to black holes, cats to clowns, these original and thought-provoking poems are a roller coaster ride through both the silliness and sadness of being human.

Zen Tales are classic philosophical stories adapted and beautifully illustrated for children. In this tale Grizzle Bear is not in a good mood. In fact he is angry. He bumps into Guru Walter who is sitting peacefully and happy. A story which shows how anger does not have to be accepted and can be rejected.

Zen Tales are classic philosophical stories adapted and beautifully illustrated for children. Everyone in this tale has an ice cream except Bruno and he cannot get ide cream off his mind. Eventually Bruno learns a valid lesson; he was happy when he forgot about the ice cream.

Ava sat at her desk, gazing at the board. 'Ava', said Mrs Cook 'Where are your glasses today?' Ava looked down at her school bag. She hated her glasses. Ava hates her glasses and sometimes chooses not to wear them, even when wearing them would help her read.

'Follow the big blue'. That was the last thing Cam's father said to him. Cam follows Big Blue - everybody does on the island of Cetacea.

Three families, two worlds and one magical portal. No one comes to the second world on purpose.

A 'How to' book to encourage children to encounter enjoy and read poetry, whether by listening or reading

If Jemma had lived, none of this would have happened. I'd have been too busy to get dragged into this filthy, illegal business...

A novel of courage based on the experiences of John Harvey's own father who served with the London Fire Brigade.

Introducing Rita the Rescuer, superhero to a new generation!

Two popular performance poets join together to make not just a meal but a feast of funny poems about foods that you might like and some that you will definitely hate.

A visit to Rushybrook Farm is a great treat. But not if you've been left in the Little Pets Barn with the babies. Rita the Rescuer, however, has other ideas and is soon lifting pigs out of mud, stopping runaway caravans and generally having an action packed day!

A challenging story of a women's struggle for equality.

Dog pals Dubbin and Todd are going on a walk before breakfast: Dubbin on his skateboard and Todd lagging behind on paws. Not only that but Todd is also carrying a huge bone which is attracting attention from another, not so nice dog. Can Dobbin, Todd and the bone get home safely? A wonderfully funny and beautifully illustrated picture book.

New stories about Rita the Rescuer who was first published over 20 years ago. Once Rita changes into her Rescuer outfit she's a superhero and here she rescues an island castaway, a puppy that can't swim and sorts out a giant crocodile. All in the day's work for Rita.