A set of tables that list criminal activities and the consequeces of each one.

Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy 

[a real NZ classic]

The exploits of a very large, very hirsute Scottish dairy farmer who takes a claymore to all those who dare try to rustle his wee Hieland coos. Or to laugh at his kilt.

(Don't worry, we Aussies are very familiar with the real book and all its sequels — I grew up on them! )

Blinky Bill and Nutsy 

[an Australian classic in return]

Bill, a young man with an eye spasm, goes on adventures with his pet squirrel and regularly gets into mischief.

(I am completely unfamiliar with the source material, so I hope none of that is actually accurate. )

The Fellowship of the Ring

Some teens become friends with a sentient, magical, talking ring and form a club in it's honor when it's destroyed.

The Lion King

A movie about Richard the Lionheart and his exploits in the Holy Land.

Sense and Sensibility

A book about an abstract artist with synesthesia and their overbearing mother who is always telling them to be sensible and stop associating colors with numbers and smells.

Around the World in 80 Days

An astronomical book explaining how the year on the planet Mercury is sometimes speeded up from its usual 88 days.

Now We Are Six

A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Wild Swans, told from the perspective of Elisa's six brothers.

Snow White and Rose Red

A children’s book teaching colors. 

Animal Farm

A children's book all about farm animals. Preferably the lift-the-flap sort, or with buttons to press to make all the animal noises.  

Nineteen Eighty-Four

A prank book that looks like a serious novel but starts playing the 80s tune "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley when you open it.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

A heartwarming story about a school of merfolk who find out about baseball, and decide to adapt the game to underwater life, where it exploded in popularity.

Til We Have Faces

A look at the history and craftsmanship of Venetian mask makers and why certain faces and styles are perennially popular.

The Red House Mystery

A Painters' Guild Investigation into why a house was painted the wrong colour.

The Two Towers

The story of two rival software companies whose headquarters are in neighboring skyscrapers.

A Study In Scarlet