The Path to Ponga Pond

Felix decides it’s a perfect day to go for a swim in Ponga Pond. So off he pedals on his bicycle, picking up the pig, the duck and the frog on his way. They toil up the hill, each one having to get off to help push, then finally…it’s all downhill to the pond…Wonderfully funny, rollicking text with superbly humorous illustrations by the author, a New Zealander who now lives in Brisbane. This story was created in response to the view that boys are less interested in reading than girls. “This is a story they can own,”says McLeary. “It’s a simple tale using the elements of action, direction and movement – telling boys it’s okay to do boy things.”