A reassuring message for any child with an extended family ...This little girl's family is huge! The only way to show how huge would be to draw a family tree. With a step-mum, a step-dad, four brothers and sisters, and a whole lot of grandparents, her family tree has a lot of branches - and a lot of people to love her. Mo O'Hara's warm and playful story will speak to any young child with an extended or step-family. Accompanied by Ada Grey's charming illustrations, More People To Love Me is a gorgeous book which shows that families come in all shapes and sizes.
What if the only thing you had left were the stories in your head?
Amina’s homeland has been ravaged by war, and her family is devastated . . .
The women of the family – Amina, her two sisters and their mother – have no choice but to leave their home town, along with thousands of others, and head for a refugee camp.
But there are even more challenges ahead . . .
The fourth in a series of perfect pony books full of action and adventure!
Georgia and her beautiful palomino pony, Lily, are hoping to make it to the Horse of the Year Show. It's a big dream and it'll take a lot of work from both of them. Georgia isn't sure she's good enough and it's affecting how she rides. How she feels about everything, in fact. It's almost as if Georgia has forgotten why she loves riding. Can Lily help her remember that it's not just about competing and winning trophies, but about the joy of running free...?
'My name is Finlay McIntosh. I can see OK, can hear perfectly fine and I can write really, really well. But the thing is, I can't speak. I'm a st-st-st-stutterer. Hilarious, isn't it? It's like the word is there in my mouth, fully formed and then, just as it's ready to leave my lips ...POP! It jumps and ricochets and bounces around my gob. Except it isn't funny at all, because there's not a thing I can do about it.' Finlay's mother vanished two years ago. And ever since then his stutter has become almost unbearable. Bullied at school and ignored by his father, the only way to get out the words which are bouncing around in his head is by writing long letters to his ma which he knows she will never read, and by playing Scrabble online. But when Finlay is befriended by an online Scrabble player called Alex, everything changes. Could it be his mother secretly trying to contact him? Or is there something more sinister going on? A Seven-Letter Word is an evocative and heartfelt story from the multi-award-winning author of Smart, Kim Slater.
It's six months since everyone found out about the dragons, and Tan and the White Dragon are not thriving behind bars. When Ryan's Dad steals his White Dragon, the police ask Harri and Tan to help find him. Can Harri find a way for the dragons to stay safe and free? Will Harri's destiny finally come true? Third in the Dragon Gold series featuring Harri and pet dragon, Tan.
Monsters Like Us follows the adventures of monster misfits Danny (a demon), Lin (a werewolf) and Sam (a zombie) as they attempt to get through school without eating the teachers, running wild or raising hell.
In Monster Movie, the classmates have to make a scary film. The actors are not very scary at all! The three friends show them how to do it properly...
Each Monsters Like Us story features an accessible storyline in a familiar setting, and is ideal for guided reading with struggling readers, as confidence-building independent reads, and for EAL pupils. Monster Movie is levelled at book band 9 Gold, is printed on off-white paper and uses a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association.
This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books
to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.
Ten-year-old Daniel is never happier than when he is eating chips. Especially during his family's annual Chip Shop Championships, the highlight of his year. And especially when he can also eat chips with Monkey, his beloved soft toy and trusty companion. But one terrible November day, the lives of Daniel and his family are changed forever when an accident renders Daniel a shadow of his former self. As Daniel retreats into himself, his family slowly begin to fall apart, without this bright boy at the heart of their lives.
When an impromptu trip to a chip shop seems to briefly engage Daniel with the real world, the family decide to revisit their Chip Shop Championships, on a quest to find the best chip shop in the country. Along the way, as they attempt to rebuild their family and regain Daniel, they must contend with hungry giraffes, nouveau cuisine, the loss of Monkey, the theft of Grandma, and lots of chips.
Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award (shorter novel category)
Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2021
Shortlisted for the Calderdale Children's Book of the Year 2021
A funny ghost story from Toby Ibbotson, son of award-winning author Eva Ibbotson, based on an idea conceived by Eva Ibbotson, with a cover by Alex T. Smith.
Crammed with the glamour and gossip of boarding-school life, this fabulously aspirational series from a well-loved author continues...Antonia's world is turned upside down when a cycling accident leaves her with a broken leg. At first, she is delighted when her parents fly over from Italy to stay with her in hospital. But to Antonia's dismay, she discovers that her father is so shaken by her accident that he intends to take her back to Italy to continue school closer to home! Antonia is devastated to be leaving and requests a few days to say her tearful goodbyes, finishing with the Silver Spires Italian evening. Will the girls of Emerald dorm manage to persuade Antonia's parents that Silver Spires is the perfect home away from home? Filled with secrets, hopes, dreams and, above all, the power of friendship, ""School Friends"" is addictive reading for girls everywhere.
It's holiday time and Natty can't wait to gallop along the beach on her magic pony... but when she finds a fake twenty pound note, Natty has to turn detective instead. Something fishy is going on, and she's sure it's linked to the horrible strangers in the next-door cottage. Can Natty and her magic pony discover the truth?
From the award-winning author of the High-Rise Mystery series, a new short story written especially for World Book Day 2022.
""Thinking of doing a bit of investigating? A little light snooping? A sprinkle of scammery?'
Nik and Norva are headed to the Peak District, for a school trip and a break from being The Tri's best detectives. But, a new mystery is never too far away!
