Jack Lasenby
Dead Man's Head - Part 22
Denny escapes to the back shed and the gang give him food. Aunty Joyce tricks him into coming out and thrashes him. Uncle Ted arrvies and takes Denny home to stay with him in the country. Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 18
The gang come upon a couple of swaggers and the younger one offers them some Juno Cut Plug tobacco in a pipe. Polly likes it but Denny feels sick. The swaggers take off and Denny vows never to smoke… Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 20
Pete's mother bandages his foot and Denny copies the way Mr Casey hops and breathes as if he has a gas mask. The children discuss marriage and Denny takes some of his mothers scones to Mr Casey. Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 21
Denny's father has a serious accident and his mother goes to be with him in Waikato hospital, leaving Denny and his sister Betty with mean Aunty Joyce. She locks Denny in his room. Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 24
Denny goes home to his mother in Waharua. But lots of children have got infantile paralysis and the gang are delighted as they're all going to stay at Uncle Ted's for the rest of summer. School won't… Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 15
Denny gets up in the night and goes to the peach tree. He hears 'the Murderer', Mr Clark, go into his shed. Then the gang all come out and go to the factory and carve their names on the new railing. Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 23
Uncle Ted gives Denny some Dead Man's Head pudding and Denny talks to his mother on the neighbour's phone. His father is much better. Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 19
The gang go to Mr Silver's sawdust heap and hide in Old Man Wilson's maize. He's angry but they hear Mr Wilson defend them. Pete cuts his foot badly and Mr Casey, who has a wooden leg from the war… Audio
Dead Man's Head - Part 17
Polly and Denny watch a mob of cattle go past. The drover frees a bull stuck by Mr Clark's lorry. The children talk about death and splash through the cow muck to join Denny and the others. Polly… Audio
First WW diaries win highest honour in children's writing
A teenage soldier's First World War diaries transformed into an illustrated book by his grandson has won New Zealand Post Book of the Year award. Nice day for a war was writtenby Matt Elliott about… Audio
Featured Author - Jack Lasenby
Jack Lasenby published his first book in 1976. More than three decades later, and he's regarded as one of our finest story-tellers for young people. Audio
Feature guest - Jack Lasenby
Finalist in NZ Post Book Awards in Junior Fiction category for"Old Drumble". Audio