Book 1

Tashi

by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg, and Kim Gamble

Published 1 February 1995
Jack has an extraordinary new friend, Tashi, who comes from a place far away. His poor parents sold him to a war lord and he escaped and flew to Australia on a swan. Tashi tells stories, two of which are presented in this book.

Book 1

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!

Tashi always has daring adventures. Like the time he meets Chintu, the giant as big as a mountain, or the time that Chintu's Only Brother wants to eat everything in the village, or the time when the demons sneak onto the new bus and kidnap the driver's son. But clever Tashi always knows what to do: stay calm, think hard and move fast!

Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight enormous adventures in one volume!

ACCLAIM FOR TASHI
First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies.

'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies

'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown

'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie

Book 2

'Chintu took one of his giant steps over to our village...and roared, Bring Tashi out to me!' Jack ran all the way to school. Today Tashi was coming to tell him more stories...about Chintu, the giant, who is as big as a mountain, and the robber bandits, who kidnap him to be their son. Only someone as clever as Tashi could find a way to escape.

Book 2

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!

Tashi is full of incredible tales. Like the one about a hideous monster that burst out of the garden workshop, or the one about slippery demons who tried to make Tashi talk, or the one about a house on chicken legs and a witch who eats children. Good thing Tashi is always ready for anything, with a clever idea and something useful in his pocket!

Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight monstrously exciting stories in one volume!

ACCLAIM FOR TASHI
First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies.

'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies

'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown

'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie

Book 3

'Tashi could hardly breathe as more and more ghosts crowded around him.'No one in the village is as brave as Tashi.only he could scare the ghost monsters out of the forest, and only someone as bold as Tashi would go all the way along the dark underground passage to the Mountain of White Tigers.Tashi always has a cunning plan, and he has daring adventures too.

Book 3

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!

No one in the village is as brave as Tashi. Only he could scare the ghost monsters out of the forest, or travel all the way along the dark underground passage to the Mountain of White Tigers. Tashi always has a cunning plan, whether he is facing a ferocious war lord, outwitting a sly genie or confronting Bang Bang, the trouble-making bully. There's no stopping Tashi!

Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight mystifying stories in one volume!

ACCLAIM FOR TASHI
First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies.

'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies

'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown

'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie

Book 4

'The flying carpet bucked like a wild horse - trying to throw me off.'Jack is bursting to hear Tashi's fantastic stories about the sly genie and his three wishes.and what Tashi does when he comes face to face with the ferocious war lord again.Tashi is always ready for anything. Follow his bold adventures in the other Tashi books.

Book 4

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!

Where there's mystery and action, there's Tashi. He's brave enough to explore the ancient burial site discovered in the village and he's clever enough to complete three impossible tasks. But is he fast enough to beat two mysterious strangers in a race around the village? And what will happen if he loses? When the going gets tough, it's all up to Tashi!

Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight magical adventures in one volume!

ACCLAIM FOR TASHI
First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies.

Book 5

'Baba Yaga reached over and pinched his arm. You look a nice juicy boy.'A house on chicken legs? A witch who eats children? Jack's dad can't believe Tashi's wild stories, about Baba Yaga.and the wicked Baron, who traps him as a prisoner for the fearsome River Pirate.Tashi has more daredevil adventures to tell. Read all about him in the other Tashi books.

Book 6

'The demon's dagger teeth glinted. I'm going to tie you up and tip these spiders over you.'Spiders and snakes and rats? The slippery demons are going to make Tashi talk.and there's more trouble for Tashi when the fierce River Pirate returns without a warning.Tashi's life is one big adventure. Read all about him in the other Tashi books.

Book 7

'The giant just lifted the roof off, scooped up a pig and gobbled it down.'Chintu the giant's Only Brother will eat everything in the village unless Tashi can stop him and things go terribly wrong when a stranger appears with a magic flute.In the face of trouble Tashi acts fast. Read more about him in the other exciting Tashi books.

Book 8

'The crowd gasped in amazement. Look at those shoes! Look at him fly!'Jack's Uncle Joe loves to tell stories, and so does Tashi - like the one about the magic shoes and Uncle Tiki Pu's sneaky plan.and what Tashi did when the fortune teller, Luk Ahed, said that his tenth birthday would be his last.There's no stopping Tashi. Read all about his adventures in the other Tashi books.

Book 9

When Tashi finds poor Ning Jing hiding from her nasty cousin, Bu Li, Tashi thinks up a very spooky plan to scare him right out of the forest, and when two mysterious strangers appear in the village square, Tashi knows the demons are back...Ages 6-10.

Book 10

'everything around me went still.the warrior's eyes were following me'Spooky things happen when an ancient burial site is discovered in the village and Tashi is nearly buried alive! Then the precious Book of Spells disappears and the villagers won't be safe until Tashi finds it.Where there's mystery and action, there's Tashi!

Book 11

This eleventh book in the ever-popular Tashi series is Tashi's first adventure in the big city, where he escapes from a nasty one-eyed kidnapper, and outwits some bungling brigands, Fearless, Ferocious and No Name. 'I raced up and down the street looking in doorways and behind stalls. But there was no Grandma. I couldn't breathe properly.' Tashi always has big adventures, like the time he's lost in the city and has to escape from a mean man with a glass eye and a silver dagger. Then, on the way home, Tashi and Grandma are kidnapped by brigands called Fearless and Ferocious. But clever Tashi always knows what to do: stay calm, think hard and move fast.

Book 12

'We arrived at the tower at the top of the castle. The door was locked. We can't go into that room, said Ho Hum. Not ever.'Tashi tells Jack about his scariest adventure ever, when the mysterious stranger Bluebeard moved into the old castle. Nobody knew what a monster he was. Then the wicked Baron's prize peacock goes missing and his poor dog Pongo will be killed unless Tashi can complete three impossible tasks.When the going gets this tough, it's all up to Tashi!

Book 13

'The demons are crazy for buses!' said Can-Du. 'And when I wouldn't hand this one over, they kidnapped my son.'What will Tashi do when the demons sneak onto the new bus going to market? How will he find Little Can-Du? And when things are mysteriously disappearing from the village, it's up to Tashi to catch a thief red-handed.See how scared and brave our Tashi can be - and what exciting stories he has to tell.'Energetic and well-paced, the 13th book penned by the mother and daughter team is another winner. Gamble's illustrations are consistently entertaining and give the book added dimension.' - Sunday Age

Book 14

In the fourteenth book about the ever-popular Tashi, a fire-breathing monster breaks out of Wise-as-an-Owl's workshop and threatens them all, and when Tashi is accused of killing the carp in Soh Meen's pond, he uses a Truth Potion to find the real culprit.

Book 15

Tashi and the Phoenix

by Anna Fienberg

Published 1 July 2008
Uncle Tiki Pu has put Tashi's family at risk by boasting to the Warlord that he has captured the most dazzling creature in the world. Now the Warlord wants to see it, or else. And Princess Sarashina has sent a letter to Tashi because her sister must marry the cruel and sneaky Khan. Can Tashi make the Emperor see what Khan is planning?It takes more than courage to deal with Warlords and Emperors, but Tashi always has a clever idea and something useful in his pocket.

Book 16

The Baron's nephew Bang-Bang is going to take over Wise-as-an-Owl's fresh water spring, which he uses for his medicines, so Tashi and his friends use clay and magic to make a golem who will give the bully Bang-Bang a good scare. But will their great big Golem obey them? And can Tashi rescue Ah Chu's Little Sister when Bang Bang's trouble-making brother gives her away to the River Pirate?Sometimes there's no time to think - Tashi just has to act fast!