Now a major Netflix series!
Kristy,
Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and
founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up - cranky
toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls - you can
count on them to save the day.
Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different
planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork and
The Baby-sitters Club than her homework, feels like she can't compete
with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, gets straight
As, and even takes college-level courses! But when something unexpected
happens to the most beloved person in their family, will
the sisters be able to put aside their differences?
BOOKS IN THE SERIES
Kristy's Great Idea (book 1)
Truth About Stacey (book 2)
Mary Anne Saves the Day (book 3)
Claudia and Mean Janine (book 4)
Dawn and the Impossible Three (book 5)
Kristy's Big Day (book 6)
School's out and glamping is go!
The Girls Can Vlog gang is going on tour once more in Girls Can Vlog: Festival Frenzy, a summer special from author Emma Moss.
When Lucy's parents plan a camping trip, Lucy manages to convince them to let her bring the rest of the gang along to attend Chesterbury Music Festival. It looks set to be a summer they will never forget!
Discover more of the Girls Can Vlog adventures in Lucy Locket: Online Disaster, Amazing Abby: Drama Queen, Hashtag Hermione: Wipeout, and Jazzy Jessie: Going for Gold
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Creakers: Musical Edition by Tom Fletcher and read by Samantha Bond and Tom Fletcher.
What would you do if you woke up to find all the grown-ups had disappeared?
If you're like Lucy Dungston, you'll do anything to get to the bottom of it.
With no grown-ups, chaos descends on Lucy's town. Kids are running wild, building roads of trampolines and eating cereal for every meal - but Lucy wants her mum back, and nothing is going to stop her.
Not even the monsters who live in the upside-down world beneath her bed...
Tom Fletcher's bestselling story is packed with fun songs that brings a new level of creepy, spooky and disgusting fun to the story, perfect for kids to listen to independently or together with a grown-up!
Praise for The Creakers:
'A stonkingly good novels for the over-sevens . . . gleeful descriptions of malodorous underworld creatures, it's both a compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love' The Guardian
It is summer and Clumsy Princess Grace is back at Tall Towers Academy
for her third term. As the sun shines bright on Coronet Island,
Grace is desperate to leap into the beautiful shell-shaped pool
for swimming lessons - with real mermaids! But her best friend
Scarlet is not so sure. She is terrified of the water and begins
to act very strangely. As Grace follows her to the beach one moonlit
night, an enchanted mermaid mystery begins to unravel. With
the help of dolphins, jewels and secrets from long ago, can Grace
protect her friend and save a mermaid too?
Lisa lives in Noisy Village with her brothers and their friends. With so many children living there, it's a very noisy place indeed!
A charming collection of stories from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.
Nisha and her mother, Amma, flee the war in Malaya to take refuge
at her father's ancestral home in England. Here, however, Nisha
must follow her stern grandmother's countless rules - and most
of all ignore the ghost child beckoning her from the weeping tree
high on the cliff top ...
A lively picture book that examines feelings of anger in an amusing but reassuring way through animal characters - perfect for young children who are experiencing angry emotions. The story offers a gentle way in to discuss this difficult emotion. At the end of the story there are notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with anger.
Tiger is in a terrible mood. He has been angry with everyone all day. Then Monkey accidentally chooses the book that Tiger wanted and Tiger has a full blown tantrum in the library. How can Miss Bird help Tiger to manage his anger, and how can he make up with his friends?
It is part of a series Behaviour Matters, which is perfect for sharing with children as a gentle means of discussing their emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Each book has a fun story featuring fantastic characters which is backed up by suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together. They support the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
'Excellent for sharing and encouraging discussion... we can all learn from the approach taken in this series.' Parents in Touch
This beautifully told story follows Billy from early spring to late summer as he helps his grandpa on his vegetable patch. They dig the hard ground in early spring, sow rows of seeds, and keep them watered and safe from slugs. When harvest time arrives they can pick all the vegetables and fruit they have grown. Children will be drawn in by the poetry of the language and the warm illustrations, while also catching the excitement of watching things grow! About this title: Beautiful portrayal of grandparent-child relationship. Published to coincide with planting season. Endnotes with Grandpa's tips for children to grow their own vegetables
Just when George and Harold thought they'd saved the world again
- oh no! Here come the Robo-Boogers! Disgusting and dangerous hi-tech
robots made of gloopy SNOT, they will stop at nothing to cover
the whole earth in a river of green and gluey bogey. It's lucky
that our heroic Waistband Warrior Captain Underpants is standing
by, with the power of underwear on his side and his hankie to hand!
Being a teenager can be tricky. Especially when you have a VERY pushy mum. From the author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume's classic novel Deenie is about unrealistic beauty standards and the pressure to look perfect.
I hate it when my mother brags about me and my sister. ""Deenie's the beauty and Helen's the brain.""
Mrs Fenner has very fixed ambitions for her daughters. Deenie is thirteen years old and gorgeous. Her mother wants her to be a model – but Deenie's not so sure.
So when she's diagnosed with scoliosis – curvature of the spine – Deenie's almost relieved. No more traipsing round modelling agencies, no more living up to her mother's expectations.
But she has to wear an ugly, uncomfortable back brace for the next four years. And she's convinced that it will put an end to normal teenage life – including her blossoming relationship with Buddy Brader . . .
