Today is the day all the fireworks have been waiting for! It’s time for the ‘Famously Fabulous Firework Display’! That is, all the fireworks are looking forward to it, except one. As the others bounce and twirl and swirl in excitement, Freya begins to cry. The sky is GINORMOUS, and she’s so small, how can…
Translated by Tim and Sofia Smith-Laing What a wonderful bug hotel! There’s a room for everyone and each one is comfortable and even better – they are all the same. You would imagine each guest from Molly Moth and Billie Bee to Willy Woodlouse would be perfectly happy to live there. Well they might be,…
**PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW ** Welcome to the wonderful Palace of Facts! Accompanied by Pip, Alice and their dog Charley you are invited to explore every room to discover 400 amazing facts. You may choose to start with the map or delve right in at a random page, perhaps the Treasure Room where you can learn…
What happens when a one-dog band plays by the local bandstand and a fiddle playing fox asks if she can join in? Well of course the dog says yes but that’s only the beginning! Here comes a bear with a big bass drum, a turtle on a trumpet and so many more. Are there too…
Young giant Corman is on a life saving mission! Giant hunter Jacq can’t shake the feeling something is wrong with the city of Fathach – apart that is from the fact it is built entirely from the bones of giants! All set to join the ranks of the giant hunters with best friend Joe, Jacq…
Meet accident-prone Tassalonia Monk and delve into the rich world of the Isles of Peryll in this fabulous new adventure by Amy Sparkes. Orphaned as a baby and raised by the Chief Steward, Tassie is flabbergasted to learn she may be the islands only hope when the deadly Shadow rises once more. And yet, can…
All the baby creatures want to play during the day except for Platypus’s puggle who only wants to snuggle. Can anyone wake puggle? As everyone eventually settles down to sleep, there’s a surprise in store! Get ready to party! Could you do a magic trick like Hen’s chicks or score a goal like Horse’s foal?…
Get ready to set your imagination on fire! Although this is started as a journal to document the quest to discover the sea nomads, instead we are immediately launched into a swashbuckling and at times heartbreaking and breath-taking adventure! After accidentally discovering an illegal cargo stashed aboard a ferry, our adventurer is thrown overboard by…
Did you know the first recorded women’s football match is believed to have been a Ladies’ International played in Edinburgh with Scotland against England in 1881! Not everyone was happy about this though and they faced opposition from those who thought playing football was unseemly for women. The British Ladies Football Club had its first…
A Woodland Explorer’s Club. A little bit of peace to enjoy the wonderful woodland she loves, that’s all Trix asks for. Luckily, with Mum taking a moment to read quietly by the ‘reading tree’, Trix has the opportunity to build herself a den. Not just any den, Trix has perfected her den making skills! As…
PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW! Life as a lighthouse keeper can be lonely at times. Luckily for Cliff, a seagull lands on his head and decides to stay there! Delighted to have company, Cliff is surprised when the townspeople are not happy about him encouraging the seagull. Soon Cliff and his seagull feel so unwelcome, they stop…
Storm by Claire Saxby, Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft We are at the seashore, it is the calm before the storm. Then the breeze begins to build and the birds and sea creatures, both above and in the water, seek shelter. A storm is on the way. What happens in the clouds, to the wind, to…
Tiny turtle Tula is the first to appear in the Grand Hatching, followed by little brother Tiny. The race to the sea is on. As the other creatures watch they cheer on the hatchlings. Surely Tula will be the first to reach the water! She’s getting so close until she looks behind. Oh no! Tiny…
Bobby Bain is football mad but he’s not the only one! When a football tournament is announced, Bobby’s friends Bella and Maisie want to enter their team. The only problem is, girls aren’t allowed to play in the tournament. Can Bobby put into practice everything he has learnt about his Sikh culture to change the…
Mei Mei didn’t mean to break her Ama’s favourite cup! She feels so badly about it, she’s tempted to run away BUT Ama doesn’t say anything and instead gives Mei Mei a slice of delicious cake. Can Mei Mei let the cat, Mimi take the blame for breaking the cup when it was really her…
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