Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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When three actual burglaries happen in Daisy's town, Daisy is beside herself with excitement. Two houses and the fish and chip shop have been broken into (and lots of cods and haddocks have been stolen). Anyone could be next! 
 
Daisy wants to help. Together with Gabby and Dylan, she forms her own detective agency. Armed with a notebook, a magnifying glass, a camera and a box of icing sugar, she sets out on the burglars' trail. 
 
Trouble is, detective work is hard when you're not allowed to go further than the end of the road . . .

Daisy and the Trouble with Burglars

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy has a lot to learn when it comes to saving and making money. 
 
When her best friend Gabby gets the most awesome, immense, water-squirting micro-scooter Daisy’s ever seen, she MUST have one too! 
 
The trouble is, is they cost a LOT of money. So Daisy and Gabby hatch a money-making plan. Surely nothing will go wrong?

Daisy and the Trouble with Piggy Banks

It's Halloween and Daisy is going trick-or-treating for the very first time. In the dark . . . in the fog . . . with a VAMPIRE . . . armed only with a torch and some silly string. GULP! 
 
The funny, spooky and totally troublesome tale from the bestselling Daisy series.

Daisy and the Trouble with Vampires

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space. How COSMIC is that?! 
 
Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help . . .

Daisy and the Trouble With Space

The BRAND NEW, laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is NOT excited about today's plan. Her mum and nan are taking her clothes shopping because of all the &quot;incredible&quot; sales. What could be more BORING than that?! 
 
And everyone knows Daisy doesn't handle boring very well. It always leads to TROUBLE... 
 
This very funny fiction series is perfect for boosting reading confidence. And if you love this one, you'll also love DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SPACE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LONDON!

Daisy and the Trouble with Shopping

Get into double trouble with Daisy in this fantastic collection, featuring her first two troublesome tales: Daisy and the Trouble with Life and Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos. Trouble is, which story will you read first?

Double Daisy

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is usually happy with her strawberry Dip Dab lollies or Crunchy Cream biscuits, but when Easter comes round, it’s all about chocolate. 
 
And the trouble with chocolate is, it’s TOO DELICIOUS. So when Daisy’s mum tells her they’re going to Chocolate Land as a special treat, she is REALLY excited! 
 
PLUS she has been chosen to look after the class hamsters, Pickle and Pops! This could be the best Easter ever. 
 
 But the trouble with hamsters and chocolate is, the two shouldn’t mix…

Daisy and the Trouble with Chocolate

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from the bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is going on a school trip to Bobbington Hall! But the trouble with school trips is that teachers will be there too. So Daisy can’t go exploring! There will be: 
 
Suits of armour 
Olden toilets 
Secret passages 
 
The trouble is, they’re proving really hard to find! But what will happen when Daisy does find the secrets of Bobbington Hall?

Daisy and the Trouble with School Trips

Daisy is SOOOOOOOO excited about Christmas! She loves the carols, the crackers, and especially the chance to be in the school Christmas play. She's got SEVEN whole words to learn! 
 
But when Daisy and her best friend Gabby decide the dolly their teacher has chosen to play the Baby Jesus is a bit . . . well, boring, Daisy comes up with a plan that will mean TROUBLE!

Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class are so excited when their new school nature garden is unveiled. 
 
But the trouble with their nature garden is, there's not very much nature in it. 
 
There are NO: 
 
Birds 
Butterflies 
Grizzly Bears 
Wolverines 
 
If there’s one thing Daisy HATES it’s waiting. Especially waiting for nature to appear. Luckily, she’s going camping with Gabby, and will find LOTS of nature to bring back. 
 
Only, the trouble with nature is, it’s really hard to control…

Daisy and the Trouble with Nature

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