Bill gets a scary backpack for his birthday. He puts it on and sets off to school, forgetting all about it...and he just can't think why he is so scary! The Leapfrog series is perfect for children who are reading on their own, with fun stories of no more than 180 words.
FEVER CRUMB is the stunning prequel to Philip Reeve's brilliant science
fantasy quartet. It is set many generations before the events
of Mortal Engines, in whose dazzling world huge, predatory cities
chase and devour each other. Now, London is a riot-torn, ruinous
town, clinging to a devastated landscape and hiding an explosive
secret. Is Fever, adopted daughter of Dr Crumb, the strange
key that will unlock its dangerous mysteries?
It's the summer holidays, but for nine-year-old Steve life in his home town is full of hidden menace. There was that trip to the dentist for a start - and that Thing in the crinkle-cut chips freezer compartment...Steve believes he must protect his family from a dangerous, unpredictable world. But he can't solve all the problems on his own. He's just not quite big enough. Then the mysterious Library of Dreams comes calling and things start to get weird. Steve finds himself an unlikely hero on an impossible mission to outwit flesh-eaters and sabretooth tigers ― and save the human race.
From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict. The Swallows' Flight is the stunning companion novel to The Skylarks' War.
'It’s not necessary to have read The Skylarks’ War (though many beloved characters make reappearances) to be instantly and joyfully lost in this evocative, moving novel, showing McKay at the very top of her game.' – Imogen Russell-Williams, The Guardian
'Funny, poignant, wise and emotional. Full of achingly real characters (and also an excellent dog) . . . I eked out the final pages, not wanting it to end.' – Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
Erik and Hans are German boys. Ruby and Kate are English girls. They grow up in worlds that would never meet, until war tumbles their lives together.
Then one September afternoon there are choices to be made.
How is courage lost, and found?
Who is really the enemy?
And what does friendship truly mean, in the middle of a war?
Meanwhile Rupert and Clarry work secretly for peace – and a brighter future for them all . . .
'. . . a resounding success. . . McKay refuses to dumb down the history, writing with such clarity and understanding that you can’t fail to be caught up in the cares of her loveable cast.' – Alex O'Connell, The Times Book of the Week
'McKay is a glutinously atmospheric writer, and this dense, action-packed saga – written during lockdown – is every bit as satisfying as its predecessor.' Emily Bearn, The Telegraph
'Separately and together, The Skylarks’ War and The Swallows’ Flight are pinnacles of children’s literature.' –Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Book of the Week
'Meticulously researched, intelligent, warm and witty — this is McKay at her peerless peak.' Sally Morris, The Daily Mail
Everyone thinks Brody's life must be great - she's a child model and is respected and admired by all the kids at school. But her smile covers up a lot of heartache at home, and the After School Club is the only place where she can really be herself and have some fun. This is a major new series which is being launched with two titles, with two more to follow. The Government's aim is that by 2003 out of school places for 865,000 children will have been created, with the number of After School Clubs set to be around 20,000. This series contains collectible books - each one features a different character from the After School Club. Author has also written three Simone titles for this age range which have currently sold over 40,000 copies in the UK alone. ""Simone's Letters"" was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and ""Simone's Diary"" was chosen as a World Book Day recommended read.
The fifth hexciting book in Suzanne Selfors' Ever After High: A School Story series.
Holly and Poppy O'Hair are twins, but it's always been easy to tell these sisters apart. Because she is destined to be the next Rapunzel, Holly has always had the longest locks at Ever After High, while Poppy, whose fairytale destiny is up in the air, wears her hair short to express her individuality. But when Poppy's hair begins growing longer and longer, while Holly's hair gets shorter and shorter, it seems as if the sisters might have to reveal the secret they've been keeping about their destinies. Can they turn this bad hair day around, or will their fairytale ending be a fairy-fail?
It’s granny’s birthday, but her little grandaughter wonders why,
because of the lines on her face, she looks so worried! But
they are simply wrinkles, and grandma is very fond of her lines
because they are where she keeps her memories.
In this imaginative and charming story, Simona Ciraolo turns the
lines from old age into little wrinkles of wonder and memory as a
little girl learns all about the precious moments in her grandma’s
life.
READ BY DAVID WALLIAMS, with Nitin Ganatra as Raj - listen to David perform these ten cautionary tales introducing a delightfully dreadful cast of characters.
