When Kai grows tired of her bookish mum not being adventurous enough for a Brownstone, she decides to seek out the mischievous and rebellious Monkey King - who she's always been told to stay away from. Will he bring her the adventure she craves, or will he cause her more trouble than he's worth?
Meet Louie, a unicorn in searching for stardom in New York City!
Louie's dance moves always end in disaster, so when he mistakenly gets entered into a state-wide dance contest, he's going to have to give it his all for a chance of winning.
Dear Mum and Dad
The New York School for Performing Arts is the perfect place for a unicorn like me. So far it has been totally AWESOME!
Madame Swirler is training me up for a HUGE dance competition. She keeps shouting 'How will I train a unicorn with two left feet?!' but lucky for her I have hooves, so we'll be just fine.
Louie xx
A hilarious series, with a unique visual approach, combining real New York photography with character illustrations. Perfect for 7-9 year olds that love funny fiction and bonkers characters.
A thought-provoking and touching story of the bond between children and nature, from renowned storyteller and award-winning author Gill Lewis.
Izzy and Asha need a space to call their own, away from difficult families, the Skull brothers and the trouble they bring. But the derelict building site where they stake their claim already belongs to something else, a wilderness they never expected and an injured wolf that desperately needs their help. Can they reconnect to the wild and save the wolf? Or is their pack too weak to fight much stronger powers? A stunning tale of our lost connection to nature and the wild that hides in us all, from renowned storyteller Gill Lewis. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+.
A funny and thoughtful story about the power of little voices, from the creator of Where's the Elephant? and Welcome.
How many trees make a forest? Each animals thinks they know the answer but they just can't agree …
Could a tiny, quiet voice have the answer?
Simple yet humorous, this charming story is told in Barroux's inimitable style and features a host of woodland creatures who children will love. The story encourages children's to ask questions about nature and the environment and is a great way to open up discussion on a range of topics.
""Barroux tells his story with a light touch and a sprinkling of humour, which takes nothing away from the message"" – The Bookbag, praise for Welcome
Barroux was born in Paris and then spent much of his childhood in North Africa. He later attended art school in France. He is the author-illustrator of several children's picture books including Where's the Elephant?, Where's the Starfish? and Welcome. His books have received widespread critical acclaim and been nominated for several awards including the Kate Greenaway Medal.
An epic story that has been beloved for generations, Watership Down has become one of the most famous animal stories ever written. Join in the adventure with this 50th anniversary edition, now with a foreword by Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles.
Fiver, a young rabbit, is very worried. He senses something terrible is about to happen to the warren. His brother Hazel knows that his sixth sense is never wrong. So, there is nothing else for it.
They must leave immediately.
And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . .
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Richard Adams originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972.
Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur, he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! The astrosaurs have picked up a distress call from an unmarked spaceship near the Carnivore Zone. Now, Teggs and Gipsy must go across to investigate.
When Macca and his best friend Al decide they want to take part in
a talent show, they set to work figuring out what they're good
at. But when they try all sorts of things and can't seem to get any
of it right, they start to wonder if there's anything they do
well...
A heartwarming story of perseverance, friendship, fun and alpacas!
Stan Stinky is annoyed. He's being forced to spend his summer in the boring sewer he's lived in his whole life, while all his friends are off surfing the storm drains of the Bahamas. What's worse is that his mum is making him work aboard his crazy uncle's boat, The Noodle.
William is scared of the place under the stairs. He is absolutely sure there's a great big and probably hungry grizzly bear lurking there. He is utterly convinced that the bear will gobble him up if he doesn't feed it. This title helps you find out what happens when a nastly smell pervades the house and Mum and William decide to investigate.
