Hazel Edwards

We all have people in our lives who frustrate, annoy, or hurt us: workplace bullies, those who always claim to be right, or those with anxious or obsessive personalities. And most of us hurt others occasionally, too. Now, authors Dr. Helen McGrath, a clinical psychologist and professor, and...

Quinn, a celebrant with style and a few obsessions but a good heart, solves quirky problems, mysteries, and the occasional murder at weddings, funerals, and naming ceremonies in her country town....

New experiences such as starting school or going to hospital can be daunting for little children, but when you have a Hippopotamus as your imaginary friend everything becomes just that little bit easier....

The imaginary hippo can do what he likes on the roof. When she takes a bath, the hippo takes a shower; when she goes to bed, the hippo watches television on the roof.

Mummy is having a baby ... I've got a daddy and a big brother, but we haven't had a baby before. So, I told my hippopotamus who lives on the roof and eats cake. He knows everything about babies.

Only three sleeps to go, and then it's my birthday. There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake, and it's his birthday, too. We are going to have our party together. A jungle party!

'There's something on the roof,' whispered Mummy in the middle of the night. Thump. Thump. Thump. The world-famous hippo returns for a seaside holiday with the family from There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake.

My big sister said, 'My hippo knows all about hospitals. He can go with you.' There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake. And he's going to hospital too.

I've got a new school bag. I put my red drink bottle and my red lunch box in my school bag. My hippopotamus is packing his school bag too. The little girl from There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake is starting her first day of school!