A racy, rhythmical picture book from a dynamic picture book duo
A little girl wants to visit her father AND she wants to learn to ride her bicycle, which seems to her the perfect reason to persuade him to help her learn. She has all the trouble with balancing and speed control that every learner remembers but at last she is whipping down the path in the park screaming: It s all right you can let go now. But Dad sees his daughter speeding away and he wonders: will she really come back to him?"

An unforgettably funny, animal adventure story about a little bird with big dreams from award-winning author Jeanne Willis. One of the fantastic titles in the brand new Awesome Animals series - the funniest fiction, starring the wildest wildlife, from prize winning authors.

The Bog Baby is a magical story by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward When two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby. Small and blue with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to make him their secret. I won't tell if you won't. But the bog baby is a wild thing, and when he becomes poorly, the girls decide they must tell their mum. And she tells them the greatest lesson: if you really love something, you have to let it go. Jeanne wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She...

When two little girls visit their grandparents, it seems like a brilliant idea to camp outside for the night. But then the dark comes and it doesn't seem such a good idea after all

Ariotous, toilet-humor tale of two children's speculation while in line for the bathroom"""Who's in the loo? There's a very long queue. Is it an elephant having a poo?"If one's house has many occupants, then this witty rhyme from the irreverent and observant pen of Jeanne Willis will resonate profoundly. Adrian Reynolds's exuberant illustrations highlight the fun."

Susan laughs, she sings, she rides, she swings, she gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad, Susan is no different to any other child. At the end we see her in a wheel chair, but that doesn't mean she isn't just like me, just like you.

Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earthlets. They come in four colours. Pink, brown, black or yellow but not green. In this way Dr. Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class about humans and babies.
This is an hysterically funny book, with a particularly wry look at our natural methods and practices in bringing up babies: look out for the egg-mangle will you ever want to eat it again?"

Hippopotamus had a spotamus... on her bottomus
"It's Measles " said Weasel.
"It's Hippopox " said Fox.
"It's Jungle Fever " said Beaver.
But the spot on Hippo's bottomus was not a diseasel, not even a spotamus but something quite silly.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Old MacDonald would like a quiet farm in Be Quiet! but he soon realises a farm won't work without noise. Luckily, Young MacDonald is close by to help Old MacDonald be the noisiest one of all. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

In Hysterical Historicals, read all about some hysterically funny figures from made-up history: join Julius Teaser in his Roman amphitheatre, float about being soppy and writing poems with Percy Bysshe Smelley, go on crazy expeditions with Marco Pillow and discover the secrets of flight, or possibly not, with the unfortunate Wrong Brothers. This is not like a normal history book because almost none of it is true! Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied...