Lorraine runs a website called Story-Go-Round which provides more information about her books, as well as including links to Teachers' Notes and Classroom Activities.

Books available:

Ratso (Kiwi Bites series), Penguin NZ – the exciting adventures of a boy and his pet rat. Teachers’ Notes available at Penguin.

Kev and Borax (Aussie Bites series), Penguin Australia – David’s punk fairy godfather helps him overcome a gang of bullies.

Furze the Fixer (Kiwi Bites series), Penguin NZ – Dougal finds a real live Scottish boggart and decides to make some money. Teachers’ Notes available at Penguin.

Fish Tale (Kiwi Bites series), Penguin NZ – Kathleen is astounded when a garden gnome comes to life.

A Long Way From Home: The Diary of Lillian Glenmore, Warkworth, 1943 (My Story series), Scholastic NZ – Lillian’s life is transformed when United States Marines move into a camp near her grandparents’ farm. Teachers’ Notes available from Scholastic.

Cross Tides (Longacre Press) – Bel meets the ghost of a 16-year-old girl from a nineteenth-century whaling station, and is determined to solve an ancient mystery. Teachers’ Notes available from Longacre.

Hideout (Longacre Press) – Roz and her younger sister run away from abuse at home to an isolated bay - but mysterious ancestral voices are haunting Roz’s dreams. Teachers’ Notes available from Longacre.

Co-edited with Tessa Duder: Out of the Deep and Other Stories From New Zealand and the Pacific (Reed/Storylines Trust) – an anthology of gripping stories by Maori, Pakeha and Pacific Island writers. Illustrated by Bruce Potter. Teachers' Notes

Land of Promise: The Diary of William Donahue: Gravesend to Wellington, 1839/40 (My Story series), Scholastic NZ – an emmigrant family sets off on an arduous voyage to New Zealand, only to find hardship and danger waiting for them. Teachers' Notes

Haunted (Lightning Strikes series), Walker Books Australia - an intriguing story about a lonely ghost for readers aged about 9 to 12. Teachers' Notes

All but one of Lorraine's books are still in print and can be purchased from good bookshops such as the Jabberwocky Children's Bookshop

Kiwi Write4Kidz Author Visits -

Lorraine is happy to do author talks in schools in the Rodney, North Shore and Central Auckland districts. If schools do not wish to arrange a visit through Writers in Schools, Lorraine can be contacted directly via an email link on her website or through Kiwi Write4Kidz. Fees for an author visit are $150 for half a day (maximum 3 hours presentation time), plus transport costs. Workshops are negotiable.

Lorraine’s books are all currently in print and can be purchased from quality bookshops such as Jabberwocky Children’s Bookshop (which does postal orders).