A madcap encore to the There¿s a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor, starring the ever-proper Mr Snore.Mr Snore returns to the wacky Sharemore Hotel to play his violin at a fancy wedding. As he waits for the ceremony to begin, he notices a certain uninvited guest ogling the towering wedding cake. It¿s hard to tell whös a guest and who's a pest, but Mr Snore is going to do his heroic best to save the cake from sure disaster!
Until 1823, most children outside Holland and Germany didn't even know who Santa was. That Christmas, a New York newspaper printed an anonymous poem entitled "An Account of a Visit from St Nicholas." This was the first time American children had heard of Santa Claus.
In this incredibly moving and powerful story about climate change by one of France¿s greatest writers for children, the world is run by !ndustry and the only thing that matters is to buy, buy, buy. People live in crowded cities where cars are stacked vertically and shopping centres run miles into the sky. On the day Celeste starts school on the 110th floor of a tower block, she meets a lonely, young boy. The next day she doesn't return. Her blood has become as polluted as the seas and rivers. On a mission to save her, the boy battles the forces of !ndustry and takes her far, far away. Will the world realise the truth of Celeste¿s disease? Will there be time for her, and the planet, to recover?
A sparky non-fiction guide to the Viking world, told by the hero of Tony Bradman¿s bestselling novel Viking Boy.Take a real-life tour of the everyday world of Gunnar, a teenage Viking boy: find out how the Vikings lived, what they believed, how they travelled and fought, and gained their legendary reputation as warriors. Gunnar tells us the real story of growing up as a Viking in an exciting first-hand account, introducing us to family and friends, famous warriors, sea-raiders and even a Norse god!Packed with historical facts, figures and anecdotes, with illustrated information panels on topics from Viking poetry to battle and bloodlust, this is a brilliant new read for Viking fanatics, both at home and in the classroom.
Heart-stopping fantasy from the twice Costa-shortlisted and critically acclaimed author of the bestselling The Midnight Guardians.Step into a world of faerie tricks and hidden danger...When an evil faerie steals Yanni¿s baby sister and swaps her for a changeling, Yanni is swept into a dangerous race against time to get her back. For faeries delight in tricks and rescuing her won¿t be easy. With the help of his cousin, Amy, and the reluctant changeling, Yanni must travel to goblin palaces and battle-swept oceans, discovering ancient treasures and secrets along the way. Yanni will need every drop of courage and even a few tricks of his own, if he¿s to outwit the faerie and save his sister¿Ross Montgomery brings the magical world of British folklore to life in this contemporary fantasy novel. Bursting with Ross's trademark charm, humour and heart, and with echoes of David Bowie's Labyrinth, The Chime Seekers is perfect reading for fans of Emma Carroll, Piers Torday and David Solomons.PRAISE FOR THE CHIME SEEKERS¿Cracking adventure from the wildly imaginative Montgomery.¿ Daily Mail"Funny, terrifying, full of folkloric strangeness hiding in everyday corner, this sparkling homage to David Bowie's Labyrinth is just as satisfying as last year's The Midnight Guardians." Guardian"[A] whirlwind adventure." Daily Telegraph"Richly imaginative." The Week Junior¿A quest like no other: Ross Montgomery is on spectacular form in this brilliant, edge-of-your seat story.¿ Emma Carroll"Fast-paced and hilarious." Ross Welford"Deliciously creepy, wonderfully imaginative." Sophie Anderson¿Very page-turny, with enough funny bits to stop it being too scary.¿ Philip Reeve¿All the hallmarks of an instant classic.¿ Carlie Sorosiak¿A fantastic adventure with shades of Jan Mark, Susanna Clarke and Neil Gaiman ... A brilliant example of the best children's fiction.¿ Christopher Edge"Ross Montgomery is a true master of storytelling." Jenny Pearson¿FLAWLESS. Witty, emotional, beautifully written, pacey, punchy, and a story that just keeps delivering.¿ Nicola Skinner"A modern classic." Phil Earle¿Rich in detail, humour and feeling. Ross Montgomery is a singular talent in writing brave and magical adventures." Katya Balen¿Fantastic! A brilliant cast of characters ... a whirlwind adventure and a fae world brimming with darkness, wonder and faerie tricks.¿ Aisling Fowler¿[An] enchanting masterpiece ... Charming, hilarious and brimming with magic." Catherine Doyle¿A tricksy, whirlwind of an adventure from start to finish with twists and turns I didn¿t expect!¿ Aisha BusbyPRAISE FOR THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIANSShortlisted for the 2021 Costa Children's Book AwardWaterstones Children's Book of the Month for Christmas 2020Hive Children's Book of the Month for November 2020A Toppsta Children's Book of the Month for November 2020"An enthralling, Narnia-flavoured novel with the folkloric feels of a Christmas classic." Children's Books of the Year, Guardian"Beautifully drawn fantasy characters ... a story of hope and love underpinned by witty humour.¿ Daily Mail"A magical slice of historical fantasy fiction.¿ i Newspaper"This lovely adventure story has the feel of a classic children's book." Book of the Week, The Week Junior¿Beautiful writing and epic storytelling.¿ WRD Magazine"A real triumph of the imagination." Editor's Choice, The Bookseller
A high octane, high drama romp, following the adventures of Victorian laundry maid Minnie O'Sullivan and her unforgettable band of friends.After a series of misfortunes, Minnie O¿Sullivan is whisked away to Haddington Hall: a nightmarish home for wayward girls. Bad becomes worse when the hall¿s ruthless founder, Mrs Haddington, takes an instant dislike to brave, determined Minnie, and she¿s in danger of losing everything¿ But Minnie has never backed down from a fight in her life, and she¿s not about to start now! Irresistible characters and a compulsive plot with twists aplenty; Vivian French conjures up the very spirit of Dickensian England in a wonderful new novel for middle-grade readers.¿Vivian French is a writer of tremendous charm.¿ Literary Review ¿Delightful ¿ with its edge-of-your-seat pace, it deserves applause.¿ Sunday Times (Children's Book of the Week) on The Steam Whistle Theatre Company¿Storytelling at its best ¿ a classic in the making.¿ The Scotsman on The Steam Whistle Theatre Company
A chilling take on the opioid epidemic by the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman.Above our world is a toxic wonderland where the party has raged for centuries.Humans know the partygoers simply as ¿narcotics¿, ¿opioids¿, ¿drugs¿. But here they are malevolent gods, toying with the fates of mortals. Roxy and Addison have made a wager to see who can be lethal the quickest. Isaac and Ivy Ramey are their targets. Ivy is understimulated and overmedicated. Isaac is desperate to recover from a sports injury that jeopardizes his chance of a scholarship. This is the start of a race to the bottom that will determine life and death. One Ramey will land on their feet. The other will be lost to the Party.The only question is... Which one?
Everyone's favourite Little Wombat is back with a splash!Little Wombat is so excited! He's found a fun new friend to play with who walks strangely, has a funny little face and, most amazingly of all, can swim like a fish in the water! But when Platypus tries teaching Little Wombat to swim, Rabbit and Koala begin to wonder if wombats should, after all, stick to dry land!Over 1 million Little Wombat books sold!
After Luke Watson transforms into a werewolf for the third time, he and his parents are moved by the Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) to Scream Street - a community of vampires, zombies, witches and more.
Get ready to laugh out loud at this frightfully funny joke book, based on the animated series of Scream Street.How can you tell that Resus has a cold? He starts coffin.What kind of music does Cleo like best? Wrap music.Why did Luke get upset with a skeleton? He had a bone to pick.Get the giggles with this ghoulishly great collection, featuring over a hundred jokes about vampires, zombies, witches and all of the scarily funny characters from the best-loved world of Scream Street.
A funny and accessible guide to creative writing, packed with practical advice, exciting story prompts and a cast of creative monsters. In the pages of Unleash Your Creative Monster, budding writers will sink their teeth into story basics, essential writing tools and the hidden secrets of the wordsmith. Featuring top tips on finding inspiration, how to keep a story moving and beating writer¿s block, this essential guide has everything you need to unleash your creative monster.
Little red chicken and her papa are back in this third book in the bestselling and award-winning Interrupting Chicken picture book series.It¿s morning and Papa would like to sleep a bit longer, but his loving and exuberant little chicken wants breakfast ¿ cookies for breakfast! Papa tries to buy himself a bit more rest by offering to read some nursery rhymes, but soon Humpty Dumpty is falling ... for cookies! With so many pointed interruptions, Papa has no choice but to get out of bed and make his little one something sweet for breakfast. This is another funny, affectionate celebration of reading, parenthood, and creative license.
Follow the journey from the very beginning of our planet to the arrival of humans, in an energetic and engaging picture book.In the beginning there was nothing, and then ¿ BANG! ¿ the universe was born. Discover the incredible story of billions of years of life on Earth, from the first tiny cells, through the age of dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts, all the way to the first humans. With playful text and stylish illustrations, this awe-inspiring history is perfect for curious young minds.
A tail of the fursome undead!While helping her best friend Danny film his latest horror flick, Mellie discovers a scraggly cat behind a dumpster outside the YummCo Foods factory. Mellie names the stray Bert and hides him in her room, knowing her parents won¿t let her keep him. But soon Bert has decapitated all her stuffed animals, and before long he is leaving the headless corpses of birds and mice as gifts for her. Danny is convinced the cat is a zombie, living on the brains of its victims. But is that what's really going on?Award-winning author Kara LaReau lets loose a fresh and sharply funny new mystery, with an irresistible touch of the macabre. Fans of creepy stories and animal lovers alike will devour this fast-moving adventure in one heady gulp.
From the creator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes an incredibly stylish series of early-learning board books ¿ filled with monsters of all shapes and sizes!Eat like a monster! Eat like Simone. Simone has ONE TONGUE for licking tasty cones.Count from 1-10 with ten funny and flamboyant monsters! As little ones discover one tongue, two ears ¿ and a lively monster with three eyes! ¿ they'll be inspired to shake and move, and learn the names for their different body parts, too.With monstrously bright and bold illustrations, rhyming words, and a sturdy feel, this interactive board book is the perfect gift for a new arrival, and a stylish addition to a toddler¿s first library. A first counting book has never been wilder or such fun!
If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The second in a brilliantly funny new series, perfect for fans of Amelia Fang.After facing down an evil hag, a thieving skele-crow and an army of the undead, ten-year-old Theodora Hendrix is certain she can handle anything ¿ that is, until she meets the unpleasant Inspector Shelley and her even more unpleasant pet rat. Shelley and Ratsputin have come to spy on the MLM, and are determined to make trouble at every turn. Then Theodora makes a discovery of her own: a cursed beetle. She needs to destroy it without attracting the attention of the inspector ¿ and fast. The stakes couldn¿t be higher: if Theodora fails, her beloved monster family will rot in the dankest, darkest prisons of Transylvaniä
From the creator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes an incredibly stylish series of early-learning board books ¿ filled with monsters of all shapes and sizes!Lift the sheets, if you dare.Who will be hiding under there?Will you say eek? Or will you say oooh?Eek-a-peek-a ... peek-a-boo!Hidden beneath seven flaps, seven silly monsters are waiting to be discovered! Arh-wooh! It's Winston the hairy werewolf. Clackety clack! That must be Mr Bones, the handsome skeleton. Little ones will love making the noises, lifting the flaps, and of course ¿ shouting PEEK-A-BOO! ¿ in this interactive board book full of surprises.With monstrously bright and bold illustrations, read-aloud sounds, and a sturdy feel, this is the perfect gift for a new arrival, and a stylish addition to a toddler¿s first library. A first game of peek-a-boo has never been wilder or such fun!
The History of Everywhere: All the Stuff That You Never Knew Happened at the Same Time is an enlightening book penned by the gifted author, Philip Parker. Published recently on the 7th of October, 2021, this book takes you on a riveting journey through time, revealing intricate connections and fascinating events that have shaped our world. The book falls under the genre of history and is an absolute must-read for anyone with an interest in understanding the past in a new light. Published by Walker Books Ltd, this book is a testament to their commitment to delivering engaging and thought-provoking reads. The book is written in English and promises to be a captivating read that will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the interconnectedness of historical events.
A hilarious modern fairy-tale mash-up set in a world in which witches are real, magic is real and fairy tales are not only real ... but recent history.Roxy Humperdinck is still reeling from the Great Fairy Tale Cover-up when Cinderella Jones returns with a new mission: to investigate The Missing ¿ the children who followed the Pied Piper into the mountain thirty years ago, never to be seen again. And so begins another crazy adventure that takes the girls up Jack¿s beanstalk, through Red Riding Hood¿s Woods ¿ and to the cottage of the most evil villain of all time, the Gingerbread Witch.
The second story in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho.Joining the family business, animal-lover Bryony proves to be an extraordinary taxidermist, whose tender fingers create displays which comfort, educate and astound. But when Byrony¿s proud father boasts of her skill, who should come calling but the secretive King of all Mythica. Locking her away, he gives her three horrible tasks ¿ three impossible tasks! It¿s only then that a strange, sinister creature emerges from the shadows of the castle, offering Bryony a helping hand¿ But at what cost?Frankenstein meets Rumpelstiltkin in this expertly-stitched story about a powerful king, a girl unafraid to stand up for her beliefs, and a monstrous little creature with magic ¿ and greed ¿ in his bones.
Join Little Fish as he swims through the sea saying hello to all his fish friends. Includes a delightful mirror surprise so that you can say hello too! From the wonderful imagination of the award-winning Lucy Cousins comes another deep-sea delight in the world of Hooray for Fish! Swim along with Little Fish as he says hello to all his fish friends: greet spotty fish, stripy fish, fly fish, shy fish and more! Features a mini mirror at the end of the book, so that little ones can have lots of fishy fun and enjoy creative, interactive play.
A vibrant celebration of things that go, with a lively text from author Moira Butterfield and pictures from debut-talent Bryony Clarkson.Come and hitch a ride in vehicles of every shape and size ¿ from family cars to double-decker buses, chugging tractors to speedy supercars, and gigantic monster-trucks to noisy fire engines. With bounce-along rhythms and fascinating facts from author Moira Butterfield, and bright, lively pictures by rising star Bryony Clarkson, any single reading of My Big Book of Transport is sure to result in a victory lap or two!
Júlia Sardà spins an enthralling and evocative tale rich with layers of meaning to be unearthed.One night, Franca has a dream about a marvellous queen. And now she feels intrigued¿ Eager to know more about this mystical figure, Franca shares her dream with her two younger sisters. Together, they set out on an enchanting adventure to discover the kingdom of the queen in the cave.This is a riveting and atmospheric picture book that will surprise and enthral young readers and dreamers.
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