Topsy and Tim are popular characters created by Jean and Gareth Adamson. Here are four gentle and informative Topsy and Tim stories based on everyday events and situations, for two to six year olds.
""IT'S GOING TO BE WOOF-ONDERFUL!""
There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Grandad has an idea - he and Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better, he has some special clay, found at the end of a rainbow, so that the dog will be extra-special. Maybe even magic . . .
Introducing the newest heroes to children's fiction; the owls of Ga'Hoole. Meet Soren and his friends, the owls charged with keeping owldom safe. Based on Katherine Lasky's work with owls, this adventures series is bound to be a hit with kids. Join the heroic owls in the first of a series of mythic adventures.
Out of the darkness a hero will rise…
Soren the enthusiastic and young owl is busy learning the rituals of being a barn owl– First Meat Ceremony, how to fly and of course, about the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole. However, his life is quickly transformed when he abruptly falls from his parent's cosy nest to the bare and dangerous forest floor.
Helpless, he is captured by evil chick snatching owls that bring him to St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, where his identify disappears as he receives a number instead of a name.
Soren quickly befriends another young owl Gylfie, with whom he works to withstand ""moon blinking"" (brainwashing), and instead develops plans to escape.
But before long, Soren realizes that he in fact has already embarked on an extraordinary adventure with much more excitement in the future.
OMG, Madison Parker is back once again for the third book in her deliciously mean The Fame Game series. The claws are out in the race to become Hollywood's brightest star...
Coldtown is dangerous. A prison for the damned and those who party with them.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince comes a deliciously dark YA novel for fans of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries.
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. It's an eternal party, shown on TV 24 hours a day - gorgeous, glamorous and deadly! The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave ...
When Tana wakes up one morning after a perfectly ordinary party, she finds herself surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of the massacre are her ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the heart of Coldtown itself.
A wholly original story of rage and revenge, love and loathing from bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Spiderwick Chronicles and The Folk of the Air series, Holly Black.
Dive into another exciting magical adventure for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins?
It’s the Spring holidays and there’s a surprise visit from Cai’s parents from Australia. But they’ve got unwelcome news – Antonia is devastated to learn that best friend Cai might be emigrating to Australia or moving back to the city.
Cai faces an impossible choice: does he move to the city so he can still visit Antonia but give up being a Silver Dolphin or does he learn to answer the call in Australia without his best friend?
Meanwhile a minke whale keeps getting stranded in the estuary. Antonia and Cai join forces with the local fishermen and the coast guard to try to save the whale but it keeps returning. Can there be another reason for its strange behaviour? And could this really be the end of Silver Dolphins for Cai?
A classic children’s story from the world’s best-loved children’s author, Enid Blyton.
School life has never been so splendid. There's a new girl at St Clare's - and she has a pet goat! Kitty Flaherty is joining the third form, along with McGinty the goat! Thanks to Kitty's infectious laugh and McGinty's talent for eating everything, the girls know that this term is going to be full of fun. But it's also full of upset. Pat misses the first few weeks, thanks to a broken arm, and another new girl, Amanda, seizes the opportunity to become Isabel's new best friend. Will the twins overcome this rift? And if that's not enough, there's also a rivalry with the second formers and the actions of the cold Margaret Winters, deputy head girl, to contend with!
There'll be more trouble at St Clare's!
Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children’s author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her school series – including St Clare’s and Malory Towers are the perfect books for girls who are experiencing their own adventure at school.
PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression and step-by-step support.
Constance is a naughty child who has been sent to boarding school without her beloved cat, but she has a plan to escape! In this title, wonderful illustrations, in a similar style to the recent Tim Burton film, ""Coraline"", reveal mischievous truths. Children will love this fun, mischief-filled tale! It is aimed at children age 7 and upwards. In ""Constance and Tiny"" (9781402766480) the irrepressible scamp, Constance, ran away only to get dragged back home. Now her scheming parents are sending her off to a terrible, horrible place: a boarding school for wayward children! There, the rules are strict, the bathwater's cold and the food's horrid. Worst of all, her beloved cat Tiny can't come along. It's just like prison! But canny Constance has a plan: since only bad boys and girls can stay there, maybe if she pretends to be really good they'll set her free. This is a hilariously fun book in which the text portrays Constance as a good little girl, but the illustrations reveal the mischievous truth.
