From the international bestselling creator of Claude, comes a brand new hero - Mr Penguin, adventurer and penguin.
Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this new Alex T. Smith series with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design.
It has been weeks since Mr Penguin's last adventure and he's been stuck at his desk, twiddling his flippers ever since. That is until the phone rings!
Mr Penguin and Colin (a spider and Mr Penguin's silent right hand man) are called in to find the missing treasure somewhere in the Museum of Extraordinary Objects. The quest finds them solving secret codes, fighting ferocious beasts, eating fish finger sandwiches and travelling deep below the museum to a lost jungle...
Praise for Alex T. Smith's Claude series:
'Illustrated with humour and elegance.' Sunday Times
'Quirky illustrations with plenty of humour.' The Metro
Claude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior with 52 episodes airing in 2017. Alex T. Smith is a World Book Day Illustrator.
Follow Alex at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and https://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith
Claude, the bestselling beret-clad canine hero, is aiming for the gold medal - winner of the 5-9 fiction Sainsburys Children's Book Award and soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior.
When Claude and Sir Bobblysock discover a Very Exciting Sports Competition at their local sports centre, they are very excited. They are even more excited when they are asked to take part. But Claude's doggy paddle isn't quite fast enough, and he's not quite as good at gymnastics as he thought he might be. Then some robbers steal the Gold Cup and Claude chases them - can he run fast enough to catch them?
Claude was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior with 52 episodes airing in 2017. Claude Going for Gold! is the winner of the 5-9 fiction Sainsburys Children's Book Award. Alex T. Smith was the World Book Day Illustrator 2014.
Enjoy further Claude adventures: Claude in the City, Claude on Holiday, Claude at the Circus, Claude in the Country, Claude in the Spotlight, Claude on the Slopes, Claude Lights! Camera! Action!, Claude Going for Gold, Claude All at Sea, Claude Doodle Book
Praise for Claude: '...illustrated with humour and elegance...' The Times
Follow the author at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and http://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith
The first book in the bestselling BATTLE OF THE BEETLES
series – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl!
Winner of the Branford Boase Award
Shortlisted
for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Children's Book
Award
Chosen for the Tom Fletcher Book Club
'Truly great storytelling.' MICHAEL MORPURGO
'Funny, exciting and genuinely eccentric' PHILIP
REEVE
'Roald Dahl meets 101 Dalmatians in a rollicking
ride, full of adventure with vivid characters' EXPRESS
'By the end, you'll think beetles are the coolest creatures
on the planet' TOM FLETCHER
Darkus’s dad is missing – vanished from a locked room
in the Natural History Museum. The police are baffled; how can
someone disappear without a trace?
Moving in with his eccentric uncle, Darkus discovers a new friend
in a giant beetle – and it wants to communicate.
But can a boy and a beetle be friends? And can they find Darkus’s
dad together?
The first book in MG Leonard's acclaimed trilogy, followed
by Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles!
Featuring exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of
bold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain
Includes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sardà
From the author of Hunt for the Golden Scarab,
Twitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written
with Sam Sedgman
Come with Claude on a smashing adventure! These waggy tales are perfect for new readers, with illustrations on every page. As seen on TV - Claude is the star of his very own TV show!
'Illustrated with humour and elegance ...' The Sunday Times
A quiet nature walk in the country turns into a busy day on the farm when Claude ends up mucking out the pigs, feeding the chickens, and lassoing a fearsome bull!
'For emerging readers I recommend the Claude books' Irish Sunday Independent
Catch up with ten terrific years of Claude! Read on with:
Claude on Holiday
Claude in the City
Claude at the Circus
Claude in the Country
Claude in the Spotlight
Claude on the Slopes
Claude Lights! Camera! Action!
Claude Going for Gold
Santa Claude
Claude Adventures
Claude All At Sea
Claude at the Palace
Claude Doodle Book
Claude: All About Keith
Claude Snazzy Dress-Up Sticker Book
Claude: Anyone for Strawberries?
Claude Ever-So-Summery Sticker Book
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences…
Co-written with best-selling children’s author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.
You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble…
When a mother rabbit is captured in a trap, he ends up playing bunnysitter…
But someone wants rid of All the rabbits, not just this one, and time is running out for Mr Dog to save them…
From bestselling children's author and broadcaster, Dermot O'Leary, comes an action-packed adventure. When all the cheese in the world disappears, it's up to Toto the Ninja Cat to sniff it out!
Toto, the amazing ninja cat, is almost blind, but that doesn't stop her having brilliant adventures.
Something CAT-ASTROPHIC has happened: ALL the cheese in the world has been stolen. Join Toto, her brother Silver and their best friend Catface on a secret mission to save the day. Toto is going to need all her ninja skills to defeat the fur-midable cheese thief . . .
Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout by Nick East. With themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids!
**Toto the Ninja Cat has recently been adapted into a purrfect stage play - find it in a theatre near you!**
Have you seen Toto's other adventures? The Great Snake Escape, The Superstar Catastrophe, The Mystery Jewel Thief, The Legend of the Wildcat and The Pirate Treasure Hunt are out now, and make perfect gifts for young readers. (The books can be read by themselves or as part of the series - so pick up the title that sounds the most fun to you!)
Dermot O'Leary has also written Wings of Glory and Spy Fox - funny action-adventure stories set during the Second World War.
Join the naughtiest unicorn for magic and mayhem in this hilarious series for 6+ fans of Pamela Butchart, Rabbit and Bear, The Worst Witch and UNICORNS!
Everyone at Unicorn School is SUPER excited about the end-of-term school disco – the pupils and their unicorns can't wait to put on their party outfits and hit the dance floor! Bu when Darcy hijacks the quest trying to find a special giant disco ball, it's up to Mira and Dave to put things right. Will Class Red make it out of the Crystal Maze Mine? And will Mira and Dave get to show everyone their awesome disco moves?!
The Naughtiest Unicorn series:
The Naughtiest Unicorn
The Naughtiest Unicorn at Sports Day
The Naughtiest Unicorn and the School Disco
The Naughtiest Unicorn at Christmas
Welcome to a magical world where animals talk and play - just like you and me!
Best friends Jess and Lily love all animals. But when they follow a mysterious golden cat into Friendship Forest - a place where animals live in tiny cottages and sip dandelion tea at the Toadstool Cafe - their summer holidays suddenly become much more magical!
Goldie has invited Lily, Jess and kitten Bella Tabbypaw for a sleepover! The girls can't wait to spend a night in Friendship Forest, but brave little Bella decides to go exploring on her own - with the Boggits! Lily and Jess must head into the tunnels underneath the forest to find her, but will Grizelda the witch get there first?
You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.
Shabba me whiskers! It’s that bestselling and award-winning first ever Mr Gum book by Andy Stanton. The Mr Gum books are only the craziest, funniest most best books for children in the whole wide world.
‘It’s time for action,’ said Mr Gum to nobody in particular. ‘Nasty action.’
Good evening. Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book’s all about him. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly. And there’s heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING.
You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! is the first book in the internationally best-selling series by Andy Stanton, which has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) to the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award.
Don't miss Mr Gum's other villainously brilliant adventures…
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
Mr Gum and the Goblins
Mr Gum and the Power Crystals
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
What's for Dinner, Mr Gum?
Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree
Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout
Puffin Audiobooks presents a marvellous new celebrity reading of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. The audiobook features original music and 3D sound design by Pinewood film studios.
Mr Fox steals food from the horrible farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean - one fat, one short, one lean.
These three crooks concoct a plan to dig Mr Fox out of his home, but they don't realise how truly fantastic Mr Fox is, or how far he'll go to save his family . . .
Come with Claude on a smashing adventure! These waggy tales are perfect for new readers, with illustrations on every page. As seen on TV - Claude is the star of his very own TV show!
'Illustrated with humour and elegance ...' The Sunday Times
A walk in the park leads to a walk on a tightrope when Claude joins a circus, throws custard pies, and becomes the star of the show.
'For emerging readers I recommend the Claude books' Irish Sunday Independent
Catch up with ten terrific years of Claude! Read on with:
Claude on Holiday
Claude in the City
Claude at the Circus
Claude in the Country
Claude in the Spotlight
Claude on the Slopes
Claude Lights! Camera! Action!
Claude Going for Gold
Santa Claude
Claude Adventures
Claude All At Sea
Claude at the Palace
Claude Doodle Book
Claude: All About Keith
Claude Snazzy Dress-Up Sticker Book
Claude: Anyone for Strawberries?
Claude Ever-So-Summery Sticker Book
