The Little Princess has decided she wants to be a pirate, and nobody in the kindgom is safe. After all, pirates are naughty, and the Little Princess is determined to be a proper pirate. But that means
Three more stories from the case files of Agent Amelia, the resourceful and feisty secret agent, who doesn't let school hold her back in the slightest! 1) Hypno Hounds are menacing the holiday cottag
The Little Princess decides to become a cavegirl and live in a cave (well, the garden shed). Not only does she get to do cavegirl dancing and go hunting for toothy saber tigers, but cavegirls don't ha
Take a boy with a reading problem, a protective mother, and a villagegrade school set in its original 19th century buildings and there are all the ingredients for a perfect modern ghost story.
Abela lives in Tanzania. Her mother and sisters are dying of AIDs. Rosa lives in Sheffield with her mother — and she is devastated for another reason. Her mother announces that she wants to adopt a li
The only life Gioga has ever known is that of a fisherman’s daughter on remote Hamna Voe. But as a baby she was a gift of the sea to childless Munroe and Jannet. Now, the Lord of the Oceans wants her
Since Grandpa's death, his family have left his boat, The Periwinkle, untouched and unused. But one day they decide to repair the boat in memory of Grandpa, and find that it is better to remember than
When the Little Princess decides to open her own shop, it's a roaring success! The King and his courtiers are soon queuing up to buy the ingenious objects on her stall. But when the happy customers me
The Little Princess hates having her hair combed. There are always tangles and it always hurts! When the King agrees to put her in charge of combing, she makes sure that everyone in the castle has bea
India is the country of curry, chutney, tigers, the Taj Mahal... and the blue rat gang. In Delhi, hundreds of children have been enslaved. Will no one help them? One person does. And one dog too. On t
Everything, as far as Dee could tell, was a laugh to Hazel and Abbie. They were just the kind of friends she needed. When Dee's traumatized family start a new life, she is relieved to find two uncomp
A small moonchild tires of his white moon surroundings and whizzes down to earth only to find it a shadow-dark place without color. He meets Eliza, who reassures him that the morning will bring color,
"On top of a mountain there lived a fat mammoth. Down in the valley there lived a thin caveman. The caveman was hungry. Very, very hungry. He saw the mammoth and licked his lips." Fed up with eating s
Grandpa Eldo asks Elmer and Wilbur to help a young elephant find her way back to her herd - and they get a shock when they see she is pink! No wonder she is called Rose. But there is an even greater s
When a new music box arrives at the castle and captures everyone's attention, the Little Princess decides to learn to play an instrument too. She makes herself a funnel trumpet and is soon practising
Emily loves Christmas, but there is something about it which makes her heart sink, and that something is Santa Claus. Emily wants to block up the chimney to prevent Santa entering the house. But her m
A young alien takes a wrong turn at the Milky Way and is lost in space, until he spots a strange, blue planet. Zooming in for a closer look, the alien finds himself on Earth where he discovers a curio
Wee Willie has been incarcerated in the magic disappearing box by his wicked uncle, but never fear! Joe, Laurie, and Theo gallop to the rescue, resolving the half-cast spell, and rescuing Willie. A ne
It's a beautiful winter's day at the castle and the Little Princess has found her old sledge to play on. She's having a great time until the Chef whizzes past on his new shiny sledge. She wants one of
The smallest reindeer is exploring Santa's workshop when he accidentally falls into the gift wrapping machine, and finds himself being delivered as a present! The little boy who receives him is overjo
Lily and Blue Kangaroo share everything, even birthdays. And for her next one, Lily has decided that everything must be pink: pink invitations, pink party clothes, and pink wrapping paper. Even Blue K
A little girl finds that no matter what she tries to do, her older, bigger sister always overshadows her. But then Small comes into her own one landmark day when her sister is caught up a tree and is
Joel is growing up. He is getting interested in girls. Just look at his New Year’s resolutions: 1 — to see a naked lady; 2 — to toughen himself up so that he can live to be a hundred; and 3 — to see t
Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since this first book was published in 1989. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues to be the stron
In order to leave her gloomy uncle and aunt and live with the King of the Rock People in the mountains, Amy learns that she must first betray an alien clan called the Wood People by kidnapping their w
A riotous tale about a cat who creates mayhem?but won't take responsibility for it! BANG goes the door and SWISH goes the broom as Cat is swept out of the farmhouse by an exasperated Mrs. Prout. "MEEO
Rabbit wants to know why the sky is blue. He always asks about everything! His old friend, Donkey, knows a lot of things, and promises to teach him. Rabbit hops and bounces all over the page, while th
A boy and his grandfather watch as a baby seal is born on the rocks near their home, and from that day a special friendship is created between them. Despite his disability, the boy is a keen surfer, a
Topher and his father are trying to get over the death of Topher's mother, an Egyptologist, when they take in a stray cat. This cat bears an uncanny resemblance to a cat ornament given to Topher by hi
Simon found his mother stabbed to death when he was seven, and his father is in prison owing to his evidence. But supposing his seven-year-old eyes had been too unperceptive? Suppose his father was ac
Ben is a wealthy mouse who is not interested in Christmas, or the gift that Tim, a poor mouse, brings him on Christmas Eve. That night, Ben cannot sleep and a stranger appears who takes him on a quest
The Little Princess wants to play camping, but she can't even get started. Every time she builds a tent, a grown-up steps in to spoil her fun. Again and again, the Little Princess and her toys are for
Charlie has a football mad family - her mother gives a yellow card rather than a ticking off. Usually the family make a great team, so when her thirteen-year-old brother Semi starts to get grumpy and
Hip hip hooray, it's a lovely day! The Little Princess and her friends are having fun outside in the sunshine. This activity book contains puzzles, word games and colouring in fun. It also includes a
When Tim discovers an environmental activist badly hurt on a beach, his sun-kissed relaxing holiday in the Seychelles takes on a more dangerous twist. He and Grk are the only ones, it seems, who want
These are the secret agent case files of Amelia Kidd. She's saved the world loads of times from evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, thanks to her great disguises, her own gadgets (which sometimes
You'd think growing up in a medieval abbey, surrounded by nothing but monks and hundreds of miles of swamp, would be pretty boring. Pip thinks so too, until the day, he meets Perfect, a small stone ga
A story that will make children read SUDDENLY! about a little pig and a hungry wolf.A little pig is walking down the street, unaware of the hungry wolf waiting around the corner. SUDDENLY, the pig rem
The Little Princess thinks her tiny tadpole is the best thing ever. She keeps him in a bowl next to her bed, topped up with pond water and fresh weed. Everyone tells her that tadpoles aren't really pe
