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Teena Raffa-Mulligan

Biography

Teena Raffa-Mulligan looks like a responsible adult. Don’t be fooled—it’s a disguise. The real Teena is a kid who gets a kick out of playing with words and having adventures on the page. Her publications for children include poems, short stories, picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels.

To find out about Teena’s books and author visits, go to her website:

https://www.teenaraffamulligan.com

Teena loves to hear from young readers and is happy to answer questions about writing.

Email her at teenawriter@gmail.com

Series

The Jumbo Jim Children's Safety Series by
Jimbo! Don't go!
Price: $0.99 USD.
Jimbo's Sticky Stumble
Price: $0.99 USD.
Jimbo's reckless ride
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

The Mum for the Job by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,040. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2023 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Family / General, Fiction » Children’s books » Family / Parents, Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings, Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / New Experience
Chloe can't let Dad marry his new friend Fern. Fern is wrong for the job. She's in a wheelchair so can't skate to the shop, turn cartwheels on the lawn or race along the seashore. Chloe will have to be good at being bad to make her go away.
On The Wrong Foot by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,540. Language: English. Originally Published: May 31, 2014 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy tales & fables
Prince Florian has chosen his bride. Unfortunately he doesn't know who she is or where she lives because she left his Grand Ball in such a hurry on the stroke of midnight. His only clue is the satin slipper she lost in her hurry to leave. Lucinda Heartsong plans to marry Jonathon Tinker. She doesn't want to try the lost slipper when the prince's footman comes calling but he won't take no for an...
The Apostrophe Posse by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,140. Language: English. Originally Published: April 9, 2019 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Friendship
Trouble comes to Tea Tree Bend… In cowboy movies the sheriff forms a posse to round up all the bad guys. Cam and Ellie from Daisy Cottage and their friends Billy and Louisa have formed a different posse. Their mission is to find and fix all the signs in Tea Tree Bend with missing apostrophes. The summer holidays are almost over so they have just nine days to complete their task. How can doing...
Rainbows in my Kitchen by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 16,550. Language: English. Originally Published: April 30, 2018 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
Look on the bright side of life with this entertaining collection of snippets about everyday experience. Teena's observations about family and work life are wry, funny, sometimes serious and always optimistic. Their message is simple: look for the magic in every day and you will find it.
Just Write by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,520. Language: English. Originally Published: July 1, 2021 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books, Nonfiction » Children's Books » Writing
Writing stories is like having an adventure. Your imagination can take you anywhere. Yet not every kid finds story writing easy. Sometimes getting started can feel too hard. Making it to The End can look impossible. Just Write can help to kick-start the process. Find out how to come up with ideas, create interesting characters, paint word pictures and more in this easy-to-follow guide full of...
Jimbo! Don't go! by
Series: The Jumbo Jim Children's Safety Series, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 490. Language: English. Originally Published: April 10, 2014 by Teena Raffa-Mulligan. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Elephants, Fiction » Children’s books » Stories in Verse, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Jungle animals (general)
A stranger danger tale A rainy day. A friendly tiger. A forgetful elephant. One rainy day Jumbo Jim is on his way home from school alone when a tiger stops and offers him a lift. Tim promises to get him home and dry quicker than a snake can blink an eye - but Jimbo says no. Mum has told him never to go with strangers. That's when Tiger Tim says he is a family friend - and he has chocolate, too...
Jimbo's Sticky Stumble by
Series: The Jumbo Jim Children's Safety Series, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 490. Language: English. Originally Published: April 10, 2014 by Teena Raffa-Mulligan. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Stories in Verse, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Jungle animals (general)
A mystery guest. An errand for Mum. A forgetful elephant. Dad is bringing home a surprise visitor. When Mum realises she doesn't have enough butter to bake the cakes for their mystery guest, Jimbo convinces her he's old enough to go to the jungle store alone. On his way home he joins his friends in their cricket match on the road. With the butter safely tucked beneath his cap, he begins to play...
The Find by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,870. Language: English. Originally Published: January 30, 2020 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books
Jake can't believe his luck when he finds a strange object at the beach. It is shaped like a banana, gleams like a copper coin, crackles and pops and is getting hotter by the minute. The story about a flying saucer crashing in Pelican Bay must be true and this is an alien object. There is only one thing for four cousins to do - take home The Find and study it in secret. Strange things begin to...
The Fifty Per Cent Princess and Other Goodnight Reads by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 18,880. Language: English. Originally Published: January 31, 2020 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Pets & domestic animals, Fiction » Children’s books » Imagination & Play
There is magic, mystery, adventure and fun in this collection of short stories for young readers. Meet a monster with a toothache, a princess who doesn't behave like one and a fairy who can't fly. Find out what happens when Cinderella's slipper is the wrong fit, how to solve a Dads' Day dilemma and the solution to losing a little brother in another time. Often funny, sometimes serious, the 15...
To Help an Elf by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,000. Language: English. Originally Published: November 1, 2020 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, Fiction » Children’s books » People & Places / Australia & Oceania
Emi and her twin brothers have a secret. There's a Christmas elf in their backyard and she's eaten so many strawberries it's given her a tummy ache. Can Emi, Max and Sam help her recover so she can return to the North Pole and deliver her Christmas gift list to Santa on time? An Australian Christmas story.
Monelli & Me by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 48,330. Language: English. Originally Published: March 31, 2020 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Clean & Wholesome
Who can you trust when those you love most let you down? Fifteen-year-old Kate Norton has been living a happy family fantasy. Her mum has been keeping secrets. Now the father Kate never knew she had is coming to Perth. He wants to take Kate back to Brisbane with him because his mother has cancer and wants to get to know her only granddaughter before it's too late. Kate is on an emotional roller...
Not Fairy Flu by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,490. Language: English. Originally Published: May 31, 2014 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy tales & fables
Starla Fairweather is the fastest fairy in Little Down Dell. Everyone is counting on her to win the Quickwing Cup at the Full Moon Friendship Festival. This year the cup will be filled with Sparkling Goodwill Brew, guaranteed to turn frowns to smiles in a twinkling and spread peace, joy and happiness. Two days before the festival, Starla wakes up with a head full of storm clouds and wings so...
Who is Jane? by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,030. Language: English. Originally Published: May 7, 2021 by Sea Song Publications. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Family / General
Jane stops being Jane at breakfast on Monday. It's way too plain a name.There must be a better one, more suited to who she is. Mum and Dad go along with her plan. So does her class teacher. But finding the right name is far more difficult than Jane expected. Every name she tries for herself feels wrong until her class holds a Name Jane Contest. Jane chooses a winner and the family plans a...
Jimbo's reckless ride by
Series: The Jumbo Jim Children's Safety Series, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 480. Language: English. Originally Published: April 10, 2014 by Teena Raffa-Mulligan. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books, Fiction » Children’s books » Stories in Verse, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Jungle animals (general)
A friend in need. A thoughless act. A forgetful elephant. Jumbo Jim is riding home from school when he comes across his mate Charlie sitting on the side of the jungle track. Charlie needs help. His bike has a flat tyre and the chain has come loose. What's a friend to do? Jimbo completely forgets all the cycle safety rules and lets Charlie climb on behind him. The pair go racing down the track...

Teena Raffa-Mulligan's tag cloud

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