Whetu Toa and the Hunt for Ramses

A zany, funny fantasy story for children aged 7-11 years old, Whetu Toa and the Hunt for Ramses is the second book in the Whetu Toa series. Whetu Toa is a resourceful, action-oriented and quick-thinking hero who shows that 'Friendship makes powerful magic.' Steph was selected as a writer on the Te Papa Tupu writing programme where she worked on Flight of the FantaiI, which was published in 2018 along with Whetu Toa and the Magician. Steph's writing has been published in the School Journal, Annual 2 edited by Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris, in Playmarket's New Zealand Play Series, in Kiwiparent magazine and Huia Short Stories 12. Steph won best script at the Taranaki regional finals for the 48-hour short film awards in 2016 and was selected for the national finals. Her work A tory of Rona won a 2013 Playmarket award and has been published in the Playmarket anthology Stage Adventures: Eight Classroom Plays

When Ramses disappears from the farm, Tori the Cat guides Whetu on a rescue mission through the universe. They travel by starbeams to strange worlds. But there's a problem: they must face an evil magician to save Ramses.Whetu is about to start school, and no one is happy. Not the chicken. Not the bull. Especially not Ramses the golden ram, who disappears. Tori the Cat guides Whetu on a rescue mission. They travel by starbeams to zany worlds and end up on a planet run by an evil magician who gets his power by draining the magic from animals. However, Whetu's taniko (woven friendship bracelet) and a head-butting Ramses are no match for the evil sorcerer.