When Lizzie's school gets a new head teacher everything seems great. The pupils are encouraged to do the things they really love, experts are brought in to inspire them; there's even a competition to win an adventure trip of a lifetime. Lizzie and her friends can't believe their luck!
But then Lizzie hears a voice. A voice strange but familiar. A voice that says, 'I will obey all your instructions.' And that's when things start to get dangerous. . .
Fast-paced and action-packed adventure, written by the award-winning Gillian Cross.
A brand new young fiction series by much-loved children’s author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed.
Meet werewolf extraordinaire… Lottie Luna.
Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She’s super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn’t really like to use her skills, though – she just wants to be like everyone else. But when it’s her friend Marjory’s birthday, Lottie sees a way she can use her special powers to get her the biggest surprise ever…
Are you ready for the best adventure ever? Jamie, Tom and Wanna have journeyed to the hot Permian desert to discover more about the creatures there. They soon spot a dimetrodon with a huge fan on its back and decide to track it. But when a hungry predator spies the boys, they realize that they're the ones being stalked ...
Shabba me whiskers! It’s one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They’re only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world.
Mr Gum in ‘The Hound of Lamonic Bibber’ Bumper Book Step once more into Lamonic Bibber my friends – if you dare. In the dead of night, when all the stars are sleeping and the moon’s nipped off for a coffee, something dark and sinister stalks the streets of Lamonic Bibber. As a fog rolls in from the sea, carrying with it the unmistakeable whiff of pancakes and utter dread, an unearthly howl echoes through the cold midnight air. But who – or what – is at work here? Shabba me suspense-filled whiskers, this one will require some serious detective work!
This bigger, better, fatter, grislier, frisbier edition of the Mr Gum World Book Day book comes complete with super bonus material – which means more fun and frolics for you and your Snocklehead friends.
Andy Stanton’s internationally best-selling series has won everything from the Blue Peter Book Award (twice) the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award.
Praise for Mr Gum:
‘Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant!’ – Jeremy Strong
‘Worryingly splendid’ – Guardian NOT FOR BORERS!
The fourth book in the NYT's bestselling graphic novel
series.
Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in
Cielis, but something isn't right.
Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople
who are left live in crippling fear.
Emily is escorted to the Academy, where she's expected to compete
for a spot on the Guardian Council, among the most powerful Stonekeepers.
But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible
secret is slowly uncovered - a secret that, if left buried,
means the certain destruction of everything Emily fights for...
Full-colour illustrated stories for readers at all ages and all
abilities
#1 New York Times bestselling series!
Amulet #1 was an ALA Best Book and shortlisted for the CBC’s
Children’s Choice Book Awards
Kazu illustrated the 15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in
the US
Mistress Scatterbrain is now at the age a princess is traditionally married to a knight. However, the knight has to prove his worth by rescuing her from danger first. Only Mistress Scatterbrain is not interested in getting herself in danger. In fact she wants to choose her husband herself - and has has already fallen in love...
Book three of Knight Adventures.
Race Further with Reading is the perfect tool to build reading confidence with illustrated stories in manageable bite-size chapters, following on a level from the Race Ahead with Reading series with stories of 2,000 words.
Join George on a new rhyming adventure in the latest title in the bestselling picture book series, from award-winning authors, Adam and Charlotte Guillain.
A boy called George had a breathtaking thought,
that giants might really exist ...
Shabba me whiskers! It’s one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They’re only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. This is book six.
Mr Gum's back! But what's he up to this time? Oh, dreadful things my friends, dreadful things indeed. It seems he's found himself a brand new treat - rancid kebabs just dripping with dirty grey sauce. And he just can't get enough of them. He's gotta have more! More! Less! I mean, More! But not everyone's too happy about Mr Gum's new dinnertime arrangements and soon the town of Lamonic Bibber is gearing up for war. Can Polly and her friends save the town from being torn apart? Will Mr Gum's hunger ever be satisfied? And who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle? All will be revealed when you read ""What's For Dinner, Mr Gum?"" You'll see a gingerbread man driving through London! You'll see an annoying little monkey driving everyone mad! You'll see Friday O'Leary falling asleep in a hedge! Yes, it's all there in glorious black and white, my friends. Except for the cover, which is in colour. It's Bonus.
Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and David Walliams.
Have you collected all the well brilliant Mr Gum series?
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
Praise for Mr Gum:
`Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant!’ – Jeremy Strong
`Worryingly splendid’ – Guardian NOT FOR BORERS!
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.
Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before becoming a children’s writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape. Today he is best-known for the hilarious and much-loved Mr Gum books, which are published in 34 countries worldwide in over 30 languages. The series has won numerous awards, including the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children’s Book Award and two Blue Peter Book Awards.
Spy Dog: Captured! by Andrew Cope is part of the brilliant Spy Dog series about the loveable Lara - Spy Dog extroadinaire!
NEVER MIND JAMES BOND, LARA, THE WORLD'S ONE AND ONLY SPY DOG, IS BACK!
AGENT'S ID: LARA - Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal. Also known as the Cook family's favourite mongrel
SKILLS: Goal-keeping legend, language skills including Advanced Cat and Basic Dolphin, ace surfer and champion juggler
EQUIPMENT: Two new secret weapons!
LATEST MISSION: Even in retirement, Lara's sharp spy instincts always give her a nose for mystery. There's more to the Cooks' holiday island than meets the eye, and it's down to Lara to sniff it out . . .
*Please note this book was previously published as Spy Dog 2.*
***Fun, exciting books for boys and girls aged 7+***
'We love Lara! ****' - Kraze Club
'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio Times
Andrew Cope was born in Derby in 1966. He is a teacher, writer and a huge fan of Derby County football club. He really does have a dog called Lara who has one sticky-up ear and came from the RSPCA, but he's not sure if she is actually a highly trained secret agent. Andrew lives with his wife and two children. This is his first book.
When intrepid friends Cass and Max-Ernest set out to discover the history behind the mysterious Symphony of Smells, they become embroiled in an experiment to discover the secret of eternal youth. Together they must come up with a plan to rescue their classmate from a hideous fate and escape the eerie pyramid of dastardly villains The Midnight Sun.
Rodents kept telling me I'd done things I had no memory of. Was I going crazy? Had the cheese finally slipped off my cracker? No, I soon discovered the truth: There was a Geronimo lookalike going around, pretending to be me! Worst of all, he was trying to take over The Rodent's Gazette! I had to get that greedy imposter's paws off my newspaper.
