Daisy can't believe it! Mrs Peters is making her sit next to Jack Beechwhistle - the worst boy in the school, and possibly the whole world!
Jack is so mad! Mrs Peters is making him sit next to Daisy Butters - she's such an annoying blabber!
As the school day goes on, Daisy and Jack think of more and more ways to get one up on each other. Then they both have a brilliant idea!
Trouble is, Daisy and Jack might be more alike than they realized . . .
A funny, mischievous and totally troublesome tale for girls and boys, written and published specially for World Book Day 2016.
Number One for fiendish fun! Horrid Henry takes to the skies in UP, UP AND AWAY!
Horrid Henry is back and cheekier than ever in this brand-new book from the internationally bestselling author Francesca Simon.
Contains four brand-new stories, featuring Horrid Henry wreaking havoc on an airplane, being forced to write an essay about the Tudors, sabotaging the school play and sneaking on to a forbidden rollercoaster.
Illustrated by Tony Ross, these timeless stories offer an irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, featuring one of the best-loved characters in children's fiction.
It's Valentine's Day in the Dumping Ground and Tracy Beaker is very scornful of all the fuss made about cards and presents... until she gets one herself! Weedy Peter has decided he wants Tracy to be his Valentine and he's given her his beloved nan's treasured gold locket. Tracy is over the moon - it must be worth a fortune!
The tenth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series.
Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates,
Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.
Everyone at Barry’s school has gone football crazy, but Barry gets thrown out of the team (the Mogden Maniacs) for being completeerly rubbish. Then it turns out that his best friend Bunky is a super striker – so Barry becomes his manager. The cup final match is approaching and Bunky’s getting carried away with his football fame – can Barry keep his head in the game?
Join everyone’s favourite Loser on his tenth hilarious adventure!
Barry Loser: I am not a loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.
Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms is shortlisted for the Lollies Award 2017
Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith:
BARRY LOSER
I am not a Loser
I am still not a Loser
I am so over being a Loser
I am sort of a Loser
Barry Loser and the holiday of doom
Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton
Barry Loser hates half term
Barry Loser and the birthday billions
Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness
Barry Loser’s Christmas Joke Book
My mum is a loser
My dad is a loser
Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies
Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms
Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy
Praise for BARRY LOSER:
'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years
'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian
'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … ""Can I keep it to give to a friend?"" Best recommendation you can get' Observer
'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9
Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of the Barry Loser spin-off series, FUTURE RATBOY. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
In this story, Josh and Grandpa happily exchange letters and are looking forward to Grandpa visiting. Then Grandpa has to go to hospital, and Josh visits him instead... and brings him home.
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Independent Reading Green stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 5 (Green) in classroom reading lessons.
The second in a magical, exciting series by Olympian and World Book Day ambassador Jessica Ennis-Hill. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Magic and My Little Pony!
What if you had a magic bracelet that allowed you to bring toys to life?
Evie's grandma has sent her another parcel. Inside layers of tissue and colourful ribbons is a beautiful bracelet!
This time, the bracelet lets her bring things to life. But when a stuffed toy becomes a cute little puppy with a mind of his own, Evie and her friends are off on a magical adventure!
Evie shares Jessica's determination and drive - an inspiration for kids everywhere.
The full list of titles:
1. The Silver Unicorn
2. The Enchanted Puppy
3. The Sprites' Den
4. The Unicorn's Foal
5. The Clocktower Charm
6. The Fire Bird
7. The Golden Sands
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Independent Reading Yellow stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 3 (Yellow) in classroom reading lessons.
In this story, there is a new boy in Ahmed's school - and he is out of this world! Will the teacher notice that her new student is really an alien?
In the sixth book in Stephan Pastis’s New York Times bestselling series, Timmy is being threatened and must rely on his new partner to solve the mystery – and possibly save his life!
Everyone's favourite best worst detective is back in Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants, the sixth book in the bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates.
Timmy is in Key West, Florida, ostensibly for the honeymoon of his mother and Doorman Dave – if they even got married, which Timmy doubts. Unfortunately for Timmy, crime doesn’t take a holiday. And because Total has fled to Cuba, Timmy must rely on a new partner for help: Doorman Dave’s nephew Emilio. Meanwhile, a surprise newcomer shows up in Timmy’s life and, as if things couldn’t get more hectic, Timmy’s pants have been stolen by a six-toed cat.
Pip really wants a robot for her birthday. Will there be one in any of her presents?
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Number One for Fiendish Fun! This full-colour Early Reader brings the utterly horrid and totally brilliant Horrid Henry series to a new generation of readers!