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Selected and written by one of the world’s leading, modern funeral poets - whose poems have already touched tens of millions of lives in over 172 countries through his website and facebook pages.

An uplifting, humorous, and topical story for children. Team Animal takes on the might of the World Plastics Factory during Christmas Eve to stop plastic production forever. Led by Jump, a fearless squirrel monkey, their cunning plan unfolds after being launched with Operation Flying Poo by McGreedy, a golden eagle who loves haggis. With elephants, skunks orangutans, giraffes, hundreds of sleeping sloths and many others, what could possibly go wrong?

Uplifting and humorous story for children. Jump the squirrel monkey and Team animal return in their second quest; this time to save the planet's rainforests. Join them as they stop deforestation in the Amazon, Asia, and Africa, meet the president of China and embark on a global tree planting campaign. They are joined along the way by Formosan termites, Greedy Guts the alligator, Moo the milk snake, scooter riding Pandas and Sneezle the weasel who confuses trees with cheese!

After schoolboy Ben finds two baby red dragons in his back garden after a stormy night, he embarks on a quest to reunite them with their mother. Battling ogres, invading a castle, rescuing pixies, discovering a gold mine, and parachuting from a dragon just happen to be some of his experiences along the way. A thrilling, humorous adventure of hope, family, and love.

Due to Earth's melting ice caps, Santa and his helpers have moved to Planet Christmas. However, on Christmas Eve, Santa is nowhere to be found. In desperation, Jingle the head elf flies back to Earth on his Christmas cracker rocket to bring Issy to Planet Christmas to lead the desperate search for Santa. Together with her stowaway friends (Mr. Hog, Turtle, Speedy, Bally, Dippy, and Rainbowtops) and brothers, they race against time and the custard river to find Santa. Will they save Christmas for millions of children?

Racy, vengeful, black humored crime mystery thriller. Justice or revenge? Find out why Detective Chief Inspector Ash and his Murder Investigation Team - Chen, Lance, and Jane - opt for both when an iconic, American erotic sculptress is found dead in her luxury British hotel suite. From England's beautiful West Country though France's Champagne region to the Great Barrier Reef the hunt is on, with final pit stops in Monaco, St. Moritz, and Geneva. Three retired SAS specialists affectionately known as G, B, and H help Ash out. Enjoy.

Michael unites words to battle cancer, sexual bigotry, war, mortality, and climate change, whilst celebrating the beauty of nature, the human spirit, and humour.