In large, colourful paintings and rhapsodic words, this book introduces a young girl's favourite animals, all of whom live on her farm, all of whom she loves. There's Jock, her dog; the ducks waddling to the water; the hens hopping up and down; the goat racing across the field; the donkey braying ""hee-haw!""; the cow swishing her tail; the pig with all her little piglets; the pony rolling over and over; the sheep bleating to her lamb; the cat washing her kittens; the turkey strutting round the yard. The final picture shows all of the animals together with the girl and the words, ""I love all the animals. I hope they love me."" It's plain that they do!
Meet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he foil the dastardly Fiendish Fox Gang once and for all? And will he still be home in time for tea and biscuits? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.
'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'Leary
Strange things are happening in the United Woodlands. Rabbit warrens have been peppered with itching powder. Squirrels' nuts are missing. Even Badger's bottom has been shaved! All the clues point to the Fiendish Fox Gang.
It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. But before they can even finish their stakeout picnic, Weasel and his trusty dormouse friend Doorkins are captured by the villainous Vixen von Fluff.
Can our heroes escape? Can peace be made in the United Woodlands? Will they get afternoon tea and biscuits? Does Agent Weasel have a clue what's going on?
All these very important questions will be answered in this rib-ticklingly funny adventure.
Two books in one!
A bind-up of books 5 and 6 in the highly successful My Secret Unicorn series in which Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, share some exciting adventures: In 'Stronger Than Magic', Lauren is desperately worried when Twilight falls ill - perhaps he has been doing too much magic?
In 'A Special Friend', Lauren and Twilight discover that a little pony Moonshine is also a secret unicorn - but how can he find a 'special friend'?
Full of pony detail and magic, just perfect for little girls.
Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the Stick Dog books, Tom Watson’s hilarious series continues with Stick Cat: Two Cats and a Baby—an adventure involving a new baby, an old grandma, and two daring cats!
Now that their owners are married, Stick Cat and his best friend, Edith, live in the same apartment. There’s someone else in the family too—Millie, the new gurgling, babbling baby.
When Edith declares that Millie’s sounds are actually flattering compliments about Edith, her devotion to the new baby is complete. There’s harmony in the home—until Grandma Cobb arrives to babysit. That’s when things quickly spin out of control.
A mishap leaves Grandma trapped inside the bathroom—and locked away from Millie. Stick Cat needs to rescue Grandma. But he also needs to help Edith in her new role as babysitter-in-chief. It just might be Stick Cat’s toughest mission ever.
Fans of the Stick Dog series and other quick, funny reads will delight in this funny, furry, feline fracas. Stick Cat is on the job!
A collection of classic stories featuring a host of much-loved animal characters in a beautifully illustrated story book, perfect for sharing with children at bedtime. How did the elephant get its trunk? Can three little pigs escape from the big, bad wolf? And is the sky really falling on Chicken Licken? Includes well-known folktales from around the world.
Two books in one for a double dose of Spy Dog adventure!
Spy Dog - Lara is a highly trained special agent, bred by the British Secret Service for use on dangerous missions around the world. Now she is being hunted down by an evil drugs baron, Mr Big, and must go undercover as a normal dog. But can she keep her true identity a secret? Can she thwart the plans of Mr Big? And can she bear to return to government service, after weeks of cosy domestic bliss?
Spy Dog: Captured! - Lara's looking forward to a well-earned retirement from MI5, but her plans to relax on holiday with the Cook family are quickly disrupted. The children stumble on to a smuggling ring, and it's down to Lara to make sure the criminals are apprehended and everyone is safe. At last she can get back to her retirement . . . or can she?
Eight-year-old Lily is always surrounded by animals. Her mum works
at an RSPCA centre as an Animal Care Assistant. Lily thinks it's
the best job ever.
Sometimes Mum has to care for animals at home, and on one rainy evening,
Mum arrives with three tiny kittens. The poor things have
been abandoned, and Lily and Mum must stay up through the night
to look after them. But there's another member of Lily's family that
wants to help - Poppy their crossbreed dog gently mothers the
kittens in their basket. Poppy was brought to the RSPCA as a tiny
puppy and was handreared herself. Together, Mum, Lily and Poppy
will be able to nurse the kittens back to health.
It seems that badger baiters are back in Welford. Mandy and James convince Michelle Holmes to investigate the horrible sport in her TV series, Wildlife Ways. Now they've found two abandoned baby badgers - has their mother fallen prey to the baiters?
Three classic adventure tales from the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now together in paperback for the first time.
Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine living in a place where the sun rises every morning over blue mountains.
Akimbo and his parents live on the edge of an African game reserve. It's his father's task to protect the thousands of amazing animals who make it their home, and wildlife-loving Akimbo dreams of helping him. In these three adventures, Akimbo protects elephants from poachers, saves a lion cub from a trap, and rescues a man from a crocodile!
This 3-in-1 collection contains Akimbo and the Elephants, Akimbo and the Lions and Akimbo and the Crocodile Man.
Fans of The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories will love these stories of wild animals and thrilling adventures.
Alexander McCall Smith grew up in Zimbabwe and then moved to Scotland. He was a professor of Medical Law and has written almost 100 books, including the well-loved and bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. He lives in Edinburgh.
Illustrator Peter Bailey has worked with some of Britain's best-known authors and poets, including Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Michael Morpurgo and Philip Pullman.
