Number One for Fiendish Fun!
This book contains a secret diary, a football match, a shopping trip and a DREADFUL enemy!
Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure.
The second book in the best-selling, award-winning ‘Bear and the Piano’ trilogy.
The first book in the trilogy - The Bear and the Piano - has sold over 120,000 copies in the UK and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016
Hector and his dog Hugo have made music together through good times, bad times and even some crazy times. But when Hugo learns to play the fiddle, and gets the chance to play with Bear’s Big Band, Hector’s jealousy gets the better of him. Can Hector swallow his pride and learn to be happy for his friend? Set in New Orleans with a new cast of animal musicians, this big-hearted sequel to the best-selling The Bear and the Piano teaches that friendship, like good music, lasts forever.
BBC Music Magazine - 'Litchfield's warm, richly coloured images are filled with gentle humour, while he packs plenty of emotion and nuance into his succinct text- and music as a starring role.'
The Daily Mail - ‘Litchfield’s stunning illustrations conjure up the twinkling lights and sombre shadows of New Orleans, beautifully reflecting the joy and melancholy that offset each other in this touching story. Another guaranteed bestseller from this remarkable artist.’
The Daily Mail, 'Best Christmas Books' - 'Loyalty and friendship underpin this touching story from the wonderful David Litchfield...Litchfield’s captivating rendition of New Orleans’ lights and sombre shadows reflects joy and melancholy to stunning effect.’
The Bookseller, 'Editor's Choice' - 'A big-hearted sequel starring a new cast of animals musicians...this captures all the warmth and charm of the original, with show stopping cityscapes and heartfelt emotion.’
The Bookseller, 'Season's Highlights' - ‘Completely charming tale of friendship and music.’
**Don't miss David Litchfield's other books:
The Bear and the Piano [1]
The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle [2]
The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear’s Concert [3]
Grandad's Secret Giant
Lights on Cotton Rock
A brand new picture book inspired by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake
It's rotten when you're very small,
You hardly get a say at all.
It's ""No!"" and ""Quiet!"" and ""That's enough!""
By golly, life - it can be tough . . .
Inspired by the work of the world's number 1 storyteller, this picture book is a guide to growing up the Roald Dahl way, with gloriumptious illustrations by Quentin Blake. A celebration of all the tremendous things children have in store - from adventure to inventions, chocolate cakes to rhino poo - along with a reminder that the very best grown ups are those who hold on tight to the kid inside.
Takes you back for another look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects, who just could not help losing their heads. Read on for information about the good times and the gory from the great goose fairs to the painful punishments and trickery of the ruthless royal family.
Follow the wacky adventures of a zombie, werewolf and demon as they attempt to get through school without eating the teachers, running wild or raising hell.
The second in the hilarious series from Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler.
Mr Grunt's a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. Alive and well. And he can't tell anyone more than that, not even his lovely wife, Mrs Grunt, because there will be people trying to snatch the POGI and so the POGI must be transported in secret. It's an exciting adventure, but what interests Mr Grunt most are the silver coins he's been promised at the end of it. The Grunts' stolen son, Sunny, has a few questions. Who is the big-earringed cyclist? Why does the POGI have to wear a barrel all the time? Is Rodders Lasenby a lovely person or simply the rudest man on the planet? And how long will it be before they find themselves All At Sea?
All Sir Lancelittle really wants is to defeat his Number One enemy, the dragon Huffalot. But something always seems to get in the way - whether it's his pesky cousin Princess Plum or the Terribly Ugly Troll!
Featuring a delightful cast of fairy-tale characters, these hilarious stories from a much-loved author will charm children and parents alike. Illustrated in full colour throughout and designed with beginner readers in mind.
Read the rest of the Sir Lancelittle books:
Sir Lancelittle and the Big Bad Wolf
Sir Lancelittle and the Three Angry Bears
Sir Lancelittle and the Most Annoying Fairy
Sir Lancelittle and the Terribly Ugly Troll
Sir Lancelittle and the Very Wicked Witch
Meet Claude, the ordinary dog with an extraordinary life. Now the star of his very own TV show on Disney Junior and ITVBe.
Claude and Sir Bobblysock are looking forward to a nice breakfast of delicious strawberries. But there are none to be found... Everyone has snapped them up to eat at the Pawhaven Tennis Championship!
Claude has to win the championship to make sure Sir Bobblysock doesn't miss out on strawberries-for-breakfast day. But can he do it?
A fantastic new storybook, based on the TV show. With bright, bold illustrations, perfect for encouraging an early engagement in reading.
Praise for Alex T. Smith's Claude series:
'Illustrated with humour and elegance' The Times
'With quirky illustrations and plenty of humour' Metro
Claude in the City was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Claude Going for Gold won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. Alex T. Smith was the official World Book Day illustrator in 2014.
Follow Alex at alextsmith.com and on Twitter: @Alex_T_Smith
'Dizzy the duck was down in the mouth. He'd woken up late and missed the flight South ...' Dizzy is having a very unlucky day. His friends have all flown South without him, and now he must try to catch them up. The problem is ... he doesn't know the way! Narrow escapes, adventure, and fun await him in this humorous, rhyming text.
From the creator of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, comes an out-of-this-world
friendship adventure - now in full colour!
Ricky Ricotta loves his Mighty Robot, but sometimes it's hard for
a little mouse to have a best friend who's so BIG. One night, Ricky
makes a wish: if only his Mighty Robot had a friend his own size.
Little does Ricky know, his wish is about to come true. Evil
Uncle Unicorn has travelled all the way from Uranus with a mean
and nasty plan. He's built a giant Ladybot to trick the Mighty Robot
so he can take over planet Earth. Once again, it's up to Ricky
and his pals to save the day.
Is Prince Ribbit really a handsome prince, or just a plain, ordinary frog? There's only one way to find out . . . Pucker up princesses, it's time for true-love's kiss!
A beautifully illustrated, brilliantly funny twist on the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince. From Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene the creators of the The Princess and the Pig - an award-winning international best-seller!
