Alex Sparrow is a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working with Jess - who can communicate with animals - they must find out why their friends, and enemies, are all changing into polite and well behaved pupils. And exactly who is behind it all. This is a humorous tale full of farts, jokes and superhero references. Oh, and a rather clever goldfish called Bob. In a world where kids' flaws and peculiarities are being erased out of existence, Alex and Jess must rely on what makes them different to save the day.
Why did Winnie give up tap dancing? She kept falling in the sink. What do you call Winnie when she's at the seaside? A sandwitch. Whether you're a giggler or a chuckler, a groaner or a chortler, with jokes like these, this book will have you laughing out loud from start to finish!
A stand-alone comic adventure for younger readers by sublime storyteller Vivian French, with pictures by Marta Kissi, a talented new illustrator and animator.
From Vivian French, the bestselling author of the Tiara Club series and The Adventures of Alfie Onion, comes a charming new comic fairy tale for junior readers. It's not much fun being a princess: you have to be prim, proper and obedient. Princess Peony lives in a world full of magical creatures – hags, trolls, giants and fairy godmothers – but her father's strict rules leave her feeling bored and lonely. She wants to learn how to DO things, and cooking's at the top of her list. But when Peony borrows a recipe book from the public library, the king has the old librarian who tried to help her arrested for ""speaking out of turn"". Can Peony stand up to her father and make things right? A funny and uplifting story, brought to life by Marta Kissi's warm and expressive illustrations.
A hilarious adventure from the author of the bestselling
Who Let the Gods Out? series!
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021
'Twists, turns, spies and surprises. What more do you want?
Tears? Laughter? Maz Evans delivers them all.' FRANK
COTTRELL BOYCE
'Vi Spy: Licence to Chill is brilliant – knockabout,
laugh-a-minute, heartfelt fun' ROSS MONTGOMERY
'Wildly hilarious' THE GUARDIAN
Divorce is tough for any kid. But when – like Vi's parents
– your mum is ex-secret service and your dad is a retired
bad guy, 'till death do us part' takes on a whole new meaning.
And with her parents' focus on each other, the real super-villains
are having a field day. To save her family – and the world
– from evil domination, Vi must turn spy ...
The first book in a brand new middle-grade comedy adventure
series by the author of the Who Let the Gods Out?
series; book 1 shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize in 2018.
A laugh-out-loud funny, high-octane spy story perfect
for readers aged 8 and up.
Perfectly combines humour and heart: addresses the realities
of being caught between divorcing parents.
Praise for the WHO LET THE GODS OUT? series:
'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and I think
you're all going to love them too.' ROBIN STEVENS
'One of the funniest new voices in children's literature.
The laughs come thick and fast' DAVID SOLOMONS
'[A] relentlessly witty, fast-paced middle grade adventure'
M.G. LEONARD
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you've seen anything yet? You haven't. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise!
Meet the accident-prone T-Rex. First he loses his glasses, then he has one disaster after another: he can't tell his breakfast toast from a slipper, then he mistakes a prehistoric owl for his bath towel! A laugh-out-loud tale from legendary picture book duo Willis and Ross.
Praise for Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross: ""Rhyming books don't get better than Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross"" The i Paper
The Little Princess is jealous – all her friends' dads can do amazing things. The Cook bakes delicious cakes: the King burns buns. The Gardener takes his daughter on adventure-walks through the forest: the King gets lost on his way to bed. When the Maid volunteers to do these things with the Little Princess, it looks like her problems are over. But what if she has more in common with her dad than she realises?
Pippa is busy making a painting but her little brother wants to see! They soon get in a mess with all the paints!
The Tiddlers series features fun stories with a word count of fewer than 50 words for children who are just starting to read.
A word list at the beginning of the story allows for a quick check of the reader's ability to read and understand words before reading, and a puzzle at the end of the story encourages rereading for pleasure.
""It's been described as a cross between Alice
in Wonderland and The Crystal Maze and
it manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time."" Good
Housekeeping
""A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book"" Graham
Norton, Virgin Radio
A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure
story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist
Anita Mangan.
The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped at
the fairground was to go plummeting
right through the ground into the weird, wonderful
Rooms...
There he must face a series of puzzles and traps alongside
a mysterious girl called Cally, in order
for them to find their way home.
Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferocious
lions, some mind-blowing riddles, and get ready for a hilarious,
helter-skelter adventure like no other!
Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with loss
on an amazing adventure.
Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, Escape the Rooms
is also a story about friendship, overcoming fears and being
kind to yourself.
Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan's sister,
Anita
Check out Stephen and Anita's other books, The Fart
that Changed the World, The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge and The
Great Reindeer Rescue.
More praise for Escape the Rooms
""[Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined and deeply heartfelt,
and Anita Mangan's cartoonish and poignant illustrations capture
the tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizard
of Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands to
get home."" Hadley Freeman, Guardian
""A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination""
Edith Bowman
Princess Reverie never stops daydreaming about her Prince Charming. But she never seems to find him! Join in with her hilarious attempts to find her true love. Race Ahead with Reading is the perfect introduction to reading chapters with brand new page turning reads in five short bite size chapters, to encourage children to take the driving seat with their reading.
Meet the daring, the dangerous, the actually quite sleepy ... Safari Pug! The third book in a joyful FULL-COLOUR illustrated series for fans of Claude and Squishy McFluff
When Pug and Lady Miranda have a scary run-in with a lion one night (it might be hiding under the bed), Lady M decides Pug needs to face his fears and go on safari. Pug goes a bit wobbly when he finds out he'll be coming nose to nose with Florence, the rare white lion cub, but he soon realises that lions may not be the most dangerous thing in the wildlife park ...
Safari Pug is the third book in Laura James's beloved illustrated series about roly-poly Pug and his human, Lady Miranda. It is is perfect for fans of Claude and Squishy McFluff.
A great book with lovely pictures and typography for five- to seven-year-olds who are starting to read for themselves and like dogs with multiple chins - The Times on COWBOY PUG
Follow the wacky adventures of Sam (a zombie), Lin (a werewolf) and Danny (a demon) as they attempt to get through school without eating the teachers, running wild or raising hell. In Halloween Party, the three friends are struggling to find outfits for Halloween. What could they possibly go as...?
Halloween Party has been levelled at book band 7 Turquoise.
Monsters Like Us is a series of funny, accessible stories set in a familiar setting that will really give readers a boost up. Perfect for use with younger children, struggling readers or EAL students in a guided setting, or with independent readers looking for a confidence-boosting quick read.
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.
