Join Mathilda and her dad as they go on a daring adventure to find buried treasure on a desert island, despite their VERY different approaches.
Matilda and her dad are very different. Matilda is fast and Dad is slow. Matilda is tidy and Dad is messy, and Matilda is quiet and Dad is very, very loud.
They're off to find treasure on a distant desert island, but Dad keeps getting distracted. Soon, they're lost and Matilda is getting crosser and crosser… Will they ever find the way to treasure island?
Follow the twists and turns of Mathilda and her dad's adventures, as they navigate treacherous ocean waters, winding jungle paths and even a close encounter with a whale!
By the author of the best-selling There's a Tiger in the Garden and Juniper Jupiter, this funny, adventure-packed story teaches children that even though people are different, they can still have fun together.
Three monkey stories with a real sense of fun, perfect for children learing to read.
It's Jani's first day at school and she's nervous. Will the other monkeys be friendly? Will they all stare at her? Jani is in a wheelchair, and this makes her different. But, thanks to her sense of cheekiness, she makes friends and has a very nice first day at school indeed.
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help.
"" Short, simple sentences
"" Familiar, repeated words
"" Big, clear type
"" 1 5 lines per page
"" Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story
All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.
Book band: Green
An imaginative, original and quirky debut by Emma
Shevah!
' ... a beautifully written story.' INDEPENDANT
ON SUNDAY
'Funny, poignant ... wise and accessible' WALL
STREET JOURNAL
Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. As if her name made up
for being tiny, half Japanese and half Italian, and starting a new
school with a caveman phone. Dream on!
But the hardest bit about being Amber is that a part of her is
missing. Her dad. He left when she was little and if he isn’t
coming back, she’ll have to sort things out another way.
And Amber has a big imagination …
Gorgeous, rejacketed reissue of critically acclaimed
Emma Shevah's debut, a funny, moving, beautifully written story of
a girl coping with her missing dad.
Explores themes about the modern-day dysfunctional family:
being mixed-race, starting school and finding your individuality.
Illustrated with funny and quirky black-and-white doodles.
Four classic Flat Stanley adventures in a brand-new bind-up! When a bulletin board falls on Stanley and makes him flat, the adventures begin! This paper-over-board bind-up edition includes Flat Stanley, His Original Adventure; Stanley, Flat Again; Stanley in Space; and Stanley and the Magic Lamp. Join everyone's favorite flat friend as we find out how he became flat ...and flat again! And join him on adventures flying to space and even meeting a genie! When readers follow Stanley on his adventures, they're bound to have tons of fun!
The HILARIOUS new novel and the year’s most perfect festive gift – from million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel
It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone.
All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes.
Instead, Christmas is run by robots, while 3D holograms of Santa Claus called Santavatars check if you’ve been naughty or nice – and on Christmas Eve, all of the presents are delivered by ZoneDrones instead of Santa’s reindeer!
But when they stumble on a curious clue, eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa – before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever . . .
Daisy can't believe it! Mrs Peters is making her sit next to Jack Beechwhistle - the naughtiest 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 tell tale! 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...This is a funny, mischievous and totally troublesome tale for girls and boys, written and published specially for World Book Day 2016.
'An outstanding debut. Funny and surprising' The Times Best Books for Children 2021
‘This debut novel is a delight . . . A joy to read aloud’ Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
Perfect for all readers from 7 to 70, Einstein the Penguin introduces an unforgettable new character in a future-classic and fantastically funny debut for all the family to enjoy. Get ready to welcome the most extraordinary penguin into your own home…
When the Stewarts spend a sunny, frosty December day at London Zoo, they’re enchanted by one small penguin. At the delight of young Imogen and Arthur, Mrs Stewart insists the penguin “must come and stay with them whenever he likes.”
But not one Stewart expects the penguin to turn up at their door that evening, rucksack labelled “Einstein” on his back…
The family’s new feathered friend helps Arthur to come out of his shell and makes massive demands on Imogen’s amateur sleuthing. But together they must find out why Einstein came to them and they must keep away from the mysterious white-coat man.
And Einstein can’t stay forever, can he…?
From stunning new writing talent Iona Rangeley, and illustrated with wit and brio by the award-winning David Tazzyman, this is a book that will be treasured for years to come.
Pea's family are separating for the summer holidays. Big sister, Clover, is off to Drama Camp, Mum is staying at home to finish her new book, and Pea and Tinkerbell are going camping. But things don't go quite to plan, and Pea finds her summer suddenly filled with Enid Blyton, castles, ghosts and mysteries...
A brand new adventure in the internationally bestselling Judy Moody series.
Bad moods, good moods, even back-to-school moods – Judy has them all! This internationally popular and bestselling series by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson's younger fiction and Lauren Child. The town’s Thanksgiving festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win the annual Turkey Trot race. Judy has decided that she is going to take home the big prize: a fat, juicy turkey - the perfect centerpiece for any Thanksgiving table. But what if they don’t win? Will the Moody family end up starving on Thanksgiving day, or will Grandma Lou cook up a tasty solution?
A new baby can make for a busy family, but the Gags machine is always there to help out.
A new baby means a hectic household for the whole family. Luckily Gags, the narrator’s grandmother, is always around to help – turning into the Gags machine when the house is in need of a good clean and dinner must be made. But Gags also has time for fun stuff like playing dress up and going to the park. And when there is so much to pack for the family holiday to the beach, Gags is a great help too – but everyone soon learns that even Gags machines need a rest.
