Hilarious, touching and thought-provoking, Hoot is a modern classic, now celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. Winner of the Newbery Honor award and a New York Times bestseller, Carl Hiaasen's first novel celebrates the natural world with his trademark wit and warmth.
Roy Eberhardt never wanted to move to Florida. In his opinion, Disney World is an armpit.
Roy’s family moves around a lot so he’s used to the new-kid drill – he's also used to bullies like Dana Matherson. And anyway, it’s because of Dana that Roy gets to see the mysterious running boy who runs away from the school bus and who has no books, no backpack and, most bizarrely, no shoes.
Sensing a mystery, Roy starts to trail the mystery runner – a chase that will introduce him to many weird Floridian creatures: potty-trained alligators, cute burrowing owls, a fake-fart champion, a shoeless eco-warrior, a sinister pancake PR man, new friends and some snakes with sparkly tails. As the plot thickens, Roy and his friends realise it's up to them to save the endangered owls from the evil Mother Paula's pancake company who are planning to build a new restaurant on their home . . .
A friendly, free-and-easy bear,
A cosy, jolly, teasy bear
Is always welcome everywhere.
Fair and furry, fat and free,
That's the kind of bear to be.
Like Me!
Join Teddy Robinson as he has a birthday party, goes to hospital and plays at the seaside. He's sometimes rather shy and sometimes a bit of a show-off - but with his love of rhymes and his great imagination, Teddy Robinson is the best friend any child could have. Teddy Robinson has been enchanting readers since his first appearance in 1953.
This new paperback edition of Joan G Robinson's classics story is gloriously illustrated with the author's original line drawings.
A mare in Little Applewood has died giving birth to a foal and her broken-hearted owner has rejected the foal. Marjorie Wallace is trying to hand rear the foal but its chances of survival are slim as she can't persuade it to drink from a bottle. When Emma and Sheltie turn up the foal instantly bonds with the Shetland pony and Emma finds that if she tucks the bottle through Sheltie's girth strap, the foal will feed. Sheltie is happy to be a surrogate mother and all that is left is for Emma to persuade the owner to accept the foal in spite of her sadness over the mare's death.
Follyfoot Farm is a retirement home for old or unwanted horses, invariably horses rescued from a cruel fate or cruel owners. It's run by the Colonel who is helped by his stepdaughter, Callie, and two stable-hands, Dora and Steve. These three youngsters have plenty to do at the stables, but can always find time to get involved in the mysteries and adventures that abound at Follyfoot.
Kids will flock like sheep to Floss the border collie
Acclaimed author-illustrator Kim Lewis has created another warm and evocative story that depicts the world of rural children and animals in affectionate detail. Floss has just had puppies, and the children want to know if they can keep one. ""Maybe,"" their father says. ""We could use another collie just like Floss to work with the sheep on the farm."" But which one? Day after day the children watch the puppies grow, until one day Sam, the littlest, strays into the field. The sheep crowd around him, but instead of flinching, the puppy crouches low and runs, scattering the flock. ""Big brave Sam,"" exclaim the children, racing after him, ""just like Floss.""
Sparkle, the black kitten, is lost and he needs Molly's help to get back home. But that means going into the spooky wood ...and to the witch's cottage! Other titles include: ""The Wish Puppy"", ""The Invisible Bunny"" and ""The Secret Pony"".
Red Star is Keira's own beloved pony - an athletic strawberry roan who is affectionate and loyal and has been part of Keira's life since she was three years old. Keira loves this pony more than anything else in the world - Red Star can do all the cowboy stuff - spins, sliding stops, roping and rounding up cattle. And he seems to read Keira's mind. 'You'd think he was almost human!' big sister Brooke says.
So one night when he goes missing, Keira at first thinks he worked out the latch on his stable door and has snuck out looking for feed. But she searches the grain store and the hay barn and can't find him anywhere. Panic sets in - if Red Star took off into the mountains, there are dangers out there for a lone pony - coyotes, bears, even mountain lions. Anyway, he's too smart to get himself into that kind of fix. 'Maybe somebody stole him!' Brooke suggests. So Keira and her family turn detective to track Red Star down.
The charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn't wicked at all, so his mother doesn't like him. He escapes to look for a kitchen home but is distrusted everywhere he goes and blamed for mysterious happenings, such as the farmer's milk turning sour and the orphanage children's gruel turning into chocolate.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first book in the hilariously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.
Peter thinks he has the world's biggest problem – his naughty little brother, Fudge.
Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it's usually up to Peter to sort out the mess. When Peter wins a tiny green turtle called Dribble, he's determined to keep it away from his brother. But when Fudge does get his hands on Dribble – disaster strikes!
The chaos continues in Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great and Superfudge.
For fans of Michael Morpurgo, this is an animal story unlike any
you've read before.
Kirsty Weaver isn't like most ten year olds. She doesn't spend her
time watching TV or shopping for clothes. Instead she watches a
herd of deer in the hills behind her house. Kirsty longs to be as
free as the deer, but her home life is difficult. Her mum suffers
with depression and her dad is struggling to keep his business
afloat.
Kirsty discovers that a fawn has been left abandoned on the hill.
She has to help it. And so she rescues him and coaxes him down from
the hill and into a shed. As Kirsty battles to keep Fawn both
safe and a secret, she realizes she can't keep doing everything
alone. Could she trust Toby, the local farmer's boy, with her secret?
Could she even tell him the truth about her family?
Colin was a cart horse,
Hay his favourite treat,
It was ever so soft and incredibly sweet,
But the day he branched out and broadened his diet...
Why, who could have guessed it would trigger a riot?
Gavin Puckett, Welsh comic extraordinaire, brings us another wonderful tale of rhyming fun and nonsense, in the very best tradition of Edward Lear and Hilaire Belloc.
