James Minter

In this first book of the Billy Growing Up series, Billy Field is uber excited at his approaching 10th birthday. Not only is it his first double-digit birthday, but he’ll be 10 on the tenth day of the tenth month—a once in a lifetime event. Billy’s invited his best friend Ant to his party.

Children, usually driven by peer-pressure, want the latest toys, electronics, and clothes, but have little understanding of the value of money or where it comes from....

Billy Field is given an opportunity to act in the school play, but he tells himself he can't do it. He convinces himself that he'll never learn all the lines....

Keeping secrets safe can be a burden for a child. Children need to be able to confide in a responsible adult. Help your child understand the impact that keeping secrets can have....

A lie is deliberately saying something that is not true that you want someone else to believe. Lies are told to protect ourselves or someone else from getting into trouble....

Stealing is taking another person's property without permission or payment, and without intending to return it....

Jealousy is based on wanting something for ourselves that someone else has. As children, we learn by making comparisons with others. Jealousy usually involves another person....

This is book two of the Billy Growing Up series written to help children form positive values that will serve them at this stage in their lives....

Colin and Izzy Griggs' traditional farming way of life is under threat from red tape. Colin just wants to farm and not be a pen-pusher. Desperate for new ideas, he sets up a "Hole Farming Business"....