Laugh-out-loud funny for girls in this hilarious new series from TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith.
The Most Embarrassing Dad in the world is back and embarrassing Nat even more than ever! This time they’re on holiday in France but everything is far from ‘bonne’!
This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to what honesty is, and help them understand the importance of owning up to your mistakes. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children fully understand how their behaviour can impact on others.
Hippo is having a bad day. It all started when he missed his breakfast. He can't concentrate in class and his tummy won't stop rumbling. And when he sees Mrs Croc's special chocolate cake, he can't resist. Now somebody else is getting the blame for eating it. Will Hippo do the right thing and tell the truth and make amends for what he's done?
The Behaviour Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can be used to discuss values. Suitable for children under 5.
Fourteen-year-old Storm lives to sing.
Forget parties. Forget boys. When Storm is told she's going to miss
a national competition, to go on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday
to Hawaii, her life is OVER.
What could be worse than having to give up singing to visit an island
paradise?
What if her (former) best friend is taking her place? A family trip
to Hawaii is just the beginning.
While on holiday Storm meets a local band who need a singer last
minute to record their demo. Storm steps up to the mic and her voice
does the rest. When the song is on local radio the next day all
of her dreams are coming true . . . until the band introduce their
singer on air. It's NOT her.
There's a Storm coming!
Combining the warmth and heart of Ross Welford’s The 1,000 Year Old Boy with the epic adventure and inseparable friendship of Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Cosmic comes an otherworldly new middle grade adventure from the award-winning Benjamin Dean.
Twelve-year-old Zed has always been fascinated by the Demons that fall from the sky. His whole life his dad has worked as a Hunter, tasked with eliminating Demons once and for all, and Zed hopes to one day follow in his footsteps.
But then one night Spark appears and disrupts everything Zed thought he knew. Because this Demon is nothing like the myths – he’s a frightened boy, no older than Zed, who wants to go back home.
Can Zed stand up for what’s right, even if it means going against his own family?
Praise for Benjamin Dean:
‘Warm-hearted and cheering, with a dash of sparkle’ – Guardian
'A life-affirming, must-read' – The Independent
'The novel wears its heart on its sleeve, and it is a very big heart' – Financial Times
'Funny, fresh and full of heart' – Katie Tsang, co-author of DRAGON MOUNTAIN
‘Vibrant, funny and wise – a book to savour’ – Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS
'A joyful and thoughtful celebration of family, identity and inclusivity' – Anna James, author of the PAGES & CO. series
A fun and friendly look at the many kinds of families that make up our world by best-selling author Robie H Harris.
Join Nellie and Gus and their parents for a day at the zoo, where they see all kinds of children and families – both animal and human! To top off their day, Nellie and Gus invite friends and relatives for a big dinner at home. The warm, humorous, family-filled illustrations; friendly conversations between the two siblings and matter-of-fact text will help young children feel that whoever is in their family, it is perfectly normal and totally wonderful. Who's In My Family? is part of a new picture book series for young children called, Let's Talk About You and Me, from award-winning author Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do? It's not that she doesn't have someone who helps her with her homework, or tucks her in at night.
Stella has her Papa and Daddy who take care of her and a whole gaggle of other loved ones who make her feel special and supported every day. She just doesn't have a mum to invite to the party. Fortunately, Stella finds a unique solution to her party problem in this sweet story about love, acceptance and the true meaning of family.
On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give
The perfect magical realism read for imaginative
and adventurous readers aged 10-14!
PRAISE FOR THE WOLF PRINCESS:
' ... thrilling and magical ... ' FOYLES
' ... an engrossing, deeply atmospheric story.' DAILY
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When Livy’s accepted at Temple College, a school for the
very brightest, no one is more surprised than her, though she has
always felt different.
Recently, Livy’s been drawn to the roof, where, among its
towering stone angels, she has the strangest desire to fly.
But her behaviour is noticed by others, for whom the ability to
defy gravity is a possible reality … one that they’ll
stop at nothing to use for their own ends.
From the worldwide bestselling author of The Wolf Princess
- over 100,000 copies sold.
Science meets dreamy reality in this rich, atmospheric
adventure.
Magical realism at its best for ages 10-14.
Worshipped, envied, desired, and feared by all, Siena Hamilton reigns over Temperley High. Nothing can shake her place as the head of Temperley's elite - not even that unfortunate incident at the end of last term . . . Siena is her mother's daughter: she knows how to be perfect, and she will not disappoint. There is only one person who could possibly get in her way...
Romy, former Starlet, and Siena's ex-best friend is back. And no one is happy about it, least of all her. Romy has changed after her term away in France, and is trying hard to be normal, to blend in and to keep the secret of what really happened that night safe and hidden. But when you've betrayed your former best friend, you don't get to come back without a fight . . .
In this prequel to Helen Eve's first novel Stella, revenge runs deep, old wounds break open, and the past can never, ever be outrun.
Seventeen-year-old Sally Feather is not exactly a rebel. Her super-conservative parents and her treatment at the hands of high school bullies means that Sally's about as shy and retiring as they come - but all that's about to change.
Ashleigh Walker is in love. You know the feeling - that intense, heart-racing, all-consuming emotion that can only come with first love. It's enough to stop her worrying about bad grades at college. Enough to distract her from her parents' marriage troubles. There's just one thing bothering her...Shouldn't it be her boyfriend, Dylan, who makes her feel this way - not Miss Murray, her English teacher? A thought-provoking coming out story from a highly skilled author.
A New York Times bestseller.
'This brilliantly crafted novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. A very special book' - JOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our Stars
Life, loss, love and art explode in a kaleidoscope of emotions as one girl must learn the truth about her family's past in order to bring peace to the present. For fans of John Green, Jennifer Niven, Jandy Nelson and Nicola Yoon.
Leigh Chen Sanders is sixteen when her mother dies by suicide, leaving only a scribbled note: 'I want you to remember'. Leigh doesn't know what it means, but when a red bird appears with a message, she finds herself travelling to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time.
Leigh is far away from home and far away from Axel, her best friend, who she stupidly kissed on the night her mother died - leaving her with a swell of guilt that she wasn't home, and a heavy heart, thinking she may have destroyed the one good thing left in her life.
Overwhelmed by grief, Leigh retreats into her art and into her memories, where colours collide and the rules of reality are broken. The only thing Leigh is certain about is that she must find out the truth. She must remember.
With lyrical prose and magical elements, Emily X.R. Pan's stunning debut novel alternates between past and present, romance and despair, as one girl attempts to find herself through family history, art, friendship, and love.
