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Four picture books for ages 3 to 7

The Goonengerry
Tales

Little stories about friendship, change, love and laughter, from a green valley in the hills behind Byron Bay.

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Homer and the Rain God Spike and the Basil Bush Grandfather Owleye Silly Billy Kookaburra

The Four Tales

Each story stands on its own. Read them in order or dip in anywhere.

Homer and the Rain GodHomer and the Rain God cover
Book One

Homer and the Rain God

A story about friendship, helping others, and bravery.

Spike and the Basil BushSpike and the Basil Bush cover
Book Two

Spike and the Basil Bush

A story about trusting change, and saying yes to something new.

Grandfather OwleyeGrandfather Owleye cover
Book Three

Grandfather Owleye

A story about a little duck who learns that love is what we remember.

Silly Billy KookaburraSilly Billy Kookaburra cover
Book Four

Silly Billy Kookaburra

A story about taking ourselves too seriously, and remembering that everyone and everything is special.

The Goonengerry TalesThe Goonengerry Tales collected edition cover
The collected edition

The Goonengerry Tales

All four tales from Goonengerry, together in one book. The paperback also has a map of the valley, character pages, nature notes, and journal and activity pages.

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Hear the stories

All four tales are read aloud as audiobooks, narrated by me. Find them on Audible and Apple Books.

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Rachel with the four Goonengerry Tales paperbacks
Rachel reading Grandfather Owleye
An old photo of a house and garden among the trees

Where the stories came from

I first told these stories aloud to my son Jacob and his friends when he was young, in the gardens, creeks, dams and rainforest of Goonengerry. Now they're picture books, and you can listen too.

I'm Rachel Zinman, a yoga teacher, mentor and author. You can find my other work at rachelzinmanyoga.com.

The stories are entirely my own. The illustrations were created with the assistance of AI image-generation tools, directed and curated by me to match my story descriptions.

Text and illustrations © 2026 Rachel Zinman. All rights reserved.
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