Biggles glanced at the sky. It was just turning pink with the first flush of dawn. In the uneasy atmosphere of Europe between the two World Wars, Biggles, Algy and Ginger are persuaded to defend a sma
The summer term is dragging on, and Ben's life is lacking excitement — until, that is, the evening he finds worms in his bed and a note telling him that this is the work of Agent Z. But who is Agent Z
The man is a mystery in himself. He turns up at the boy's house from nowhere and seems intent on causing havoc for the boy. But as the old Chinese proverb says - after three days, fish and visitors be
Peter Fortymore can't believe his brother is dead. So he conceives a desperate plan. He'll run away from school, 'borrow' a plane and fly off to France to find him. In the chaos of the first world war
While on leave, Biggles is mistaken for someone else. He thinks little of it at the time, but when headquarters find out, they ask him to take the place of his double and work for the Germans as a spy
An enchanting novel for older children by the author of 101 Dalmations.Seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Over six turbulent
Almost every animal in the jungle has his eye on his dinner in front of him. But what will happen when one of the creatures decides to take a bite? The author also illustrated "The Giraffe Who Got in
Far, far away over the high, high mountains in an old castle wall, in a tiny, tiny hole there lives a little mouse called George. He's very small and rather timid and he can be a bit clumsy too. But w
Mister Magnolia has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot - and two lovely sisters who play on the flute - but Mister Magnolia has only one boot. Mister Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one
On the shelves of the old castle library, Rosie finds a beautifully carved wooden statue that turns out to be a Little Princesses her Great-aunt told her about. Before she knows it, Rosie is off to se
Is (short for Isabett) Twite is the younger sister of Dido, every bit as spunky and compelling as her older sibling and with the same habit of attracting bizarre adventures. Is, travelling north to fi
There's something strange about Martin that Tess can't work out. He's a switcher, like her, but there's a sinster side to him. Tess begins to unravel Martins awful secret and gets dragged into the dar
While digging for dinosaurs, Dan and his dog Bouncer find an odd-shaped stone. Later, at the museum, Dan spies the awesome T. Rex skeleton – with a tooth missing – and the tooth gap looks just the rig
“Have you ever thought how many things are really very smelly?”In this wildly outrageous and funny book are all the things that let off the stinkiest stinks and the strongest pongs, each dealt with in
Perfect mini picture books to collect and to treasure.Her grandmother's tales of the beautiful, enchanting whales' song that once filled the ocean leads Lily on a wondrous journey of imagination....
