When Petronella puts an ad in a local paper for baby sitting ‘monsters’, little does she realise that she will be in huge demand for… well, monster babies. A series of funny, mischievous books that will delight boys and girls alike. Similarly, the ‘Horrid Henry’ series will appeal to both genders. Children love them, even if...
Unhappy at boarding school, a young boy called Bertie runs away and is rescued by an old lady who tells him the tale of another boy called Bertie who saved an orphaned white lion cub in Africa. The tale of Bertie and the lion cub is set long before and ultimately is a story of...
Different views from people in the park… First a woman takes her child and her dog out for a walk and treats her child like her dog but is bothered, however, when another dog comes up and sniffs her dog’s bottom. As soon as her child goes off to play, his mother does not appreciate...
A rich, elderly man has a dream to show his grandson the sun, which is hidden above the polluted sky. When his grandchild requests to build a tower to the sun, the old man agrees. Will they ever see the sun? Along with Colin Thompson’s other books, The Tower to the Sun has beautiful illustrations....
Part of the ‘Happy Families’ series, Mrs Wobble (as her name suggests) is the story of a hazard prone waitress. Needless to say, when she has to carry a jelly to a customer, it is a recipe for disaster! There are many more books in this series including Mr Cosmo the Conjuror, Mrs Plug the Plumber, Mrs...
What would you do if you had a gigantic turnip stuck in the ground, in your garden? I think you would do what the old man and the old women did. One fine March morning, the elderly couple sowed their vegetables so they could grow tasty food to eat. But the turnip they planted grew...
From the creators of The Gruffalo comes the wonderful tale of a new hero: Superworm! When Beetle falls down the well, who comes to her rescue? Who saves Baby Frog from the perils of the road? Who entertains the children by turning into a skipping rope? You guessed! Good old Superworm! But beware! Wicked Lizard...
In this story, three owl babies awake to find that their mother has gone and they are all alone. In the dark of the night they begin to worry. When will their mother return? This is a lovely, enchanting story which deals with childhood worries, reassuring the owl chicks and reader alike. Of course, all...
This tale tells of a young princess who can’t laugh. On the other side of town, a lazy boy sets out to find work. However, doing everything his mother tells him, he ends up in quite a muddle, but can he still make the sad princess laugh? Submerge yourself and your kids in this fun-packed...
An ordinary family discover they have something unusual in the walls of their old house; however, if these creatures come out, it’s all over… How will they fix the mess that they’re in? Lucy, a young girl, begins hearing strange noises in her house. She insists that its wolves in the walls but her family...