The story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved.
NOMINATED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2019
An uplifting story about confronting big emotions from the author of The Night Box, stunningly illustrated by
Júlia Sardà.
Ed's bad mood begins as something really small, hardly a thing at all.
But before long it grows, gathers pace, and spreads through the whole town.
Can Ed sweep his troubles away?
A wonderful bedtime story for children aged 3 years and up, perfect for helping children learn to recognise and deal with big emotions.
Louise Greig is an award-winning poet and a children's picture book author with a unique, lyrical voice. Her childhood was filled with animals, the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson and picture books by iconic children’s writers such as Margaret Wise Brown, Charlotte Zolotow, Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. Her debut picture book for Egmont, The Night Box, has been translated into 10 languages and has been nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Association of Illustrators Awards (AOI) and the Teach Primary Book Awards. Louise lives in Aberdeen and when not writing is a director of a dog rescue and re-homing organisation. The wild solitude of Scotland and the beauty of nature remain strong influences in her life.
Júlia Sardà is an illustrator from Barcelona. After her studies, Júlia started working as colorist in a studio which made the editorial merchandising for Disney/Pixar and then moved on to freelancing two years later. Ranging from concept art for video games, to children’s illustration, Júlia has had the chance to illustrate some everlasting classics such as: Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Wishler takes the children to Winter Wonderland in search of some Christmas snow. They find that Santa and his elves need help - his new sleigh hasn't arrived, and the presents aren't wrapped yet. But, even worse, Santa doesn't want to deliver them! Can the three friends save Christmas?
Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved children's authors in this sparkly collection of stories.
This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2016, is back with a shiny new cover...
Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton, and in these stories, she describes the excitement of anticipating gifts, the pleasures of making special food, of singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families. As ever with Blyton, there is mischief and mayhem but good always prevails in the end. It's the perfect gift for little readers this Christmas!
These traditional tales are perfect for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. All stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated.
Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers.
Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2021:
Rainy Day Stories
Pet Stories
Stories of Spells and Enchantments
Christmas Tales
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The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors in the UK, this funny, moving and brilliant sixth book cements his position as the most exciting storyteller around for readers of 10+.
When eleven-year-old Malky and his younger brother Seb become the owners of a “Dreaminator”, they are thrust into worlds beyond their wildest imagination.
From tree-top flights and Spanish galleons, to thrilling battles and sporting greatness – it seems like nothing is out of reach when you can share a dream with someone else.
But… impossible dreams come with incredible risks, and when Seb won’t wake up and is taken to hospital in a coma, Malky is forced to leave reality behind and undertake a final, terrifying journey to the stone-age to wake his brother…
A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head ...Somewhere - some time - there's a tangled ball of evil and spite, of hatred and malice, that has woken up. And it's waking up all the old stories too - stories about evil old witches...
We rejoin our favorite blue-haired heroine to find her warding
off the nightmarish Marra, chatting with homeless Nisse, rescuing weather spirits and searching for the elusive black hound... and she's still got to make it to the Sparrow Scout badge ceremony on time! As always, there is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns, and new friends in this latest instalment of the Hilda fiction series.
Katie loves having four fairies living at the bottom of her garden, but Snowdrop, Bluebell, Rosehip and Daisy are in trouble! Tiffany's dad is going to knock down the enchanted Oak Tree, but not if Katie and her fairy friends can help it! Daisy is about to have the biggest adventure of her life...
It's the summer holidays and Lauren and Mel are excited about going to pony camp together. But when they get there they are surprised to find that they're not in the same cabin. Mel makes lots of new friends and Lauren begins to feel rather lonely. Still, there's plenty of pony tasks to do and Lauren is glad she has Twilight to keep her busy.
Meet Archie the cat, Sparky the mouse and Flo the bird - three pets built by a brainy professor to be the perfect robo-friends!
But when the Professor goes away, their quiet life is turned upside down. The Petbots are forced to leave their house and use all of their special robot powers to survive the dangers of the outside world!
The right base for a robot is hard to find, but could a school full of children be the new home they are looking for?
Tom's enemy, the Judge, has sent him to the Warrior's Road. If Tom fails to reach the end, he will no longer be Master of the Beasts. Standing in his way is cunning Slivka - will an old friend come to Tom's aid?
