Cirrus@Austlit

'A small girl, Sarah opens her front door and sees a huge, steep slope leading upwards, as if into the sky. She wants to visit her friends but the slope blocks her. Literally an insurmountable problem that she unsuccessfully tries to solve. In desperation, she calls in a slope doctor. He is not much help  but gives her some cards to fill in that he then posts off to her friends who live beyond the giant slope and they soon come for a visit.' (introduction)

'In a rubbish heal live two tiny bugs: Glitch, who enjoys creating wonderful inventions from the trash, and June who loves driving billycarts really fast. The two friends have never won a race because Glitch suffers from an involuntary and debilitating twitch that upsets their driving at all the wrong times.' (Introduction)

'The students of Room 12B at Blue Valley High first meet Mr Bambuckle as he is balancing on a unicycle on his desk singing a Mongolian welcome song. Disconcertingly, he knows a whole lot more about them than a visiting relief teacher should.'

'One spirited little bee, Bertha, yearns for adventure in the big world beyond the hollow tree in which she lives. in a sudden burst of wild weather, a falling branch smashes the hive and so the Queen orders Bertha to scout out the surrounding countryside, to find a new home for the bees. Bravely, Bertha flies out into the gathering storm, over fleeing children, panicking animals and swirling trees into the relative sanctuary of a nearby forest where she meets a huge bear. Despite her fear, Bertha plucks up the courage to ask for help.' (Introduction)