Raewyn Caisley

Author of The Mermaid's Tail

30 Works 179 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Raewyn Caisley was born in New Zealand but has lived in Australia for the past twenty years. She has 20 years of writing and teaching experience. She writes books for young readers in the series, Aussie Bites and Nibbles and includes titles such as Monkey Trix, The Big Wave, and the Mermaid's Tail. show more Her picture books include Hello from Nowhere and Something Wonderful. In 2016, she won the Speech Pathology Australia book award, Three to five years for Something Wonderful. And she is also the author of junior sports fiction titles , In Union, Karate Star, Tennis Star, Great Lead, Hot Shot and Top Marks. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Raewyn Caisley

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The Mermaid's Tail (2001) 36 copies

Hello from nowhere (2014) 24 copies

Something Wonderful (2016) 16 copies

Rescue on Ruapehu (2000) 11 copies

The Quiet World (Voyages Series) (1994) 11 copies

The Leaf Raker (Voyages) (1994) 10 copies

In Union (Takeaway Sports) (2005) 8 copies

Tai's penguin (2006) 7 copies

NOT CRICKET ( Sports Fiction Ser. ) (2005) 5 copies

Tennis Star! (2005) 5 copies

The Little Penguin (2007) 5 copies

Hannah and Her Dad (Voyages) (1994) 5 copies

Aussie Kids: Meet Eve in the Outback (2020) 5 copies

Rocky and Louie (2020) 5 copies

Joe's Boat (Aussie Nibbles) (2010) 4 copies

Count the Stars (2023) 3 copies

Expiry Date (Blitzit - pack A) (1997) 2 copies

Aussie Nibbles: The Mermaid's Tail / When Anna Slept Over / Scruffy's Day Out / Follow that Lion! /… (2001) 2 copies

Top marks (2005) 2 copies

Where's Henry? (Home Connection Collection) (1997) 2 copies

The Queen's Cubby (Start Ups) (2004) 2 copies

Rhcc 2a You Should Try with Is (Home Connection Collection) (1997) 1 copy

Where's Henry? (1996) 1 copy

FREE STYLE (2006) 1 copy

Hot shot (2012) 1 copy

Great Lead (2006) 1 copy

Raewyn's Got the Writing Bug Again 1 copy

Raewyn's Got the Writing Bug (Voyages) (1994) 1 copy

Karate star! (1999) 1 copy

COUNT THE STARS 1 copy

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Something Wonderful by Raewyn Caisley

Sam likes to pull things apart and put them back together, and think about how things work. But he is sometimes so busy doing this, he forgets his chores on the family farm.
Then one day he creates something truly wonderful . . .
An inspirational story about discovery, invention and the importance of dreams. Review from Penguin Publishing

Sam is a six year old physicist growing up on a farm in rural Western Australia. Sam chases feathers in high winds, wonders why raindrops are round, builds things from planks of wood and old tyres and likes to feel the spin in washing lines. When Dad tells him to 'make himself useful' at first he can't imagine how.… (more)

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