Macca the Alpaca is small, kind and friendly. His days are easy and carefree until he accidentally bumps head-first into Harmer the llama.

Harmer is big, unkind and never, ever friendly... Can little Macca find a way to teach Harmer a lesson he'll never forget?

The official story chosen for ALIA NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME 2019, TO BE CELEBRATED ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!

Macca and pal Al are the best of friends so when there is an opportunity to enter a talent contest together, they just can't resist. Sure to be a performance to remember, in the process they learn a very valuable lesson!
 
Join in the fun on Wednesday 22 May 2019, 11am AEST.

National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Scholastic is proud to support ALIA and this wonderful initiative, which celebrates reading and children’s literacy.

Help us get #1millionkidsreading! Get your maracas ready, grab a copy of the book, get planning and get excited! 

For more information and to register your event visit: alia.org.au/nss 

Christmas is here! Christmas is Macca's favourite time of year. He loves thinking up amazing presents for his friends. But when he looks in his piggy bank, he finds he has no money! Macca and his best friend Al have to come up with a plan to make the best Christmas surprise for all their friends, and in doing so, discover the true spirit of giving.

Smashing and splashing! Jumping and thumping! Fighting and biting!

Macca is looking after his nieces and nephew and they are nothing but TROUBLE! How will Uncle Macca tame this unruly trio?

Macca the Alpaca desperately wants to be cool, just like his friends. Will a new hair-do cut it? Maybe a trip to the gym will work out? Or perhaps he needs the latest accessories?

Macca’s makeover shows him what it is that makes him truly special.

Don't worry! This isn't the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that has bored children for years. This disgusting and completely awesome retelling of the classic tale brings the story to life for a whole new generation of bloodthirsty, booger hunters!

Macca the Alpaca is small, kind and friendly. His days are easy and carefree until he accidentally bumps head-first into Harmer the llama. Harmer is big, unkind and never, ever friendly... Can little Macca find a way to teach Harmer a lesson he'll never forget? The best-selling Macca the Alpaca now comes with a cuddly Macca plush.

Macca is a small, kind and friendly alpaca. He spends his days splashing in puddles and chasing butterflies... until he runs head-first into Harmer–a big, unkind llama who is never, ever friendly. 
Can brave little Macca teach that bully of a llama a very important lesson?

Snuggling up for a bedtime story. 
Kissing a sore knee to make it better.
Pushing the swing as high as the sky.
There are a million different reasons to say…Thanks Mum!

Psssssst!
Wanna hear something cool?
Don’t tell everyone,
But my Dad is a... ROBOT!

Admittedly, this dad is an older model—he doesn’t have laser eyes or jet-powered feet and his batteries regularly run flat.
But there’s one little boy who wouldn’t change a thing...

Once upon a slime covered planet, there lived a robot zombie mermaid who would stop at nothing and sacrifice everything in the hilarious intergalactic quest for her one true love–braaaaiiiiinnnnnnnnnnsssssssss.

The official story chosen for ALIA NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME 2019, CELEBRATED ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!

Macca and pal Al are the best of friends so when there is an opportunity to enter a talent contest together, they just can't resist. Sure to be a performance to remember, in the process they learn a very valuable lesson!

More than a million kids and their families all over Australia and New Zealand joined in the fun on Wednesday 22 May 2019, 11am AEST. National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Scholastic is proud to support ALIA and this wonderful initiative, which celebrates reading and children’s literacy.

See #1millionkidsreading! Get your maracas ready, grab a copy of the book, get excited!

For more information visit: alia.org.au/nss
24-pp hardcover plus set of wooden maracas, each 200mm.