The fifth novel from the MacMillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration's winner Kate Pankhurst. The perfect book for 7-9 yr olds who love funny stories with quirky illustrations like DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, the DORK DIARIES and CLARICE BEAN.
Mariella Mystery (That's me!) - totally amazing girl detective, aged 9 and a bit. Able to solve the most mysterious mysteries and perplexing problems, even before breakfast.
Is there really a spaghetti-loving yeti stalking the woods next to Limpet Rocks Campsite? Mariella and the Mystery Girls are determined to find out.
Join the world’s most famous travelling reporter in two exciting adventures as he heads for the Congo.
The young reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy set off on assignment to Africa. But a sinister stowaway follows their every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky end. Tintin and Snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles, boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery and getting their story.
Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries.
Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.
A truly unforgettable journey of wonder, courage and magic from a master storyteller, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Plunged into danger when they help their father steal a forbidden book, Rachel and Robert are forced to go on the run. To save their father from prison, they must discover the truth about The Book of Stolen Dreams.
But the cruel and powerful President Malstain knows its secrets and will stop at nothing to snatch the book's magic for himself. The hunt is on. Rachel and Robert face a desperate battle to stop the book falling into Malstain's hands - for if it does, he could destroy everything.
""A new and important voice for young people."" Michael Morpurgo
""Dazzling! An instant classic. An eye-wateringly funny and jaw-droppingly fantastical adventure, chock-a-block with rare books, airships, and penguin-shaped hats."" Ben Miller
""A wonderful story. Gripping and magical."" Anthony Horowitz
'This book deserves to be on every child's bookshelf.' – Junior Design Awards
A deluxe, beautifully-illustrated hardback edition of Enid Blyton's The Magical Faraway Tree for the 75th anniversary.
When Joe, Beth and Frannie climb up to the top of the Faraway Tree, they meet Silky, Moon-Face and the Saucepan Man. Their new friends show them an exciting secret how to visit lots of strange and magical lands, where they have many thrilling adventures.
Whether they're exploring the Land of Do-As-You-Please to the Land of Tempers, readers will delight in beautiful, full-colour illustrations from the fantastic Mark Beech.
This stunning edition of The Magic Faraway Tree was highly commended in the 2014 Junior Design Awards and shortlisted in the Prima Baby Awards. It is a richly nostalgic offering perfect for bedtime reading. Children aged five and up will fall in love with the Faraway Tree. Look out for the deluxe editions of The Enchanted Wood and Folk of the Faraway Tree.
Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children’s author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree�, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Enid takes her place alongside Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, and A. A. Milne as one of Britain’s true heritage children’s authors.
'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys... and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that - whether you want them to or not! For the Bad Guys' first good mission, the gang are going to break 200 dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound!
When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives. And when they learn the legend of Ludo Festergrimm the clockmaker, creator of a vast mechanical robot that wrought havoc in the wrong hands, they KNOW they're on the right track. But how can they get the residents of Eerie-on-Sea to believe them?
Fantastically funny Wilf was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards!
Meet Wilf. He worries about everything. He is a Mighty Worrier. And now the most evil man in the world is determined to takeover from the very beginning of time...
Things Wilf was worried about before:
1. Sleepovers.
2. Skeletons.
3. Being squashed flat.
Things Wilf is worried about now:
4. The most evil man in the world.
5. Anyone called Alan.
6. Alan building a time machine and becoming ruler of the dinosaurs.
Alan is Wilf's self-styled evil lunatic next-door-neighbour. He has a grumpy robot sidekick and a silent right-hand-dog, Kevin Phillips. He is ridiculous. But when Alan decides to build a time machine and travel back to prehistoric Earth, Wilf knows he will have to overcome his fears and anxieties to save his new dinosaur friends...
Join Wilf for a fantastically funny adventure, illustrated throughout by Jamie Littler!
Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, members of the top-secret Terces Society, have been given a crucial mission: to track down a cursed Aztec tuning fork that has the power to recreate any flavour the user has ever tasted. But no sooner have they succeeded than Cass' mother is kidnapped by evil chef Senor Hugo, who demands that they hand the fork over.
The tree house lands in Wild West America but there's no one around. Has it landed in a ghost town?
When a gang of nasty horse thieves gallop past, it's not long before Jack and Annie are swept up in another adventure. With their new cowboy friend, Slim, they set out across the prairie to rescue Slim's mare from the horse thieves. But Jack and Annie still have their next riddle to solve. Will the spooky ghost be any help?
Tony Stark is known as many things: billionaire, inventor, Avenger, but mainly for being the invincible Iron Man. But when he heads to an international eco summit, he detects an anomaly off the coast of Ireland. Stark decides to investigate and that's when the party really starts.
