Lotta Says 'NO!'

Astrid Lindgren

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

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4 out 5 (13 reviews)

A collection of fun, engaging and gently humorous stories about Lotta, the little sister who can find trouble anywhere. She and her young siblings get into all sorts of scrapes, from falling out of their old neighbour's windows and learning some VERY bad swear words, to making their own pancake tree. Every day brings a new and funny adventure.

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Danny Dreadnought Saves the World (Reading Ladder Level 2)

Jonathan Emmett, Martin Chatterton

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (16 reviews)

A funny yet heart-warming story from an award-winning author, perfect for fun-loving, fearless children who are learning to read. The Bugulons are the scariest creatures in the entire universe. So when they decide to invade Earth, they reckon it will be easy. But those Bugulons had better watch out, because down on Earth is Danny Dreadnought, and he isn’t scared of anything! Even the fastest rollercoasters, the snappiest crocodiles and the creepiest crawlies don’t frighten him … Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright, appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes and characters to discuss 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: Purple

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Lulu and the Dog from the Sea

Hilary McKay

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (12 reviews)

A fun-filled series for early readers, from an award-winning author. When Lulu's family go on holiday to the seaside, the last thing they expect to find is a stray dog living on the beach. Everyone in the town thinks the dog is trouble. ""He's a menace"" they say. But Lulu is sure that all he needs is a friend. And that he's been waiting for someone just like her...More titles available: LULU AND THE DUCK IN THE PARK, LULU AND THE CAT IN THE BAG.

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The Song Walker

Zillah Bethell

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (17 reviews)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOUNG QUILLS AWARD 2024 The Song Walker is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022. ""There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: Where am I? What am I doing here? And... Who am I?"" When a young girl wakes up in the middle of the desert, she has no idea who she is. She's wearing one shoe, a silky black dress, and she's carrying a strange, heavy case. She meets Tarni, who is on a mysterious quest of her own. Together, the two girls trek across the vast and ever-changing Australian Outback in search of answers. Except both are also hiding secrets... ""A tense and twisty story about friendship and music, and how we might all find out who we really are."" Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week ""A gripping and beautifully written adventure story with a terrific twist. "" Irish Independent ""A fabulous adventure."" Holly Webb

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Fangs

Malorie Blackman

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (16 reviews)

Poor Fangs, the tarantula, is terribly lonely and bored with her life in the pet-shop. So when Nathan takes her home, she's more than excited about her new life. But before Nathan can introduce his new pet to his family, he's going to need her help to convince them that spiders aren't just creepy and crawly . . . They're beautiful and brave too! This funny story from the Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman, is perfect for building confidence in young readers - whether reading aloud or reading alone.

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Sweet Pizza

G.R. Gemin

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (15 reviews)

Joe loves his Italian heritage: the language, the opera, the lasagne! But it's hard to celebrate his Italian roots in Bryn Mawr, South Wales, where his mam is sick of running the family's tatty café. Just like his great-grandfather who opened the café in 1929, Joe is an entrepreneur. He vows to save the family business, and to spice up the tired High Street with a little Italian flavour!This is a heart-warming story about bringing a diverse community together and the amazing history of Italian immigrants in Wales. From the author of Cowgirl, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

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The Terrible Two

Mac Barnett, Jory John, Kevin Cornell

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (18 reviews)

Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that’s famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. In his old school, everyone knew him as the town’s best prankster, but Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster, and a great one. If Miles is going to take the title from this mystery kid, he is going to have to raise his game.It’s prankster against prankster in an epic war of trickery, until the two finally decide to join forces and pull off the biggest prank ever seen: a prank so huge that it would make the members of the International Order of Disorder proud. In The Terrible Two, bestselling authors and friends Mac Barnett and Jory John have created a series that has its roots in classic middle-grade literature yet feels fresh and new at the same time. Advance Praise for The Terrible Two: “A double helping of fun and mischief!”—Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series “The pranks, the brotherhood, the art, the heart! What’s not to love about The Terrible Two?”—Sara Pennypacker, author of the Clementine series “You don’t have to be a cow, like cows, or even know a cow to love The Terrible Two.”—Dave Eggers “This book is terrible! Terribly funny, terribly full of pranks, and terribly wonderful.”—Jon Scieszka, author of The Stinky Cheese Man and the Frank Einstein series “The Terrible Two are my kind of kids. And what’s more, they’re kids’ kind of kids.”—Annie Barrows, author of the Ivy & Bean series “Hilarious.”—Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants series

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The Kitten Hunt

Anna Wilson

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (14 reviews)

Kitten Hunt was previously published as Kitten Kaboodle. All my life I have only ever wanted one thing - a pet of my very own. But Dad's so grumpy he won't even let me have a goldfish. Luckily I've come up with a cunning plan - to start a SECRET pet-sitting business. I'm hoping that then I might get to look after that super-cute black and white kitten from across the road . . . The first heart-warmingly funny adventure in the Kitten Chaos series

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Get Me Out of Witch School!

Em Lynas, Jamie Littler

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (12 reviews)

Daisy Wart is now Twinkle Toadspit, the witchiest witch of all, AND she is still an amazing actress! How can she do all her school stuff AND tour her play? By doing all the magic spells really, really fast and without practising first, that's how! Even if it means CHAOS and DISASTER, the show MUST go on! The second in the spellbinding, spine-tingling school series in which Twinkle Toadspit tests out her new powers with MAGICAL results! Look out for Twinkle's other adventures, You Can't Make Me Go To Witch School! Help! I'm Trapped at Witch School! All with fantastic illustrations by Jamie Littler.

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Mortal Engines

Philip Reeve

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (15 reviews)

MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. The feature film is coming in December 2018! The first instalment introduces young apprentice Tom Natsworthy and the murderous Hester Shaw, flung from the fast-moving city of London into heart-stopping adventures in the wastelands of the Great Hunting Ground. ""No 11-to-16-year-old should miss the superbly imagined debut novel from Philip Reeve"" - The Times ""This big, brave, brilliant book combines a thrilling adventure story with endless moral conundrums"" - The Guardian

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The Adventures of Amelia Fang and Friends

Laura Ellen Anderson

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (14 reviews)

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Treason: The thrilling Tudor adventure

Berlie Doherty

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
• Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals

Average rating

4 out 5 (16 reviews)

Adventure, friendship, treason and betrayal. A dazzling historical novel from the award-winning Berlie Doherty. Will Montague is a page to Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. As the King's favourite, Will gains many enemies in Court. His enemies convince the King that Will's father has committed treason and he is thrown into Newgate Prison. Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the back streets of London. Lost and in mortal danger, he is rescued by a poor boy, Nick Drew. Together they must brave imprisonment and death as they embark on a great adventure to set Will's father free. 'Doherty paints a very vivid picture... almost Shardlake for young readers' Independent on Sunday

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