Bella and the Voyaging House

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What's a girl to do when her house wo't go home Bella and her house are off on another adventure, in the sequel to Bella and the Wandering House. Bella's house likes to travel, setting sail across the ocean while everyone sleeps. Bella's parents don't mind as long as the house is home by daylight. One night, Bella has a wonderful idea for her grandfather's birthday. She wants to find a figurine he made of her grandmother, lost overboard in an accident. Bella and the house go in search, but things don't quite go according to plan . . .

Reviews

" a tender, whimsical story of a girls fierce love for her grandfather and the wild possibilities of imagination." -- Writing WA
"This is an excellent addition to the Bella series, and a great introduction to longer storytelling for readers just starting out on reading bigger books." -- Reading Time
"A wonderful story with the warmth of home at its heart, Bella and the Voyaging House will win legions of readers, loving the idea of a house that can walk about and have adventures with the young girl who steers it." -- Magpies
"I recommend seven year olds and up to read this book because it is funny and emotional." -- Elizabeth, age 8, Alphabet Soup

Author Bio

Meg McKinlay is a children's writer and poet based near Fremantle, Western Australia. She has published eighteen books for young people as well as a collection of poetry for adults, with her children's writing ranging from picture books through to young adult fiction. Her publications include A Single Stone, which won both the Prime Minister's Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award, and Catch a Falling Star, which won the WA Premier's Book Award. Meg has a PhD in Japanese Literature and was previously an academic at the University of Western Australia, where she taught Australian Literature, Japanese, and Creative Writing. These days, she writes full-time, juggling poetry and prose in between as many trips to the beach as she can manage.