Mixed is a charming and thought-provoking picture book with characterful illustrations and humour. Follow the colours as they overcome their differences in this sweet tale of acceptance and celebrating difference.
The Blues, Reds and Yellows lived in harmony. Reds were the loudest, Yellows the brightest and Blues were the coolest. However when one of the colours proclaims they are the best, discord breaks out and eventually the colours decide to live in different parts of the city. Then one day a Yellow befriends a Blue and they become inseparable, discovering a world of different possibilities and colours.
From the brilliantly talented Arree Chung comes a timely tale of difference and acceptance.
Inspired by Enid Blyton's bestselling school series The Naughtiest Girl - this is the hilarious diary of the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. Fans of Tom Gates will love this!
'Mum says pupils aren't allowed to take mobile devices to Whyteleafe ... excuse me? It's the twenty-first century! What next? Ride to school on a penny-farthing?'
When Elizabeth Allen is packed off to boarding school, armed with nothing but a journal to write in for entertainment, she is NOT impressed. How will she survive without her home comforts, especially her pony Ross (the only boy she has ever truly loved)? Elizabeth comes up with a cunning plan: she will be so naughty that she gets sent home . . .
But then Elizabeth discovers a love for music and makes her first ever friend ... perhaps school life might not be as bad as she thought?
The Diary of the Naughtiest Girl is written by bestselling author Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Alex T. Smith, acclaimed creator of the Claude books.
Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals!
Zoe is super-excited to welcome a new animal to the zoo - a sleepy sloth called Sabina. But the little sloth is behaving very strangely ... and it's up to Zoe to find out what's going on!
The third book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed
adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV
personality, Alesha Dixon, written in
collaboration with Katy Birchall.
Aurora Beam is a SUPER ANNOYED
SUPERHERO.
She’s desperate to help her mum and grandma track down the
stolen precious stone that holds the key to her family’s
powers, but they’re insisting she sit this one out.
There’s a DANGEROUS SUPERVILLAIN on
the loose and not even Lightning
Girl and the Bright Sparks may
be a match for him or her.
Worried that whoever has the stone will destroy it and flick the
switch off on her powers for ever, Aurora refuses to hide at home
and stay safe.
What can she discover about master-of-disguise the Blackout Burglar?
And about his boss, the secret supervillain with a deep-seated
desire for revenge…
Laughs on every page
fantastically funny illustrations throughout
Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain’s Got
Talent
Alesha's latest book, Girls Rule, will release
on the 19 August 2021
Alesha Dixon says:
My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl
began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered.
It’s been a dream to create a strong role model that
any child can look up to – I want my readers to see themselves
in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at
school alongside her new powers.
I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties;
I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours
and the positive energy that they bring.
As human beings we are always searching for something greater
within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it’s
my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change
and bring good to the world… we just have to harness it!
:) Enter Aurora Beam!
By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, the second book in the Luna Loves... series.
Join Luna and Finn at the Art Gallery and step inside famous works of art by Van Gogh, Damien Hirst, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol and many more! Finn doesn't recognise his own family in the art he sees... but maybe all he needs is a good friend.
Created by award-winning poet and Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, this book follows Luna Loves Library Day as a celebration of alternative families and the power of art and friendship. Other books in the Luna Loves... series:
Luna Loves Library Day
Luna Loves Dance
Luna Loves Books
Luna Loves Christmas
Luna Loves Gardening
""Luna Loves Art offers [the comfort that] not all families look the same – and that is a great message to celebrate."" Laura Dockrill
'So funny' Noel Fielding
'Brilliantly funny' Shappi Khorsandi
'Hilarious' Tim Minchin
'Warm and funny' Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Can you imagine a world with no screens? Don't miss the hilarious new 'what-if' adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presenter Danny Wallace, with illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll.
When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. And what about poor Grandma who is stranded at the other end of the country?
Cue a rollicking madcap road trip, full of driving disasters and family fallouts, as they set off on a rescue mission. And along the way Stella and her family discover that being away from screens might not be the WORST THING EVER, and even though they might not be able to rely on technology anymore, they can rely on each other instead.
From the author of highly acclaimed adult bestsellers YES MAN, JOIN ME and the eagerly anticipated SOMEBODY TOLD ME.
DANNY WALLACE'S HILARIOUS NEW ADVENTURE OPERATION: EVIL GENIUS AVAILABLE NOW!
Other books by Danny Wallace:
Operation: Evil Genius
The Boss of Everyone
The Luckiest Kid in the World
Hamish and the Worldstoppers
Hamish and the Neverpeople
Hamish and the Gravity Burp
Hamish and the Baby Boom
Hamish and the Terrible Terrible Christmas and Other Stories
Hamish and the Monster Patrol
Welcome back to Planet Omar! The fourth book in Zanib Mian's laugh-out-loud series, with amazing cartoon-style illustrations. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid.
When Omar's best friend Daniel messes up at school, Omar decides to take the blame to save him from getting in trouble - which makes him feel like a hero!
With this taste of heroism, Omar takes the blame for a couple of small things other kids in the class have done - without realising that when something more serious happens, the signs will point to him since he's been so unusually troublesome.
The teachers are SURE the culprit must be Omar. Can his friends prove his innocence and show that he wasn't responsible for the chaos?
*Zanib Mian is a World Book Day author for 2021 with her Planet Omar title, Operation Kind.*
Have you read the first book in the series, Accidental Trouble Magnet? Love Reading 4 Kids called it 'irresistible reading!'
Criminal genius runs in the family…
Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day – just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl.
A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . .
Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.
The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.
The fourth and final book in the hilarious bestselling
WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons!
'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and I think
you're all going to love them too.' ROBIN STEVENS
on book 1
'One of the funniest new voices in children's literature.
The laughs come thick and fast' DAVID SOLOMONS on book
1
In the series finale of Maz Evans' bestselling Who Let the
Gods Out? series, Elliot faces his darkest period yet.
As well as facing up to his fears, he realises that the future
of mankind - and the survival of everything he holds dear –
is at stake.
But can a bunch of misfit gods, a lost constellation and a mortal
boy stand up to the daemon hordes?
Book 4 and the finale to the bestselling Who Let
the Gods Out series!
An exciting, laugh-out-loud hilarious and highly-acclaimed
Percy Jackson-esque adventure
Book 1 was shortlisted for both the Waterstones Children's
Book Prize and the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award
Hilarious and heartfelt, the Who Let the Gods Out?
series is centred on the Olympian gods – perfect for
fans of Greek mythology!
Daddy Fartypants was a very windy bear. It didn't matter where he was. Or what he was doing...
And the worst thing? Daddy Fartypants always blames someone else.
But that all changes when he meets Little Bear's lovely (and very windy) new teacher...
Full of fun, farts and family ... look no further for the book to share with Dad!
Emer Stamp is the creator of the bestselling The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig and winner of the 2019 LOLLIES book awards.
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
Come along on the hunt - can you guess where Bella the dog might be?
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Independent Reading Pink 1B stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1B (Pink) in classroom reading lessons.
In this story, Bella the puppy is hiding. Where could she be?
