A dream come true for every child who wishes they could talk to animals. 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! Molly is on an Easter egg hunt when she finds a magical duck who needs her help! .
An enchanting tale of magic, friendship and adventure for readers aged 9 and up - from bestselling author, Holly Webb.
Mariana lives with her family on the Venetian island of Murano - famed for its artists who create masterpieces from glass. But when Mariana's little sister, Eliza, dies their father decides to use his glassmaking skill - and a dash of magic - to create a girl of glass in Eliza's image.
The remarkable glass doll, who sings, dances and talks, draws attention wherever she goes, and soon Mariana is famous for having the magical glass sister. But as the glass girl takes on more and more of Eliza's personality, Mariana begins to suspect that there is more than just magic at play. Could the girl of glass be her sister's ghost made real?
The Magical Venice books are all share the same beautiful setting, but can be read as standalone stories. The series includes: The Water Horse, The Mermaid's Sister, The Maskmasker's Daughter, and The Girl of Glass.
Discover more by Holly Webb with her Rose and Lily series - also filled with magical adventures.
A touching tale from bestselling author Holly Webb.
Alice's parents have split up, and now she has to shuffle between
two houses, neither of which feel like home. Mum is distracted,
Dad is busy with his new family, and no one seems to notice Alice
still exists. But when Mum takes her to the pet shop to buy a hamster,
she spies a little brown mouse hiding at the back of the cage.
He is tiny, with cocoa-brown fur, and Alice decides to name
him Truffle after the chocolaty-treat.
Alice spends lots of time with Truffle, and soon she doesn't feel
so lonely. With the tiny mouse by her side, Alice begins to realize
that maybe things are going to be OK after all.
Join everybody’s favourite flat boy for another magical adventure – It’s Jeff Brown’s Flat Stanley.
Invisible Stanley
It's a shock at first, but Stanley finds you can do amazing things when you're invisible. Helping Arthur perform magic … Foiling a daring robbery … Stanley is a famous hero once again. But being invisible isn't as easy as it looks!
Jeff Brown’s world-famous character Flat Stanley continues to charm half a century after he first found his way into print.
Mean Princess Poison has ruined the blue lagoon and made the mermaids who live there homeless! Charlotte and Mia have to grant four watery wishes to break the evil curse.
Ava loves helping out at her local marine life centre, especially when the baby sea turtles are about to hatch! She just wishes that they would get to the sea safely ... Can Charlotte and Mia help her wish come true?
A magical middle grade book about family, friendship and finding out who you are, full of emotion and a secret fantasy world to discover. Perfect for 10 year olds and fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Ross Welford, Kiran Millwood-Hargrave and The House with Chicken Legs. From a rising star of children's books.
This place is magic … but it's not the sort of magic that comes from wands and spells …
Can piecing together the past help you change the present?
Safiya and her mum have never seen eye to eye. Her mum doesn’t understand Safiya’s love of gaming and Safiya doesn't think they have anything in common. As Safiya struggles to fit in at school she wonders if her mum wishes she was more like her confident best friend Elle. But then her mum falls into a coma and, when Safiya waits by her bedside, she finds herself in a strange and magical world that looks a bit like one of her games. And there’s a rebellious teenage girl, with a secret, who looks suspiciously familiar …
'Bushby's debut is poignant and atmospheric' Guardian
'A gorgeous story of friendship and growing up' Cathy Cassidy
'Moving and heartfelt', Anna James, author of Pages and Co
Aisha Bushby was selected as one of only four previously unpublished authors in the Stripes anthology for BAME writers, A Change is Gonna Come, alongside writers such as Patrice Lawrence, Tanya Byrne and Nikesh Shukla. The anthology was awarded a YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award. A Pocketful of Stars is her debut novel.
From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.
Full of black-and-white illustrations by Lydia Monks, Princess Mirror-Belle and Prince Precious Paws is perfect for fans of this bestselling picture-book team who are beginning to read on their own.
Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades – from causing mischief with their furry friends to having fun at Halloween and taking the princess test. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow.
A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling.
Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt and uncle while his parents are away. Not only does he have to put up with his annoying cousin Prune, there are also the weird creatures his aunt looks after in her Luxury Accommodation for Dragons, Griffins and other Regal Beasts to contend with!
But when Godfrey the dragon gets stuck down a well, Sam and Prune have to work together to come to the rescue. Inside the well they make an incredible discovery - a scroll giving instructions on the six quests to be completed in order to become the perfect knight! Sam's ambition seems close at hand - if only Prune would stop getting in the way...
