AustLit

'The girl with the eye on the tip of her finger is back - and looking into some tricky situations! Emily Eyefinger has had four previous adventures, and now she's back for a fifth! When Emily is born with an eye on the end of her finger, her parents are surprised and a little bit worried. However, Emily finds that having an extra eye comes in handy. When people ask her if she likes having an eye on the end of her finger, Emily says, 'On the one hand I like it. But on the other hand I don't!' Selected for the International Youth Library White Ravens list in 1993. ∗ Funny, entertaining adventure stories ∗ Award-winning and highly promotable author who is well-known by kids for his Selby books ∗ Excellent 'read alone' books Ages 6+' (Publisher's blurb)

'Another collection of stories about Emily Eyefinger who has an eye on the end of her finger. In the title story of this exciting new collection of Emily Eyefinger's adventures, Emily finds the bones of an ancient, extinct mouse. This mouse nicknamed 'The Mother of all Mice' by Professor Mousefinder was as big an elephant and terrified the cats of its day. But no sooner does Emily make her discovery than the so-called 'Devil Bones' go missing. Once again, Emily searches for a solution to an ever-deepening mystery. Ages 6+' (Publisher's blurb)

'Seventh in the enormously popular Emily Eyefinger series. A charity is raising money to help save the rainforest by selling rides in a hot air balloon. Emily and her friends donate money to the charity and so they, too, get a chance to ride in the balloon. Sitting in the bottom of the basket is a metal box that holds the day's takings. As Emily is climbing out of the basket at the end of her flight, three masked people jump in and make off with the balloon and the cash. Emily is still hanging on to the ladder and is carried away with them. Somehow Emily must survive the flight and catch the robbers. But how? Ages 7+' (Publisher's blurb)