For the sake of completeness – and because I can’t help showing off! – here is the complete list of books I’ve written and/or contributed to, as well as my other writing projects.
School workbooks and teachers’ resource books
- Advanced NAPLAN-style Tests (co-author), year 3 and year 5, Pascal Press, 2025
- Years 3-4 Opportunity Class Tests (co-author), Pascal Press, 2022
- Targeting General Capabilities years 3-4 and years 5-6, Pascal Press, 2021
- NAPLAN-style test series: Language Conventions years 3 andLanguage Conventions year 5, Blake Education, 2013
- Achievement Standards Assessments series: Language year 5, Language year 6, Comprehension year 5, and Comprehension year 6, Blake Education, 2013
- Legal Studies Interactive Lessons series: The Australian Legal System, Criminal Laws & Processes, Civil Laws & Processes, years 11 and 12, Blake Education, 2012
- Legal Studies Casebook series, Preliminary course, HSC course, McGraw Hill, 2007-8
Student library reference books
- Government in Australia series: Political Parties, Federal Government, State Government andLocal Government, Pearson Library, 2011
- World Issues come to Australia series: Terrorism, Euthanasia, Tourism, Obesity and Climate Change, Pearson Library, 2008
- The Law in Australia series: Making the Law and Breaking the Law, Heinemann Library, 2007
Children’s non-fiction
- Gross and Frightening Animal Facts series: Lethal Animals, Stinky Animals, Bizarre Animals, Freaky Animals, Scary Animals, Pascal Press, 2015 and Mason Crest USA, 2018
- Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings: Strange and possibly true Australian stories, Penguin Random House, 2016
Children’s fiction
- The Greek Mythology Children’s Collection 10-bookseries, Sweet Cherry Publishing, 2023-2024
- Magic Animal Café 5-book series, Sweet Cherry Publishing UK, 2021-22
- Hopeless Heroes 10-book series, Sweet Cherry Publishing UK, 2018 -2020
- Mike the Spike, New Frontier Publishing, 2014 and New Frontier Publishing UK, 2018
Books for adults
- Personal Injury, Legal Access Information Centre, 2005
- Raising Kids Without Breaking the Bank, Allen & Unwin, 2004
- Family Record Portfolio, Readers’ Digest, 2002
- What to do When Someone Dies, Choice Books, 2001, 2nd ed 2007
- Everyday Law, The Federation Press, 1995, 2nd ed 2004
Other writing projects
- Script writer and consultant for ClickView, specialising in humanities and literacy scripts and resources, 2019-present
- Contributing writer to Wordflyers, an online literacy resource, Blake Education, 2017-2019
- Contributing writer to Australian Readers’ Theatre, Blake Education, 2017
- Contributing writer to Smart & Safe, Blake Education, 2013
- Co-writer of Forbidden Advice, Reader’s Digest, 2009
- Contributor to Financial Review Case Studies with Business News, 2008-9
- Co-writer of Easy Guide to Your Rights, Reader’s Digest, 1999
- Writer of feature articles for both retail and corporate magazines, 1996-2005
- Copywriting and transcreation for TAG, Craft, and Verboo, 2021-present
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