​Children's Fiction

The Pet Sitters Series

The Pet Sitters series is a fun, fast paced series of books for young readers ages 6-9 years of age. Collaborating with Cecily Anne Paterson to write as Ella Shine, this series of books in constantly growing.
The Ready for Anything collection includes: Gus Makes a Fuss, Purple Panic, Tony Takes Off and Glitter Jitters.
The Dress Ups collection includes: Train Trouble and Billy Goat Boogie (due late 2023).
The Pet Sitters are illustrated by Lisa Flanagan with ebook and audiobook editions (narrated by Suzanne Ellis) also available. 

The Tania Abbey Adventures

Camp Max

Winner of 2018 CALEB Prize, Children's Book Category and Grand Prize.
Tania’s all set to go on camp! She’s planned everything and even arranged for her best friend, Emily, to come too. But there’s one small problem: Emily’s parents gave away the money that would have bought her ticket.
Luckily the town talent show offers Camp Tickets as a prize – all they have to do is win one for Emily. But even as they rehearse to win, no one’s expecting Tania’s own ticket to go missing. And when it does, Tania knows she’s going to need more than just talent to avert maximum disaster.
Camp Max is illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom and published by Wombat Books, 2018. It is available in paperback and ebook formats. 

Water or Goo

Finalist in 2010 CALEB Prize, Children's Book Category.
When Tania wants to go to the city to join an advocacy march for clean water, her mum isn't convinced. Is Tania's advocacy driven by her understanding of the issue, or by her desire to impress her teacher? 
But when Tania is faced with an overflowing toilet, and the George family are suddenly without clean water Tania's motivation to join the march is set straight once and for all. 
Water or Goo is published by Christian Focus Publications 2008 and is available in paperback. 
Listen to Penny read the first chapter of Water or Goo!

The Back Leg of a Goat - out of print.

Tania wants to buy a goat from a charity gift catalogue for a family in India, but she's only got enough money for the back leg! 
With the help of her younger brother, and some new friends from down the road, Tania comes up with a fool-proof plan to raise the missing dollars. Fool-proof, that is, until a swarm of wasps move into the community hall...
The Back Let of a Goat  was published by Christian Focus Publications, 2008.
​Out of print.

More than a Mouse - out of print.

Finalist in 2013 CALEB Prize, Children's Book Category.
It's Tania's turn to care for the class mouse and she couldn't be more excited! But when her brother Daniel is thrown from his bike by a car and ends up in hospital, Tania almost forgets about the mouse. Until she wakes up one morning to find the mouse has disappeared and Gran is coming to visit... 
More than a Mouse  was published by Hyaline House, 2013.
​Out of Print.