Tumblagooda : the story of a strange lost thing / Suzanne Ingelbrecht ; illustrated by Michael Inouye ; foreword by Dr Ffion Murphy

Ten-year-old Georgina 'George' Doherty lives a free-and-easy life with her father, Seamus, in the seaside town of Mirmouth, Western Australia. Together with her best friend Mac, she spends her time seeking buccaneers, buried treasure and people in need of saving. When a cyclone devastates Mirmouth, a secret is unearthed. Dislodged from within the coastal cliffs, a fossilised cocoon cracks open revealing a strange creature! George and Mac stumble upon this creature. Now, they must embark on a thrilling adventure to protect it from the prying eyes of the world. Will George and Mac be able to keep their new friend hidden, or will their secret be revealed?