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When her mother is poorly Anna goes to stay with Grandpa Bill and Nanny Jean at Peak Dale Farm. At night she can hear the river going chitter-chatter outside and the owl going hoo-hoo from the tree. But she doesn’t like it. She wants to go home. Gradually Anna gets to know the animals on the farm, including a Charolais calf born on Valentine’s Day. Soon the two are best friends, and having lots of adventures!
Touching, warm and funny stories in a new series by an enormously talented author.
A Calf called Valentine 9781905117882
Valentine’s Day 9781905117899
7+ £4.99
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A timeless collection of short stories from an award-winning author.
When Willa meets Old Miss Annie she is frightened of the old lady with her wooly hair and bumpy, twisted hands, but they soon become the best of friends. They both love animals and between them they help out a goat, a pony and a fox in these charming stories about country life.
Highly commended for the Carnegie Medal
9781846471193 7+ £4.99
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Introducing keen bean ballerina Tilly Tiptoes...
With parents who are lead dancers at the Royal Ballet, aspiring ballerina Tilly has the perfect excuse to spend heaps of time helping out backstage, working with the wardrobe mistress, practising her pirouettes at her special Extras Class and having all kinds of fun.
Caroline Plaisted, author of the Glitter Girls and Brownies series knows exactly what it’s like to grow up behind the scenes of a ballet, a hidden world she brings to life in these charming stories.
Tilly Tiptoes and the Grand Surprise 9781846471230
Tilly Tiptoes and the Gala Show 9781846471353
7 + £4.99
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Roodica the Rude and the Chariot Challenge
978 1 846470 73 8
£4.99 7+ |
Roodica the Rude and the Famous Flea Trick
978 1 846470 72 1
£4.99 7+ |
Roodica the Rude: Who Stole the River?
978 1 846470 74 5
£4.99 7+ |
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A funny and exciting new series from a top author!
Long, long ago, when wolves and bears roamed the land, and before underpants had been invented, the Romans conquered Britain. Romans 1 – Celts 0. The Romans built fine houses and straight roads, they encouraged the Celts to take baths. But not everyone liked the Romans. Lots of people fought back. No one more stubbornly than Queen Goodica’s youngest daughter Roodica the Rude!
MARGARET RYAN is a former teacher who has written over eighty books for children between the ages of five and eleven including the Airy Fairy and Littlest Dragon series. She won a Scottish Arts Council Award for her book The Queen’s Birthday Hat. She was born in Paisley and now lives in St Andrews. |
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The Ghosts of Creakie Hall
Creakie Hall, the ancestral home of the Bogey-Mandeville family, is falling down! There’s no money to fix it so it’s time for the family ghosts Miasma and Marmaduke to glide down from the attic and lend a haunting hand! A fun series for young readers from a best-selling author.
Karen Wallace is an award-winning children’s author with over 50 books to her name including Raspberries on the Yangtze, shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Lady Violet Winters Case Book series. She is particularly good at writing for 7-10 year-olds – ‘superb, entertaining and original’ in the words of The School Librarian. Born in Canada she now lives in Herefordshire with her husband, author Sam Llewellyn.
Ace Ghosts 9781846470929 £4.99 7+
Ghouls Rule 9781847460974 £4.99 7+
Funky Phantom 9781846471261 £4.99 7+
Star Spooks 9781846471247 £4.99 7+ |
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Fearless Fiona and the Mystery of the Great Stone Haggis - and more!
9781905117444 £4.99 |
Fearless Fiona and the Mothproof Hall Mystery- and more!
9781905117451 £4.99 |
Spooky Beasts
9781905117468 £4.99 |
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The Yetis Hunt For Sir Quinton Quest
Intrepid Sir Quinton Quest is back from his latest expedition, but he’s not happy. Young upstart Ffindly Ffoothold is after his Explorer of the Year cup and Sir Quinton is convinced he’ll use fair means or foul to win it! Meanwhile, the Yetis fancy a break in London, and Lady Cynthia is planning her wildest party yet!
9781846470707 £4.99 7+ |
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Sir Quentin Quest Hunts the Yeti
Intrepid Sir Quinton loves going on bonkers expeditions and always takes his faithful butler Muggins with him. Meanwhile Lady Cynthia stays at home to hold the fort - and have a really good time in his absence! In this adventure, Sir Quinton is off on another death defying expedition. His mission? To prove that Yetis definitely DON'T exist!
Soon to be a major animated film!
9781846470578 £4.99 7+ |
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Hilda Offen is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator with many best-selling books in print. She won the Smarties Gold Award for her picture book Nice Work. |
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Knee High to a Knight
The King of Little Twittelberg has had an accident and can’t fight in the jousts at the Royal Tournament. So Prince Pom must take his place. His opponent is Sir Wilbert the Weedy – unfortunately he’s not quite what he sounds …. Just as well Pom’s friend Laura is there to help!
9781846470851 £4.99 7+
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The Galloping Ghost
Poor Josh! As though having to go on a poetry course wasn't bad enough – there's a ghost after him too!
Another brilliantly funny story from the author of Watch Out for Witches and The Wizard's Warning.
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
9781905117666 £4.99
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The Wizard's Warning
Poor old Prince Florian! According to an old prophecy no-one can be king of Little Twittleburg unless they've got a fine head of hair, and his father is getting very thin on top.
Not only will Florian have to take over but first he will have to complete the Four Tasks - even the one about taming a dragon. Luckily his best friend Laura Jones is there to help.
9781905117611 £4.99
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When Jamie discovers a magic cape he thinks all his dreams are about to come true, if only his annoying younger brother would just stop bugging him all the time... Humorous adventures for anyone who’s just wished their brother or sister would just get lost!
Pete Johnson is a very well known children’s author with lots of prize-winning books to his name including How to Train Your Parents and Help! I’m a Classroom Gambler. Pete is a popular visitor to schools and libraries.
Bug Brother 9781846470875
Invisible Brother 9781846471018
Detective Brother 9781846471179
7+ £4.99k
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The Mucker’s Tale
Once upon a time, in a tiny kingdom hidden so high in the mountains that clouds kept bumping into the castle walls, lived a stable boy.
Nothing ever changes in the tiny kingdom, and it feels like nothing ever happens. Until one day something did happen and everything changed.
That was the day the raiders came, the day our mucker had to be a hero!
9781846470936 £4.99 7+
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Philomena Wonderpen and the Best Birthday Ever!
Ian Bone, illustrated by Janine Dawson
Hi, I'm Philomena Wonderpen. My best friend, George, sometimes calls me Philomena Daydreamer. I loooove daydreams.
Imagine if you could draw your dreams with a magic pen. What would you draw? A beautiful black horse? A magic carpet?Or even better, would you make yourself the teacher? Then you could boss the whole class!
9781905117758 £4.99
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Philomena Wonderpen is a teeny weeny doll
Ian Bone, illustrated by Janine Dawson
Hi, I'm Philomena Wonderpen. I can make drawings come true with my wonder pen. I drew some rocket shoes for the school races that made me zoooooooom! It's so much fun - but sometimes things go wrong. Like when I took my wonder pen to the Silver Ticket Hunt at Toy Universe. I wanted to win a mountain of toys with my friends, but I ended up driving a toy car ... flying an aeroplane... and hiding from giants. Yikes!
9781905117765 £4.99
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Size Twelve
Robert Westall
Valley Road Primary School has seen better days. The pupils run wild and the teachers have given up.
Then a large black cat wanders in through the gates and everything changes.
A classic cat story from a master storyteller!
9781846470684 £4.99
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The White Elephant
Sid Fleischman
Run-Run the elephant boy loves elephants above all things. So when spiteful Prince Noi presents him with a magnificent white elephant he cannot understand why this is punishment . . .
Inspired by a true story from old Thailand, this is a unique animal adventure from an award-winning author.
9781846470561 £4.99
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Tommy Niner and
the Mystery Spaceship
9781905117420 £4.99 |
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Tommy Niner and
the Planet of Danger
9781905117413 £4.99 |
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Tommy Niner and
the Moon of Doom
9781905117406 £4.99 |
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Septimouse Supermouse!
1 903285 59 3
9781903285596 £3.99 |
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Septimouse Big Cheese!
1 903285 65 8
9781903285657 £3.99 |
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Septimouse and the Cheese Party
1 903285 70 4
9781903285701 £3.99 |
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Broomstick Services
1 903285 71 2
9781903285718 £3.99 |
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Broomstick Removals
1 903285 72 0
9781903285725 £3.99 |
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Broomstick Rescues
1 903285 73 9
9781903285732 £3.99 |
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Broomstick Baby
1 903285 747
9781903285749 £3.99 |
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There's a Troll at the
Bottom of my Garden!
1 905117 14 0
9781905117147 £3.99 |
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There's a Troll at the
Bottom of our Street!
1 905117 159
9781905117154 £3.99 |
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There's a Troll at the
Top of Our Tip!
1 905117167
9781905117161 £3.99 |
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Old Tom's Guide to Being Good
1 905117 12 4
9781905117123 £3.99 |
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Old Tom Goes to Mars
1 905117 13 2
9781905117130 £3.99 |
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Old Tom
1 905117 10 8
9781905117109 £3.99 |
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Old Tom at the Beach
1 905117 11 6
9781905117116 £3.99 |
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The Conker as Hard as a Diamond
9781903285459 £3.99 |
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Justin and the Demon Drop Kick
1 903285 98 4
9781903285985
Rights: World £3.99 |
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