Tashi and the Demon

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It was my mother, Barbara, who first saw the Dragon's Blood Tree. Quick, quick, come and look at this creature! she called. We were wandering around the Botanical Gardens, sticking our noses into flowers. My father and I hurried over and there it was. Branches twisting together, in and out, over and around, like a demon's knitting, or a magic maze. The Dragon's Blood Tree. Our mouths fell open. We shivered in the sunlight. That tree looks like something from a Tashi story, Barbara said cunningly, and we grinned at each other in delight. Here we go again, said Dad, and rushed off to find us a nice dry spot on the grass where we could all sit down and begin. So, if you happen to be wondering around the Botanical Gardens in Sydney, see if you can spot our tree. It is a-maze-ing! ANNA FIENBERG The demon's dagger teeth glinted. "I'm going to tie you up and tip these spiders over you. Spiders an' snakes and rats The slippery demons are going to make Tashi talk and there's more trouble for Tashi when the fierce River Pirate returns without a warning. Tashi's life is one big adventure. About The Author Anna and Barbara Fienberg write the Tashi stories together, making up all kinds of daredevil adventures and tricky characters for him to face. Kim Gamble is one of Australia's favourite illustrators for children. Together Kim and Anna have made such wonderful books as The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels, The Hottest Boy Who Ever Lived, the Tashi series, the Minton pictures books, Joseph, and a full colour picture book about their favourite adventurer, There once was a boy called Tashi.