Sian Roberts

Three cheeky fleas learn the value of 'please'.All is not well at Bumble's Big Circus. The stars of the show, three fabulous fleas on their flying trapeze, have let fame go to their heads and now they never say please. It's up to the earwig clowns to remind them that "EVERYTHING'S better with 'Please'!" Lively rhyming text and humorous illustrations, set in the wonderful world of bugs, make this an excellent addition to the ever popular First Reading Level 3 titles.A fun and enjoyable original story, providing an entertaining lesson in manners.Rhyming text helps young readers tackle longer stories.Part of Usborne's best-selling, international Reading Programme, written with expert advice from a reading consultant.Fits into the Usborne Reading Programme at First Reading Level 3.

Use the wand to hear the sounds!YOU can make the magic happen in this exciting Christmas book! Each time you press the wand to the pages you'll hear a different magic spell, as you help Santa and his elves get ready for the big day. From mending broken toys to helping the reindeer fly faster, there are five different spells to cast as they set off on their Christmas journey.

A funny, friendly rhyming picture book about a resilient locust.Lola is a lovely locust. The trouble is, she cannot focus. Lola refuses to give up but everything she tries ends in disaster - until Fran, a spider, has a fantastic idea. With a free online audio reading of the whole story.

Princess Prue was sweet and fair, till PIRATES stole her teddy bear! Don't they know?! You NEVER mess with Prudence - pirate AND princess! A feisty, mould-breaking heroine for adventure-hungry toddler

Beginning in the 1790s, North American readers developed an appetite for the gothic novel, as imported, reprinted, and pirated editions of British and European romances flooded the market alongside ho

When Bernie, a boy's pet frog, is stolen by a coven of wicked witches, the reader has to help rescue Bernie by turning, shaking and blowing on the book as the boy ventures through ice caves and aboard

Lee the centipede is off to the fair. But will he let other bugs share the fun?Lee the centipede is having lots of fun at the local fair. There are prizes to be won and yummy cakes to eat. But the greedy centipede wants them all to himself. Can he learn to share? Find out in the is charming tale set in the world of funny bugs.

Who kicked a ball through Bee's window? Not Guy the fly. Or so he says... Discover Guy's incredible tall tale in this creepy crawly story set in the wonderful world of bugs.

Writing for information professionals and managers who want to creatively engage with innovation, Rowley (information and communications, Manchester Metropolitan University) applies the rhetoric and t

Lee the centipede is off to the fair. But will he let other bugs share the fun?Lee the centipede is having lots of fun at the local fair. There are prizes to be won and yummy cakes to eat. But the greedy centipede wants them all to himself. Can he learn to share? Find out in this charming tale set in the world of funny bugs.

A hug in a book! Fizzing with joy and fun, children will want to listen to this feel-good tale again and again. Very hungry Lion meets a young gazelle stuck in a hole. Does he eat her? No! Phew! Instead, he helps her up and his act of kindness sets off a super-cute chain of joy and warmth to give the ultimate feel-good factor.What happens to Lion? Well . . .you’ll have to read the story to find out. SPOILER ALERT – it’s a happy ending! Children will love spotting the story clues and extra details that illustrator Siân Roberts has woven through the book. And they can have fun building a kindness tree with the tips at the back of the book to spread their own happiness.

Edgar Huntly is a compelling tale of sleepwalking, murder, and frontier violence set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1780s. His memory and wits shaken by the scenes he has witnessed, ordinary republican