Boyface Antelope has been given a tartan badger for his tenth birthday. As everyone knows, tartan badgers are the worst pets in the world: they live for up to forty years, you can never give them away, they smell of lemony hospitals and need walking twice a day. And one of those times must be in the middle of the night. But even so, when the tartan badger is stolen Boyface enlists the help of his friend Clootie to get him back. But who could the thief be? The only clue is a red clown nose ...
A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your child's reading journey.
Meet Mr Monkey, who belongs to Class Two. He's more than just an ordinary toy. He's magic! No one can quite remember now how long he's been at the school or where he came from, but once a week one of the children has to take him home and write a diary about their time with him.
Ben can't stop Ian from Class Five taking his things. But when he's given Mr Monkey to look after, Ben finds out that Mr Monkey knows lots of clever tricks to cure Ian of being so mean...
A school camping trip takes a turn for the sinister in this page-turning thriller for fans of mysteries and the supernatural. The second story in Dan Smith's gripping Crooked Oak series.
What’s hiding in Harwood Forest?
When Pete, Nancy and Krish arrive at Heathland Camp for a school trip, they’re in for an adventure – just not the kind they were expecting.
Nearby sits the abandoned Harwood Institute. The crumbling buildings are out of bounds but strange screams come from the surrounding forest at night. Mystery shrouds the events that took place at the institute during the war, so Pete and his friends make it their mission to find out the truth. But the forest is hiding a sinister secret, and the trio could be in real danger …
Are some mysteries best left undisturbed?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
A brilliant series for 7+ readers full of adventure, magic and friendship from Paula Harrison, author of the Rescue Princesses and Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue series.
Maya is a dancer with a travelling troupe of entertainers. When Clover, a little unicorn, is trapped by Sir Fitzroy and used to lure the other unicorns into danger, Maya hatches a cunning plan. She and Sophy will disguise themselves and foil Sir Fitzroy's plot, and the unicorns will be safe!
Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, this is the perfect book for young readers who love magic and animals!
Don't miss the other titles in this series: The Sea Pony, The Star Wolf, The Baby Firebird and more!
Follow BATMAN on this colorful, action-packed adventure about being brave! Illustrated by award-winning artist Ethan Beavers in the popular DC Animated Style, BATMAN IS BRAVE! introduces young children to the character education concept of courage, while appealing to comic book fans of all ages.
Mark Taylor, aka Dynamic Boy, and his superhero family are under threat from an evil techno-genius. The Silver Cyborg's got a devious new plan - he's going to trap them in the world of Dynamic Boy's mind! How will their superpowers save them from the dangers of Mark's imagination? And will Mark ever survive the embarrassment of his family seeing his deepest, most secret wishes? It could be his biggest challenge ever . . .
Illustrated throughout with hilarious pictures by Arthur Hamer.
When Tess first discovers she's a Switcher - someone who can change shape to become another creature - she promises herself that she will never, ever tell anyone. She never has. Until now. Until another Switcher, Kevin, finds her and together they realise what powers they possess - when they put their minds to it.
Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies... Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down.
The House at the Edge of Magic: An instant New York Times bestseller. Hilarious and heartwarming magical middle grade adventure - for readers age 8, 9, 10, 11
Amy Sparkes
Subjects
Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
A funny and fast-paced middle grade fantasy adventure, packed full of zany humour and memorable characters, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Greenwild.
""Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it.""
Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman’s purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast – a young wizard who’s particularly competitive at hopscotch – and a hideous troll housekeeper who’s emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break – and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return…
""A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun – I loved it!"" – Sinead O'Hart
""A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem."" – Abi Elphinstone
""This funny tale has a cast of lovable characters and plenty of twists and turns... A hugely imaginative adventure."" – The Week Junior
*Don't miss The Unchosen One, the first book in a brand-new fantasy adventure series from Amy Sparkes - out now*
Strangers, storms and whispers of legendary sea people… Eloise Williams skilfully interweaves nature and myth in her stunning Barrington Stoke debut.
In the wake of a tempest hitting her town, Morwenna is left to take care of a stranger washed ashore.
The storm is just another of many that have plagued the town for years – people blame the tide singers, legendary sea people who are said to charm storms with their singing.
Morwenna has never believed the tales, but when she is left alone with the stranger, she realises this is no ordinary girl. Can the stories be true? Can the girl control the tides with nothing more than her voice?
Her arrival brings danger of a different kind, and Morwenna must draw on all the courage she has in order to stop a conflict that could destroy her home…
