A girl tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved.
.?The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read.
Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.
A follow-up series to Leapfrog, our successful first readers, Hopscotch is a series of fiction readers for children developing their basic reading skills and for older reluctant readers. These exciting reads focus on key areas of interest for the age range and tie in with the fiction genres of the NLS at Years 1 and 2. Fun stories are brought to life with full-colour illustrations. Clever Cat Clever Cat is a bit of a show-off. The other animals in the farmyard think he's a silly young cat. But when a hungry fox pays them a visit, Clever Cat has the chance to prove his worth...
Takes you into the world of Amy Wild, where dogs tell their secrets, cats perform rescue missions, and an entire island is squeaking and squawking with animal magic. This title is suitable for animal lovers.
Fresh from a jungle trip, Peter, his exuberant assistant Punky and their friend Harold discover their beloved ice-skating rink has been over-populated with some dubious-looking penguins. Determined to weasel them out and return their rink to its former glory, Peter and Punky embark on an adventure...
Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit - and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality.
The charming characters of Magenta Fox, whose work is evocative of Raymond Briggs and Janet Ahlberg, perfectly offset Zadie and Nick's warm, wry prose.
Weirdo is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by two veteran writers, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.
A new edition of the first novel about much-loved character Little Wolf from the author of the MEERKAT MADNESS books and HARRY AND THE BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS.
All Little Wolf wants to do is stay at home with Mum and Dad and Baby brother Smellybreff. Instead he’s packed off to Cunning College to learn the 9 Rules of Badess and earn his Gold BAD Badge from his wicked Uncle Bigbad. He sets off on his journey, sending letters home as he adventures in the big wide world.
A hilarious adventure from the author of MEERKAT MADNESS
When Erica Perkins wakes up on the morning of her tenth
birthday, the last thing she expects is to find a very confused
elephant sitting on her doorstep.
So begins an unlikely friendship.
But can a small girl and a rather large elephant learn to live
together in a tiny terraced house?
And when the dastardly owner of the local zoo plots to steal the
elephant, will Erica be able to outsmart him?
illustrated with heartwarming and engaging line drawings
Sylvia’s writing has a wonderfully classic feel while the
offbeat humour makes it contemporary and fresh
Vincent loves painting, but recently, his pictures - and his life - have been missing something... So when Vincent sees a flash of white in his garden, he is overjoyed. Could it really be Snow, his beloved cat? But Snow died a year ago, and he sadly realizes that this new white cat is his neighbours' pet, Skitter.
