Skeleton Crew is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!
""Zzz!"" The three skeletons enjoy a holiday on-board their little boat. But one night - ""Yo-ho-ho"" - the pirates come and put them out to sea on a tiny raft, launching them on an oceanful of new adventures.
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Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo!, Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman. Other titles in the Funnybones series include Funnybones, The Ghost Train, The Black Cat, The Pet Shop, Bumps in the Night, Dinosaur Dreams, Mystery Tour, Give the Dog a Bone and A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection, all of which are available from Puffin.
Sophie's new teacher is having some bad luck - first his house is broken into, and then the school! But this is a robbery with a difference. Super Spy Dog Lara has an A in catching criminals... Can she solve the mystery of the break-ins before the baddies strike again? This title is suitable for boys and girls aged 7+.
The sloth moves very slowly and takes life very gently; all the other animals in the rainforest want to know why he is so slow, so quiet, so boring and so lazy. The sloth's reply is a surprising one - quite a philosophical statement in favour of slowness.
Sophie often sees old Mr Jenkins walking his puppy, Buttons, and wishes she could have a dog. Buttons loves outdoors and is always running off even though she knows she shouldn't...
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In this story, Rabbit and Mouse start showing off - but Rabbit cannot hop quite as high as he would like!
Olivia is very proud of Smudge, her beautiful new kitten, but one evening her worst fears come true when Smudge is nowhere to be found. Who is behind her disappearance?
A brand new red Early Reader about Belinda and the Bears' day at school, from bestselling author, Kaye Umansky, and illustrator, Chris Jevons.
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.
There are two cottages in Honeybear Lane. One has a green door, and one has a blue door. Behind the green door lives Belinda. Behind the blue door live . . . The Three Bears!
It's time for Baby Bear to go to school. Can Belinda help him learn all about making new friends, sharing and having fun?
Get ready to read! LITTLE RED ROBINS are ideal for sharing and reading
together. Full colour illustrations throughout.
Dragon is lonely. When he unexpectedly finds a friend in Apple, all
is suddenly right in the world. But when Apple disappears, Dragon
is lost again. Will any other apples ever appear?
Bilal is terrified of The Test. He can't answer any of the questions!
But then Bumble the bee comes along, and he can answer any question you ask, even the really tricky ones. Then Bilal's granny suggests they go on the wildly popular TV quiz show, What's What? Win the Lot!
But what will happen if Bilal and Bumble do win the lot...?
A wonderfully bonkers and laugh-out loud funny story from dream team Rosen and Ross.
Lily the kitten is a menace. She loves chasing the animals in the palace gardens. But when she meets a frog who returns her golden ball, the tables might be turned! The Leapfrog series is perfect for children who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 200 words.
Mr and Mrs Hurry are always rushing about. They never stop! But that means they forget some rather important things – like eating . . . and shopping . . . and taking their son Harry to school!
Thankfully, Tiggs the cat is around to remind them. But will anyone remember to give Tiggs his dinner?
Ted is busy in his shed, but can you guess what he's making? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and colourful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright - and you can also listen to the story online. A delight to share with young children, or for beginner readers to read themselves, with parent's notes on phonics at the back.
