Soar into this modern Japanese classic about a young witch and her clever cat with this new translation by Emily Balistrieri which will delight fans of the beloved Studio Ghibli animated movie as well as new readers.
'A magical, joyous read, brought to life by the most beautiful illustrations' - Harriet Muncaster, author of Isadora Moon
'A charming and beautifully written story' - Laura Ellen Anderson, author of Amelia Fang
Kiki is a trainee witch. On her thirteenth birthday she must follow tradition and leave home to find a new village. She knows she has to use only her powers to make a living, but Kiki's no good at potions or spells...can she use her flying abilities to make her own way in the world? She sets out with her beloved black cat Jiji on an exciting journey, making new friends along the way.
'I LOVE this book! It is Christmassy, amazing and crumpety all at once! Toby, aged 8
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS GIFT for everyone on the nice list . . . That means you!
Read and sing-along to Tom Fletcher's BESTSELLING magical tale THIS CHRISTMAS . . . INCLUDING 'Afraid of Heights', Tom's YouTube hit.
*Includes exclusive CD with 14 songs by Tom Fletcher*
They sang and danced a merry celebration with their new dinosaur friend . . . It was a Christmas Eve that none of them would ever forget.
The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have an extraordinary adventure. It's about friendship and family, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .
The Christmasaurus: The Musical Edition includes 14 songs on CD, all written and performed by Tom Fletcher, accompanied by a full orchestra with performances by Giovanna Fletcher, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Santa Claus! And listen out for newcomer Max Reader singing 'Someone More Than Me' and Harry Judd on drums in 'Afraid of Heights'.
Throughout the book you'll find prompts telling you which track to listen to as you read the story, and at the back are all the lyrics, so you can sing along, too!
THE SOUNDTRACK:
1. It Must Be Christmas Time
2. Dig, Diggedy Dig (The Digging Song)
3. The Christmasaurus
4. Thin Ice
5. Someone More Than Me
6. The Nice List
7. I've Been a Good Girl
8. I Believe It Could
9. I Ho, Ho, Hope It's Santa
10. I Love Creatures
11. Christmas Makes Me Sick
12. Afraid of Heights
13. Don't Know What It Is
14. If You Believe
Tom and his companions are searching for Malvel in the strange land of Seraph. The fate of all Avantia is at stake, and if Tom fails to overcome Minos the Demon Bull, all the world will fall under Malvel's evil thrall!
Join Special Agent Fangs Enigma – the world's greatest vampire spy – and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle society's worst criminal monsterminds. Sixth in a new series of comedy horror adventures from the bestselling author of Scream Street.
Special Agent Fangs Enigma and his sidekick, werewolf Agent Puppy Brown, were recruited by secret intelligence agency MP1 (Monster Protection, 1st division) to stop the world’s super(natural) villains and monster criminals from realizing their evil plans. In Mission: Lullaby, super-villain wannabe Derek Dopper has hired two unlikely henchmen – Agents Enigma and Brown! Fangs and Puppy are undercover investigating the criminal organization known as GLOVE. Can Fangs and Puppy catch GLOVE’s head honcho Mr Big or will they return empty-handed?
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SLIME, DON'T DO THE CRIME!
An hilarious series about a group of crime-busting monsters - The Slime Squad! From the bestselling author of Astrosaurs and Cows in Action!
Plog, Furp, Zill and Danjo aren't just monsters in a rubbish dump. Together, they are the SLIME SQUAD - crime-busting super-monsters here to save their whiffy world!
Trashland is in trouble.
Fearsome fist-creatures are on the rampage.
Only four brave and slimy monsters can stop them.
Are they up to the challenge?
Or will the Fists flatten them and rule over all with an iron hand . . . ?
It's time to fight crime with slime!
A very special MAGIC MOLLY story for World Book Day 2012.
Molly loves animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up, just
like her dad. As everyone says, she's got the magic touch!
Posy the kitten isn't sure what her magic is for. She searches all
over, hoping her magic will lead her to something. Unfortunately,
Posy's exploring often gets her into scrapes. When she is brought
into the vet's with an injured tail, Molly decides to help Posy
find out what her magic is for before she gets hurt again.
More MAGIC MOLLY titles available: THE WITCH'S KITTEN (9781407129112),
THE WISH PUPPY (9781407129129), THE INVISIBLE BUNNY (9781407129136),
THE SECRET PONY (9781407129143) and THE SHY PIGLET (9781407121673).
Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: Power of Three-now featuring fierce new art. The fourth book in this third series, Warriors: Power of Three #4: Eclipse, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans. As Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw struggle with the weight of their destinies, a mysterious warning shakes the Clans' faith in their ancestors. All four Clans are in danger-and the fate of the warrior code now rests in the paws of three apprentices.
The first in the famous series about the best known nanny in children’s literature. Mary Poppins comes to the Banks’ household like a breath of fresh air (literally).
Magical and timeless storytelling.
'A hugely entertaining mystery' – Fiona Noble, The Bookseller Children's Previews 'One to Watch'
Greenwich, London, 15th February 1894.
Luna thinks that an evening at her aunt's butterfly club sounds deathly boring.
But it turns out that the meeting, held in the Butterfly Room at the Greenwich Observatory, is not at all as Luna expects. The Butterfly Club is a society with an unusual secret . . . they use time travel to plunder the future for wonders.
Together with her friends, Konstantin and Aidan, and a clockwork cuckoo, Luna boards the Time Train. The gang travel to 1912 and find themselves aboard a great ship travelling from Southampton to New York. They locate a man called Guglielmo Marconi and his new invention: the wireless radio. But as the ship heads into icy waters, they discover its name:
The RMS TITANIC
Can Luna and the boys save Marconi and his invention from the doomed ship?
Can they get the radio back home to the Butterfly Club?
And how will their actions change the rest of time?
Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls.
The perfect Christmas gift for children aged 5 and up!
Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again, but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle, the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back!
'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com
Read all seven fairy adventures in the Weather Fairies set! Crystal the Snow Fairy; Abigail the Breeze Fairy; Pearl the Cloud Fairy; Goldie the Sunshine Fairy; Evie the Mist Fairy; Storm the Lightning Fairy; Hayley the Rain Fairy
If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!