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 HAPPY CAT FIRST READERS  

The new Happy Cat First Readers list is just right for boys and girls bursting to read on their own. Irresistible titles and humorous stories will capture children’s interest while short chapters, simple text and plenty of illustrations make reading fun. First Readers . . .

  • Benefit from a strong, identifiable cover look
  • Carry clear indications of reading levels for parents and teachers
  • Capture children’s interest with engaging stories, and irresistible titles
The Ship's Kitten

The Ship's Kitten (June 2008)
Matilda Webb, illustrated by Ian Benfold-Hayward

In a small fishing town, on an island entirely surrounded by stormy winter sea, a little kitten, all alone in the wind and the rain, looks for a home.

A heartwarming and funny story for younger readers.

9781905117833
Paperback     £4.99

What Dino Saw

What Dino Saw
Victor Kelleher

Jenny finds a big, egg-shaped thing down by the river. When she brings it home it hatches - and out pops a baby dinosaur.

What on earth is she going to do with it?

9781905117802
£3.99

   
alien

Fibby Libby, written and illustrated by Ros Asquith

Libby is ordinary in every way – except for her EXTRA-ordinary imagination.

Ros Asquith wrote and illustrated the best-selling Teenage Worrier series, which has been translated into more than ten languages, and the Trixie Tempest series. Ros is also cartoonist for The Guardian. She lives in London.

Fibby Libby
May 2008
9781905117642
£4.99
Fibby Libby
September 2008
9781905117635
£4.99
Fibby Libby
July 2008
9781905117628
£4.99
 
Squeak Street

Squeak Street, by Emily Rodda

Meet the mice of Squeak Street – a charming new series for beginner readers by Emily Rodda.

There's Old Bun in Number One, One-Shoe in Number Two, Fee-Fee in Number Three and many more all with an adventure to tell.

Happy Cat’s reputation for superb books for first readers is growing all the time and these books are just right for boys and girls bursting to read on their own.

Old Bun and the Burglar

Old Bun and the Burglar
Emily Rodda

Old Bun can’t believe his luck when three strong mice offer to guard his piles of cheese. But are they all that they seem? His friends in Squeak Street come to his rescue!

9781905117512
£3.99

One Shoe's Wishes

One Shoe's Wishes
Emily Rodda

One-Shoe loves collecting precious and beautiful objects and when he finds a dusty bottle on his travels he knows it’s a treasure. But is that really a genie inside?

9781905117529
£3.99

Fee-Fee's Holiday

Fee-Fee's Holiday
Emily Rodda

There are lots of friendly mice in Squeak Street all with a story to tell!

9781905117536
£3.99

Pink-Paw's Painting

Pink-Paw's Painting
Emily Rodda

These gentle stories with special pencil illustrations by Andrew McLean are just right for young readers and their parents.

9781905117543
£3.99

Pop-Up Fox

Pop-Up Fox
Janeen Brian

B format paperback
Ages 5 - 7
9781905117383
£3.99

Duck Sounds

Duck Sounds
James Moloney

B format paperback
Ages 5 - 7
9781905117437
£3.99

First Friend

First Friend
Christobel Mattingley

B format paperback
Ages 5 - 7
9781905117390
£3.99

The Magic Wand

The Magic Wand

When Becky's little brother Ed annoys her, she puts a spell on him with her magic wand, and he disappears!

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117246

£3.99

Tim and Tig

Tim and Tig
Victor Kelleher

9781905117819
£3.99

The Little Penguin

The Little Penguin
Raewyn Caisley

9781905117581
£3.99

   
When Anna Slept Over

When Anna Slept Over

Josie is Anna's best friend. Anna has played at Josie's housse. She's even stayed there for dinner, but she's never slept over. Until now . . .

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117253
£3.99

Bad Buster

Bad Buster

Being bad was what Buster did best! Nobody was better at being bad than Buster Reed - he flicked paint, said rude words to girls, stuck chewing gum under the seat and wore the same socks for weeks at a time. Naturally no one wants to know him. But Buster would like a friend to play with, can he ever manage to find one?

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117239
£3.99

The Littlest Pirate

The Littlest Pirate

Meet the littlest pirate in the world! Nicolas Nosh's family won't let him go to sea and he's bored. "I'll show them," he says. And when the fierce pirate Captain Red Beard kidnaps his family, he sets sail to rescue them!

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117222
£3.99

The Gorilla Suit

The Gorilla Suit

Tom was given a gorilla suit for his birthday. He wears it everywhere, even to the zoo. Then he gets to meet the real gorillas and things get very complicated indeed.

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117260
£3.99

The Littlest Pirate and the Hammerheads

The Littlest Pirate and the Hammerheads

He may be the littlest pirate in the world, but he's also the bravest! Evil Captain Hammerhead has sailed away with the family treasure! Quick, Nicholas Nosh, you can catch him but you'll need all your courage!

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117277
£3.99

The Mermaid’s Tail

The Mermaid’s Tail

Have you ever longed to be a mermaid? Crystal has! Her mother makes her a flashing, silver tail and she wears it at the swimming pool - it makes her feel very brave in the water. But it isn't like being a real mermaid - the tail doesn't feel real enough. Until one night when Crystal wears her tail to bed!

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117215
£3.99

The Princess and the Unicorn

The Princess and the Unicorn

No one believes in unicorns any more, do they? Except Princess Lily, that is. So when the king falls ill and the only thing that can cure him is the magic of a unicorn, it's up to her to find one. Can Lily find a magical unicorn in time?

As seen on Jackanory Junior

B4 format paperback
Ages 5 – 7

9781905117208
£3.99

 
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