Jingle Smells, Jingle SmellsJingle all the way,Oh what fun it is to bea skunk on Santa's sleigh!It's Christmas eve and Jingle the little skunk can't WAIT to see all the twinkly fairy lights.But as he skips into town, his terrible WHIFFY stink causes ALL SORTS of trouble.Poor Jingle is convinced he's ruined Christmas . . . But when Santa himself is...

An imaginative story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.When Jack kicks his ball over the garden wall, he meets Abbie, his mysterious neighbour, who gives him a glimpse of a whole jungle next door. From slithering snakes to ferocious wolves, Abbie must face them all to get Jack his ball back. But when the tigers and g...

NO! I do NOT want to be so small!I wish I'd keep growing so I can be tall.This little boy is fed up with being so little. He wants to be as tall as his friends and his big brother. But when he loses his teddy bear up a tree, not even his new tall friend can get it back for him. Maybe with a little bit of help they can reach the...

  A delightful story based on the popular fairytale, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Princess Imelda has come up with a way to escape from the boring old palace and see the world. But while she's gone, the king and queen are convinced that she's been turned into a frog. When the magician the...

The last days of Narnia, and all hope seems lost as lies and treachery interweave to threaten the destruction of everything. As the battle lines are drawn, old friends are summoned back to Narnia, though none can predict the outcome in this magnificent ending to the famous series. This was the seventh and final book written in The Chronicles...

Drawn back to Narnia, Eustace Scrubb and his new friend Jill Pole are sent to rescue a captive prince. In a world where evil weaves a spell, Giants and Marsh-wiggles can be friend or foe, but the stakes are raised when they reach Underland and come face-to-face with a notorious and terrifying opponent. This was the fourth book written in The...

"Look sharp!" shouted Edmund. "All catch hands and keep together. This is magic. I can tell by the feeling. Quick!" Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sitting on a station platform when they sense the magic beginning again. Suddenly they are pulled back to the land of Narnia. Evil King Miraz and his army can only mean trouble for Narnia, and Prin...

Desperate to escape a harsh and narrow regime, two runaways unwittingly flee headlong into the centre of a terrible battle. This first sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes all the hallmarks of its famous predecessor, though this time the fate of Narnia is wound up in the lives of its own children, and a talking horse!...

"It's a magic wardrobe. There's a wood inside it, and it's snowing! Come and see," begged Lucy. Lucy has stumbled upon a marvellous land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals. But soon she discovers that it is ruled by the cruel White Witch, and can only be freed by Aslan, the great Lion, and four children. In the never-ending war bet...

Written after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S. Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel, with its story of time travel, sorcery, and magic rings, is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two y...

Mouse has never had a friend quite like Pig. Pig is so incredibly kind, endlessly thoughtful and fabulously fun, but he also has a big secret...he’s a tremendous worrier! When Pig gets the brilliant idea to throw a party for Mouse and their friends, he can’t help but think of everything that could possibly go wrong. After all, what if a...

The extraordinarily inventive and inspiring new middle-grade novel from the rapturously acclaimed author of Bloom. This is the story of Kirsten, an apparently happy and successful 11-year-old YouTube star who meets a ship that comes alive...and is claimed by it as its new captain as it breaks free from its dry dock. Inspired by the true history of...

Meet Rory Branagan - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not actually. But he is the best detective in town. Sixth in a hilarious comedy-crime series for ages eight and up. Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am actually a detective. And I am about to face more DEADLY DANGER than ever. There are seven books in the Rory Branagan (detective) series, and t...

A brand-new adventure about animals and friendship. From the legendary author of the best-selling Frankie Foster series, Jean Ure. Eleven-year-old best friends Hannah and Katy love animals. Every weekend, they learn to ride at Mrs Foster’s Riding School, where they meet a loveable horse named Rosie. Rosie isn’t able to ride like the oth...

A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling book maker, Oliver Jeffers. Read by Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant, these captivating stories are brought to life with music and sound effects. Stretching from the moon all the way to the South Pole, follow the boy and the pengui...

The new children’s book from number one best-selling author David Walliams. On a volcanic island, in the middle of shark-infested waters, stands the Cruel School. The lessons are appalling, the school dinners are revolting and the teachers are terrifying - especially the mysterious science teacher Doctor Doktur. When Larker is sent to the sch...

A chaotically magical sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places - the bedrooms, t...

Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am a detective, and the time has come for me to solve the biggest and most important mystery in my life: where is my dad? The Dame Norton Diamond, the most expensive jewel ever stolen, has been missing for seven years - and so has my dad. Bad guys want to find him. The police want to find him. I need to get there first,...

A wild, laugh-out-loud adventure through the not-so-great outdoors, from the author of How to Rob a Bank and That Time I Got Kidnapped. Ideal for listeners aged 10 and up. After Will is caught listening to music on his phone in class again, his mum has had enough. Will is sent to a ‘rewilding’ camp in the middle of the woods for kids ad...

Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series – and their most epic test yet. In a matter of days, the world will change. Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones — she who is destined to...

A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howls Moving Castle, now a major animated film. Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air&he...