On an ordinary morning, in an ordinary flat, an up-till-now perfectly ordinary Bertha does an extraordinary burp. A burp so humongously big that very soon it's causing havoc in the school canteen, the
The Little Princess is putting on a puppet show in her new puppet theatre. But as she goes about making the tickets and the refreshments, she doesn't notice her puppets getting more and more tangled.
The Little Princess hates having her hair combed. There are always tangles and it always hurts! When the King agrees to put her in charge of combing, she makes sure that everyone in the castle has bea
The Little Princess has decided she wants to be a pirate, and nobody in the kindgom is safe. After all, pirates are naughty, and the Little Princess is determined to be a proper pirate. But that means
When a new music box arrives at the castle and captures everyone's attention, the Little Princess decides to learn to play an instrument too. She makes herself a funnel trumpet and is soon practising
When the Little Princess decides to open her own shop, it's a roaring success! The King and his courtiers are soon queuing up to buy the ingenious objects on her stall. But when the happy customers me
The Little Princess is determined not to put anything on her feet, until the Maid shows her a special box. The gleaming red shoes inside are too wonderful for words. Now the Little Princess is so prou
The Little Princess wants to play camping, but she can't even get started. Every time she builds a tent, a grown-up steps in to spoil her fun. Again and again, the Little Princess and her toys are for
A collection of fiction short stories by leading teen writers about losing your virginityIncluding Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine, and Mary Hooper
Piper is a gentle dog, courageous and anxious to please. His mother told him to always obey his master, and he does his best to follow her advice. But when his grim new master treats Piper badly, he i
Little Rhino is rude to everyone, and has been since the day he was born. He sticks his tongue out, he makes rude noises, and he waves his bottom at anyone in front of him, with no respect for person
Sam Pargeter and his younger brother and sister have always been poor. But, in their tiny house in the country, with Ma and Pa, they were one big happy family. Until Pa goes off to America to seek the
When Old Al Haji Amadu takes his mischievious, troublesome goats to market to sell them, he encounters many surprises and when he gets home he finds the biggest surprise of all.
The Colonel is missing, and Aunt Emily is sad and severe again. But what does the Colonel's disappearance have to do with two notorious toy thieves? Daniel sets to work to find out. With the help of s
Brings you ten ghost stories: from a ghost walk around York; to a drowned boy, who's determined to find someone to play with; to a lost child trapped in a mirror, ready to pull you in; to devilish cre
Tam is unhappy at home and often takes refuge in the ruins of Thowt It Farm. But then one day he is transported back to the Second World War. Alone and afraid, he makes friends with May, who has been
Canine confusion! Children will love this great read-aloud story with its happy endingIn a quiet house in a noisy town, lives a quiet woman and a noisy dog. On the other side of the noisy town lives a
A wonderful collection of comic tales, told in an engaging comic strip format style, about the lovable but dopey cat, BootsIn the first of three hilarious stories told in graphic novel style in this b
An irresistible bedtime tale, reissued with all-new illustrations, and now in paperback Jim wonders what to do when a shaggy blue head pops up from under his bed and complains about having to sleep on
Betty and Maud are the best of friends, and so surely their stuffed toys are too! But despite what Betty and Maud might think, Duck and Penguin are definitely NOT friends. They do not want to swing to