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Barkbelly is a wooden boy, brought up by loving human parents, whose life falls apart when he accidentally kills one of his playmates and has to go on the run. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381169,00.html A fantastic epic and magical adventure story set in a beautifully realised world that's almost but not quite like our own. Barkbelly is a wooden boy, brought up by loving human parents, whose life falls apart when he accidentally kills one of his playmates and has to go on the run. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140553567,00.html This classic children's book follows a white bear's ingenuous escape from two hunters, with the use of his magic pencil with which everything he draws becomes real. Children will love the way bear draws himself quickly out of a very tricky situation. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140383898,00.html In this fourth Beaver Towers adventure, Philip and old Mr Edgar set off on their travels so that Philip can learn how to use his powers to fight evil. But while they are away, the island itself is under threat from a strange creature named Retson. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140383881,00.html 'With a shiver of horror, Philip realized that he was not alone...' Baby B the beaver and Nick the hedgehog have been sent with an urgent message: Philip is needed back at Beaver Towers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670896639,00.html 'He saw a dragonfly on a pond With cathedral windows for each wing. He saw the red tongue of a wren When it opened up its beak to sing.' Here is a magical, lyrical and thought-provoking picture book told in a mixture of story and verse by one of today's most popular poets, Brian Patten. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566604,00.html A very hungry wolf decides he must have a little girl as his next meal. But he picks the cleverest girl in the forest, who has no intention of being eaten by a wolf. The wolf soon learns that he really should beware of girls! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569179,00.html Wily Wolf is back in a third hilarious story! Wolf is, once again, extremely hungry, and decides he has to go to school - it's full of tasty children, ripe and ready for eating. But the children quickly work out who he is and know exactly what he's trying to do. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913282,00.html Wily Wolf is back in a third hilarious story! Wolf is, once again, extremely hungry, and decides he has to go to school - it's full of tasty children, ripe and ready for eating. But the children quickly work out who he is and know exactly what he's trying to do. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312934,00.html 'BLESS YOU!' all the elephants cry whenever little Blessu sneezes. And as Blessu has hay fever, he sneezes an awful lot. Each sneeze stretches his trunk just a little bit more - and his sneeze becomes the biggest in the world! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317069,00.html You need three things to become a brave and noble knight: A warhorse. A fair maiden. A just cause. Will has a horse - a small chestnut stallion with a white blaze on his brow. Ellie is a fair maiden - but she's supposed to marry Will's older brother, Gavin. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316215,00.html 'You thought you were watching my death,' hissed the dragon. 'But you were watching your own.' And then he lunged. Forced into the clutches of a bloodthirsty dragon, Sigurd is fighting not only for his life, but for the survival of an apocalyptic Britain. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141011974,00.html The easy way to feel good about yourself and your body. Rejecting trendy fads and diets here is a simple but brilliantly effective path to body confidence. Astrid Longhurst shows why and how an improved body image can change your life. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311401,00.html The remarkable story of Roald Dahl's early years at school and with his family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316253,00.html Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to football glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia? Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311418,00.html BOY and GOING SOLO together in one volume which tells the story of Roald Dahl's school years and his time working in Africa and in the war. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317281,00.html Dale's older brother has been convicted of killing five women. The family are branded forever as relatives of a murderer - they're forced to change their names, move away and start new lives. That's bad enough, but Dale is also afraid that he might take after his brother and turn into a monster too. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312607,00.html 'We need a place,' she said, 'just for us. It would be so secret that we would never tell anyone in the whole world about it.' It was the new girl, Leslie, who invented Terabithia - a secret country in the woods beyond the dry creek bed. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316178,00.html Wouldn't it be brilliant? Just imagine, I'd be in a film - a real film! Sophie is an ordinary girl who longs to become an actress. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318547,00.html Brind is a kennel boy on the estate of down-at-heel knight, Sir Edmund Dowe - but Brind does not simply look after the highly-coveted pack of mastiff hounds. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500218,00.html Michael Broad's unique story of love and friendship carries a strong message about being different. When Broken Bird is born, he doesn't know that he's different. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140502961,00.html Colour and animals are used in this book alongside a simple rhyming text and lots of repetition. The question and answer technique takes the reader through a range of animals and colours - a big green frog, a plump purple cat, a cheeky brown monkey, etc. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568257,00.html The king loves to run and jump and ride his horse - but he also loves to eat. Soon he is too fat to run, jump and ride his horse and the delicious dishes prepared by his cooks no longer seem so good. One night he is really sick from over-eating and he sacks the cooks. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319209,00.html Buddy has a hopeless father who is an aging rocker, interested only in Elvis and bikes, and living on the fringes of the under-world. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141303550,00.html Angus's mother is a famous actress and is out all day playing a busy mother in a TV soap. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Angus stays home to look after his little brother and sister. He can't tell anyone because his Mum might lose her job, and anyway, they would laugh at him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140503012,00.html Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen, from the toast, marmalade and coffee he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. One night when he is out burgling, he comes across a box with holes in the lid on a doorstep. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323672,00.html There are poems about a dreadful little brother and about the irrepressible Dave Dirt, anti-hero of several of Kit Wright's earlier poems in this collection of poems for 8 to 12 year olds. It also includes the tale of Zoe's earrings. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306711,00.html Have you ever heard of woolly saucepans? Or wondered what noise the sun makes? Have you ever had scary sausage-fingers? No? Well, you can read all about them in this new collection by Michael Rosen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140563979,00.html Fast Fox is determined to have chicken for his supper. Mother Hen and her three chickens are looking for corn for their's. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304878,00.html The story of a Chinese woman and how she suffered appalling emotional deprivation and rejection by her family as a child growing up in China and Hong Kong. She tells of the consequences in her adult life, above which she rose to make a happy marriage and become a successful doctor in the USA. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140302868,00.html A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do! Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition that promises to be packed with adventure and excitement! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140380811,00.html This was the beginning of my great adventure, my new life. When Floella Benjamin first came to England from Trinidad in the early sixties she hadn't seen her parents for fifteen months. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140565843,00.html The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime on Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave Officer Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314204,00.html The Spooky World of Cosmo Jones 'We're doomed!' There's spooky trouble at Mario's Pizza Restaurant and Cosmo Jones, junior ghost hunter, is on the case. It all started with strange groaning noises coming from the jukebox and now a gang of pirate ghosts has sailed into the restaurant. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141307572,00.html A school-themed joke book containing hundreds of jokes about teachers, school subjects, sports, dinners and lots more. Includes special features such as silly excuse notes, do-it-yourself school reports, report cards for the rich and famous, and ridiculous school tests. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569216,00.html Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913558,00.html Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320489,00.html Captain Scarlet is a Spectrum Agent, who, along with his team at Skybase, protects the Earth from evil. Captured by the Mysterons, his DNA is genetically mutated, and he becomes virtually indestructible. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320496,00.html Not only must a Spectrum Agent be fearless and quick-witted, he or she must be able to handle the finest technology Spectrum Skybase can offer. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319735,00.html This is the story of a cat, a broomstick and an ordinary schoolgirl called Rosemary. She bought them both in the market, quite cheaply. Of course, neither the cat nor the broomstick were just what they seemed, and they turned up just when Rosemary badly needed something nice to happen to her. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140306897,00.html Evacuated from London to Wales during World War II, Carrie and her brother are sent to live with the very strict Mr Evans. In trying to heal the breach between Mr Evans and his estranged sister, Carrie does the worst thing she ever did in her life. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312118,00.html Neb and Denmark were washed from the deck straight into the Atlantic Ocean. Clinging to the dog's collar with both hands, the boy did not see the wooden spar that struck him, nor did he know that his good and faithful dog pulled him up on to that same spar, saving them both. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316291,00.html During the summer holidays, Sophie landed herself the main part in a locally shot big-screen film. Now she faces a new challenge - starting secondary school and trying to fit in whilst underplaying her recent stardom. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318417,00.html Set in South Africa at the height of the apartheid regime, when the government started a policy of ethnic cleansing, forcibly removing people from their homes and moving them to so-called 'homelands'. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140311259,00.html A dramatic adaptation of the story about Willy Wonka, his wondrous chocolate factory, and Charlie Bucket's good fortune offers a script complete with stage directions and suggestions for lighting, scenery, and props. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382111,00.html Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies is Lola's absolute favourite book ever in the whole wide world. So naturally she is distraught when it's not at the library. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500539,00.html Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies is Lola's absolute favourite book ever in the whole wide world. So naturally she is distraught when it's not at the library. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141501079,00.html Charlie has a little sister Lola. She is always very extremely busy. Lola says, "I love drawing and scribbling and cutting and sticking and painting and colouring." With 24 pages to fill, the lucky owner of this book can be just like Lola and make their very own pictures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500645,00.html Charlie and Lola are due to get their hair cut but Lola is determined that hers is fine just the way it is. The fact that she can't see properly or play or do her ballet doesn't seem to worry her and Charlie can't understand why she won't get her hair cut. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500638,00.html Lola is desperate to play the lead role of The Sun in the school play. But she is distraught to only be chosen as a leaf, and a brown leaf at that. Charlie does his big brother best to convince Lola that leaves are very important and helps her to become the real star of the show. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382401,00.html Charlie and Lola, first seen in I Will Not Ever NEVER Eat a Tomato, are now stars of the screen and page. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382104,00.html Lola loves dogs. So when Charlie takes Lola and her friend Lotta to the park with his friend Marv and Marv's dog Sizzles, Lola is thrilled. Marv lets her and Lotta look after Sizzles on the promise that they don't let him off the lead. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500522,00.html Lola loves dogs. So when Charlie takes Lola and her friend Lotta to the park with his friend Marv and Marv's dog Sizzles, Lola is thrilled. Marv lets her and Lotta look after Sizzles on the promise that they don't let him off the lead. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382418,00.html Charlie and Lola, first seen in I Will Not Ever NEVER Eat a Tomato, are now stars of the screen and page. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311302,00.html 'Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket, from Mr Willy Wonka! I shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you!' The Golden Ticket allows Charlie to fulfil his dearest wish, to have a specially conducted tour of the mysterious chocolate factory, and who wouldn't want to wander in a place which made Whipple-scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight or Cavity-filling Caramels or Strawberry-juice Water Pistols or Lickable Wallpaper for nurseries? But there are dangers in store as well, especially for such unlovable characters as Veruca Salt, who disappears down the Great Rubbish Chute, or Augustus Gloop, who is swept away in a river of hot melted chocolate, or Violet Beauregarde who. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319902,00.html Charlie Bucket thinks he's the luckiest boy alive when he unwraps one of Willy Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights to find the last golden ticket. He wins an amazing tour of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory, along with four other winners. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670914661,00.html Charlie Bucket can't believe his luck when he finds the very last of Mr Willy Wonka's Golden Tickets inside his chocolate bar. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319643,00.html A lavish full-colour 40th anniversary gift edition of this bestselling story with coloured backgrounds on every page, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670914531,00.html A lavish full-colour 40th anniversary gift edition of this bestselling story with coloured backgrounds on every page, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319919,00.html Inspired by the mad and fabulous cast of crazy characters, plus Willy Wonka's tantalising sweet creations, this book is sure to make both children and parents laugh. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319933,00.html Charlie Bucket thinks he's the luckiest boy alive when he unwraps one of Willy Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights to find the last golden ticket. He wins an amazing tour of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory, along with four other winners. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311432,00.html A new edition of the superb sequel to the ever-popular CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316048,00.html The tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs. This is a story of the magic of childhood on the farm. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317342,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318448,00.html Based on Eric Schlosser's bestselling Fast Food Nation, this is the shocking truth about the fast food industry - how it all began, its success, what fast food actually is, what goes on in the slaughterhouses, meatpacking factories and flavour labs, global advertising, merchandising in UK schools, mass production and the exploitation of young workers in the thousands of fast-food outlets throughout the world. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317366,00.html Tim thinks he has the most boring family in the world. There's no way that the sparkly Sophie in his class is ever going to look at him. School is boring too, because they all have to follow a very boring timetable, insisted on by Mr Dedman, the head. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314969,00.html During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings. The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313573,00.html Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a magical car that can swim, fly and even think for itself. Discovered by the Potts family, Chitty transports the Commander and his twins Jeremy and Jemima into a world of adventure, excitement - and danger. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500416,00.html Use crayons or paints, pens or coloured pencils and make Hairy Maclary and friends come to life in this colouring book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315072,00.html Top cartoonist John Byrne reveals all the secrets, tips and shortcuts that real cartoonists use so that you can use them too. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319407,00.html Welcome to the world of Connie Pickles: Best Friend #1 - Julie: Big boobs. Big ideas. Big fibber. Best Friend #2 - William: Giver of chocolate buttons. A shoulder for Connie to cry on. Makes other girls flutter and blush. Best Friend #3 - Delilah: Hormone-crazed victim of a girls-only school. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140328769,00.html Minna has a hard time trying to make her mother act sensibly. But then the whole family is a bit unusual, and at least it means life is never dull. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140302318,00.html The classic adventure story of danger and intrigue set in the turbulent days of Elizabeth I. Fleeing from the evil Sir Philip Morton, Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law - and on the run. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316284,00.html Friends 'til the end - that's what Ronnie, Fleur and Claude always said. But with summer just around the corner, they could be slap bang in the middle of a bambino bust-up. There's no doubt who's to blame: Cressida Sleeth, the manipulative new girl at school. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312729,00.html From Aardvark to Zipfizzing, this is THE alphabetical guide to everything you ever needed to know - and a lot that you didn't - about Britain's best-loved, bestselling children's writer, packed with fascinating and completely unnecessary facts about Dahl's life, books and family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670914166,00.html From Aardvark to Zipfizzing, this is THE alphabetical guide to everything you ever needed to know - and a lot that you didn't - about Britain's best-loved, bestselling children's writer, packed with fascinating and completely unnecessary facts about Dahl's life, books and family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140368932,00.html Dakota wanted to run but she couldn't move. The monster crawled closer. It's going to kill me, she thought. Then a hand landed on Dakota's shoulder. 'Got you, darling,' hissed Medusa. Dakota Pink is afraid of nothing - until the day she decides to find out the truth about Medusa's baby monster. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140372649,00.html In 2051 Britain is a divided country - deliberately divided by economic and educational strategies. Half the population shelters in fortified suburbs, the other half smoulders in sealed off ghettos. Zoe is one of the privileged, Daz a semi-literate ghetto dweller until they fall in love. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504460,00.html An introduction to zoo animals, this book encourages children to lift the flaps to find them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140315936,00.html Jason storms around the school in a temper and then gets the blame for something he didn't do. Linda tells a lie, just a little one, and is horrified to see how big it grows. Just as it seems that things can't possibly get worse, help comes for both of them in surprising ways. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140552607,00.html Dinosaurs have taken over the Earth! They're stomping and stamping all over the place. Children will love finding out why in this classic environmental tale from best-selling author Michael Foreman. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316550,00.html 'You are an enigma, Dominic. A human enigma.' Dominic Dowson has a special gift: he is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. So, on the school trip to Thundercliff Bay - home to pirate legend, ghosts and lost treasure - awful Mr Risley-Newsome is keeping a strict eye on him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568899,00.html Angelina loves to dance. She practises ballet everywhere - in her dreams, in the kitchen, in the gym and even on the ice. Use the colourful stickers in this book to fill in Angelina's dancing scenes. Then create your own ballet starring Angelina and her friends! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311326,00.html A new edition of this famous story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317632,00.html A new version of the adult book written specifically for children 11 and up. Covering a huge sweep of science (the last 400 years) the Gribbins look at the great scientists from childhood to old age, telling the stories of their lives and how they came to make their renowned discoveries. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309125,00.html When Amy arrives home for her birthday tea, her parents have vanished and in their place is a baby she's never seen before. At around the same time Sprocket wakes up naked on a deserted mountainside and realises that he has lost his memory. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311760,00.html The moving and very real story of two teenagers and an unplanned pregnancy. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317403,00.html How long can a secret stay buried? The Barnes family has lived in one tiny village for generations. Twins Madeleine and Grace, their cousin Elspeth, their mums and in-laws, old Aunt Susan - all there for ever, in a place barely touched by time. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319810,00.html Primrose, Cassian and Daisy Darling are still on board the Kleptomanic - but the ship is hit by a Rogue Flying Nanny and chaos ensues. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140389791,00.html Jodie hates her life and her looks, but when she wakes up one morning as a stegosaurus it's even worse. Trying to cope with school is impossible and when her parents take her to the doctor, Jodie is kidnapped by the consultant, Mr Pinkerton-Smeer, who plans to exploit her and make his fortune. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312958,00.html Dinosaur in trouble! Basil Brontosaurus doesn't like playschool. All the other little dinosaurs tease him. Then Basil finds out a secret which makes him very special at school but leads him into all sorts of trouble! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318455,00.html 'T. rex! T. rex! Run!' The terrible Tyrannosaurus rex is scaring all the dinosaur families that live on the Great Plain. Nosy, the little pterodactyl, and his great friend Banty, the apatosaurus, agree that T. rex has got to be stopped. But how? Luckily Nosy has a plan... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568233,00.html Beware the animals in this book! Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317854,00.html a ragdoll a postcard from Marrakech a rainbow-stripe hat a dreamcatcher a silver necklace with a pink stone in Dizzy's mum left when she was small. But every year, on her birthday, something arrives in the post - a present or a card with her mum's loopy writing on. Dizzy has kept everything. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140502848,00.html Mouse is lonely so he searches for a friend among the other animals, until at last another mouse appears. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320748,00.html Brilliantly observed as always, family, teachers, pupils and the dreaded school inspector all leap to life in this wonderfully warm and witty, brand new, poetry collection from bestseller Gervase Phinn. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315577,00.html Doris is a giant who loves having fun, but sometimes she gets lonely. One day, when she's singing her favourite song, she hears a booming voice reply. Could it be another giant? There's only one way to find out - so Doris sets off on a trip around the world in search of a friend. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302904,00.html Jilly, really, really wants a dragon so she asks for one for her birthday. None of her family take her seriously, but Mr Pink at the magic shop does and he helps her get the pet dragon she has been wishing for. Soon all Jilly's dreams come true on her very own dragon ride. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140549270,00.html From the author of the very successful The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Bad-Tempered Ladybird. Another highly original and imaginative story. As children follow Eric Carle's colourful pictures and strong text, they can learn to understand and enjoy drawing for themselves. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320212,00.html Hannah and Joey have been best friends for ever. Joey's parents love rescuing things and making them beautiful - their house is full of things made from driftwood, old glass and shells from the beach. 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Many well-known nursery characters are included so that young children can follow the rhymes. It was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1978. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670882786,00.html This interactive book invites young children to play the classic "I spy" game. The rhymed verses give youngsters clues about who to look for in the detailed illustrations. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316154,00.html 'The others can't escape. It's Muesli I want! Get him!' Evil Count Fibula wants to return to the bad old days when vampires roamed the world. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140509199,00.html In this book, children can spy characters hiding in the pictures. A poem on each page gives the clue as to what is hiding in the picture opposite. Many well-known nursery characters are included so that young children can follow the rhymes. It was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1978. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314785,00.html Zooming, whizzing, whooshing, spinning... All the fun of the fair is captured in this sparkling collection - a rollercoaster ride of stories, poems and pictures from some of the most famous names in children's books. Hold on tight! You're in for the ride of your life... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382395,00.html Who or what is Endymion Spring? A power for good, or for evil... A legendary book that holds the secret to a world of knowledge... A young boy without a voice - whose five-hundred-year-old story is about to explode in the twenty-first century... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317328,00.html Teenage Liam returns home from boarding school for the weekend, only to find that his house has been trashed and his parents have disappeared. to stay with his sister. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311333,00.html A new edition of the wonderful warm-hearted story of Mr Hoppy, Mrs Silver, and the tortoise who brings them together. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140322620,00.html Stories of magic, adventure and imagination - Terry Jones's Fairy Tales make thrilling reading. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555592,00.html A first animal counting book by the creator of the best-selling classic Dear Zoo. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140544831,00.html Lynley Dodd, award-winning creator of the popular Hairy Maclary, uses simple rhyme and vivid illustrations to produce books to read and laugh aloud at time and time again. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140301502,00.html Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed... Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat which makes exciting and funny things happen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140361476,00.html Let it be flour babies. Let chaos reign. When the annual school science fair comes round, Mr Cartright's class don't get to work on the Soap Factory, the Maggot Farm or the Exploding Custard Tins. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314280,00.html Most hamsters are gentle, timid creatures, easily tamed and happy to be left alone. But some hamsters are different and Frank is one of them. Frank is a hamster with a mission and a motto. 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Mrs SCary introduces a new thing into class called Sharing Time where everyone tells the class about something interesting that happened to them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500799,00.html 'Once upon a bad hair day, A prince rode up Rapunzel's way' As the prince rides past Rapunzel's tower he hears the sound of a damsel in distress - Rapunzel's beautiful hair has lost its shine! The prince, convinced she is in need of his help, sets out to save her in the traditional way but this is no ordinary princess! She throws down everything except her curly locks - including a surprise that makes all his dreams come true. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399237942,00.html 'Once upon a bad hair day, A prince rode up Rapunzel's way' As the prince rides past Rapunzel's tower he hears the sound of a damsel in distress - Rapunzel's beautiful hair has lost its shine! The prince, convinced she is in need of his help, sets out to save her in the traditional way but this is no ordinary princess! She throws down everything except her curly locks - including a surprise that makes all his dreams come true. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314464,00.html I come from a long line of vampires, My bloodline stretches way back To the castle in old Transylvania To the time of good old Count Drac... If you fancy a pint with a vampire or a moonlit walk with a werewolf, look no further. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319957,00.html This irresistible book will engage and inform young girls about one of their favourite subjects. 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They are determined to get Mr Fox - but he has other plans! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321158,00.html A fab and funny joke book full of footballing jokes, anecdotes, cartoons and other crazy stuff to get you giggling! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380728,00.html There's lots to see down on the farm. Come and visit all the animals and count how many babies they have. You can even stroke the fluffy chicks! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568981,00.html There's a chase down on the farm! Come and join in the fun and see if you can guess who's chasing who. Look out for the surprise ending! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567878,00.html A third title in this superb series by award-winning best friends, Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt. Here is the perfect way to learn about opposites. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670894468,00.html A third title in this superb series by award-winning best friends, Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt. Here is the perfect way to learn about opposites. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312149,00.html Lawrence Higgins, an enormously fat black cat, has breakfast with Mrs Higgins, lunch with the Normans, tea with old Mr Mason and supper with the Barclay-Lloyds. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140362336,00.html School cleaner, Elsie Bunce, could see that Fatbag was no ordinary vacuum cleaner. He had a hungry looking mouth and he seemed to be staring at her. But she didn't know that Fatbag had an evil plan. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140501254,00.html A cartoon-strip story of the most special day in the year for Father Christmas. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380735,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140501872,00.html This delightful sequel to the award-winning Father Christmas follows Father Christmas on his search for the ideal holiday spot. Raymond Briggs's much-loved character is as down-to-earth and funny as ever. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318226,00.html A hair-raising cross-country adventure as Lubber the dog and Squintum the cat join forces with a racing pigeon and an Irish setter to search for Lubber's home. Winner of the Children's Book Award. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319049,00.html Set in a dystopian vision of the future, Firebird and her brother Ford live in a swamp on the edge of the city with their father and grandmother. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319018,00.html Fizzy Pink (real name Felicity Amber Jade Pink - yuck!) has just moved house away from her very best friend Pixie and has to attend a brand new school - SCARY! Since Dad (too busy trying to be Elvis) and Mum (too busy encouraging him) can't really help, Fizzy decides to decorate her school uniform to make herself feel better and impress her new classmates. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314297,00.html Lock up your hamsters! Frank is an unusually brave hamster - which is lucky, because the hamsters of Bright Street are in big trouble. George and Elsie have gone missing. Even Mabel's cage is empty. Someone is doing horrible things to hamsters. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316994,00.html Yet again, there are peculiar happenings unsettling both the human and hamster population of Bright Street. An unruly family have moved into the quiet terrace and rival teenage gangs have taken over The Wild vying for the most impressive Bonfire Night display. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140322057,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141307497,00.html A superb collection of football poems covering a range of different aspects of the game - referees, team talk, 1966 World Cup and more. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets, narrative poems, etc. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140563788,00.html An interactive introduction to the basic body parts and body movements. Gorillas, elephants, camels and other animals invite all young readers to clap, stomp, wriggle and bend like they do! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542356,00.html Deep under the ground, in the dark tunnels of bogeydom, live the bogeys, a vile collection of slimy, smelly creatures who revel in everything revolting. Fungus is a bogeyman - a particulary foul and fetid specimen. As he goes about his bogey business, the full horrors of bogeydom are revealed. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140565812,00.html A big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton live in the dark cellar of a dark house on a dark hill. The skeletons venture out one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals in the zoo. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566796,00.html The three skeletons go out in their car one night in search of a mystery. They discover that lots of things look mysterious in the dark, including a black cat on a roof and a ghost on a train in a dark tunnel. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566802,00.html The skeleton friends go sledging - whee! And crashing - bang! They can't see their bones in the white snow but they can see a black cat... until she slips into their dark dark cellar. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566826,00.html The big skeleton and the little skeleton get fed up with the dog skeleton and decide to swop him at the pet shop. They start off with a goldfish but soon get tired of him and swop him for a parrot, until they get bored with him, and so it goes on. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566833,00.html The three skeletons enjoy a holiday on board their little boat. But one night - "Yo-ho-ho" - the pirates come and put them out to sea on a tiny raft, launching them on an oceanful of new adventures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566864,00.html The dog skeleton is falling apart - bits of him are dropping off - bone by bone! Who will pick up the pieces and put him back together again? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140566819,00.html One night the three skeletons go for a ride on a ghost train with monster ticket collectors, and real ghosts driving the train. They stay out all night and get back home at four in the morning. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140382488,00.html 'I don't believe in giants,' sniffed Mr Sniffling. 'I think you might believe in this one,' said his wife, 'because this one is standing at the end of our road.' Early one morning, Giant Jim arrives in town with his giant hen and his giant saxophone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140380613,00.html What is a Pag? Originally a nickname for Catriona Brooke's grandmother (coming perhaps from Pig), Granny the Pag - biker, psychiatrist and chain-smoker - is a powerful person. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316406,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311340,00.html In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319001,00.html Trying to fit in at a posh new school is really hard when your loving and lovable family also happen to be criminals. Bridget is succeeding pretty well and has even made a friend, Menzies, the son of the federal Minister for National Development. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140302394,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315027,00.html The goblinz have built a go-kart - the GobbleKart - and are taking up to Gaspup Hill to try it out. Unfortunately Old Ma Musty, the witch, lives on the top of the hill, and her goat Bill has escaped. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315010,00.html Stolen - the silver cup for Best Marrow! The Goblin detectives are hot on the trail. They have a magnifying glass, a broken torch and they're wearing disguises. Now all they need is a clue. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140340716,00.html Winner of the Carnegie Medal 1990 and The Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1990, this book is about Kitty, who hates her mother's boyfriend. Yet when he leaves, she finds she misses him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311425,00.html The second part of Roald Dahl's remarkable life story tells of his time working in Africa and his wartime exploits. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140315417,00.html Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of World War II. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141301440,00.html Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140556988,00.html Everybody is in such a hurry these days - mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers. It seems as if the only people who aren't in a hurry are grandfathers. With them there is always time to stop... and look... just as long as you like. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316345,00.html 'No-one round here's going to grass. Not for some Paki.' An Asian boy gets a kicking from a gang. A real going over. You are the only witness - you know it and the gang know it. That's not all they know. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317373,00.html Spring 1193. Just returned from the Crusades, brothers Gavin and Will find home changed more than they'd expected - in fact home is a very dangerous place indeed. Ellie is reluctantly preparing for her wedding to Gavin. He's not the problem - marriage is. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140309010,00.html Jane, Simon and Barney are once more in Cornwall with their extraodinary Great-Uncle Merry. this time they are joined by Will Stanton as they search again for the grail, recently stolen from the British Museum. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140564181,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568851,00.html A little girl wanders round her garden in winter, looking at all the hedgehogs hibernating in its many different corners. The book is a simple counting book and an early science book as it introduces readers to the impact of the seasons on animals and to winter hibernation. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141305516,00.html Small brothers blame you; Big ones skulk; Mothers shame you; Sisters sulk. Dads won't budge Unless you shove 'em. But they're family; You might as well love 'em. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314303,00.html Buy it a training shoe Try not to rush things Tell it how much you hate French food Tickle its feelers Feed it a bunch of flowers Invite it to a cricket match Pretend not to notice that it's three days late for every date Sharp, witty and stylish poems about the everyday and the extraordinary. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140563542,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567731,00.html Zachary Quack, a small and determined duckling, sets out to play with a rather reluctant Hairy Maclary. A 'cat and mouse' chase follows, with the two characters ending up peacefully snuggled together after Zachary Quack has saved a soggy Hairy Maclary from the river. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140505313,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. Hairy Maclary goes of for a walk with a few of his friends - and comes up against something that gives them all a nasty surprise! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913503,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. Hairy Maclary goes of for a walk with a few of his friends - and comes up against something that gives them all a nasty surprise! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140505801,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. Hairy Maclary feels bumptious and bustly, and all he wants is something to chase. But there is one particular cat he hasn't bargained for... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382579,00.html 'Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly' Hairy Maclary, everyone's favourite dog, is busy chasing and hustling all the neighbourhood cats from Slinky Malinki to Pimpernel Pugh. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381138,00.html A board book edition of this bestselling Hairy Maclary story. Hairy Maclary is looking for some peace and quiet for his afternoon doze. But everywhere he goes he's followed by an irrepressible yellow duckling, Zachary Quack, who wants to footle and frolic and play. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381893,00.html This bestselling story was first published in the UK twenty years ago. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140505580,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. All Hairy Maclary's friends want to share his tasty new bone. But Hairy Maclary has other ideas... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382562,00.html 'Down in the town by the butcher's shop door, sat Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy' Hairy Maclary, the cheekiest dog in town, is waiting for a tasty bone from the butcher. He trots off home with his prize, planning on devouring it in private. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140508734,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. When Scarface Claw, that cheeky old cat, finds himself in a spot of bother, he has to call (very loudly) on all his friends to rescue him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542400,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. When Hairy Maclary visits the vet, one thing leads to another and results in a hilarious romp around the waiting-room! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500775,00.html This bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for Audio CD. What's Hairy Maclary up to now? Causing havoc down at the vet's, where a tweak from Casie the cockatoo to Hairy Maclary's tail has inevitable results. And just when the animals had been sitting so peacefully...! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140545500,00.html Mischievous illustrations and rhythmical text by award-winning Lynley Dodd ensure Hairy Maclary's huge popularity and lasting appeal. Hairy Maclary is on the loose once again, this time causing chaos at the Cat Club's annual show, and getting his just deserts! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913862,00.html Hairy Maclary is everyone's favourite dog. No matter what mischief he gets up to, what scraps he gets into and what havoc he causes, we can't help but love him. Here are five fantastic Hairy Maclary stories, guaranteed to provide hours of fun and entertainment for the whole family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382708,00.html Meet Fletcher Moon. Half-pint schoolboy and fully qualified private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was only a matter of time before things got serious. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382302,00.html A delightful selection of stories by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by the eminent writer and children's literature critic, Naomi Lewis. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140366501,00.html Haroun's father is the greatest of all storytellers. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But, one terrible day, everything goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380971,00.html Harry finds some dusty plastic dinosaurs in Nan's attic. He cleans them, finds out their names and takes them everywhere - until, one day, the dinosaurs get lost! The lost property man gets a surprise when Harry proves the dinosaurs are his by calling them to him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569803,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380964,00.html This bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD and there are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music, and the second has a 'special sound' to indicate where to turn each page as you read along in the book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569810,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381299,00.html A fabulous board book edition of this bestselling Harry picture book. In this charming story, Harry's dinosaurs are hiding all over the house, refusing to come out and jump in their bucket. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381121,00.html Here are Harry's beloved dinosaurs like you've never seen them before! Harry loves to take his dinosaurs wherever he goes and now you can too. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381213,00.html It's the first day at school for Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs and they're excited to be going - all except Stegosaurus who's very nervous. Then when they get to school Harry and his Bucket get separated and Harry's not so sure he's going to like school after all. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569520,00.html Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs are back! Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs see some ducklings hatching and wish they could have one of their own. But it's the wrong time for wishing, so they wait until Christmas when Harry makes a special list for Santa. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569834,00.html Harry and his friends are hunting for shapes. Look through the holes with them and try and work out what the shapes could be. Then join them at the end of their very busy day for a well-earned sleep! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380193,00.html This wonderful novelty book has a lovely story about going to the seaside and lots of opportunity to learn how to tell the time on the integrated clock with clickety-clackety hands. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381329,00.html Everyone has their favourite Harry story and here they all are in this roaringly good collection at this amazingly good price! This superb collection features Harry and the Snow King, Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, Harry and the Robots, Romp in the Swamp and Harry and the Dinosuars say 'Raaah!' Read about how Harry first found his beloved dinosaurs, their adventures together in the scary swamp and discover just how brave they all are when they visit the dentist. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500096,00.html Everyone has their favourite Harry story and here they all are in this roaringly good collection at this amazingly good price! This superb collection features Harry and the Snow King, Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, Harry and the Robots, Romp in the Swamp and Harry and the Dinosaurs say 'Raaah!' Read about how Harry first found his beloved dinosaurs, their adventures together in the scary swamp and discover just how brave they all are when they visit the dentist. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569537,00.html An exciting new adventure for Harry and his dinosaurs - this time set in a museum! Harry has to go to the museum with Sam who is studying the Romans for a school project. Harry finds out all about his ancestors but he and the dinosaurs soon get bored of all the ancient artefacts. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380186,00.html An exciting new adventure for Harry and his dinosaurs - this time set in a museum! Harry has to go to the museum with Sam who is studying the Romans for a school project. Harry finds out all about his ancestors but he and the dinosaurs soon get bored of all the ancient artefacts. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381107,00.html A brand new adventure for Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs - this time involving saving animals! On a trip to the safari park, Harry and his dinosaurs are horrified to discover that some animals are in danger of becoming extinct. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500041,00.html A brand new adventure for Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs - this time involving saving animals! On a trip to the safari park, Harry and his dinosaurs are horrified to discover that some animals are in danger of becoming extinct. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569858,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380995,00.html This bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD and there are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music, and the second has a 'special sound' to indicate where to turn each page as you read along in the book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569827,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500744,00.html Harry's robot has to go to the robot hospital to get fixed. So Nan and Harry decide to make their own robot while he's being mended. Then when Nan has to go into hospital (to get mended as well), Harry knows exactly what to do to help her get better! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382135,00.html Here's a fabulous Harry adventure - before the discovery of his famous bucketful of dinosaurs! Harry's robot has to go to the robot hospital to get fixed. So Nan and Harry decide to make their own robot while he's being mended. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569865,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302577,00.html 'Great Uncle George has left you what appears to have been his most cherished possession,' said Harry's father. 'What's that?' said Harry. 'His parrot.' Having a parrot foisted upon him, all the way from America, isn't Harry's idea of a decent legacy. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140328240,00.html A collection of poems which won the 1990 Signal Poetry Award. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302003,00.html A provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant, to confront his past - the youth leader he idolized and who betrayed him - and the girl he still loves. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140549812,00.html Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha weaves together the oral traditions of the American Indian into an epic poem. Susan Jeffers has illuminated some of the poem's most lyrical verses depicting Hiawatha's boyhood. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319605,00.html Young Tiria Wildlough is an otter maid touched by the paw of Destiny. Her tale is an epic adventure which takes her from Redwall Abbey, across the wild Western sea to the mysterious Green Isle. There she will fulfil an ancient prophesy and gain her inheritance. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381602,00.html Young Tiria Wildlough is an otter maid touched by the paw of Destiny. Her tale is an epic adventure which takes her from Redwall Abbey, across the wild Western sea to the mysterious Green Isle. There she will fulfil an ancient prophesy and gain her inheritance. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140379532,00.html Holly's world came apart when, without warning, her mother ran away with another man, taking Holly with her. Holly was just six years old. From that day on, she had no contact at all with her father. Eight years later, despite a new family around her, Holly feels very alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141322063,00.html They say if you want to be a star, London's the place to be. All Steph wants is to see her name in lights. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141322070,00.html Exams, friends, boys - Nicole's just your average sixteen-year old girl. Except her brother Sam's just been imprisoned for a terrible crime, and her family's in emotional meltdown. Her world is spinning out of control, but Sam's not done yet. Nobody in Hollyoaks saw what was coming next. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320830,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320823,00.html Each fantastic Hollyoaks story is based on the life of a main character featured in the popular Channel 4 TV series. There's a story behind every story - become enveloped in the sensational secrets, the lies, the betrayals and the love affairs as each dramatic story unfolds. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318011,00.html It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it, that would be crap. Daisy is sent from New York to England to spend a summer with cousins she has never met. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380759,00.html It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it, that would be crap. Daisy is sent from New York to England to spend a summer with cousins she has never met. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140506679,00.html A folk tale from the Indian peoples of North America. The rabbit in folk tales, especially in the South East of America, is always depicted as a trickster. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319506,00.html From Katie Grant, the author of Blood Red Horse and Green Jasper, comes the recipe for the perfect historical read. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317892,00.html From training and recruitment to all the skills and gadgets you'll need as a secret agent (and the nailbiting scenarios you might have to face) the book is filled with fascinating information, tips and advice from authentic sources such as MI5. Illustrated throughout in black and white. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569308,00.html Humphrey loves his family more than anything in the world. Now you can meet them, see what they all like doing and find out how just special they are. This warm and charming book is perfect for giving to anyone special that you know. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317656,00.html A rites of passage story about a 14-year-old boy growing up over one summer. Simon is beginning to sort out relationships with women, and when 16-year-old Leah decides to manipulate him for her own amusement, a powerful and dangerous mix begins to simmer. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312959,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380841,00.html A gorgeous novelty book in which Angelina puts on a performance for her family and friends at home. While the reader follows the story, there are elements contained in the book (crown, tutu, wand, stickers and fairy dust) to enable them to dress up and put on their own performance. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306858,00.html Rob is sure his new neighbours have come to take over the Earth. That's what aliens do. But how can he save the world when everyone will say he's panicking over nothing as usual. Then his schoolmate Marsha offers to help - and she has a plan. Now Rob can really start worrying... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141300276,00.html A small boy who has been kidnapped by brigands, passes the dark and stormy night in their cave weaving for them incredible stories of their own exploits. Through the stories he solves his own problem and manages to escape. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567762,00.html If you see a cuddly kitten, say ahhh! If you see a dozy dormouse, say shhh! But what if you see a scary spider? Or a crotchety crocodile? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317311,00.html Voices in my head. It's driving me mad. I'll have their tongues. That'll shut them up. Danny's father has been found guilty of a multiple murder - and Danny is terrified that he will turn out like his father. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317847,00.html Indie's mum loves the colour blue. Blue is the colour of her favourite things - bluebirds, bluebells, the sky. So much so that she named her children Indigo and Misty - shades of blue, special colours, magical colours. Indie loves her mum. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670915026,00.html Covering an epic sweep of science, from the Greek philosophers right through to Einstein and his groundbreaking work, Mary and John Gribbin have written a compelling account of the personalities and events that lie behind the scientific milestones of history. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140302684,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309019,00.html A collection of poems based around the familiar themes of school and family, ranging from such topics as embarrassing and annoying parents, choosing a pet and running away from home, to reading around the class, facing the school inspector, and surviving a school trip. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140545869,00.html A small boy who has been kidnapped by brigands, passes the dark and stormy night in their cave weaving for them incredible stories of their own exploits. Through the stories he solves his own problem and manages to escape. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569919,00.html An endearing and heart-warming tale guaranteed to make everyone smile. When Little Roo wakes up, he just feels grumpy. He doesn't want to play and he doesn't know why. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380810,00.html An endearing and heart-warming tale guaranteed to make everyone smile. When Little Roo wakes up, he just feels grumpy. He doesn't want to play and he doesn't know why. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140320084,00.html It's a spook! The eerie old house gives Jim and Arthur the creeps: a really horrible witch must live there! But somehow they can't keep away, even when a mysterious white face appears at the window. A scary story for young readers, with a surprise ending. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304960,00.html This is a story about three bears, seven dwarfs, five gorillas, a frog prince, some sleeping beauties, a wolf, a dinosaur, a mad hatter, a steamboat, four firemen on a fire engine, a large number of beanstalks - and Jeremiah Obadiah Jackenory Jones and his grandma's jam tarts. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140500776,00.html In this retelling of the classic children's story by the author/illustrator of Snowman and When the Wind Blows, Jim finds the beanstalk growing outside his window one morning and follows his famous predecessor up to the top. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140314649,00.html A dramatization of James's adventures as he escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach. Includes suggestions for staging, easy-to-make costumes and scenery, and lighting procedures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311357,00.html A new edition of this hugely popular story of James and his journey to New York with the strangest group of insect friends. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140380606,00.html 'Please!' I begged Jennifer. 'It's wasted on someone like you.' Jennifer has a diary. Iolanthe doesn't. What Iolanthe has are ideas. Zillions of ideas for stories are spilling out of her. But what she wants is... Jennifer's diary. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304786,00.html Welcome to the seriously silly world of one of Britain's leading poets. In this superb new collection, mysterious smirkles, vampire ducks, batty grannies and gerbil-juggling jugglers jostle for supremacy with lyrical poems. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140380194,00.html JUNK = HEROIN = BLISS = DESPAIR = A LOVE AFFAIR YOU'LL NEVER FORGET Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly for ever. One day, somehow, finally, you have to come down. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316208,00.html When Mr and Mrs Bone go down with the Titanic, their six children are left on their own. Binnie, the eldest at 17, stands her ground against well-meaning relatives and says she will bring up the family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380780,00.html What if Fate were out to get you? The day David Case saves his brother's life, his whole world changes. Suddenly, every moment is fizzing with significance, full of what ifs? He must hide, become an entirely new person to escape Fate... if he can. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555271,00.html Prince Change-a-Lot was fed up with being treated like a baby, especially as his parents were making a bad job of running the kingdom. Even the good fairies were on strike because things were so bad they were having to work overtime. Prince Change-a-Lot thinks he'd change a few things. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140328059,00.html A humorous story about a family evacuated from London to a farm in Wales during World War Two, and Henry, the mischievous squirrel who comes to live with them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321745,00.html A collection of the last three Kevin and Sadie titles: Into Exile, A Proper Place and Hostage to Fortune. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141305264,00.html Maggot and his gran have discovered some strange mushrooms. 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The bird is endangered but Taylor's father is a gamekeeper and his employer wants the kite dead. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380131,00.html This book is a marvel of paper engineering, with tabs to pull, wheels to spin and pop-ups, based on the well-loved 'Knick-knack Paddywhack' counting rhyme. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555561,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320724,00.html Space is bigger than you could imagine, and so are these flabbergasting facts! In Amazing Space, you find all sorts of interesting stuff such as how do astronauts go to the toilet? And how likely is it for a piece of space junk to fall out of the sky and clock you on the head? And just what does the surface of Venus really look like? Look out for those big fat fibs though - there is one in every chapter. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319728,00.html Why did the Romans wash their clothes in wee? Just what did you do all day if you were a god? If you are bursting to know the answers to these questions and more, you will need to read this book! You'll find oodles of flabbergasting facts to impress your family, your friends and your teachers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320717,00.html You thought you knew everything about football, didn't you? Well, you're wrong! In Freaky Football you'll find oodles of flabbergasting facts to impress your family, your friends and your teachers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319759,00.html For how long did Mike the Chicken live happily without his head? What do you do if a crocodile is chasing you? Which type of beetle spurts a dangerous gas from its bottom? If you want to know the answers to these incredible questions and more, you will find them in this hilarious new trivia series which guarantees to leave out all the boring bits! You'll find oodles of flabbergasting facts to impress your family, your friends and your teachers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320700,00.html This fabulously fun book is filled with all sorts of interesting facts about Ancient Greeks. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313740,00.html Is a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Krazy Kow! Krazy Kow is Jamie Frink's idea. When his school announces a mega environmental competition, Jamie dreams up Krazy Kow - a cow superhero with some amazing udder attachments. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311531,00.html Ruskin Splinter is small and thin, with knock-knees, thick glasses and a squeaky voice, and the idea of him taming a dragon makes the whole class laugh. 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Beware of the things you wish for, ladies, you might just get them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316833,00.html Inside the dragon's mouth, Lily screamed. Great globs of slobber sloshed under her feet and she felt herself sliding down... Lily Quench is the last in a long line of brave dragon slayers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569575,00.html Dancing isn't the only thing that Angelina loves. She loves playing with her best friend, Alice, going to the fair, ice skating with her friends and holding her little sister, Polly. After reading this heart-warming story, tear out the friendship cards and send them to the people you love. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310282,00.html Sandra Francy is seventeen and under pressure - pressure to be good and work hard at school. But she's fed up with all that. Sandra's been having fun, running wild - some say too wild. Then she gets turned into a dog. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140344165,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140340723,00.html Laughter is the subject of this collection of poems. There are poems about where laughter begins - does it start in your cheeks or with a tickle in your tummy? - about thin laughs, ribcracking laughs and even wet-yourself laughs. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140372908,00.html If I had my way I would put an iron padlock on time so nothing would ever have to change again. For Cassie Logan, 1935 in the American deep south is a bewildering change: the Depression is tightening its grip, rich and poor are in conflict and racial tension is increasing. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316802,00.html A 4,000-year-old Pharaoh lives in our house! Ben and Carrie can't believe it when Sennapod (Lord of Hippos, Master of Worms) accidentally wins a modelling competition. Suddenly everybody's wearing designer mummy bandages and doing the strange Dance of the Pharaohs... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317618,00.html Note from Lily B to potential readers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317625,00.html Lily B is back and is ever closer to her debut into the unbelievably glamorous world of publishing! Oh yes. Lily is going to be an assistant to a REAL writer. But two shocking revelations knock Lily's literary destiny dramatically off course. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320670,00.html Be on the brink of Lily B's world with her third and fantastically funny diary! Lily Blennerhasset is VERY excited. She is on a school trip with her classmates to Paris (nay, Pareee) - a city of sophistication and culture. Here is real material for a future famous novelist such as herself. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316857,00.html In the fabled, magical library of Skellig Lir, Lily Quench hopes to discover a way of closing all Eyestones - magic stones that her enemies plan to use to travel through time and invade Lily's home! On the quest to find the library, Queen Dragon gets trapped on the island of Skellig Mor. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316864,00.html 'Oh your Majesty!' Queen Dragon hiccupped, and Lionel was almost blown out of bed. 'Your Majesty, wake up! It's Lily. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318660,00.html Queen Dragon! Queen Dragon, come back! Lily Quench has been having visions of King Dragon, her best friend Queen Dragon's long lost love. Lily is privately devastated, as she knows that she will probably lose her friend forever but she knows they must embark on the quest to find King Dragon. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318653,00.html ''Welcome, Lily," Manuelo said. "I've been expecting you." Something strange is happening in the Black Mountains. The Black Empire now run by evil General Sark, an enemy of Lily and Ashby, is crumbling and its miners are in revolt. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310022,00.html 'I'm going to eat you up UNLESS you take me to school with you. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317267,00.html Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat. He takes it for granted - but when his mum and dad go missing, the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317564,00.html Charlie Ashanti is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick beautiful Lions and an extraordinary sabre-toothed creature. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380520,00.html Charlie Ashanti is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick beautiful Lions and an extraordinary sabre-toothed creature. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140562781,00.html Little Cloud loves changing shape - he can be a horse, a tree, and even a clown! At the end of the story he joins all the other clouds in the sky to make one big cloud - and then it rains! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316918,00.html Meet the Darling family. They are very, very rich. But in the beautiful nursery of their fabulously furnished luxury mansion, all is not well. The Darling parents are pretty ghastly. But their children are just plain bad... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568943,00.html It's Little Rabbit's first day at school. He decides his favourite toy, Charlie Horse, wants to start school too, so they set off together. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670912834,00.html It's Little Rabbit's first day at school. He decides his favourite toy, Charlie Horse, wants to start school too, so they set off together. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568516,00.html Little Rabbit's birthday treat is a trip to the Rabbit World theme park. He thinks he is so grown-up that he doesn't need to stay close to Mama and Papa. But when he is suddenly all alone, he doesn't feel quite so grown-up any more... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381350,00.html A board book version of Harry Horse's wonderful story about getting lost. It's Little Rabbit's birthday and, as a treat, the whole family go to the Rabbitworld Theme Park. Little Rabbit thinks he's so grown up that he doesn't need to stay with his Mama. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569582,00.html Following on from the huge success of Little Rabbit Lost and Little Rabbit Goes to School, a fantastic and beautiful new story all about running away. Little Rabbit is fed up with being told off and decides he'd be better off living on his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380353,00.html Following on from the huge success of Little Rabbit Lost and Little Rabbit Goes to School, a fantastic and beautiful new story all about running away. Little Rabbit is fed up with being told off and decides he'd be better off living on his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380445,00.html The perfect picture book for any new big brother or sister! Mama is expecting a baby and Little Rabbit is very excited at the thought of a brand new brother or sister - all the games they can play and the hopping to be done! But Mama surprises everyone with the birth of three babies and suddenly life in the burrow changes. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311722,00.html The good-natured March girls - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - manage to lead interesting lives despite Father's absence at war and the family's lack of money. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312828,00.html What secrets lie in the ruins of Loamhedge? When young haremaid Martha Braebuck arrived at Redwall Abbey, she was unable to walk - and no beast knows why. The answer lies far away - at the ancient, ruined abbey of Loamhedge. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670910687,00.html Let me tell you a story of travellers and the paths they followed. Of a mighty warrior, set on a course of destiny and vengeance; of an evil one and his crew, cruel and ruthless, bound on a march of destruction and conquest; and of two friends, faithful and true, who chose their own way... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569629,00.html A modern fairy tale for the twenty-first century and a second adventure for the irrepressible and highly popular Princess Smartypants. Princess Smartypants has decided she'd like to have a baby but doesn't want the husband to go with it. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380339,00.html A modern fairy tale for the twenty-first century and a second adventure for the irrepressible and highly popular Princess Smartypants. Princess Smartypants has decided she'd like to have a baby but doesn't want the husband to go with it. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380513,00.html A wonderful story about a very rich and very selfish man who has everything in the world - except happiness. Who can give the secret of happiness? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302058,00.html Everyone knows that Louis is a loudmouth, and no one believes him when he announces that he's going to do a sponsored silence to raise money for the new school library. However, Louis is determined to keep his mouth shut and he finds that he enjoys listening and that lessons are much better. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369830,00.html 'Don't mind her...Deaf and dumb, see.' It doesn't matter whether April Dean can speak or not: no one's listening. She needs a friend. So does Tony. But it's not easy to break through the barriers that isolate them. 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Bombs are falling on Britain. But all Jacob can think about is his mother in Occupied France - a prisoner of the Gestapo. He makes a desperate bid to rescue her, only to be caught up himself in the French Resistance, fighting an underground war. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504972,00.html Climbing up a mountain, Meg and Mog run into thick fog and then bump into something very strange. Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140305029,00.html 'This is snow,' Moomintroll whispered to himself. Moomins always sleep through the winter - or they did until the year Moomintroll woke up and went exploring in the silent, snow-covered valley where the river used to scuttle along and all his friends were so busy in summer. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140305012,00.html A great flood wave threatens Moomin Valley! When the Moomin family is flooded out of its home, the Moomins set about finding themselves a new one. And being resourceful little creatures, they soon find a very original one: a floating theatre! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140307153,00.html 'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble, etc. are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't seem right without them... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140316773,00.html "Magic carpets don't turn up in schools." But this is exactly what does happen when Class Three's new teacher flies in through the window. With Mr Majeika in charge, it's going to be the most exciting school term ever... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140348347,00.html "Gosh," said Thomas, "isn't that Robin Hood?" Class Three have fun at their Book Week when famous story book characters suddenly appear! But there's trouble ahead with Wilhelmina Worlock the witch at the School Sports day and Hamish Bigmore causes havoc on a day trip to France. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140362886,00.html "Use of magic by teacher strictly forbidden." Poor Mr Majeika goes to the bottom of the class when the school inspector comes to call. Things don't get any easier when Mr Majeika turns himself into a lobster by mistake. Class Three somehow have to get Wilhelmina Worlock to undo the spell... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140559460,00.html Beautiful Nyasha! She is not only lovely to look at, but generous and kind as well. Nyasha would make a perfect wife for the Great King. But Nyasha's sister, Manyara, is jealous. She feels that she should be chosen by the king. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140373554,00.html A vast apparition towered over her on the doorstep. It wore a loose salmon pink coat... and tucked under its arm was an enormous imitation crocodile skin handbag... 'I'm Madame Doubtfire, dear. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140340310,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321547,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne - but, he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320144,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320151,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320175,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321530,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne - but, he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320168,00.html Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315546,00.html Twinkle Pants is a sophisticated type of a girl who loves glitter, make-up, clothes and parties. This little giftbook is packed with witty illustrations and rhymes that reflect her unique take on life. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315553,00.html Happy Pants is a jolly girl who loves her mum, friends and animals. This little giftbook is packed with witty illustrations, rhymes and amusing nuggets of information that reflect her unique take on life. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318202,00.html Martin was a large mouse, a fearless mouse, a real powermouse. Fattened on patent Porker Pills, he just grows and grows - and so do his problems. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320861,00.html The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317540,00.html Unlike most kittens, Martin shows little interest in catching mice. However, his instincts get the better of him, and he catches the very first mouse he meets. But then an idea comes to him - why not keep mice as pets? Soon Martin has more mice than he even thought possible. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140548334,00.html A little girl learns about the Masai tribe at school and daydreams about what her life would have been like if she had been born a Masai. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323443,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312461,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312409,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140378818,00.html Master Track is adopted as a baby when he is found by Mr and Mrs Track in a handbag on a railway station. Little do they realise that he's going to grow up to be a hero and rescue a train that's been stolen by Mr Creep the Crook and his family. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311364,00.html In this award-winning Dahl title Matilda invents a game of punishing her parents when they treat her badly. She soon discovers that she has supernatural powers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381770,00.html Meet Boris, Morris, Horace and Doris, four rude, smelly, bad tempered boars. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500386,00.html Meet Boris, Morris, Horace and Doris, four rude, smelly, bad tempered boars. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369175,00.html Who will you be: Meg, the witch who often casts the wrong spell; or Mog, her long-suffering cat? In these four short plays adapted by David Wood from his own stage show, and the original Meg and Mog books, there is a part for everyone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140501179,00.html Meg, Mog and Owl are becalmed in a boat. Meg makes one of her spells and gets more than she bargained for. Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568936,00.html Meg, Mog and Owl are back in a wonderful outdoor adventure. The three head off in a canoe for an exciting hunting trip but it doesn't take long for things to start going wrong. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380599,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380308,00.html This wonderful jigsaw book introduces Meg and Mog to new readers, as well as reinforcing the things they always like to do, to existing fans. With its bright colours and sturdy jigsaw pieces, this is a perfect interactive book for young children. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380674,00.html Meg and Mog are in the garden, making spells and playing hide-and-seek at the castle. Lift the flaps to reveal fun surprises underneath which also teach readers about numbers, colours and other concepts. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382487,00.html A board book version of this classic Meg and Mog story. It's Mog's birthday and he decides he'd like to go in a space ship for his birthday treat. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140502602,00.html Meg, Mog and Owl stay in a castle. They meet a ghost, fight a battle, and have a feast. Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140501186,00.html Meg's spells continue to surprise her and the eggs she makes for supper are even more strange than usual. Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381558,00.html A board book version of this classic Meg and Mog story. This time, one of Meg's spells goes spectacularly wrong. She is trying to conjure up eggs for tea and although she manages to make three eggs, they look rather different to usual. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380711,00.html Meg and Mog fly off on an adventure to Egypt. As they land on top of a pyramid, Meg accidentally lets go of her cauldron and poor Mog falls out, so she has to bandage him up. While Meg is getting help, Mog is mistaken for a cat mummy and put inside the pyramid. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371376,00.html Are you pink and green? Are you totally obscene? Can you pick your nose With your stubby little toes? Even if you can't say yes to any of the above, this is a collection to make you roar with laughter! Traditional rhymes with a twist, playground favourites and even folk and rap - poems guaranteed to make your toes tap and to make you want to read on. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140385106,00.html Milo Kick is no longer Mum's little 'angel'. Five months ago something happened - something only Milo knows - that changed him into a 'monster'. Unable to cope, Mum sends him to stay with Cressida Bell, an old family friend, who lives by the sea. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140306880,00.html The classic adventures of a little country girl - perfect for reading aloud to young children Join Milly-Molly-Mandy, little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt when they go sledging, make an unusual new friend and take part in a very important wedding. You are sure to have fun with Milly-Molly-Mandy! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140305234,00.html The classic adventures of a little country girl - perfect for reading aloud to young children Join Milly-Molly-Mandy, little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt when they go blackberrying, visit relatives and enjoy the village fete. You are sure to have fun with Milly-Molly-Mandy! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670910663,00.html Milo always goes to sleep with his beloved Raggy, a toy so old, so hugged, that no one remembers what she is. But one stormy night, Raggy gets lost. Milo begins to search for her and soon finds himself in the night market where strange and wonderful creatures sell the stuff of dreams. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312423,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140378825,00.html Daisy Dirt has an amazing life as she zooms between two homes - one with her Dad who is a dustman on the dole, and one with her Mum who has married a Duke with a Daimler. But when the Duke loses his money and her Dad wins the lottery it is a different story. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323467,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312416,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500843,00.html Buckle up for another high-octane adventure with the lovable Miss Spider and her new husband, Holley. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500546,00.html Welcome to the world of Miss Spider and her Sunny Patch friends! In a delightful first story, Miss Spider tries to arrange a tea party and begs the bugs to stay but they shriek "oh no" and run away! Happily, a sudden rainstorm changes their minds and a tea party is soon in full swing. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500720,00.html Miss Spider is spinning with joy! She has met a wonderful spider man called Holley who is wise and kind. Perhaps he's just the one to be Miss Spider's Mr Right. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569896,00.html A stunning new picture book from Eric Carle. As he floats through the sea, Mister Seahorse meets a Mr Stickleback, Mr Tilapia, Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380896,00.html A stunning new picture book from Eric Carle about Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers', with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504316,00.html Would you mistake Mog for a tiger? The zookeepers did and tried to catch him, but it wasn't as easy as they had thought! Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381633,00.html It's Midsummer Eve and Meg and Mog fly off to meet their friends, but naughty Mog is messing around and falls from the broom. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140317534,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140305531,00.html The classic adventures of a little country girl - perfect for reading aloud to young children Join Milly-Molly-Mandy, little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt when they go mushrooming, have tea in a tree-house and enjoy a trip to the seaside. You are sure to have fun with Milly-Molly-Mandy! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309491,00.html Izzy's best friend in the world is Mouse. Everyone else thinks that Mouse is just an ordinary stuffed toy, but Izzy knows she's special because she can talk to her. Mouse misses Izzy when she's at school every day - she wonders why she isn't allowed to go and what school is all about. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140501629,00.html When Mr Archimedes takes a bath with three of his friends, Kangaroo, Wombat and Goat, the water always overflows and makes a mess. Mr Archimedes is determined to find the culprit. Using a measure and taking turns getting out, they finally discover who it is. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312362,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312447,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312379,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323450,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140327625,00.html "Sometimes," whispered Jody, "I think school dinners would be all right if it wasn't for her." The dinner lady's "favourite friend" is nasty Hamish Bigmore. It is up to Mr Majeika to try and change the school menu. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140366419,00.html "Do be careful, Mr Majeika, there might be real ghosts in there." When Class Three and Mr Majeika get on board a Ghost Train they are in for a surprise. Real ghosts appear and the wicked Wilhelmina Worlock isn't far away. But Jody comes to the rescue... with a dragon to help her. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323603,00.html "Oh, don't be cowards," said Jody. "I'm sure it's perfectly safe". Mysteriously stranded in the fog at night, Mr Majeika and Class Three find themselves in a creepy hotel near Hadrian's Wall where some very spooky things start to happen. Strange lights, ghostly sounds and vanishing people... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315362,00.html 'Oh dear' said Mr Majeika. 'I didn't mean to do that at all - I must have used the wrong spell again.' But too many wrong spells for Mr Majeika mean that he will lose his power altogether and Hamish Bigmore will become a wizard. Unless the lost spell book can be found... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140321418,00.html "Music teacher? What music teacher?" The sudden arrival of a new music teacher throws St Barty's School into confusion. Horrid smells start coming from the staffroom and creepy-crawlies suddenly appear. For the new arrival is Wilhelmina Worlock, a wicked witch with some nasty tricks. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141303352,00.html More amazing adventures with Mr Majeika, the ex-wizard turned teacher, and his class at St Barty's School including a trip down a magic river, saving St Barty's from the wrecking ball, and work experience for class three. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319827,00.html When Class Three and Mr Majeika go to the circus, it's definitely not as fun as they imagined. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310107,00.html Class Three has got a new computer and while exploring it, Mr Majeika manages to get the whole class trapped in the school website. Many adventures follow and Class Three meet bizarre characters before they can get out. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140378405,00.html Welcome to Wizardford-upon-Sky. No parking of magic carpets. No bicycles allowed within the city gates. Class 3 are sure that something is very wrong when Mr Majeika leaves school without saying goodbye. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371239,00.html When old Mr Jenks retires, St Barty's School advertises for a new caretaker. Unfortunately there's only one applicant - Hamish Bigmore's Uncle Wilf who is just as rude and bad-tempered as Hamish. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140343588,00.html "I really am quite useless as a wizard." But Class Three think Mr Majeika is an excellent wizard, particularly when his spells go wrong! First, Hamish Bigmore ends up on TV. Then a real giant appears in the School Play. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569674,00.html The second picture book from Madonna with beautiful artwork by American artist Loren Long. Tommy Tittlebottom sees Mr Peabody taking an apple from Mr Funkadeli's fruit market and is very surprised that he doesn't pay. Then Tommy sees it happen again and decides that Mr Peabody is a thief. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380483,00.html In the town of Happville (which wasn't a very big town)... Mr Peabody congratulated his Little League baseball team on a great game. They had not won, but no one really cared, because they'd had such a good time playing. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312454,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312478,00.html Comic stories for 6-8 year olds based on the card game of "Happy Families". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140554342,00.html After months of hard work, Mrs Christmas is horrified to discover on Christmas Eve that Father Christmas and the reindeer are covered in spots! Will she have time to finish making the toys herself? And how can she deliver them to the children? A warm, colourful Christmas story with a difference for children of all ages. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140307252,00.html 'You must go to the rats.' Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son is so ill she is convinced he won't survive the move. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140323474,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312430,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312386,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140378801,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312393,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140378795,00.html Each book in this series introduces the learner-reader to the eccentric adventures of a different family. The series is designed for use at home and in school and has been guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318684,00.html The story of two boys living in Portsmouth at the time of the First World War. Jimmy and Reg have no fathers, and help eke out their mothers' paltry wages by mudlarking - scavenging for coins in the black mud of Portsmouth harbour. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569742,00.html Each night Mungo reads his favourite story, a swashbuckling tale of danger, kidnap and rescue. But one night the hero, Captain Flinn, isn't there to save the day so Mungo decides to take action. He takes a deep breath and bravely jumps into the story and his very own pirate adventure. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380605,00.html Each night Mungo reads his favourite story, a swashbuckling tale of danger, kidnap and rescue. But one night the hero, Captain Fleet, isn't there to save the day so Mungo decides to step in. He takes a deep breath and bravely jumps into the story and his very own pirate adventure. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306186,00.html Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, remembers her childhood.. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother, Tom, was hit by a milk-float and killed. He returns after the funeral and Frances's story is of her new relationship with Tom, the ghost and 'guardian angel'. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140502428,00.html Cats from many different countries may like to do all kinds of strange and exotic things, but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes. A rhyming text. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321875,00.html Sometimes it's pretty hard to tell them apart... My family and the animals, that is. I don't know why my brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, our house, on the island of Corfu, is a bit like a circus. So they should feel right at home... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500690,00.html A Very Busy Spider colouring book which is a black and white version of the original book. Eric Carle fans and budding illustrators can now bring this bestselling story to life, in their own colours, and at the same time enjoy reading their favourite story. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500683,00.html A Very Hungry Caterpillar colouring book which is a black and white version of the original book. Eric Carle fans and budding illustrators can now bring this bestselling story to life, in their own colours, and at the same time enjoy reading their favourite story. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313412,00.html 'But unicorns don't really exist, do they?' Have you ever longed for a pony? Lauren Foster has. And when her family moves to the country, her dream finally comes true. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313429,00.html 'Shadow, please! You've got to jump!' Lauren's pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful unicorn when she says the magic words. When Shadow, a young pony, is too afraid to jump, only Twilight and his magic can give him the courage to overcome his fears. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313443,00.html 'You don't think the treehouse is really haunted, do you?' Lauren has a secret: when she whispers the magic words, her pony turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. Lauren doesn't believe in ghosts, but there is definitely something spooky going on down by the creek. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313450,00.html 'Twilight, please get better!' Lauren's pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful unicorn when she says the magic words. Lauren and Twilight have been busy using their special magic to help all their friends, but suddenly Twilight falls ill. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313467,00.html 'You'll find someone who believes in magic. I know it.' Lauren has a secret: when she whispers the magic words, her pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. Lauren is sure that the little pony Moonshine is really a unicorn. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320243,00.html An exciting new adventure starring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight. It's the summer holidays and best friends Lauren and Mel are really excited about going to pony camp together. But when they get there they are surprised to find that they're not in the same cabin. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320267,00.html Lauren's pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful unicorn when she says the magic words, and together they have some amazing adventures. They really are the best of friends, but now Twilight has a secret that he simply cannot share - not even with Lauren - because it would mean leaving her forever. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320458,00.html A fantastic letter-writing set featuring well-loved characters from the My Secret Unicorn series. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319797,00.html Caring for your pet is really important to Lauren, especially if your pony turns out to be as special and as magical as Twilight, but her little brother Max disagrees. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318462,00.html It all started when Lauren first moved to the countryside from the city and discovered that her ordinary little pony was anything but ordinary, for when she recited a secret spell, Twilight turned into a unicorn with magical powers! From that moment on, Lauren and Twilight learned how to use magic to help their friends solve their problems. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313436,00.html 'I don't want to go home ever again, Lauren.' Lauren has a secret: when she whispers the magic words, her pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. Lauren's friend Jessica doesn't want her father to re-marry. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320038,00.html Two exciting adventures from the My Secret Unicorn series in one book. Lauren has a secret: when she whispers the magic words, her pony turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. In FLYING HIGH, Lauren's friend Jessica doesn't want her father to re-marry. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320236,00.html No.12 in the highly popular My Secret Unicorn series, featuring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight. Lauren and Twilight are delighted to learn that Currant, the new foal at Orchard Stables, is also a unicorn, and that Lauren's friend Grace is his special unicorn friend. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321202,00.html A bind-up of books 5 and 6 in the highly successful My Secret Unicorn series in which Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, share some exciting adventures. Full of pony detail and magic, just perfect for little girls. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320250,00.html A new adventure starring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight who turns into a beautiful, snow-white unicorn when Lauren says the magic words. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318783,00.html With it's irresistible mix of gorgeous line and tone illustrations, warm and engaging text and fantastic facts this is a book that little girls everywhere will cherish. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318790,00.html Irresistibly presented with a unique mix of engaging text, fantastical facts and gorgeous line and tone illustrations this is the perfect non-fiction companion to My Secret Unicorn. The unicorn may be a mythical creature but some people believe it really existed and other believe it exists still. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382036,00.html A split-page wordless board book teaching children the simple concept of colours through Eric Carle's inimitable collage illustrations. Readers need to line up the colour in the top section of the book with the same coloured image in the bottom section. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382951,00.html A split-page board book teaching children the simple concept of numbers through Eric Carle's inimitable collage illustrations. Readers need to line up the number in the top section of the book with the same number of fruit in the bottom section. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382043,00.html A split-page wordless board book teaching children the simple concept of shapes through Eric Carle's inimitable collage illustrations. Readers need to line up the shape in the top section of the book with the same shaped image in the bottom section. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382968,00.html A split-page board book teaching children the simple concept of words through Eric Carle's inimitable collage illustrations. Readers need to line up the word in the top section of the book with the correct image in the bottom section. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317144,00.html An excellent introduction to jokes and joke-telling. Over 60 jokes and rhymes, each with their own hilarious illustration - perfect for playground comedians. There are 'Knock, knock!' jokes, 'Doctor, doctor' jokes, monster jokes, and plain daft jokes. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320854,00.html Mermaids have always been favourite subjects for little girls, and this book covers everything there is to know. With great make-and-do ideas and easy-to-read text, this beautiful book incorporates everything young girls need to know about the lives and worlds of mermaids. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141308920,00.html 'If we don't get out of here soon, it's likely that we shall all end up in prison or Siberia.' 1917 and the Russian revolution rages on the streets of St Petersburg. Natasha's grandfather, Prince Denisov, has been arrested by the Red Guard. The rest of her family must flee for their lives. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369489,00.html Escaping from his violent stepfather, twelve-year-old Sipho heads for Johannesburg where he has heard that gangs of children live on the streets. Surviving hunger and the bitter-cold winter nights is hard enough, but Sipho also has to learn, in the 'new' South Africa, whom to trust. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140502930,00.html A charming introduction to the sights and sounds of familiar farm animals by the creator of the best-selling Dear Zoo. Lift the flaps and see their babies too! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312507,00.html Suddenly Anthony the dog can do nothing but scratch. Everyone finds this disgusting - including Anthony - and soon it's time for a visit to the vet. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316666,00.html Are you curious about brains, hiccups and bruises? Do you delight in your own warts, rashes and pus? Welcome to Naked Grossology - where it's gross but true! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141308265,00.html Liam's grandad is devastated when Mrs Porteous succeeds in her mission to close Nursery Rhyme Land, a museum full of stuffed animals displayed in nursery rhyme scenes. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314624,00.html Listen, I know somewhere. A squat. And that's how it starts. My life of crime, I mean. A century apart, Nikki and Nick are both struggling to live on the streets of London. No joke when it's freezing cold and you have nothing to eat. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141300221,00.html If you've ever been to school, this is the book for you. It's packed full of Michael Rosen poems, some old, some new, but all brilliant. And with Korky Paul's funny and mad illustrations, you're sure to want to keep coming back - on school days, holidays and every other day! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315140,00.html The third Hermux Tantamoq adventure. Hermux Tantamoq, watchmaker, coffee-lover and accidental hero, is back in Pinchester, trying to return to his normal life. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318370,00.html You don't need a tail to make a splash! Elecktra is a human mermaid - a mermaid with legs instead of a tail. Abandoned as a tiny baby, she was found and adopted by the merpeople of Mermaid Island, who gave her sea-powder so that she could live and breathe underwater. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320533,00.html Electra and her school friends are off on an overnight trip to Craggy island. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318363,00.html Elecktra is a human mermaid - a mermaid with legs instead of a tail. Abandoned as a tiny baby, she was found by the merpeople of Mermaid Island. They decided to adopt her and gave her sea-powder so that she could live and breathe underwater. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320526,00.html Electra, the nine-year old mermaid with legs instead of a tail is back and in search of even more adventure! It's New Year on Mermaid Island. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320540,00.html When Electra hears of hidden treasure in the caves near Mermaid Island she is very excited. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320557,00.html The sixth title in the Not Quite a Mermaid series - an underwater world of magic and adventure! Electra really wants to go and explore the shipwreck near Mermaid Island. She thinks she might find objects that would help her discover things about the human world she came from. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314693,00.html My father placed the single suitcase on to the overhead rack of the compartment and then as the train was very crowded had to step down to the platform. We children crowded round the window to receive uncertain last-minute instructions. Nothing new or really important was said. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140388435,00.html Each member of Anna's class has to do a show. Anna can't think of a thing to do, but when she accidentally knocks Scruff, her rabbit puppet, out of her schoolbag, everyone becomes excited at the prospect of a rabbit show. So Anna takes Scruff to the front of the class and hopes for the best. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309699,00.html A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568875,00.html Meg sends Owl to school for the first time, and he has some very unusual lessons! Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the Meg and Mog stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320632,00.html For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567861,00.html A wonderful and unique look at counting and friendship. This very simple picture book is about two friends, Sue and Nick, who like very different things but are still best friends. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670894451,00.html A wonderful and unique look at counting and friendship. This very simple picture book is about two friends, Sue and Nick, who like very different things but are still best friends. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140303629,00.html Like many adventures, this one begins with a holiday in Cornwall, the discovery of an ancient map and a search for an Arthurian treasure. But Simon, Jane and Barney soon realize that dark forces are at work to prevent them releasing King Arthur's power for good once more. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670871766,00.html "The BEST book ever published for babies" -- Books for Your Children http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304939,00.html 'Fun?! My classroom is a rubbish tip!' Witts End Primary School is definitely at its wits' end when it calls on Miss Pandemonium to look after the unruly Class 5. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315959,00.html Shiver me timbers! It's Patagonia Clatterbottom's birthday, and all the children at Pirate School are looking forward to the party. The trouble is, so are the children at the School for Highwaypersons and they are always a BIG NUISANCE. Luckily, there is a secret plan... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304953,00.html Dullandon Primary School runs strictly by the headmaster's timetable, until the day a supply teacher, Miss Pandemonium, arrives. Soon, she has everyone doing amazing things, but the headmaster is none too pleased. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140266146,00.html It's only called paranoia if you can't prove it. Cayce is in London to work. Her pathological sensitivity to brands makes her the perfect divining rod for an ad agency that wants to test a new logo. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140503845,00.html With the help of strategically placed holes on the page the reader of this brilliantly conceived book can see exactly what the baby sees, at various stages through the day: his father sleeping, his mother making breakfast, his sisters out playing. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140912005,00.html This beautiful limited edition boxed set contains the stunningly designed new Penguin Epics series: twenty short tales of human adventure, legend and myth. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319131,00.html The gods of Olympus are alive in the 21st Century. They still fall in love with mortals and have children who might become great heroes, but most of these children meet horrible fates at the hands of monsters by the age of twelve. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381473,00.html The gods of Olympus are alive in the 21st Century. They still fall in love with mortals and have children who might become great heroes, but most of these children meet horrible fates at the hands of monsters by the age of twelve. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381503,00.html The way he said my name sent a chill down my back. Nobody called me 'Perseus' except those who knew my true identity. Friends... and enemies. Percy Jackson has had a quiet year. Not a single monster has set foot in his New York school. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320847,00.html With its beautiful cover, make-and-do ideas and accessible text, this book will engage and inform young girls about princesses, past, present and fairytale. The text is written with passion and enthusiasm, packed with facts, and is accompanied by adorable line and tone illustrations. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569902,00.html A fast-paced adventure, inspired by the traditional story of The Three Little Pigs, in which the brave trio attempt to outwit the Big Bad Wolf for the second time, this time by winning the 'Pie in the Sky Air Race.' Each pig builds a plane, out of straw, sticks and... not bricks this time... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140325041,00.html Do you really think you know what pillow talk is? Or a bun fight? Do you know what happens when you stifle a yawn or let a little BURP! escape? Think very carefully before you say yes, and then open the pages of Roger McGough's marvellous and magical collection. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913695,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313405,00.html A magic wish... and Jamie's hero, Brave Bill the boy pirate, appears - and even goes to school with him. Then Brave Bill starts shrinking teachers and hiding treasure. Now Jamie's in really big trouble. What can he do? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318264,00.html Paisley, Posso, Kelty and Spott are pirate penguins. And they're HUNGRY. But there's nothing to eat - all the fish have disappeared from the sea! Could the gang of scary, sharp-toothed cats have anything to do with it? It's time for Paisley to come up with a cunning plan... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312699,00.html It's the first day at Pirate School. Time to meet Patagonia Clatterbottom, the fiercest headteacher in the swashbuckling universe. Time to start lessons in walking the plank and shivering your timbers - but then, disaster! A storm hits the pirate-school boat. Man overboard! Help! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319261,00.html A very funny story about the children at Pirate School. Fourth in the series within Colour Young Puffins. The children are planning to raid Patagonia Clatterbottom's food store - but grown-up pirates, the Woppagobs, are trying to steal the goodies as well. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317601,00.html The third very funny story about the children at pirate school. The children hide a stray dog on board, while Patagonia Clatterbottom, the head teacher, is plagued by school inspectors, who are not impressed by the lessons. So, the children decide to sail the school away. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318554,00.html The year is 1348 and the Black Death is sweeping across England. At Dowe Manor, Lady Beatrice is a victim and a witch-hunter priest, Brother Rohan, persuades a distraught Sir Edmund that Brind, the dog boy, and Aurelie, the French girl are to blame. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140314946,00.html This funny collection of poems for the 8-11 age group is all about one school. The verses cover such things as playtime, the school outing, the school nurse, French lessons, the three R's, nicknames, best friends - and a host of other topics all familiar within the school context. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140912715,00.html The Pocket Penguins series consists of 70 unique titles published to celebrate Penguin's 70th birthday. They are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and epitomise Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of 'good books for all'. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140340532,00.html A collection of poetry by black writers from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Britain and the USA. It includes work by Bengamin Zephaniah, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Zinziswa Mandela, Maya Angelou, Rabindranath Tagore alongside traditional poems. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140545197,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140342215,00.html A story about Pongwiffy, the smelliest, ugliest witch ever. Living in a stinking, damp cave, with Hugo the fearless hamster from Amsterdam, she causes havoc amongst the witches of Witchway Wood. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310145,00.html Spellovision has come to Witchway Wood. All the witches are completely hooked on it - except for Pongwiffy who's bored silly. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302645,00.html Poppet is an elephant. When he is born, his mother warns him against mice because they run up elephants' trunks. Poppet spends time asking various creatures if they are mice. Then one of them says yes. However, Momo persuades Poppet that this is an old wives' tale and they soon become friends. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315270,00.html 130 AD. Britain is a conquered land - the edge of civilisation. It is a long, long way from Rome to Hadrian's Wall - and Marcus isn't sure he wants to be in cold, gloomy Britain. He and his brother have come to be with their soldier father, here at the edge of empire. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555257,00.html Poor Prince Cinders - all he ever gets to do is to clean and scrub and tidy up after his three big hairy brothers (who are terrible bullies as well). Until one Saturday night, when a small, dirty fairy falls down the chimney, and promises Prince Cinders that all his wishes will come true... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555264,00.html Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She enjoys being a Ms. But being a rich and pretty princess means that all the princes want her to be their Mrs. Find out how Princess Smartypants fights to preserve her independence in this hilarious fairy-tale-with-a-difference. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320403,00.html A complete A - Z of hilarious jokes and gags to make you giggle. Arranged in alphabetical sections, this bumper book is packed full of the best (and very worst) jokes for every occasion! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371017,00.html A Santa Claws, a sneeze'n coffin, a train full of terrible roses... ghosts for hire, stuffed (and not so stuffed) toads, a copying machine with a difference, and more... He's done it again - here are nine more ingenious stories, each bizarre and each with a twist in the tail. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140361308,00.html Sophy Simpson loves giving people advice, even if they don't thank her for it. She decides not to waste any more time on her ungrateful family as she believes there must be somebody out there who really needs a genius to help them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310756,00.html 'No one escapes from the Mad Mangler!' Leon doesn't really believe that the Crooked Oak is haunted by the ghost of a mad washerwoman. But then the tree is kidnapped and a bizarre accident with a computer brings the Mad Mangler to life. Leon is alone with her. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302249,00.html When Lennie finds Miss Butterworth in the run-down toffee works, he is told the dreadful story of Clum, the toffee monster created by old Mr Butterworth. Little does Lennie know that Clum is kept in the freezer and, through a series of mishaps, he finds himself confronted by the toffee fiend. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141303185,00.html Rupert spends the day with his Great Aunt Ada, along with his unruly puppy, Roly. Great Aunt Ada is determined to teach them some manners and get them to clean her house. Worse than Great Aunt Ada, is her parrot, Gordan, who bosses Rupert and Roly around as they clean. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380858,00.html A charming story that works on two levels - the text reads like a recipe (eg. ingredients list, "find six small rabbits, cover with warm soapy water and gently scrub" etc) while the pictures play out the familiar routine of getting ready for bed, in this case with six naughty little rabbits. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312835,00.html A dark force is rampaging through the forests of Mossflower. Gulo the Savage, wolverine, flesh-eater and brutal killer, has come across the seas in search of his brother, Askor. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670910694,00.html A dark force is rampaging through the forests of Mossflower. Gulo the Savage, wolverine, flesh-eater and brutal killer, has come across the seas in search of his brother, Askor. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143300373,00.html Real books for beginners Rascal is outside in the garden. All the other dragons in the street are warm and cosy inside their owners houses, but Ben's Dad won't let Rascal in because he isn't house trained. 'Out you go,' says Dad. It is cold outside. How can a little dragon get in? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143300397,00.html Real books for beginners All the dragons are in the park learning to fly. Sniff, Shovel and Ruff-Ruff all manage to take off, but Rascal can't seem to do it however hard he tries. 'Flap your wings, Rascal,' says Ben. But Rascal's wings don't work. What else can he use? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143300366,00.html Real books for beginners Ben desperately wants a dragon for a pet. He loves everyone else's dragon in the street, but Dad won't let him have one - after all, they can't clean the car or mow the lawn can they? The answer is no. Or is it? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143300380,00.html Real books for beginners Every night when the dragons are asleep in their kennels, the Big Bad Cat comes and steals their tea! Sherry, Ben and Rascal's neighbour, takes her dragons to the park to teach them to chase away the Big Bad Cat. Rascal and Ben run after them to learn too. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567854,00.html Nick likes yellow socks, Sue likes purple hair, Nick likes green aliens, Sue likes red dogs, but the one thing they both like is... EACH OTHER! An exuberant romp of a book about a very colourful friendship by award-winning illustrators Nick Sharratt and Sue Heap. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382876,00.html Rex is a chameleon and a popular class pet. Every day someone gets to take Rex home, along with a book in which to write all the things Rex did on his visit. If a child can't write, they can draw a picture - and as you might expect, the pictures are exaggerated and very funny. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140343656,00.html A collection of ribald rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568240,00.html Six of the best known nursery tales, retold with some surprising and hilarious twists. If you thought Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, think again... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371741,00.html The Mississippi of the 1930s is a hard place for a black child to grow up in and Cassie finds it difficult to understand why the farm means so much to her father. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569841,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500737,00.html This bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD and there are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music, and the second has a special raah! sound to indicate where to turn each page as you read along in the book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140556780,00.html One fine morning, a rooster decided he wanted to travel. Along the way, he is joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish, all eager to see the world. But they discover travelling is harder work than they thought. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380063,00.html Panther poo means scary poo to shrews. If they smell scary panther poo, they have to run like mad because panthers love to snack on shrews. Unfortunately, Tiny Shrew can't smell anything much - he can't even tell the difference between a butterfly and poo. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140562354,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140389388,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140389395,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313887,00.html Sheltie and Emma's adventures continue as they come to the rescue when their friend Sally and her pony, Minnow, run away. In the second story, Sheltie is happy when Mudlark the donkey comes to stay and he and Emma are shocked when Mudlark disappears. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304489,00.html When Emma and Sheltie discover a very thin pony left to fend for himself on the snowy downs, Emma decides to rescue him. Eventually, the mystery of the pony is solved when it leads them to its owner - an old lady who lives on her own. She can't look after the pony, but can they find him a new home. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141308050,00.html Emma and Sheltie can't wait for the funfair to come to Little Applewood but its arrival brings problems. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313894,00.html Emma and Sheltie are on holiday in Summerland Bay - and snobby Alice Parker who always makes fun of Sheltie is there too! But when Alice and her pony get into trouble, Sheltie is the one who saves them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313900,00.html Emma and Sheltie take part in the Applewood Pony Show and show Melody Parker that cheats just can't win. In the second story Emma hatches a plan to trap the saddle thieves - she really needs Sheltie's help to make her plan work. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141308012,00.html It's the Christmas holidays at last. Emma and Sheltie are busy making deliveries and helping the little children with their nativity play. But the snowy weather is causing problems for one little girl, who longs to spend Christmas with her dad. Can Emma and Sheltie make Rosie's wish come true? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313870,00.html When Emma meets Sheltie, the little pony with the big heart, she feels happier about the move to the country. Sheltie and Emma become great friends and have lots of adventures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140316124,00.html "Waiter, there's a sky in my pie!" Roger McGough has many intriguing poems for his readers to taste - some to choke with laughter about, some to chew very slowly. Brimming with vitality and humour and spiced with thoughtful observation, this live-wire collection will appeal to every young reader. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241141939,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316390,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143300410,00.html A collection of short stories, riddles, puns, jokes and spoonerisms. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567014,00.html Flaps on every page reveal an increasing number of surprises, as Spot counts from one to ten as he meets animals on the farm. One small mouse under some sacks is followed by two squirrels in a tree and so on to ten cows in the barn. Lots of fun for children who are learning to count. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567007,00.html Contains three little SPOT stories taken from SPOT'S BEDTIME STORYBOOK: Spot Goes Splash, Spot at the Fair and Sweet Dreams Spot. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140549096,00.html Spot's adventures take him to the park, where the lively pup finds plenty to explore. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542899,00.html Another picture book about Spot who, this time, is going to stay at a friend's. Children can lift the flaps and see what Spot is up to. "Another highly recommended Spot title for all small people." Books For Keeps on Spot Stays Overnight http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140558289,00.html In this lift-the-flap book, Spot spends a day at his grandparents' home. He has fun finding out what his mum, Sally, did when she was a pup, discovering things that she owned and looking through an old photograph album. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504958,00.html Meet Spot's friends as they are discovered one by one in this game of hide-and-seek. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504217,00.html An exciting time is had by Spot on his very first walk as he encounters many new sights, sounds and smells. "( Where's Spot? ) is still one of the best books ever produced for babies. "It's hard to imagine anyone who doesn't know Spot. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140552744,00.html With simple words hidden under illustrated flaps throughout, this story follows Spot and his classmate on a day of discovery in the woods, when they meet familiar animals and come into contact with nature. There's a real surprise for Spot and his mum Sally when Spot gets home. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140366471,00.html Read and weep... One stormy night, five stranded schoolchildren uncover the story of Richard Clayton Harwick - a boy who many years ago learned what it was like to have a truly wicked stepfather. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309132,00.html Joe is confused. "Never take sweets from a stranger" and "Never go with a stranger" are the two safety rules the nice policeman gave them. But it's not that easy! Joe soon discovers that a little common sense comes in handy... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568868,00.html The mighty, magnificent Scarface Claw is the toughest tomcat in town. There's nothing that frightens him - or is there? A brilliantly funny story from the bestselling author of the Hairy Maclary stories. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320229,00.html Scarlett's not red like a sunset, she's red with rage. She cannot BELIEVE her mum's sunk so low as to pack her off to Ireland to stay with the dad who left them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555578,00.html Schnitzel von Krumm is outraged when his family decides to replace his worn out, beaten up, smelly old basket. Written by a best-selling author this features one of the characters first introduced in the HAIRY MACLARY series. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569438,00.html Schnitzel von Krumm is a dog of many talents. He can hustle and tease with the greatest of ease, but everyone knows that dogs NEVER climb trees. Or do they...? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670910571,00.html What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and-rhyming-Black Hole? What if amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis, viruses, the creation of the universe are all irresistible, laugh out loud poetry? Well, you're thinking in science verse, that's what. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319308,00.html Why didn't Scooby bite the Ghost Clown? Because he tasted funny! Nobody does spooky quite as hilariously as Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang. Laugh yourself silly with this wonderful book of all new jokes from Scooby, Shaggy and the gang. Fully integrated black and white illustrations. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318110,00.html Scooby and the gang find themselves out of favour with the citizens of Coolsville. The ruthless TV reporter, Heather Jasper-Howe, has set them up to look like PR disasters. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321868,00.html Three spook-tastic Scooby-Doo mysteries in one volume! Particularly good for reluctant readers as this fun filled bumper book introduces simple mystery solving skills to thrill Scooby-Doo fans. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140368949,00.html 'My name is Scribbleboy and I'm back to scribble!' Years ago, Scribbleboy had transformed the gloomy grey concrete of the neighbourhood with his fabulous shapes and colours... until, without warning, he vanished. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314396,00.html Guard this stone that imprisons me... According to legend, centuries ago a cruel spirit horse from the sea was trapped in a tiny statue. If it is ever set free then wild storms, treacherous tides and terrible destruction will follow. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314419,00.html When Tamzin goes to stay with her grandmother in Cornwall, she is drawn towards a small grey statue of a grey horse, kept in a cabinet for safe-keeping. One day she accidentally drops the statue and unwittingly releases the evil spirit of the Grey Horse that has been trapped inside. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314426,00.html Tamzin is trying hard to come to terms with the loss of Moonlight, whom she now knows is the Blue Horse, the kind spirit who is trying to protect her. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314402,00.html 'I can feel it. It's coming back...' For centuries the Grey Horse, a cruel spirit from the sea, was trapped in a tiny statue. But now it is broken and the Grey Horse is free to bring havoc and terror once again. Tamzin is afraid, especially after losing the blue talisman she wears to ward off evil. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140346992,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318806,00.html Aspiring writer, Mags Clarke has just moved with her mother to a new area after the death of her father. One day she stumbles across a girl who appears to be floating above the trees while playing her violin in the woods. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140381313,00.html SHELTIE The little pony with the big heart! Emma doesn't want to move to the country - that is, until she meets Sheltie, a Shetland pony whose sense of fun and mischief leads them into lots of adventures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315287,00.html A powerful historical adventure set in ancient Greece. Nyresa is forced to leave her island home when the Persians threaten to invade. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140303315,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140311181,00.html "When the dark is rising, six shall turn back" - so ran the old prophetic rhyme. Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, wielders on Earth of the giant powers of good and evil. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311517,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315058,00.html 'Someone threw the burning rag through the letterbox...' 'No one was hurt... no one from our side...' 'Why should the colour of skin make such a difference?' 'Nowhere did she see a face like her own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140544398,00.html Slinky Malinki, a cheeky and friendly cat by day and master pilferer by night, finally gets his comeuppance when he's caught red-handed with his collection of stolen goodies. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913510,00.html Slinky Malinki, a cheeky and friendly cat by day and master pilferer by night, finally gets his comeuppance when he's caught red-handed with his collection of stolen goodies. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140565720,00.html Slinky Malinki slips out of the catflap for a moonlight adventure - but Scarface Claw is on the prowl... Children will learn about rhythm and rhyme as they follow the hilarious antics of Slinky Malinki - the loveable rascal cat who is always making mischief. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140553260,00.html Lynley Dodd, award-winning creator of the popular Hairy Maclary, uses simple rhyme and vivid illustrations to produce books to read and laugh aloud at time and time again. Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Syd, the rainbow lorikeet, are partners in crime. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381145,00.html A board book version of this bestselling picture book. When Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Sid are left in the house on their own, they cause absolute mayhem by opening all the carefully shut doors in the house - and leave a trail of destruction from bathroom to bedroom to kitchen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569247,00.html The sloth moves very slowly and takes life very gently; all the other animals in the rainforest want to know why he is so slow, so quiet, so boring and so lazy. The sloth's reply is a good and surprising one - quite a philosophical statement in favour of slowness! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140558685,00.html A story about a bossy old warthog who wants to have the waterhole all to himself. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140232929,00.html Hiro Protagonist Last of the freelance hackers Greatest sword fighter in the world Stringer, Central Intelligence Corporation Recently 'resigned' from his job as the coolest samurai sword-toting pizza delivery guy in the world, Hiro has had to fall back on his old hi-tech scavenger ways. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381183,00.html A fantastic and epic adventure story. Snowbone is the natural leader of a band of wooden children, who are tracking down a group of human slavers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316741,00.html Solomon Snow and his friends, Prudence and the Infant Prodigy, return in a second comic mock-Victorian extravaganza. This time, Prudence's dad is in prison, awaiting transportation to a rotting convict ship. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140549072,00.html A lonely creature called Something Else is excluded from everything because he looks and behaves differently. But when an even stranger creature tries to make friends with him, Something Else doesn't want to know - until he realises that the stranger is perhaps not so different after all. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318837,00.html Jake likes thinking, talking, football and encyclopedias. And fish. But he's not so sure about everything else - especially girls, or little sisters, or stepdads. And most of all, he's not sure if he really likes himself. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310381,00.html Someone is out to steal your soul. Sebastian, the alchemist's son, must face new evil. An old enemy, a magician whose power lies in stealing souls, has reappeared in a new and cunning disguise. He is using an ancient spell book to bring about a terror beyond imagining. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670916078,00.html Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a mesmerizing debut. As teenager Blue van Meer tells her story we are hurled into a dizzying world of murder and butterflies, womanizing and wandering, American McCulture, The Western Canon, political radicalism and juvenile crushisms. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140555134,00.html Spot decides to make a cake for his Dad's birthday. Lift the flaps to follow Spot's progress as he creates a very special birthday surprise. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140506990,00.html This is the sixth illustrated story featuring the popular character Spot the dog. In this adventure, Spot goes to the seaside armed with all the paraphernalia and the author introduces Sam, Spot's father, who looks as though he's prone to spoiling his young pup. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140549089,00.html A story featuring Spot the puppy. There is always lots to do during a visit to the park - and everyone loves a party. Spot and his friends have a wonderful time at Helen's fancy dress party, but the best fun of all is the surprise at the end. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140506501,00.html In the fifth of the extremely popular Spot books Spot nervously goes to his first day at nursery school, but ends up having the most marvellous time. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140509229,00.html In this book, children can discover faces behind the flaps and enjoy the thrills of a day out with Mum at the circus. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140509328,00.html A visit to the farm with Dad, to look at the full range of animals in residence. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542882,00.html Sally and Sam have a special surprise for Spot - a baby sister! Follow this little puppy as she romps around the house with big brother Spot. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140548990,00.html A vocabulary book, with a word for each illustration and a simple story-line, to keep the child's interest. "Fans of Eric Hill's Spot - and what toddler isn't? - will love this big, bright book." Baby on Spot's Big Book of Words "An excellent way to introduce first words. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500379,00.html Here are Spot and his friends ready to show you lots of things in different colours, how many sorts of shapes there are and how to count from one to ten. Fun to read, join in with and enjoy, time and time again. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569230,00.html Colours, numbers, shapes, opposites, animal noises and a story. Spot and his friends introduce basic concepts in the liveliest way with this action-packed book. There are lots of flaps on every page to make first learning easy and there's even a lift-the-flap story for extra fun. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140505511,00.html It's Christmas. Lift the flaps and join Spot as he finds out about presents, Christmas trees and all the excitement. 'A perfect introduction to the fun of Christmas.' Practical Parenting on Spot's First Christmas http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140509335,00.html A flap book in which the Easter bunny has hidden some eggs for Spot and his friend, Helen, to find. The search for the eggs becomes a counting game. "An excellent lift-the-flap book for under-fives." Sunday Times on Spot's First Easter http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140557565,00.html It's Christmas Eve and Santa's sleigh is lost. Spot and his friends join in the search which leads to a wonderful snowy adventure and a truly special reward. This story is based on the film Spot's Magical Christmas, a high-quality animation made for video and television by King Rollo Films. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381008,00.html This bestselling Christmas story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD and there are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music, and the second has a 'special sound' to indicate where to turn each page as you read along in the book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381015,00.html Spot's dad has planned a fun new game for him. Lift the flaps on every page to help Spot and his friends search for hidden objects, solve the clues and discover the special surprise at the end. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318844,00.html Lara, or GM451 as she is known by the government, is a highly trained special agent, bred by the British Secret Service for use on dangerous missions around the world. But her last mission went wrong and now she is being hunted down by an evil drugs baron, Mr Big. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318851,00.html Lara's looking forward to a well-earned retirement from MI5, but her plans to relax on holiday with the Cook family are quickly disrupted. In a cave by the beach, the children stumble on to a smuggling ring, and it's down to Lara to get help. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319872,00.html Mice versus rats. Kids versus bullies. The second tail-biting adventure about the Spy Mice. Roquefort Dupont, leader of the rat underworld is seeking revenge. He's gathering rat leaders from all over the world (including Stilton Piccadilly from London) to a meeting in New York. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319858,00.html In the basement of Washington's International Spy Museum are the headquarters of the Spy Mice Agency. In this first adventure, Morning Glory, a brave and intelligent spy mouse joins forces with Oz, a human boy, to outwit the dastardly Roquefort Dupont, commander-in-chief of the rat underworld. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381961,00.html In the basement of Washington's International Spy Museum are the headquarters of the Spy Mice Agency. In this first adventure, Morning Glory, a brave and intelligent spy mouse joins forces with Oz, a human boy, to outwit the dastardly Roquefort Dupont, commander-in-chief of the rat underworld. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780142500408,00.html A collection of new and wacky fables with fresh morals - the ones that, according to Jon Scieszka, "Aesop might have told if he were alive today". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380049,00.html 'I'm waiting for her. For Big Mother. Soft steps and the slow tap tap on the radiator. The Hand is tapping out its warning.' Jez lives in care, in The House. It's for stray kids and smells mank most of the time. The House is run by Big Mother, who thinks if you don't belong, you don't count. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317809,00.html The first of four books about friendships, family relationships - and the Stardust Factor, weaving fantasy seamlessly into the everyday world. Lucy Evans is an ordinary ten-year-old who lives in Devon with two older sisters, a mum who is a teacher and a dad who is a solicitor. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317793,00.html Nine-year-old Lucy is really pleased when Allegra Greenwood moves in next door and the girls quickly become friends. But when Allegra tells her that she is a 'stardust spirit', Lucy discovers a whole world of magic beyond even her imagination... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317816,00.html Nine-year-old Lucy has recently discovered that she is a stardust spirit and now has a new magical nighttime existence in which she and her friends Allegra, Faye and Ella fly through the woods using their magic to save the animals and environment. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317823,00.html After discovering that she was a stardust spirit, Lucy has spent a magical year with her new stardust friends Allegra, Faye and Ella flying through the woods at night-time using their magic powers to save animals and the environment. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140507379,00.html Follow-up to The Baby's Catalogue, this book describes what going to school entails. It aims to calm the anxieties and to encourage the enthusiasm of pre-school children. Other joint publications include Peepo and Each Peach Pear Plum. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500409,00.html Make Hairy Maclary and friends come to life in this interactive sticker book. There are scenes featuring everyone's favourite characters, from Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy to Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town as well as snippets of Lynley's Dodd's brilliant rhyming text. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140301960,00.html One glorious day the ground gives way beneath Barney and he lands in a cave in the middle of the rubbish dump; and that's when he meets Stig. Nobody believes his story, but for Barney, Stig is totally real, and together they embark on a series of wonderful adventures. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569353,00.html This is the way we stomp our feet - Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! This is the way we like to eat - Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! Stomp, chomp, big roars, here come the dinosaurs! A brilliant third action rhymes book from the perfect duo of Kaye Umansky and Nick Sharratt. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140362510,00.html Kids are disappearing but no one cares. Homeless, frightened and alone, Link finds himself down-and-out in London after fleeing from his brutish stepfather. He only survives because he's befriended by streetwise Ginger. When Ginger suddenly disappears, Link is in despair. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141305066,00.html Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother, George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319032,00.html Stuff is the nickname of our hero, Simon (because he knows a lot of weird stuff). Stuff's parents have split up, and his dad has brought back a new step-mum (the Sherry Trifle), a step-sister (the awful Natasha) and a radical feminist rabbit called Pankhurst (she only attacks men - spooky). http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140372946,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320052,00.html Superloo is a power-crazed toilet with an ego as big as a planet, a microchip that belongs to NASA and a mission to rescue his toilet ancestors from the past. All he needs now is a human helper - and then along comes Finn. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320045,00.html Superloo is a power-crazed toilet with an ego as big as a planet, a micro-chip that belongs to NASA and a mission to rescue his toilet ancestors from the past. All he needs now is a human helper - and then along comes Finn. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321691,00.html The original superhero, Superman, is back! The Man of Steel returns to earth after several years absence to find that the world has moved on without him, including his true love, Lois Lane. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321707,00.html Superman is back on earth after several years absence. His one true love, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life but she never forgot him. Will Lois take him back when he has to save the world - again? Delve deep into Lois's story in the blockbuster Superman Returns. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141309422,00.html Mary, a young blind girl, fed up with the way her family treats her, decides to go down to the sweetshop on her own. But on the way she is kidnapped. Mary must use all her ingenuity to find a way of escaping - and proving to everyone just how capable she is, even without being able to see. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140306095,00.html If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, would you know what to do with it? Well, Moomintroll thinks he knows what to do. But when he takes his new-found pet home, things don't quite work out as planned! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913237,00.html Vanderdecken stared through mad blood-flecked eyes at the lad and his dog, who had been cast away from his ship, long years ago, by an angel from heaven... Ben and Ned have travelled far and wide since the last days of the Flying Dutchman. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140503982,00.html The story of how a bad-tempered ladybird turns into a nicer, happier bug. Pages clearly illustrate the differences in small and large and time is shown visually as the sun moves through its path. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314952,00.html Ever seen a bee slip? Ever kissed a bee's lip? Ever told a bee stop? Ever spun a bee's top? Ever heard a bee sneeze? Ever tickled a bee's knees? Nor me. Roger McGough knows all about shocked sharks, making silly wishes, tickling bees' knees and much more. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140363678,00.html Everybody loves the BFG. Now here is your chance to bring him to life! David Wood has created seven short plays for you to read and perform. With notes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can be produced with the minimum of experience and resources. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504446,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314457,00.html 'We've been baking in class today, Would you like my last jam tart? It's funny how clean my hands are now. They were dirty at the start!' Another entertaining selection of poems by best-selling author Gervase Phinn, everyone's favourite School Inspector. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140270372,00.html Poor little Nell - orphan girl alone and adrift in a future world of Confucian law and neo-Victorian values, nano-machines and walk-in body alteration. Well, not quite alone. Because Nell has a friend, of sorts. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140320237,00.html Alex doesn't know his birthday because he was found abandoned next to Cleopatra's Needle, so instead of a birthday he celebrates his finding. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316420,00.html Ransome, Sims and Jefferies were three astonishing chickens! So exceptional were they, that they were to become a legend to future generations at Foxearth Farm. Not only could they fly out of reach of foxes, but they found a way of defeating even the most crafty of attacks. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542851,00.html You may think you know the story of the princess and the frog she kissed, who turned into a handsome prince and lived happily ever after. Well, now discover the shocking truth. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316185,00.html A golden goose! There's no such thing! Oh yes, there is, and she's living on Farmer Skint's farm. He was a poor unfortunate man but now the golden goose has brought him good luck and happiness. But what will happen if other people find out about his golden bird? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140313024,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670886241,00.html A delightful postbag of real letters for you to open up and read FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE: FIRST CLASS http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140328042,00.html The youngest of 16 beautiful princesses, Belinda is ignored by her father and left in the hands of a Japanese tutor. When the king has married off his other daughters he discovers that Belinda has turned into a karate expert. The king, in disgust, leaves her to find her own husband. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141304922,00.html The Karate Princess is not enjoying her honeymoon - she's bored and desperate for an adventure. Luckily her uncle, the Duke of Dork, needs some help with a rather terrifying, man-eating monster. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314617,00.html Disaster! The Unsinkable is sinking. Grandfather and Roo - a dog of character and strong views - are on a fishing trip to catch the King Cod. But they end up marooned on a desert island. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315430,00.html 'Oh, Mum, can we take her home? Please, please, please?' Millie is a puppy. She loves her family and her family loves her, but she's lonely and sad when they go out all day. Millie decides to look for them, but instead she finds a little boy called Billy. He loves Millie and wants to keep her. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568219,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140317930,00.html Small and insignificant, Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Through the pages of an old book, he discovers a mysterious world of enchantment - but a world that is falling into decay. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140364118,00.html The New Cut Gang is a group of urchins in 1892. Lambeth Walk and the New Cut bristles with gangsters, bookies, pickpockets, swindlers, horse thieves and the occasional tentative policeman. The gang discover a cache of counterfeit gold sovereigns and are pursued by its murderous owner. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141308791,00.html There's always enough time for a five-minute story! This lively collection is perfect for reading aloud to young children and can be enjoyed again and again. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310305,00.html Gary and Sue long to have a dog, but they can't because their father is allergic to dog fur. Mum has the answer when she builds a very special robot dog. Chip the Robodog, wants to be just like Rex, the thoroughbred dog next door. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310312,00.html Chip, the robodog, is fed up when no one will take him for a walk. Seeing Selina, the cat next door, makes him think it might be more fun to be a cat and he confuses everyone by beginning to behave like one. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140322613,00.html A Viking warrior who lived hundreds of years ago sets sail with his men on th Golden Dragon to find the land where the sun goes at night. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141302751,00.html "I have a surprise... this class is going to do the Christmas play!" Maya longs to be in Mr Kelly's play! She can already see herself on the stage, waving her arms around and saying her words so loudly everyone at the back can hear. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316413,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314198,00.html 'Children don't fly!' But Lucy can! She zooms through the air like a streak of lightning. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140548969,00.html Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid tales including "Chicken Licken", "The Princess and the Bowling Ball", "The Really Ugly Duckling" and "Jack's Bean Problem". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380124,00.html The Stolen Childhood is a powerful collection of three fairy tales. A woman jealously covets her stepdaughter's youthfulness. A boy struggles to assert himself as a man. A very small girl constrained by life in a doll's house longs to be free. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140542950,00.html The original and classic tale of Peter Rabbit http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371758,00.html It all began with a dare. The idea of sneaking into the Protestant area to daub slogans under the mural of King Billy seems thrilling and exciting to Kevin and his Catholic friends. But feelings run high in Belfast and in the end paint-splashing turns into something far more dangerous. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315966,00.html A collection of six playlets, based on The Twits. They highlight the key points in the story and some can be acted by groups of children while others only need a couple of actors. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140373356,00.html 'He isn't a toy. He's REAL!' The velveteen rabbit is a charming, splendid rabbit, but on Christmas morning, amongst all the excitement, he's put in the toy cupboard and forgotten. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241017982,00.html Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a perennial favourite with children and adults alike. Its imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140384666,00.html Wilfred wants to be a witch's dog. His friends don't think he can as witches don't usually have dogs as pets. But Wilfred applies to be a witch's pet anyway and Weenie the witch gives him a chance. Wilfred helps Weenie with her flying and her spells and ends up as Witch's Pet of the Year. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306568,00.html Wilf, the Witch's Dog, is full of magic ideas. He helps Weenie think of something to make for the Witch's Fun Day. But at the sports, disaster strikes - Wilf is accused of cheating! It's not true, of course, but how can he prove it? Wilf thinks hard... and has another magic idea. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312217,00.html An old magic carpet causes all sorts of trouble for Wilf, the Witch's Dog and his friends. Sly Cat and Tricky Toad don't help - they are back to their old sneaky ways. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312224,00.html The poor ice-cream wizard has lost his wand. Wilf, the witch's dog, and his friends are determined to help him find it. But where can it be? Sly Cat and Tricky Toad know, but they won't say. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140384680,00.html Wilf, the Witch's Dog, has baked a cake. But before Wilf and his friends can eat it, Sly Cat and Tricky Toad cast a spell that makes the cake grow bigger and bigger and float away. Will Wilf be able to stop the giant magic cake before disaster strikes? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140384673,00.html Wilf, the witch's dog, has problems with his spells and looks like being at the bottom of the class at the school of spells. As soon as he discovers that Sly Cat and Tricky Toad are interfering with his note book and messing up his spells, things begin to improve. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313597,00.html A collection of hundreds of original jokes, cartoons, mad ads and lots of fun features on the theme of secret agents and spying. Super spies, bad guys, secret codes and weapons are among the thrills and spills in this great joke book by the unique John Byrne. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140347999,00.html Three childminders are sitting round a sand-pit under a leafy tree. They have looked after all sorts of children: sniffers, fussers, sneaky and bad tempered ones. But Mrs Mackle claims she had the very worst child of all. The others can't believe it. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141300856,00.html Deep in the ancient forest of Hagwood, the dark forces of magic are gathering. The High Lady of the Hollow Hill is seeking to trap a thief who has stolen her most precious possession. She has summoned the nightmarish thorn ogres to claw it back. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140383393,00.html The young tigress, Lila. That one I want at all costs. Lila is mine. Lee Yung is willing to pay a lot of money for the tigers of Malham Tiger Park. He believes the bones of the Spirit Tiger, Lila, can save his life. But Lila is not so easy to kill. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314822,00.html 'Ouch,' said Limpy. 'Why is my back hurting?' A horrible thought hit him. Perhaps it was a fork wound. Perhaps while he was unconscious the human had tried to eat him. He looked around. 'Stack me,' said Limpy. All he could see was blue plastic. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306551,00.html 'Uncle Bart,' said Limpy, 'Why do humans hate us?' Uncle Bart looked down at Limpy, and smiled fondly. 'Stack me, Limpy,' he chuckled, 'you are an idiot.' Uncle Bart reckons humans don't hate cane toads, but Limpy knows they do. He's spotted the signs. The cross looks. The unkind comments. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315447,00.html What happens when war comes to your own backyard? The early days of the Second World War, and Tom and the Orchard Road gang have to cope with gas masks and blackouts, evacuees and bombing raids. It's like a game to begin with. But there's a big difference between games and reality... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312804,00.html The fifteenth novel in the Redwall epic Triss is a brave squirrelmaid - enslaved by the evil ferret, King Agarnu of Riftgard, and his cruel daughter, Kurda. But, secretly, Triss is planning a daring escape by sea... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310053,00.html In Fow on the Roof, Robert and Beth find a family of foxes living in the school loft. They try to keep it secret and feed the cubs but soon the foxes cause chaos. In Dogs Are Different, Martin's family give him an Alsatian for Christmas without really thinking about it. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140363302,00.html Turkeys jus wanna play reggae Turkeys jus wanna hip-hop Can yu imagine a nice young turkey saying, 'I cannot wait for de chop'? Hot, hip, playful and provocative, here are straight-talking poems from ground-breaking rap poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Look forward to a powerful performance on every page. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317557,00.html 'Ginger, Ginger, Ginger,' said Mr Napier. 'How did a nice family like yours end up with a person like you in it?' Ginger is allergic to cats, which makes for mayhem at home. Three of her family love cats and five of them are cats. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316895,00.html It's 1939, and Spain is a country torn apart by civil war. Nick has come from Scotland in search of his father - who left the family home three years ago to fight in Spain. He never came back. Spain is a dangerous place for a boy with no identity papers. Nick has been told to trust no one. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316512,00.html Brian Patten's classic poetry collection contains such memorable poems as the Hairy Fairy, The Race to Get to Sleep and Growing Pains. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567540,00.html A great first collaboration between Allan Ahlberg and Raymond Briggs, THE creative giants of the children's book world. Bert has all sorts of ridiculous adventures and they're told in this book in a slapstick, almost farcical way. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140348651,00.html The classic adventures of a little country girl - perfect for reading aloud to young children Milly-Molly-Mandy has been delighting generations of young children since her first appearance more than sixty years ago. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380506,00.html Long, long ago, in a land far, far away, a little boy named Abdi was given a very big task - to deliver the most precious necklace in the world to the queen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321172,00.html Ten-year-old twins Lacey and Casey Nicefolk are fascinated by Sucoh Sucop, the mysterious old man who comes to work on their family's farm. Whenever Sucop isn't working in the fields he disappears into the barn to secretly work on something that no one is allowed to see. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319230,00.html In every generation there are those who believe eternal life is the one way forward for humankind... Manchester, 1605 and Simeon is torn from his mother to sing at the cathedral school. In the here and now of modern Manchester, Kate's father has mysteriously vanished. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315218,00.html The Flying Dutchman! Standing out in the moonless night, surrounded by an eerie green radiance, there was the accursed ship! When the legendary Flying Dutchman sank beneath the waves, its evil captain and crew were cursed to sail the seas forever. But two aboard escaped. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311371,00.html The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369823,00.html We are the Rubbish kids, losers and orphans. Everyday we go out on to the Tip to sort rubbish for Mother Shelly. For Sham, Fly Pie and his sister Jane, this is the grim reality of their lives. Then one day everything changes when they find a baby on the Tip - a baby worth seventeen million pounds... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140503852,00.html A friendly, funny book, presenting a vast array of baby paraphenalia that should be instantly recognizable and absorbing to a young child. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316161,00.html Eyetooth, the secret last refuge of the vampires, is in the evil grip of Count Fibula. 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And why does Mr Dawson the farmer give him an iron talisman, as if for protection? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140563535,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315188,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369311,00.html OKAY, OKAY. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity's sake, I'm a cat. Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317205,00.html Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313825,00.html It's hard for Hypsilophodon (H to her friends) to find a safe place to lay her eggs with fierce dinosaurs like T Rex around. 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Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from the days when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep of a Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and was lucky enough to meet Moominmamma. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382241,00.html Enter a world of fairy tale with this beautiful collection of four of the most loved fairy tales; Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140373547,00.html Who always gets the sack every time he goes to work? Father Christmas! Father Christmas loves jokes! He has a large collection, which he enjoys telling to Dog and Cat, and especially to the reindeer when he is travelling round the world delivering presents, or taking his holidays. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310275,00.html 'The ghost was rushing forwards towards David. As he came he grew bigger and bigger and bigger, until he was like a lorry charging through the pipes. David screamed and the ghostly boy opened his mouth and screamed back. But his scream wasn't the scream of a child. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568196,00.html Why use a ladder and bucket when a giraffe and pelican will do? The Giraffe's magic neck can stretch to thirty feet long and the Pelican's enormous beak carries water like a bucket. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311272,00.html In this much-loved Dahl story, the giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316826,00.html A mysterious free spirit, an unforgettable friend. After a terrible accident Beau is sent to the South of France to recover. There he meets Lelee, the fascinating daughter of a local smuggler, who captivates him with her wild beauty and indomitable, adventurous spirit. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140303483,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311500,00.html Roald Dahl was a brilliant and versatile writer, one of the few ever to have been equally and spectacularly successful as an author for both adults and children. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320991,00.html What sort of jokes do werewolves like best? Howlers! What's worse than being surrounded by huge great scary monsters? Being surrounded by AWFUL JOKES ABOUT MONSTERS! Think you can stomach hundreds of and ghastly gags? These monster gags will have you screaming for more! 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If I turn out to be mentally deranged in adult life, it will all be my mother's fault. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140314120,00.html This book includes riddles, jokes and humorous poems about animals, school, sports, and brothers and sisters. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319841,00.html When Eric and the lads take over Castle Bones, the world's premier Feedback Metal recording studios, they find that there is more than chainsaws in the bedrooms, werewolves in the control rooms, and toothmarks in the furniture to contend with. Like a ghost. Buddy and Lou know what it wants. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318172,00.html Teenage Charlie has always hero-worshipped his grandfather, who was one of the Battle of Britain pilots. 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So when he inherits No. 25 Dolphin Street, he moves in and invites his friends Lumpy Lawson, Bald Ben, and the twins Polly and Molly to join him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140386370,00.html In this sequel to The Indoor Pirates, Captain Blackpatch takes the pirates on a camping holiday. Then they get the idea that there's treasure buried on an island in the middle of a lake. But how can they get to it when none of them like water? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141312866,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670886272,00.html The Jolly Postman rides again... An interactive delight and award-winning favourite from the team that brought us the bestselling Peepo and Each Peach Pear Plum. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670886265,00.html Once more The Jolly Postman rides - and flies - and shrinks! Prizes won by the Jolly Postman books : The Children's Book Award The Emil/Kurt Maschler Award The Kate Greenaway Medal FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE: FIRST CLASS OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319438,00.html Adam Equinox appears to be just the same after his first adventure in Karazan, but deep down he has a much more positive sense of his value and potential. With his new software from Quentin Quested, he tackles school work with fresh resolve... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319452,00.html Adam Equinox has at last discovered his true identity. But then he uncovers a secret in the final page of Queen Zaronel's diary: there was not one baby prince, but two. Zephyr, Prince of the Wind... and Zenith, Prince of the Sun, a twin four times Zephyr's own age. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319445,00.html Adam Equinox is fed up with life in the orphanage, and his thoughts begin to turn more and more to his adventures in the computer-generated world of Karazan. Then, suddenly, the unthinkable happens. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319421,00.html The first in a fast-paced, fantasy quartet from V. M. Jones. Twelve-year-old orphan Adam Equinox is an unlikely hero - a lonely, misunderstood underacheiver who gets into fights, and whose spelling has to be seen to be believed. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382005,00.html Twelve-year-old orphan Adam Equinox is an unlikely hero - a lonely, misunderstood underacheiver who gets into fights, and whose spelling has to be seen to be believed. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314594,00.html Paul-Edward has a dream: to have land of his own. After a rash act of youthful rebellion he runs away to start a new life. But for anyone black, coming of age in 1880's Mississippi, this is no easy goal. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141300283,00.html At midnight, a goat was thrown through the saloon window. Grandfather and Roo - a dog of character and strong views - are off to America in search of Roo's long-lost grandfather. 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If he's not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670912865,00.html Allan Ahlberg and Fritz Wegner have created exceptional books together for the last twenty years. The Little Cat Baby, their latest work, is a warm and charming fantasy, exquisitely illustrated in line and wash. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318394,00.html When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. 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He worked in a neat office writing down figures all day. But Sam's mother was a PIRATE! Written by a best-selling author, this is a lively and enchanting tale with wonderfully exuberant illustrations to match. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140506426,00.html A cut page story / game about a chameleon who suddenly finds life exciting when it discovers it can change not only its colour but its size and shape too. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317663,00.html Roger McGough and Brian Patten have selected the very best of their animal poems in order to help two loveable monsters from outer space who visit Earth in search of a pet and need a bit of guidance... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380629,00.html In this fantastic anthology, Roger McGough and Brian Patten have selected the very best of their animal poems for the purpose of two loveable monsters from outer space who decide to visit Earth in search of a pet and need a bit of guidance... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141383095,00.html Beware! Only those who are McFearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirs. Minerva McFearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminator. Her family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generations. But now the monsters have taken their revenge. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317489,00.html Kate and Phil Reynolds are just an ordinary brother and sister - apart from their talking cat, Barking, and the magical heartstones that give them special powers. But when Phil ends up at the mysterious Caddington Lodge - a summer camp in Africa for 'difficult' boys - strange things start to happen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140364101,00.html In 1890s Lambeth many people are trying to make a dishonest bob or two. 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He's a man who got turned into a pig. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380216,00.html Gryllus is our hero. He is a pig. Well, not strictly speaking a pig. He's a man who got turned into a pig. So... he is a pig who can talk, which, as you can imagine, causes a bit of a stir in Ancient Greece. Anyway... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141316352,00.html Gryllus the talking pig is back. Well, strictly speaking, he's a human in a pig's body... it's a long story. After saving the Cosmos once before, Gryllus is a bit tired of being a hero. He wants to return to human form and live a quiet life, preferably working as Chief Pie Taster to the Gods. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381381,00.html The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. This utterly original interpretation of the classic tale has dazzling illustrations from multi-talented collaborators, award-winning Lauren Child and widely acclaimed photographer Polly Borland. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500140,00.html The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. This utterly original interpretation of the classic tale has dazzling illustrations from multi-talented collaborators, award-winning Lauren Child and widely acclaimed photographer Polly Borland. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670878321,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306612,00.html A new collection of Christmas stories with something for all moods - there's tradition, real life, humour and most importantly, plenty of the magic of Christmas. 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Betsey longs for some magic trainers, Cyril's cat is getting fatter and fatter, Billy's got his mother's best umbrella, and Julian and Huey can't quite resist the wonderful pudding their father has made as a surprise! Ideal to share with young children, this special collection has something for everyone, including old favourites and the very best new stories. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140374605,00.html 'Stand in the corner, Mr Dryasdust!' Wilson eats paradise-cakes in the middle of the night; Miss Mee's class takes a trip to the seaside; Horrid Henry doesn't think he is going to like camping; and Marie makes sure that her class of grown-ups isn't naughty on Back-to-Front Day! This wonderful collection of stories brings to life a rich cast of characters that will delight young children and make them shout for more. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140374599,00.html "I've got to catch the post!" 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Then one day the Giant looks out to see a most wonderful sight. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318707,00.html Scream with laughter with this brand new collection of deliciously spooky jokes. Packed with hundreds of gags and fun features about witches, vampires, werewolves and all things very spooky. Black and white illustrations feature throughout. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320083,00.html When Will and Lucy's dad disappears, their life changes for ever. They uncover a trail of secrets and lies - but hidden in a fireplace in their old Edinburgh house, there's a clue that might lead them to the truth. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315768,00.html We've searched high and low to find hundreds of really ridiculous jokes to make you split your sides laughing. 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There has to be something wrong with her. She's insane.' Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers, and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling the most awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311388,00.html Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141321844,00.html Do you know your flipper's from your ducks? Your leg spinners from your off spinners? This full colour book tells you everything you need to know about how to play and watch cricket like a pro, including top tips, detailed diagrams, and fascinating trivia. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318776,00.html Nicholas Frith has always considered himself to be about as lucky as the average boy. But while on holiday with his mum, Nicholas accidentally disturbs an ancient tomb and everything changes. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241135907,00.html Spinning her web keeps the spider busy all day long. A number of animals try to distract the spider from her task, but the spider ignores them as she is too busy spinning. Each page shows the progress of the web which is raised from the page. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569322,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380322,00.html This much-loved classic picture book follows the caterpillar's week while he eats through a range of foods in preparation for his hibernation and subsequent appearance as a beautiful butterfly. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241003008,00.html This picture book is in a mini-board book format, complete with cutouts and collage illustrations. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141380933,00.html Read by Eric Carle himself, this bestselling story has now been brilliantly adapted for audio CD. There are two readings - the first is a straight reading with music, and the second has a 'special sound' to indicate where to turn each page as you read along in the book. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241141120,00.html Eric Carle's classic tale teaches children about numbers, days of the week and time. This sturdy board book comes with a delightful soft toy. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141501000,00.html Eric Carle fans can emulate the great author and illustrator himself with this perfect package containing their favourite story, a black and white colouring book version of the story and some special Eric Carle crayons, all inside a handy clear plastic carrycase. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241137857,00.html A little cricket has lost his song, so he sets off to find his voice and meets all kinds of creatures who make all kinds of noises, but still he can make no sound at all. 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Micky's pet dog Wolfie isn't a normal puppy, he's a werepuppy - a baby werewolf who's always in trouble. When Wolfie is banned from the family holiday, Micky is distraught. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319483,00.html Two brilliant books in one! 'He can't help being a bit wild, Mum. He's not like other dogs.' A scary werewolf video leaves Micky terrified of dogs and Mum decides the only answer is to get Micky a puppy of his own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317038,00.html A moving and powerful story about brother and sister, Joe and Annie, who flee from a pitiful existence as servants. They embark on a tough and perilous journey to Manchester in search of their mother who was forced to leave them at the workhouse when they were very young. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319339,00.html The loveable animals and their keepers at Melton Mowbray Zoo are back! Everyone has recovered from the disastrous weekend when the heating broke and Mr Pickles, the zoo director, asked all the keepers to take their animal home for the weekend. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315928,00.html Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Meg's soul is up for grabs as Heaven and Hell try every sneaky trick imaginable to claim it. Helping a lonely old man complete tasks on his wish list is her only chance. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670913855,00.html 'The one soul I tell you to look out for and you lose her' 'So there is a heaven?' Meg shrugged. 'Apparently. Depending on your spectral trail. Red or blue. Or in my case, purple.' Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318134,00.html Wilf the Witch's dog is having a difficult day. It's Weenie's birthday and everything is going wrong. A box of tricks has gone missing at Weenie's school concert and it looks like Sly Cat and Tricky Toad have been up to some nasty tricks of their own. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318141,00.html Wilf, the Witch's Dog, is very excited about the painting competition for witches' pets. But the judge has disappeared! Wilf and his friend Weenie must find her before the show is ruined. With the help of a magical painting, Wilf and Weenie set off on an adventure they'll never forget. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310848,00.html A collection of seven short plays following the story of Roald Dahl's book in sequence. Some are for three or four actors and a couple are ideal for performance by a whole class. Full of humour, excitement and magic and true to the spirit of Dahl's work. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311395,00.html A book about 'real witches' - the ones that absolutely loathe children and are always plotting to get rid of them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311494,00.html Seven stories by Roald Dahl. Things are not what they seem, they can't be what they seem. Turtles, fingersmiths, the Mildenhall treasure, even a man who could see with his eyes closed, everyday life is twisted into powerful and sometimes terrifying, fantasies. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780723257905,00.html An attractively designed gift box with handle and gold-style clasp, suitable for a child's nursery. Containing the first 12 of Beatrix Potter's 23 Original Peter Rabbit Tales - The Tales of Peter Rabbit ; Squirrel Nutkin ; The Tailor of Gloucester ; Benjamin Bunny ; Two Bad Mice ; Mrs. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141311548,00.html A hilarious collection of jokes about all things spooky and scary; including witches, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and other horrible creatures. Hundreds of original jokes and cartoons, as well as fun features and mad ads, all given the distinctive John Byrne treatment. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314501,00.html Riding a broomstick is no easy matter! Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches - she's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319629,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140343892,00.html 'I think your work will improve no end if you accept my offer of Fenella's cat. And Tabby will have the time of his life down in the kitchen.' Poor Mildred is distraught. On the first day back at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches her beloved but useless cat, Tabby, is banished to the kitchen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382180,00.html It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. 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Then he sank unconscious into a puddle. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140348781,00.html When a tenth-century Viking finds himself stuck in the twentieth century, one thing's for certain - life will never be the same again! Three fabulously funny stories about Sigurd the Viking http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141310251,00.html After falling overboard from his longboat, Sigurd the Viking finds himself in modern-day Flotby - a small English seaside town. Finding refuge in the aptly named Viking Hotel, Siggy's attempts to embrace modern ways end in disaster. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569315,00.html The Queen has finished her royal tea and it's two more hours till bedtime so she suggests a hunt for ghosties. She and Peter-the-Page are the only ones who believe they exist as they all race through the Royal Palace looking for them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140377903,00.html Paul Jennings is the master of the unpredictable and one of Australia's top-selling authors, hugely popular both with children and their teachers. This collection of thirteen of his best stories takes us from a world stuck on fast- forward to a boy who is truly stuck on a girl. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140340488,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140342277,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317151,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141318332,00.html The bomb was our strength. Our secret weapon. 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Limpy is fed up of seeing his relatives run over and when he hears of a place in the Amazon, where human and toad live together in harmony, he resolves to find this place for himself and to take his cousin Goliath with him. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140553109,00.html Celebrated artist Eric Carle brings new energy and heart to the popular American children's song TODAY IS MONDAY. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319995,00.html Hurray! whispered the house, and the grandfather clock at the heart of it beat an anxious tick... Tom opened the door wide and let in the moonlight. He was staring at what he saw outside. They had said there was nothing to see. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140385113,00.html Have you ever * Swallowed a live fish * Seen bugs in hailstones * Had luminous teeth * Used a smell-detector * Been a ghost No? Then read about kids who have - eight twisted tales to leave you tongue-tied. 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Invited to take their initiation test, Kevin plans to break the oath of secrecy and tell everyone. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381053,00.html A fun-packed rhyming story by poet Brian Moses. All is quiet in the Dinosaur Cafe. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141303000,00.html When Colin's brother Luke becomes seriously ill with leukemia, he is determined to get the best help possible. He is sent to stay with relatives and attempts to go to the top - the Queen first, and failing her, the best cancer doctor in the world. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371031,00.html It was unbearable. Lehman stared at his hands. The nails had grown up his arms to his elbows. His legs were covered too. Toenails grew up to his knees. It was unbearably weird. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141306865,00.html "There's a place the slaves have been whisperin' around called Canada. The law don't allow no slavery there. They say you follow the North Star, and when you step onto this land you are free..." Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371000,00.html Believe it or not - a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. This is a collection of short stories from Paul Jennings. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371024,00.html This collection of short stories features the strangest of adventures, which include going inside a dead whale, turning into a dung beetle, catching someone else's tattoos, and seeing a flying dog. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369007,00.html I'm uncovered... I try to hide my nakedness with my hand. But it doesn't work. Everyone can see. Also on show... Bad rabbit habits. Rapt - in toilet paper. Birds with teeth. A live face on the wall. From the one and only Paul Jennings. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141317687,00.html A nonsense story about Og and Ut, the gombrizils, who make friends with Tumblerum Wollycobble, the slobbadunk. They cure his indigestion and he helps them hatch their egg and bring up their daughter, Okay. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140368239,00.html Eight more weird and wonderful stories from the inimitable Paul Jennings. Plans come undone. Zips come undone. Bullies come undone. and so will readers who try to predict the endings of these stories. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371048,00.html Unmentionable? Sure. But I'll try to tell you anyway. The mouth organ is inside my mouth. It is stuck in sideways. The pain is terrible. My eyes water. Some things you just can't talk about... Locked in the loo. Kissing a cold, cold kid. Being a little squirt. Burning your behind. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140370997,00.html A ghost that haunts the outside dunny; a pair of embarrassing underpants; glue that will stick anything; a mix of manure that makes hair fall out; a magic lipstick, two musical ghosts - spooky stories with a surprise ending every time. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141305158,00.html Unseen - you'd better watch out... The shell opens right up and there inside is something looking out. Right in the middle is a bulging eye. A human-type eye with a pupil. It stares at me. And I stare back. Stare if you dare... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140369182,00.html 'I'm rewinding!' said Rose, as she unclenched her left fist. 'Works-like-magic.' Rose is a video freak. Her idea of heaven is sitting in front of the video, with a packet of marshmallows resting on her tummy. Her worst nightmare is the video breaking down - which is what happens one day. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140374810,00.html 'Berserk?' repeated Mr Ellis. 'He's stark raving bonkers if you ask me!' Sigurd the Viking is back, and causing chaos wherever he goes. Even his new wife Mrs Tibblethwaite can't keep him out of trouble. But then, how would you react if you were a tenth-century Viking stuck in the twentieth century? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141305844,00.html Vernon Bright has managed to turn himself into a living magnet. He's being attacked by shopping trolleys and he send computers haywire. It's up to John Watt to find a solution. And hitting him over the head isn't going to work. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141319490,00.html Two brilliant books in one! VIDEO ROSE Rose loves watching videos and is sat in front of the telly ALL the time. So when the video player breaks, it's a total nightmare! But then a very mysterious repair man comes to fix it. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140387162,00.html Sigurd is a 10th century Viking stuck in the 20th century. He lives with his friends the Ellis family in a seaside hotel and leaves a trail of mayhem behind him wherever he goes. When Zoe and Tim Ellis take Sigurd to school a series of funny disasters follow. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140385090,00.html Poppy Picklesticks loves her life on Vinegar Street and everybody who lives there loves Poppy. But one day the tingling voice inside her head warns her that change is on its way. And that change will threaten everything Poppy holds dear. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312928,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140567724,00.html A lively, and humorous collection of new action rhymes for the very young. Bright, funny illustrations give the book a contemporary feel likely to give adults and children hours of shared pleasure. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568806,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140569797,00.html A gentle, rhyming story, full of beautiful baby animals and perfect for bedtime. One by one, all the animals in the forest wake up to find something very special has happened - they don't know what it is yet but they know it's very special. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382074,00.html When Walter the Farting Dog is sold for a measly ten pounds, Billy and Betty are distraught. But Walter doesn't realise he's been caught up in a dreadful plan involving a fake clown, litres of his unique farts and a bank robbery. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500485,00.html When Walter the Farting Dog is sold for a measly ten pounds, Billy and Betty are distraught. But Walter doesn't realise he's been caught up in a dreadful plan involving a fake clown, litres of his unique farts and a bank robbery. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500508,00.html When Professor Kompressor attempts to cure Walter of his evil farting tendencies, the plan backfires. Instead of being fart-free, Walter simply fills up with wind but he eventually floats high into the sky. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141320571,00.html Streaker, the fastest dog in the world, is in trouble again! This time she's stealing food and Trevor, her hapless owner, has no idea why. But the police are on her trail and this time they've been joined by a ruthless dogcatcher. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140342994,00.html http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140371390,00.html Then from somewhere, a football bounced across the frozen mud... Freddie made a spectacular dive, caught the ball in both hands and threw it to a group of Germans. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140306019,00.html 'We've got to go away before it's too late.' Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren - he felt sure of it. So did his brother Hazel, for Fiver's sixth sense was never wrong. They had to leave the warren, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314662,00.html Two years after their flight from Nigeria, 14-year-old Sade, her younger brother Femi and her father are living in a council flat in London, waiting for their claim for asylum to be approved. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314723,00.html Dead man walking James is convinced he has seen the man who killed his father. The man who caused the crash. The man who put James into a wheelchair. Everyone says he's wrong, that the teenage driver was killed, but James won't listen. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141382753,00.html A lift-the-flap, hide-and-seek board book featuring Lynley Dodd's favourite canine characters. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140504200,00.html Where's Spot is the ultimate, must-have Spot book: with its bold illustrations, simple, large text and plenty of flaps to lift, pull and tug as the reader tries to track down the naughty little dog. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140509403,00.html Winner of the 1983 Australian Picture Book of the Year Award, this book is about the animals which live on Mr Petter's place, who discover that their boat has been sunk. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140568998,00.html Woof! Moo! Baa! Cluck! Come and make friends with ten wonderful animals. 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But in that case, who is she? http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141314051,00.html I loved Cal Blaire - I thought he was my one true love. But now Hunter is in my life and my feelings for him are so strong. How can I learn to trust my feelings - and can I trust Hunter? I have so much to learn about Wicca... and about love. Morgan knows now she is a blood-witch. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315508,00.html Frightening things are happening around me. Someone is using their magic for violence. My friends think it's me. They are wrong. I'm not the one who is out of control... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315515,00.html I love Morgan. She is my soul mate, my one and only love. But I need to find my family too. Now I know where my parents are I will seek them out - I feel myself getting closer to them. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141315522,00.html My name is Rose MacEwan. The year is 1682. 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You can hear gunfire from the hills! This entry in Zlata's diary in April 1992 shows how the war draws relentlessly closer to her home in Sarajevo. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141381886,00.html Zachary Quack is back! The irrepressible little duckling is back and more pittery-pattery, skittery-scattery than ever. He's busy hustling and rustling all sorts of creatures on the riverbank when he comes across a dragonfly. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141500393,00.html Zachary Quack is back! The irrepressible little duckling is starring in his own story and is more pittery-pattery, skittery-scattery than ever. He's busy hustling and rustling all sorts of creatures on the riverbank when he comes across a dragonfly. http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141313849,00.html Zip Jingle has lived most of his life in the forest with his family. So his recent move with his mum and little brother to Yet To Be Named Street in New Town, where even the trees and grass are plastic, is a shock. The magic has gone out of their lives and none of them know how to get it back.