Billy is having a party at the petting zoo - there are baby goats to feed, ponies to ride and lots of yummy party food to eat. But when Holly and Rose arrive, the picnic table has been destroyed. Oh no, the Party Poopers are here...Luckily the teeny-tiny Little Sparkles have arrived, too - Tikki the yellow kitten, Peppy the light-blue puppy, Bubbles the pink bunny, Princess the white pony and Tubbs the rainbow-coloured turtle - and they're going to make the party perfect!
The popular Stick Dog series continues in Tom Watson's hilarious Stick Dog Tries to Take the Donuts! Stick Dog and his team of strays are off on another outrageous canine caper. To snatch some breakfast treats for his hungry pals, Stick Dog will need to stop a moving truck, outfox a man on a telephone pole, and calm down a very caffeinated Karen. But that's not all. He'll also need to manage the greatest confrontation in history when his good friend Poo-Poo comes face-to-face with the ultimate enemy: a squirrel! With Stick Dog's smarts, daring, loyalty-and patience-he just might lead his buddies to the best breakfast ever. Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and the previous Stick Dog books. It's morning. The dogs are hungry. It's time to take the donuts!
Max isn't like other tigers - he is a tiger with a dream! He longs to pirouette and plié, to leap and spin. He wants to be a dazzling ballet dancer, shining on the stage ... and a very special friend might just help his dream come true.
A delightfully funny story about friendship, self-belief and following your dreams.
""The saga of Max and his determination to get on the stage reads something like a fun version of Billy Elliot."" Independent
""Little dancers will love to see Max triumph and get his moment in the spotlight."" Parents in Touch
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 and featuring on the Scottish Book Trust list of Books That Challenge Gender Expectations.
In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, tells the story of a badger princess who is stung by a wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince!
Mayday! Mayday! The conniving kitty Katmanchew has blasted a UN survey ship into the path of a brand new space hotel full of super-rich celebrities. It's time for the Action Dogs to blast off to the rescue in the Dog Starship.
But with Welfare Officer Brick inspecting the pound, it looks like the Action Dogs are staying firmly grounded.
In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes, tells the story of an emperor penguin who thinks he has a new outfit that only he can see, but who ends up feeling rather cold and silly!
Rabbit enjoys doing rabbity things, but he also loves un-rabbity things! When Rabbit suddenly disappears, no one knows where he has gone. His friends are desolate. But, as it turns out, Rabbit has left behind some very special gifts for them, to help them discover their own unrabbity talents!
This is a stunning debut picture book by author/illustrator Jo Empson. Rabbityness celebrates individuality,
encourages the creativity in everyone and positively introduces children to dealing with loss of any kind.
Part of CLPE's 'Corebooks' Selection.
Perfect for reading together or for children who are just starting to read alone. Filled with gorgeous illustrations. Willow Valley is a very special place. Nestled in a hidden valley, trees of all shapes and sizes grew on the rolling green hills and pretty flowers dance in the meadows. Only the animals who live there know their way in and out, but they hardly ever want to leave because they're having too much fun! Riley the mouse, Starla the badger and Horatio the hedgehog are the best of friends. It's Riley's birthday and they can't wait for his party! What will his present be?
Get ready to read! LITTLE RED ROBINS are ideal for sharing and reading together. Bobby doesn't like moving house so much. If he had a pet then he would have a friend who he could take with him wherever he went. When he meets a little black kitten, Bobby know this is just the pet for him.
Jake wants to buy a gift for his teacher, but he doesn't have any money. Jake calls the Pet Club into action, and they wash people's pets to earn some money. Will they raise enough money to buy Mr Carter a present?
Foxy DuBois and Alphonso the Alligator find themselves in a very tight place. Can they escape? Or will it be a life behind bars for these two hapless rogues?
This is the third title in an hilarious series for young readers from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Alex's first fiction series - Claude - was selected for the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club and the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and has been optioned for TV by Sixteen South. Alex is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Follow him at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and http://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith
Caryl has been shortlisted for the Red House Award and won many awards including the Stockport Award. Follow her at www.carylhart.com and http:/twitter.com/carylhart1
'Wildly illustrated on every page by Alex T. Smith. Early reading made highly enjoyable.' Independent on Sunday
