Everybody's favourite all-action cat is back in the third instalment of the hilarious cat-superhero series, from award-winning author and queen of comedy, Jeanne Willis.
A fantastically funny series from Alan MacDonald and David Roberts, creator of Dirty Bertie. Angela Nicely is already well known to fans of Dirty Bertie after he struggled to escape her clutches in Kiss!, and now she has her very own series! Angela is sure to delight young readers, with her larger-than-life personality and her desire to be the best!
Angela Nicely might look like she's made of sugar and spice and all things nice, but she's not quite as sweet as she'd have you believe! Whether she's tussling with Tiffany about who is the biggest super-fan, helping her mum win the Best Kept Garden Competition or trying her hand as an agony aunt, she's determined to cause a stir!
With fantastic artwork by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts (Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Wind in the Willows, The Troll, The Bolds), these deliciously funny stories are perfect for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.
Amy's thought of a fab fundraiser for her school fair - a Great Sheep Race! But the sheep on the Island have rather woolly ideas when it comes to running. Can Amy and her animal friends get them on the right track before the big day?
Amy is thrilled when she's picked to be an extra in a movie being filmed on the Island. But Plato, the star-struck parrot, dreams of being on the big screen too. Can Amy help Plato land his perfect part?
Stanley is a spider, a weaver and a collector. On his web he collects seeds, twigs, leaves and all kinds of precious things he cannot name. Stanley is very proud of his collection, but what can one tiny spider do when it is washed away? In this stunning, deceptively simple and thoughtful debut from animator, illustrator and writer Qian Shi we discover the difference between what you collect in the world and what you collect in your heart.
Join the fun on the farm!
A charming, funny story from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner, and perfect for readers of 5 and up.
Two funny farmyard stories for younger readers.
And Pigs Might Fly:
It’s a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler in the sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It’s time he learned his lesson…
Jigger’s Day Off:
Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best plans go wrong.
Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.
King Chester has a problem – his vest has a rip and a food splash on it. What can he do? He can go on a quest for a better vest! This wonderfully humorous story is written by Alice Hemming.
Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language
This book focuses on adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes.
Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Originally published in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit has delighted young readers for nearly a century. The story follows a young boy who’s given a stuffed rabbit as a Christmas gift. After the rabbit befriends other nursery toys, he comes to the realization that he wants to become a real rabbit. Eventually, the boy becomes ill and is relocated; his room is then disinfected and all the boy’s toys are thrown out, including the velveteen rabbit. The rabbit sheds a real tear causing a fairy to appear and turn him into a real rabbit.
In 2007, the book was named one of Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children” by the National Education Association. This elegant, affordable edition includes beautiful, full-color illustrations throughout the book from the original illustrator, William Nicholson. Each image accompanies the text to enhance young readers’ experience and immerse them in this captivating story.
Reprinted hundreds of times since its initial publication, The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless children’s classic lets young readers experience the true magic of friendship, love, and being honest with oneself.
*Over 140 million copies sold worldwide *Good for reluctant readers due to illustrative typeset *Educational edge as books contain facts about various places *Activity packs available to accompany certain titles*More fun and games online at www.geronimostilton.com/UK
Hilarious hippos make a party out of counting in this Sandra Boynton board book classic first published more than forty-five years ago.
Exuberant hippopotamus guests show up in ever-increasing numbers, until an all-night party is inevitable. Hippos Go Berserk! is the first book ever published by children’s book master Sandra Boynton, and is perfect for travel time, bedtime, or PARTY TIME!
One hippo, all alone,
calls two hippos on the phone.
Three hippos at the door
bring along another four.
