The Different Stories

Paul Jennings, Geoff Kelly

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Allen & Unwin
01 January 2026

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Family & home stories (Children's&YA)

From one of the all-time greats of Australian children's books, bestselling author Paul Jennings, come three twisting tales of intrigue.

The forest is dense and dark. And the trail full of unexpected perils.

The dog can't move. The boy can't talk.

And you won't know why. Or where you are going.

You will put this story down not wanting the journey to end.

The trickiest teller of tales and the master of surprise endings will take you into dense and dark forests, across vast oceans and on to lands of the imagination far from home.

All the Different stories together in one volume: A Different Dog

A Different Boy

A Different Land

Paul Jennings is best known for his funny, shocking, amazing short stories that usually end with a twist in the tale, starting with his first short story collection, Unreal!, which has sold over 600,000 copies. Since then, Paul has written over 70 books, and many of his stories were adapted for the cult classic children's television series Round the Twist.

By: Paul Jennings
Illustrated by: Geoff Kelly
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 293g
ISBN: 9781761182365
ISBN 10: 1761182366
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Paul Jennings has written more than one hundred stories and sold over ten million books. Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers all around the world have loved his stories. The first two series of the top-rating TV series Round the Twist were based on Paul's popular short story collections and he received two Awgie awards for screenwriting episodes. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature in 1995, was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001 and was made a Fellow of Monash University in 2010. In 2019 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Children's Book Council of Australia. He lives in Warrnambool with his partner, comedian, actor and author Mary-Anne Fahey.