So go on, ask me. 'Dear, dear Tuffy. Why was your Christmas so horrible?'
Well. I couldn't climb the tree.
I couldn't touch the dangly decorations.
And Ellie made me part of her sing-along Christmas performance.
Horrible, horrible, horrible!
But I showed them. I was Tuffy the Acting Cat, superstar. How was I supposed to know things would get so . . . messy?
.?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.
Fuzzy and Coco's owners are organising an Easter Fair at the Rescue Centre. They bring home a naughty little bunny called Binny in the hope that she will learn to behave. Then she can find a new owner at the fair. But Binny is determined to cause havoc in Middleton Crescent...
A spellbinding animal story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.
Bullied at school, nagged in Aunty May's tenth-floor council flat, there's only one place ten-year-old Billy really feels alive – in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs. Then his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated. Unwanted and unloved, Billy and the last fox run for their lives …
A gripping and poignant animal adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden.
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Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.
Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke's Kingdom. Michael has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
He started the charity Farms for City Children in 1976 with his wife, Clare, aimed at relieving the “poverty of experience… many young children feel in inner city and urban areas. Michael is also a patron of over a dozen other charities. Living in Devon, listening to Mozart and working with children have provided Michael with the ideas and incentive to write his stories. He spends half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories for children. ""For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers."" Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
Introducing Dilly, the world’s naughtiest dinosaur, by internationally acclaimed author, Tony Bradman. Reissued in a special 30th anniversary edition.
In his first four stories, Dilly the Dinosaur gets up to all sorts of mischief.
When he decides he doesn’t want to wash any more, Dilly ends up becoming a very smelly dinosaur indeed! And when he’s told he can’t have his birthday every day he gets very grumpy. And you know what happens when Dilly gets grumpy& cover your ears, here comes the ultra-special, 150-mph SUPER SCREAM!
Tony Bradman’s dinosaur stories are the most fun books for early readers you’re likely to come across. Kids aged 5 and up will love Dilly the Dinosaur.
Look out for Tony's other books:
Flora the Fairy
Polly and the Pirates
The Surprise Party
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.
The Pet Defenders Code: 1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you. 2. Humans MUST NOT know the truth. GOOD LUCK – you’ll need it…
A mysterious cheese has appeared in Nothington-on-Sea and it smells so bad it’s knocking people out! Biskit and Mitzy discover some alien cheeses determined to live on Earth. And they’re being pursued by a giant mouse! Can the Pet Defenders get rid of the rodent and the putrid pong? You’d cheddar brie-lieve it!
This fast-paced funny series features action, mystery and animal antics. Perfect for wannabe detectives and kids who love SPY DOG and THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS!
Follow Patch the sheepdog as he settles in at Apple Tree Farm in this charming short story, specially written for young children who are just beginning to read. Includes music and sound effects.
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.
When snow comes in the night, Iggy and Martina make a snowbear. A magical sledge ride takes them deep into the woods, but how will they get back home again? Stunning artwork of wintry scenes bring the story to life as you venture deep into the snowy woods on sledge ride with Iggy and Martina. A spellbinding story about friendship, loyalty, bravery and the magic of snow that will be a winter family favourite to enjoy each year when the temperature drops.
