Ned’s gotten into an elite new school. But there’s a problem -- everyone there can do magic. And Ned can’t. Ned tries to adjust to his new situation, avoid making enemies, and jump-start his magic skills, all with very little luck. Then, ...
No singing, no pets, no toys, no storiesBy order of the Sorcerer King Tarcorax has outlawed every kind of fun. He throws people into dungeons just for whistling. Rab is determined to deafeat him. With the help of a watch, a pirate, and a pig, he set...
An exciting and funny chapter book about the sea for 6 to 10 year-olds.Nobody can swim in the sea because of the sharks, until nasty millionaire Mr McBlister builds the ferocious robot Sharkbiter. In no time, the sharks have fled.But now Sharkbiter i...
Sam just loves sweet things. So when he wins a thousand giant rainbow lollipops, it's a dream come true. But very soon the dream turns into a disaster...A fast and funny chapter book for readers of 8 and over....
The parrot Neptune sails the high seas with the pirate Captain Snatchit. Then the pirate ship sinks - and Captain Snatchit decides to take over Parrot Island.With thrills, spills and laughs, it's pirates versus parrots in these three stories abo...
It's a huge, silver, table-tennis trophy, and it has Abby's name on it. So she's devastated when her brother Liam gets to keep it first. He won't even let her take it into school for Prize Assembly.So Abby decides to steal the trophy ...
Six stories about Custard Castle, which has three hundred dusty rooms, a King, a Queen, a Wizard - and a ghost! The ghost has always lived in Wizard Watchit's tower. But now the Wizard isn't scared of it any more - so it needs to find someone else wh...
Can an Ancient Egyptian mummy really have got up and walked out of the museum? Jake and Amber are the ones who unlocked its case, so they set out to hunt it down. But it's not an easy task! The mummy is causing chaos in the town - and they & ap...
Donal's school trip to the zoo turns into an unexpected journey across space. Accompanied only by a lofty camel and a stowaway lemming, he finds himself trapped on a alien spaceship which is hurtling towards a distant planet.The little green Meerie w...
I can't see you! said Oliver. You're not there.All Reece wants is to make friends with Oliver; to be one of the cool crowd at his new school. But Oliver snubs him, pretending Reece is invisible.So Reece hits on an ingenious way of getting his revenge...
Can a dog really learn to drive? Horace the car-mad hound thinks so; and he can't wait to get behind the wheel of his owner's car. With the help of two stunt hamsters, Tickety and Boo, and the supercilious snake Kimi, he sets out on the road - and dr...
Jack's mum insists he has new school shoes and the only ones they can find are horrid, black lace-ups. They are so stiff, noisy and uncomfortable that Jack suspects they must be monster shoes, especially when they seem to kick his classmates for no r...
What's a car-mad dog to do?When Horace the dog learnt to drive, all the dogs in town copied him. He's their hero - but now the dogs are banned from driving, and the cats have challenged them to a race! Since Horace has no car, he decides to build his...
It's fast, it's sleek, it's beautiful - it's the Golden Arrow car, first prize in a competition that Horace the driving dog is determined to win. All he has to do is build a car that uses alternative energy. Easy! What should he try? Wind, water or n...
Every time he howls - something dies!Doofus is a sad, black, abandoned puppy adopted from the dogs' home. But it soon becomes obvious to his new owner Holly and her animal-mad friend Clive that Doofus is no ordinary dog. Not only do his howls seem to...
""You cloned my leg?" asked Benbow, dazed."We cloned you, you numskull!" snapped Garracker. "Three perfect Benbows."Benbow is a police dog who patrols the abandoned City, home to gangs of street children and their dogs. When he loses"...
A starship crew meet a most unusual alien - who has a knack of getting them all into trouble! Read about their adventures in these four short, easy chapter books: Alien Ahoy, The Moon Monster, The Spooky Spaceship and The Runaway Space School....
What use is a cat that can't catch mice? Bobbins lives in an old cotton mill - now a museum - with three other cats who are much better at mousing than he is, and who make sure he knows it! Bobbins is determined to become as good at catching mice as ...
Custard Castle has three hundred dusty rooms, and only seven people - not to mention a Thing that guards the treasure room…These four easy, humorous stories for younger children are perfect for reading aloud, or for confident readers to enjoy o...
What is the secret of the mysterious black dog, Doofus? Can he really call up creatures from the distant past? When Holly and Clive take him to stay by the sea, strange things start to happen... This sequel to 'Doofus, Dog of Doom' can also be read a...
Humdrum the little hippo lives with his family - but why do none of them want to listen to his wonderful story? Maybe the giant crocodile will like it... This easy chapter book for younger readers is also perfect to read aloud....
A short fantasy book with a humorous twist.Kia finds a unicorn in the forest near her village - the first anyone has seen there for twenty years. But when she tells people the news, Sir Crabcut immediately announces his intention to hunt it down and ...