When Rose sees a little boy trying to escape from the back of a truck, only to be captured and shoved back in, she decides to follow the truck. At a desolate place out of town she discovers many other
Children and adults will enjoy reading this wonderfully funny and clever fable.Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad and one of them has a stick. The stick, he says, is to beat off the dog. But there is
One bright spring morning, after a night of gales in the great woods, Angela Bowling discovers a small helpless bird who has fallen from his nest. Determined to help, she scoops the creature up and be
One warm sunny day a little voice says, 'Play with me,' and Grandbear wakes up to entertain Baby Bear. Whatever activity they choose, Baby Bear never tires of doing the same things over and over again
All aboard for a new adventure!An appealing story full of drama, with a humorous and repetitive text which young children will love.Mrs. Elephant, Mrs. Walrus and Mr. Bear are off to town on the train
This beautiful picture book depicts the everyday life of a lonely little girl whose home life is empty?apart from her parents' arguments?and whose school life is overshadowed by bullies. The comfort
The Hargraves, a kind but scrawny family, want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the tiny tyke will hardly eat a thing. One day, Mrs. Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl, and the
Harquin the fox lives with his parents at the top of the hill, but at night, when everyone is asleep, he secretly goes down to the valley in search of adventure. Time and again, his father warns him o
He's back again, the lovable Professor with his five pairs of spectacles, his pockets full of all manner of things, and of course, his wonderfully bizarre inventions. Norman Hunter's irrepressible hum
A new novel from the writer of the outstanding WarehouseA gutsy, gripping and realistic story about corruption at a high school.John Malarkey is the new kid at Brook High who uncovers a mafia-like sys
Here are cars of every type—family cars, racing cars, police cars, stock cars, super cars, vintage cars, limousines—as well as wheels, engines, dashboards, and gears. Every spread is a vi
While walking along the beach one day, Isobel and Nicholas discover a strange looking wreck. As they begin to put it together they find it is a peculiar sort of sailing boat. They clamber in, and so b
Three spell-binding titles in one volume -- The Snow-walker’s Son, The Empty Hand, and The Soul Thieves.Out of the swirling mists and icy depths came the snow-walker Gudrun to rule the Jarl’s people w
'Far, far away in the high, high mountains in a deep, deep valley in a dark, dark cave - there lived a mighty dragon.' He was an awesome and frightening creature, terrorising whole armies, destroying
An intriguing reworking of the Grail Legend.Cal has struggled to cope with his mother’s drinking and psychotic episodes since he was six; so when he finally leaves home, he is ruthless about breaking
Five kids, Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex and Amber, are marooned on a desert island where they must face the ultimate test - survival! Killer komodo dragons, sharks and modern day pirates are amongst the dange
Jesus worked hard to make the world beautiful. He performed miracles, told fabulous stories - all for free - and generally spent his time spreading joy and light around the world. A tiring business, a
It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school. But when she wakes up, the girl in the next bed is not the person who was sleeping there the evening before. And the new building outside her window s
Emil Tischbein is on another peculiar adventure, this time by the sea. Of course, the detectives couldn't have an ordinary seaside holiday, and when they become entangled with the mystery of the three
It's a real-life nightmare. Sarah and her family have to stay cooped up in the tightly-sealed kitchen for days on end, dreading the inevitable radioactive fall-out and the subsequent slow, torturous d
'Whoever we are, wherever we live These are the rights of every child under The sun, and the moon and the stars.' In November 1989 the United Nations formally adopted 54 principles which make up the U
Little Girl really needs to find a birthday present for her mother in her favourite colour. But with so many things to choose from, she's going to need some help from Rabbit... And so they search, lea
"If you want to know a secret, knock three times" Join the imaginative Rosie and her friends in this humourous and insightful celebration of the power of the imagination by the creator of WHERE THE WI
A charming, hilariously funny and genuinely affectionate picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Jesus' Christmas Party.?A little girl is looking forward to the Queen's visit to her scho
A lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the moon.
The Swallows, Amazons and Ds are united again for Arthur Ransome's final story in the series.Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds
The poor old Amazons become Martyrs and the Ds Picts living in the woods, in Arthur Ransome's 11th adventure. The Ds can't wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the
Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked.'Because of his heart' said Peter Duck.The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duc
'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Or so Nancy thinks. Then the lake ices over completely and the Swallows and Amazons, along
A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of Coot Club boats and learn more about spotting birds.Tom Dudgeon has cast off a motor cruiser from its moorings to protect
A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of the book and its characters, and learn more about water dowsing!Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dic
Plunge into the Norfolk Broads as the Ds join up with the Coot Club once again, this time to solve a very baffling crime. 'Why shouldn't we be detectives too?' When Dick and Dorothea arrive i
In the tenth instalment of the Swallows and Amazons series, the young crew come face-to-face with the fiercest pirate of the South China Seas.'So long,' called the harbourmaster. 'Don't run into Misse
Susan and John promise their mother not to go sailing at night. However circumstances mean that promises can't always be kept. John, Susan, Titty and Roger find themselves fighting a night gale in the
These three summer stories focus on love: In Love in Store, work pays off in the love department for Tessa and Mayu; Love Games asks if it will be game, set, and match with the sexy Swedes on the tenn
'You'd be surprised how many ways I change on different coloured days.'Maybe on some days you feel sort of brown, like a bear; you feel slow and low, low down. But then comes a yellow day and wheeeeee
Raffi is scared about the Deep Journey, Carys has been captured and Galen is determined to destroy the dreaded Margrave, leader of the Watch. Galen's quest soon leads them into the Pit of Maar and fac
Glory Gardens CC discover that their ground has been sold for a hotel and they're force to play once more on the old recreation ground. But this results in a disastrous loss of form. Featuring score s
No one takes much notice when Ohbert Bennett creates a Glory Gardens website. But Ohbert sets out to make theirs the most famous junior club ever and he issues a worldwide challenge. Featuring score s
