When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile ever get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup? This traditional African-Caribbean tale is ret...
Ed's mother unexpectedly disappears, and soon another woman has moved in and persuaded his father to send Ed to live with his grandad in Shropshire. Ed soon learns of the Witch of Mitchell Fold, who, legend has it, broke a fairy's spell and was bur...
Everyone knows how rude and grumpy bears can be if they don''t get enough sleep! When a bad-tempered bear trips over a tiny turtle, no-one can foresee the consequence. When Turtle challenges Bear to a race along the lakeshore, Bear is confident abo...
Ed and his friend Zack are on holiday in London, where Ed keeps noticing the particularly friendly and intelligent rats coming out of the cellars. Following a rat into an abandoned underground station, Ed finds himself on a weird journey into London'...
When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by And...
There is a party on the train and all the animals are jumping aboard with their instruments. Follow the pace and rhythm of a locomotive as the party starts off slow and gets wilder and wilder then slows back down to a snooze at bedtime.
...Badger is happy living in his neat and tidy burrow â€" until Big Bad Bully Goat decides to move in! Bully Goat has such a fearsome reputation that even Badger’s biggest friends are too scared to help. All seems lost until help arrives from a very u...
Dragon and Mousie woke up to a white world where their forest was, just last night. They build a ladder to the sky, right up to the Snow Factory, where the Cloud Angel gives them a very special present....
Saturday night will never be the same again! This hilarious play is packed with cheesy chat-up lines, girls with attitude, wannabe Romeos, awkward teenagers, and comedy-act bouncers. Fast-paced and fun, this is the perf...
Mountain Lion terrorises all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning plan which brings them lasting freedom. Retold w...
The Bush animals are fed up of Dingo dog’s bullying and generate a storming idea to teach him a lesson. This traditional Australian ''Tale with a Twist'' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters, and delightfully illustr...
Featuring turbo-charged trees, double agent forests and leaves that perform magic, this is a wide-ranging collection of fun, lyrical and thought-provoking poems. Some have already appeared on programmes such as Blue Peter, Poetry Please and BBC Poetr...
When Prince Siddhartha sees a wounded swan fall from the sky, he tries to save it. But his cousin Devadatta, who shot the swan, wants to claim it as his own. Who is right, and can Siddhartha save the swan?...
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This traditional Himalayan 'Tale with a Twist' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters....
When a Faberge egg is stolen and makes an appearance on the black market, Charlie's ex-con dad is an immediate suspect. But the Skateboard Detectives know that he's been set up, and they know just how to get the real criminals bang to rights......
When Eva's uncle goes back on his word and refuses to reward her the cow he promised in return for her hard work, she is not about to stand back and let him. Her father goes up against her uncle to battle it out in front of the local judge. The j...
Book Band: Lime, ideal for ages 6+
A quirky reworking of the traditional stories of the spider god Anansi from west Africa by Andrew Fusek Peters.
Nyame the sky god has a special treasure - in a big, brass chest are all the stor...
Matt wakes up alone, in a room rapidly filling with poison gas. How did he get here? And more importantly, how is he going to escape? Breathe and You Die! is a lightning-fast thriller with a plot involving poison gas and international intrigue, writt...
A short thriller that's high on suspense! This is a perfect page turner if you want to finish a story in one sitting, especially for reluctant and struggling readers. Cool, edgy computer hackers, Kiran and Ros are teens on a mission to fight crime a...
A short thriller that's high on suspense! This is a perfect page turner if you want to finish a story in one sitting, especially for reluctant and struggling readers. Cool, edgy computer hackers, Kiran and Roz are teens who set out to fight crime an...
A short thriller that's high on suspense! This is a perfect page turner if you want to finish a story in one sitting, especially for reluctant and struggling readers. Cool, edgy computer hackers, Kiran and Roz are teens who set out to fight crime an...
A child recounts his experience of losing his father to depression in this poignant and beautifully illustrated picture book. The boy's father disappears into a world without color. As the father seeks help, color begins to reappear and with it hope....
Book Band: Gold (Ideal for ages 6+)An entertaining retelling of a traditional tale, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.The king has a problem. A big problem. He doesn't have any children to rule the kingdom next. But an ...