Horrid Henry has collected all of his favourite jokes and is itching to share them. He's divided them into sections, each one covering a subject he finds fascinating: Dizzy Dave's Dinosaur jokes, Anti-Aunt jokes, scary screamers and jokes not suitable for mums. And Henry's written his own, special introduction to each section.
A side-splittingly funny book bursting with jokes collected from primary schools throughout Britain - so they're perfect for their audience.
Enrico Empery is known as 'the Emperor' of football. When a big cup match approaches his team mate, Freddie Foulo, tells the Emperor about a very special kit that only brilliant footballers can see...
Hopscotch Twisty Tales combine carefully controlled text levels and word counts with highly entertaining and original stories, perfect for children starting to read independently.
All Sir Lancelittle really wants is to defeat his Number One enemy, the dragon Huffalot. But something always seems to get in the way - whether it's his pesky cousin Princess Plum or the Terribly Ugly Troll!
Featuring a delightful cast of fairy-tale characters, these hilarious stories from a much-loved author will charm children and parents alike. Illustrated in full colour throughout and designed with beginner readers in mind.
Read the rest of the Sir Lancelittle books:
Sir Lancelittle and the Big Bad Wolf
Sir Lancelittle and the Three Angry Bears
Sir Lancelittle and the Most Annoying Fairy
Sir Lancelittle and the Terribly Ugly Troll
Sir Lancelittle and the Ginormous Giant
Ethan learns that you have to be careful what you wish for in this very funny, colour-illustrated reader by Sam Hay. Perfect for children learning to read.
Saturday morning shopping with Mum is SO BORING. That is, until Ethan finds a genie living in a jar of raspberry jam!
Ethan can't believe it – he could have anything he wants! But his wishes don't quite turn out how he planned …
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every book they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for early 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
Ideal for beginner readers aged 5-6
All Reading Ladder titles are developed with leading literacy consultant Nikki Gamble, making them perfect early years reading books for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading throughout Key Stage 1.
Book band: Purple
For more information about the series and advice on supporting children's reading, see our reading ladder page www.egmont.co.uk/reading-ladder
Finlay (a little dinosaur) is counting out jelly beans to share with his friend. He is sitting on a grassy mound. When a big dinosaur comes along and demands the jelly beans, Finlay explains that they belong to his friend. The big dinosaur doesn't even believe Finlay has a friend and he challenges Finlay about what his pretend friend can or can't do. The big dinosaur certainly doesn't realize the existence of Finlay's friend until his boastful behaviour propels him into a dark 'cave' that turns out to be the mouth of the really, really, really big dinosaur. It's only then that the big dinosaur learns that in order to make friends it's a good idea not to show off and it's a good idea to be prepared to share!
In this classic fairy tale retold with a twist Dick sets off to seek his fortune on his trusty bike and Lucky the cat. But he doesn't have much luck in London until a TV producer spots the cat's star potential...Hopscotch Twisty Tales combine carefully controlled text levels and word counts with highly entertaining and original stories, perfect for children starting to read independently.
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Independent Reading Pink 1B stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1B (Pink) in classroom reading lessons.
In this story, Ben magics up a hat - and then all sorts of animals! Wherever can he keep them all?
A warm, witty tale about family and celebrating difference, from the award-winning author of the Penny Dreadful series and Joe All Alone. Perfect for children learning to read.
Everything about the Jones family is extraordinary – even their dog Digger, who can dance the can-can. Well, nearly everything …
George Jones is utterly ordinary, and he hates it.
But now the school talent contest is looming. Will George be able to discover exactly what it is that makes him extraordinary before he has to go up on stage?
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
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: Turquoise
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. This Horrid Henry Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.
Horrid Henry can't believe his mean, horrible parents are forcing him to stay overnight at his slimy cousin Stuck-up Steve's house. And to make matters worse, Steve's house is HAUNTED. Or is it?
Winner of the Laugh Out Loud book awards!
Badly Drawn Beth is officially the funniest book for 6-8 year olds in 2016!
Beth is a hilarious new heroine who just can't help getting in trouble ...
So, I'm surrounded by crocodiles, holding a briefcase full of fish fingers, I'm wearing a swamp monster mask AND MISS PRIMULA IS ABOUT TO CALL MY PARENTS!
Meet Beth - and all of her fantastically crazy family and friends - and be prepared to laugh your socks off!
A hilarious new diary series from the creators of Fleabag Monkeyface.
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.
Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's about to change: he's won a school-wide art competition, and the fabulous prize is getting to jet-set off to Australia for a whirlwind adventure!
But Rafe soon finds that living in the Land Down Under is harder than he could've ever imagined; his host-siblings are anything but welcoming, the burning temperatures are torturous, and poisonous critters are ready to sting or eat him at every step. So with the help of some new misfit friends, Rafe sets out to show everyone what he does best: create utter mayhem!
Previously published as Middle School: Rafe's Aussie Adventure
As your bath water drains down the plughole, that slurping sound is the Bath Monster – dirty bath water is his SECOND favourite food. No one wants to find out what his FIRST favourite food is… until Jackson decides he doesn't believe in the Bath Monster any more, and he is never going to have a bath again. Starving, the Bath Monster comes to see Jackson and it turns out his FIRST favourite food is… not little kids, but mud pies!
