Shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by the award-winning UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026 Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an funny out-of-this-world adventure. Perfect for children aged 8+ and illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton.
'Full of heart and emotion that might just bring a tear to your eye' - Tom Fletcher, author of The Creakers
Can a dog from outer space save the world?
When Prez meets Sputnik – a small, loud alien – he's shocked to hear that the world is about to be destroyed. Unless Prez can show Sputnik ten things worth seeing or doing on Earth . . .
But Prez's list of amazing things is not quite the same as Sputnik's – will it be enough to save the planet?
'A wonderful and exciting story about friendship and appreciating what you have' - Independent
Join Special Agent Fangs Enigma - the world's greatest vampire spy - and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle society's worst criminal monsterminds. First in a new series of comedy horror adventures from the bestselling author of Scream Street
Special Agent Fangs Enigma and his sidekick, werewolf Agent Puppy Brown, were recruited by secret intelligence agency MP1 (Monster Protection, 1st division) to stop the world’s super(natural) villains and monster criminals from realizing their evil plans. In Operation: Golden Bum, Agents Fangs and Brown are drafted in to investigate a string of high-profile robberies. The presence of an unidentifiable foul smell at all of the crime scenes leads MP1 to suspect that this is no ordinary robber but one with magical abilities. Can the world’s greatest vampire spy and his sidekick sniff out the thief before he puts his stinker of a plan into action?
Short stories to make you howl! This hilarious collection will get a laugh from any reader! More than 25 short stories feature characters like a rogue elephant, a short-sighted dentist, naughty schoolboys and little girls who ask a lot of questions. Brilliantly illustrated by Mik Brown, these short stories are great fun to share with friends and family.
Before he wrote 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', before the Baudelaires became orphans, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket asked all the wrong questions. Four to be exact. This is the account of the second question.
In the fading town of Stain’d-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl.
Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery store? Or could she have stopped at the diner? Is it really any of your business?
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent. You’ll laugh only if you find humour in gothic and mysterious things involving detectives and crime solving.
Lemony’s other literary outings in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ have sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey and a Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. These regrettable developments mean that millions of fans have found out about the dreadful plight of the Baudelaire orphans, but you do not have to. You have been warned.
Have you read all four mysterious titles in the Wrong Questions series?
‘Who Could That Be at the This Hour?’
‘When Did You See Her Last?’
‘Shouldn’t You Be in School?’
‘Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?'
Author Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else. He is a broken man, wracked with misery and despair as a result of writing 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'. He spends his days wandering the countryside weeping and moaning and his evenings eating hastily-prepared meals.
Artist Seth has portrayed suspicious circumstances and shady characters in much of his work. He is a multi-award-winning cartoonist, author and artist, whose works include Palookaville and Clyde Fans.
A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and… a new girlfriend!
Bitsy, or ‘Jelly Baby’ as she’s sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners might not always be at the table, but none of them ever minded!
Until one day Dad brings home a girlfriend – and everything changes. Now it looks like it might be down to the Jelly Baby of the family to keep it from falling apart…
Horrid Henry comes roaring back in a new story collection enhanced by Miranda Richardson's reading and really horrid music and sound effects Unabridged. Stories about this naughty little boy have sold over 500,000 copies in various formats. ""Unmissable entertainment... hilarious fun for car journeys' - AudioBookseller
From the creator of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, comes an out-of-this-world
friendship adventure - now in full colour.
Mr Mosquito lives on Mercury, but he hates it there. The days are
800 degrees, and the heat melts his flip-flops, while the long nights
are almost 300 degrees below zero! His toothpaste is always
frozen.
One day Mr. Mosquito looks through his telescope and sees all the
happy mice living on planet Earth. With a powerful ray, he zaps
his fingernail clippings and grows them into massive mutant mosquitoes.
Then they climb aboard a spaceship to conquer Earth.
Luckily for all of us, Ricky Ricotta and his giant Robot save the
day-using lots of Flip-O-Rama action scenes and insect battles that
children will love.
A hilarious adventure story for fans of David Walliams and Roald Dahl Twins Burt and Camilla are in competition with each other about everything - everything, down to the very oxygen they breathe. So they jump at the chance when they hear about the ultimate competition that will guarantee just one person eternal glory.
Ally's not usually superstitious, but something freaky's happening in Crouch End. Like milk that turns green, wandering garden gnomes and things that go bump in the night. Are Dark Forces at work or is it just a joke? Another warm and funny saga about the Love family and their friends.
Join Special Agent Fangs Enigma – the world's greatest vampire spy – and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle society's worst criminal monsterminds. Sixth in a new series of comedy horror adventures from the bestselling author of Scream Street.
Special Agent Fangs Enigma and his sidekick, werewolf Agent Puppy Brown, were recruited by secret intelligence agency MP1 (Monster Protection, 1st division) to stop the world’s super(natural) villains and monster criminals from realizing their evil plans. In Mission: Lullaby, super-villain wannabe Derek Dopper has hired two unlikely henchmen - Agents Enigma and Brown! Fangs and Puppy are undercover investigating the criminal organization known as GLOVE. Can Fangs and Puppy catch
GLOVE’s head honcho Mr Big or will they return empty-handed?
