Most of the time, Twilight looks like an ordinary grey pony but when Lauren says the words of a spell he transforms into a magical unicorn and together they can fly all over the world . . .
When Lauren's brother Max makes friends with two new boys, he forgets about looking after Buddy, his puppy. Lauren tries to hide it from their parents, knowing that if they found out Max would get into a lot of trouble and they might even send Buddy away! Can a touch of magic help to show Max how important Buddy really is?
It's School Sports Day and Ellie is worried she'll come last at everything. But then she comes up with an excellent idea - she can practise racing with Rascal! Will Rascal save the day?
One brown bear saw one yellow bee. And one yellow bee saw one brown bear. One brown bear thought, ""Where there's a bee there must be honey, I'll follow this bee as quietly as can be."" And so the chase begins - and there's more trouble than even one yellow bee would expect.
When Will accidentally creates a mysterious portal during a trip to the zoo, he's transported into the world of the Night Zoo, and thrust into an incredible adventure.
Joined by his friends, Sam and Riya, Will journeys to Fire Desert, where rumours of a creature called 'the Grip' have struck fear into the hearts of the animals. Even Captain Claw, a fierce lioness, seems to be acting strangely on hearing the news.
The animals look to Will to save them, but does he have the strength to overcome his fears, and become the hero that the Night Zoo needs?
Book 2 in the much-loved Atticus Claw series: the hilarious and eagerly-awaited sequel to Atticus Claw Breaks the Law. Perfect for readers age 7+, children will love Atticus's second adventure which takes him from tea with the Queen to the dungeons of the Tower of London.
Atticus Grammatticus Cattypus Claw, the world's greatest reformed cat burglar is back. This time, the tabby with talent is on the right side of the law. And when Jimmy Magpie and his gang are busted out of jail by a mysterious villain and an evil cat called Ginger Biscuit, Atticus knows from bitter experience he's going to need all his skill and courage to catch them.
Can Atticus overcome his murky past with the help of the Cheddar family in order to prevent the biggest crime in history and settle a score of his own?
In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.
Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered ""perfect"" creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect.
They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars.
But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it's time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom – and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are.
This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends.
'A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect.' —The Financial Times
'ingeniously imaginative' — School Library Journal
'A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity.'— Kirkus
""Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon
and McCartney of children's publishing"" Sunday Times
This fabulous picture book from superstar author and
illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick
fun and silliness.
The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and
troll in the land.
They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst.
When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can’t
wait to scare her out of her wits.
But the little girl quickly shows them that you don’t have
to be big to be brave, and baddies don’t always win.
This hardback edition with a protective dust-jacket is a gift
for a lifetime
Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every
page with lots of details to spot
Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites
such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog
and Highway Rat - all of which have been made into
animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.
The Smeds and the Smoos animation debuted on BBC1 Christmas
2022 with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian
and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington
movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey).
More praise for The Baddies:
'[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and
funny as you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio
5 Live
'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail,
to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstar
picture book duo' The Bookseller
'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soaked
page to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funny
and exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirational
messages about being brave and standing up to bullies,
a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for reading
aloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed illustrations
providing lots to spot on every page, this is a creative
partnership made in children's reading heaven!' Lancashire
Evening Post
Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends' memories of him.
A heartwarming story about a little girl who learns an important environmental lesson. When Sally pulls a limpet off a rock at the beach, it sticks to her finger - and nothing she or her family or her friends do can unstick it. Sally's teacher says that limpets live on the same rock for twenty years. So will Sally ever get the limpet off her finger?
Enter an enchanted world of animal friends! Perfect for fans of Holly Webb, Rainbow Magic, Secret Kingdom and Magic Kitten.
Each cute animal has its own pair of pretty fairy wings, and a special job to do in Misty Wood to make it a wonderful place to live. Poppy the Pony is very shy. She loves soaring through Misty Wood, but she is too scared to talk to any of the other fairy animals. Then, one day, a thunderstorm comes, and Poppy discovers she is braver than she ever knew . . .
The Fairy Animals of Misty Wood are perfect books for girls aged 5-7. They will fall in love with these gorgeous, magical kittens, puppies, bunnies and more. Have you collected all of the Fairy Animals?
Bella the Bunny
Betsy the Bunny
Chloe the Kitten
Daisy the Deer
Hailey the Hedgehog
Katie the Kitten
Mia the Mouse
Paddy the Puppy
Paige the Pony
Polly the Puppy
Poppy the Pony
Sophie the Squirrel
Lily Small grew up on the outskirts of a wood in Southern England. The eldest of four children, she would often keep her younger brother and sisters entertained with imaginary tales of the creatures that lived in the woods and the adventures they would get up to when humans weren't around. The Fairy Animals of Misty Wood stories contain some of these original ideas and many, many more . . .
