Saffi doesn't want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal.
But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and the pantry is suddenly filled with fancy food. When a party of extraordinary visitors arrive at midnight, Saffi begins to realise that her family has a dark, magical secret. It will take all her bravery to discover the truth and find a way into another world...
Cover art by Sharon King-Chai
Carry-and-Play Easter Fun is the perfect gift to put in Easter baskets for PreK puzzlers! Featuring a collection of Easter-themed puzzles, mazes, and activities created just for curious toddlers, this 24-page board book contains developmentally appropriate brain games illustrated with colorful Easter eggs, bunnies, chicks, and bright springtime scenes.
The hardback edition, publishing in October 2022, is available to pre-order now! In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls.
Travel across continents, walk the streets of famous cities and explore long-lost lands with this super map-themed maze book. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from navigating a safe path through icebergs to taking a whirlwind tour of Great Britain. A brilliant way to learn about maps, with all the answers at the back of the book.
Unlock the secrets of the Earth's natural history, from the planet's beginnings four and half billion years ago. Discover how the land and the oceans took shape, and how our world is constantly changing as a result of human actions and natural forces. Understand the Earth's place within the Solar System and the deeper Universe. Journey across the galaxies to discover the mysteries of deep space. This 80-page reference guide pulls together the very best material from the following individual titles in the highly successful Navigators information book series: Planet Earth and Stars and Planets. There are 16 Navigators titles in all, covering topics from history, geography, the natural world, and technology.
'I couldn't put it down' Karen M. McManus
'Every line reads like an incantation' V.E. Schwab
SECRETS. LIES. SUPER-BAD CHOICES. WITCHCRAFT. This is Our Crooked Hearts - a gripping mystery crossed with a pitch-dark fantasy from Melissa Albert, global bestselling author of The Hazel Wood.
In our family, we keep our magic close, but our secrets closer . . .
Ivy's summer kicks off with a series of disturbing events. As unnatural offerings appear on her doorstep, she's haunted by fragmented memories from her childhood, suggesting there's more to her mother, Dana, than meets the eye.
Dana's tale starts the year she turns sixteen, when she embarks on a major fling with the supernatural. Too late she realizes that the powers she's playing with are also playing with her.
Years after it began, Ivy and Dana's shared story will come down to a reckoning between a mother, a daughter and the dark forces they never should have messed with.
'Electrifyingly brilliant' Katherine Webber
'Riveting' Angeline Boulley
In Pirates: Dead Men's Tales, we explore pirates throughout history and across the globe. We come face-to-face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas. Included are the notorious Blackbeard, who terrorised the Caribbean and the Atlantic seaboard of America until he met his end in a dramatic shoot-out; and Captain Kidd, who might be the unluckiest pirate of all time, and whose legendary treasure is still sought after. Lavish hand-drawn illustrations bring the real life stories of legendary pirate-rogues to life. With in-depth pirate profiles and highly visual maps and explore all the incredible details of life as a pirate on the high seas.
Welcome to the infographic guide to the most exciting place outside Earth: SPACE! Discover the mind-boggling facts, figures and amazing explorations in eye-popping infographics.
Think you know everything there is to know about space? Think again! This fact-packed bumper book is filled with everything you ever wanted to know about space ... and more!
Take a spin around the planets, dive into the core of the Sun, visit the International Space Station, zoom around the solar system with a comet, travel to distant galaxies, marvel at the many moons and meet Armstrong, Galileo, Copernicus, Einstein, Gagarin and a load of other famous space-faces
Using vivid colours, graphic visuals and bold designs, this guide brings space to life on the page with a modern and engaging approach to information. Readers will get hours of enjoyment dipping into the vast number of facts and stats in this awesome book.
For children aged 9+, this book is ideal for children studying space and science topics at key stage 2 and would make a brilliant gift for space-crazy kids!
The seventh book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER Loser series. Perfect for readers aged 7 years + and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Dennis the Menace.
It’s only a few days into the half-term holidays and Barry's dad has already had enough of him! He’s packing Barry off to Pirate Camp, the same one he used to be sent to every year. Barry’s not impressed – he’s not a baby anymore, so why should he have to go to a camp for kiddywinkles? But horrible things are afoot at Pirate Camp – it’s been taken over by the villainous Morag, and now its future’s in doubt. There’s only one thing to do: Barry and his new friends Sally Bottom and Renard Dupont have to uncover the hidden treasure of Mogden Island …
Don't miss the other hilarious books by Jim Smith: I am not a Loser, I am still not a Loser, I am so over being a Loser, I am sort of a Loser, Barry Loser and the holiday of doom, Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton, Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness, My mum is a loser, My dad is a loser and Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies.
Praise for BARRY LOSER:
'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7
'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian
'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … ""Can I keep it to give to a friend?"" Best recommendation you can get' Observer
'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9
Barry Loser: I am Not a Loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.
Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of Future Ratboy and and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
Discover how scientists are fighting back against the threat of crime, from murder to theft, and explore the incredible weapons they are deploying. The book looks at crime scene evidence, from fingerprints to DNA samples, and explains why these leave the police and scientists important clues.
