A fun and wacky chapter book, perfect for children learning to read. From the author of Dilly the Dinosaur.
Help! The Mummies are broke! There isn't even any pocket money for candy. What are they going to do?
Starring in a family TV show could be the answer. After all, how difficult can it be to win the star prize? Well, if it depends on Tut and Sis behaving themselves, it could be very difficult indeed!
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently.
• Varied sentences
• Detailed illustrations to enjoy
• Chapters
• Interesting characters and themes
• A rich range of vocabulary
• More complex storylines to stretch confident readers
All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.
Book band: Gold.
In this rollicking rhyming tale, Dr. Seuss takes a hilarious look at teeth, where to find them, what to do with them and how to look after them! Some of what he says is sensible, some of it silly, but all of it is guaranteed to raise a laugh!
This title belongs to the Bright and Early Beginner Book series, developed by Dr. Seuss especially for “Beginning Beginners” – preschool children on the threshhold of learning to read. Using an exuberant combination of bright, bold pictures and rhythmic rhyme, Dr. Seuss introduces simple stories and concepts, adding a large helping of zany humour to help the youngest child make the all important connection between word and picture.
Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo. LeSieg, The Eye Book is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author – Dr. Seuss himself!
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.
Horrid Henry is a master hypnotist, and he's delighted when he puts Moody Margaret under his spell. But will she really do whatever he asks?
Full colour illustrations from the fabulous Tony Ross on every page!
What do you get if you add 25 and 917, then subtract 765 and divide the answer by 33?
A headache. (Unless you're Matilda!)
Matilda's Jokes for Clever Kids would even make the Trunchbull laugh!
Narrated by Matilda herself, this joke book is stuffed full of gigglesome gags, silly puns, brain-tickling riddles, and the Trunchbull's favourite insults- guaranteed to raise a chuckle from human beans young and old.
The dreadful strangers moved in on a wild and windy Thursday.
'Fudgenuts,' cursed Picklewitch, adjusting her cracked binoculars to get a better view of the comings-and-goings. 'This won't do at all. I bet they haven't even bought me any cake.'
Picklewitch is, quite literally, out of her tree. She has a nose for naughtiness, a taste for trouble and a weakness for cake. And unluckily for brainbox Jack - winner of the 'Most Sensible Boy in School' for the third year running - she's about to choose him as her new best friend . . .
This engaging early chapter book is perfect for capturing interest and engaging reluctant readers. It revolves around the fun and humorous adventures of two alien brothers, Eek and Ack from the Great Goo Galaxy. In this title, when Eek and Ack's sister Bleck dares them to conquer Earth, they have no choice but to try.
Refreshed, renewed, reloaded!
Readers can discover all
the foul facts about the Barmy British
Empire, including:
how a war started when a Brit was sitting on a stool,
who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls
and why a British soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe.
With a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits and
a quiz at the back of the book, these bestselling titles
are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation
of Terry Deary fans.
With shiny foil cover
A hilarious collection of hundreds of the funniest jokes for 8-year-olds.
Why did the surfer blush?
Because the sea weed.
Why should you be careful when it’s raining cats and dogs?
You might step in a poodle!
What time should you go to the dentist?
At tooth-hurty.
Packed with over 300 knee-slapping jokes on monsters, history, holidays and much, much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this is a te he he-larious collection that 8-year-olds will love.
Also available in the Funny Kids Jokes series:
9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds
Meg and Mog meet a new friend - a Roman who is in need of help! But will Meg's spell get him to London? Find out in this colourful new adventure and find out more about what Romans were really like...
The Meg and Mog books have been entertaining children for nearly forty-five years; with their vibrant and unique artwork - they are perfect for sharing together, reading alone, and exploring the colours, shapes and characters in the pictures.
“Delightful … with its edge-of-your-seat pace, it deserves applause.” Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week
“Storytelling at its best … a classic in the making.” The Scotsman
To avoid financial ruin, the Pringle family’s theatre-troupe has left London behind, travelling to the north of England by train. With new audiences to play to, and less competition, they hope to make enough money to pay off their debts back home. But will their plans be foiled by the odious Olio Sleevery? It’s time for young actors Rosie and Charlie to save the day – and, with the help of their new friend Edie Boiler, ensure the thunderous success of the company’s first performance.
A wonderful gallery of eccentric characters and an exuberant plot with a twist at the end ... this is storytelling at its theatrical best!
“French is a writer of tremendous charm… Children of nine and upwards will want to jump aboard.” The Literary Review
“Vivian French is a sublime storyteller.” Sunday Telegraph
Are you ready to have your ribs tickled? This title features Angry Birds and their arch-nemeses - the pigs that fill the world with hilarious jokes about Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween, summer holidays and more.
Dragons are more than just fire and wings. But can a dragon follow the rules and use proper playground manners at break time? This is the third instalment in author Julie Gassman's popular dragon series. Using a diverse cast, relatable situations, and rhyming text, the importance of break time etiquette has never been funnier!
