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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Roald Dahl

Quentin Blake

Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku! Use poetic language with James and his insect friends. 
 
These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to write with rhythm and rhyme, and practise performing your very own poems. 
 
Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Roald Dahl Creative Writing with James and the Giant Peach: How to Write Phenomenal Poetry

Jan Pienkowski

Meg and Mog meet a new friend - a Roman who is in need of help! But will Meg's spell get him to London? Find out in this colourful new adventure and find out more about what Romans were really like... 
 
The Meg and Mog books have been entertaining children for nearly forty-five years; with their vibrant and unique artwork - they are perfect for sharing together, reading alone, and exploring the colours, shapes and characters in the pictures.

Meg and the Romans

Michelle Robinson

Nick East

Two space-mad little boys get ready for bed and say goodnight to their toy rockets, launch pads and planet mobiles, before being whisked away into space on an adventure beyond their wildest dreams . . . 
 
This is the sixth book in Michelle Robinson and Nick East's beloved series. With a lyrical rhyme and evocative illustrations, this is the perfect bedtime book.

Goodnight Spaceman

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Barry Turner

For ten months before the Second World War, thousands of children were bundled on to trains and waved goodbye to their parents as they set off across Germany and Holland to the ferries that would take them to England. The book is based on extensive interviews with those who helped to organise the transports, the families who took the children in and above all the young refugees as they began new lives in a strange country. Many were faced with a continuous stream of foster parents and children's homes; many were evacuated and even deported - and almost all never saw their parents again.

One Small Suitcase

Ben Elcomb

Chris van Tulleken

Xand van Tulleken

Dan Green

Take a tour of one of the most complex, diverse and downright unusual places on the entire planet - the human body! Find out all about what makes YOU tick, from the wonders of the human brain to the tingling in your ticklish toes. From crazy bodily functions to bizarre real-life medical cases, this is the ultimate guide to getting to know yourself, inside and out! 
 
Operation Ouch! is a BAFTA-winning CBBC series, from the makers of Embarrassing Bodies and 10 Years Younger. It's presented by real-life doctors (and twin brothers) Chris and Xand van Tulleken.

Operation Ouch!: The HuManual

Invent terrific heroes and revolting villains to star in your story! Describe believable characters with Charlie and Mr Wonka. 
 
These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to create heroes and villains with their own interests, behaviours and backstories. 
 
Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

Roald Dahl's Creative Writing with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: How to Write Tremendous Characters

Malala Yousafzai

Kerascoët

As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. She would use it to give gifts to her family, to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. As she grew older, Malala wished for bigger and bigger things. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. 
 
This beautifully illustrated picture book tells Malala's story, in her own words, for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed her to hold on to hope and to make her voice heard even in the most difficult of times.

Malala's Magic Pencil

Greg James

Chris Smith

‘Angus had never been very interested in history until he visited it by accident one Tuesday night.’ 
 
History has always seemed pretty boring to Angus. Who cares about things that happened thousands of years ago? Totally pointless! That’s what Angus thinks until the day he accidentally falls into a shopping trolley and ends up travelling through time with Marge, the lady who runs the cheese counter at the local supermarket, and who is also FROM THE FUTURE. 
 
And so begins the most epic adventure of his life – exploring a market in Roman Britain, hanging out with Shakespeare, making new friends in Ancient Egypt. Oh, and trying to escape the Evil Emperor Kragg from the 99th Century who is determined to destroy the planet. 
 
Can Angus and his new friends make it out of the past unscathed and, more importantly, is camel cheese really as bad as you imagine? Only time will tell! 
 
This epic and hilarious time travel adventure takes you from Roman Britain to the Ancient Egyptians. An ideal read for Key Stage 2 learners.

The Kid Who Fell Through Time

Pippa Goodhart

Nick Sharratt

It's PARTY TIME and YOU CHOOSE what happens! What kind of party will it be? Who will you invite? Which cake would you like to eat? Will you dance to a steel pan band or bagpipes? 
 
The possibilities are endless in this magical storytelling toolkit which will inspire children age 3 and upwards to make their own adventures again and again - a fantastically fun sequel to YOU CHOOSE, YOU CHOOSE YOUR DREAMS, YOU CHOOSE IN SPACE, YOU CHOOSE FAIRY TALES and YOU CHOOSE CHRISTMAS. 
 
Readers love the YOU CHOOSE series! 
 
'My 3 year old daughter loves this book, it's a good book to share when you have a bit of time to go through it as there can be so many little sub stories to create and talk about!' - 5* Amazon review

You Choose Party Time

Bluey

Join Bluey and Bingo as they play a game of bus in this fun-filled fiction novel! 
 
This hilarious and brilliantly illustrated chapter book is perfect for 6+ readers and Bluey fans. 
 
Every day, Margot catches the same bus with the same driver. But on this day, lots of strange things happen with a few unusual passengers! 
 
Here come the grannies . . . 
“Next stop, please, driver!” 
 
All aboard and join the adventure! 
 
Try Bluey: Taxi or Bluey: Trains for more chapter book reading fun!

Bluey: Bus

An Illustrated Chapter Book

Who can be a writer? You can! Start the story machine, choose your heroes and villains, and you’re off – from brilliant beginnings and magnificent middles to excellent endings! 
 
These fun activities and writing prompts will help to expand vocabulary and language skills. Find out how to set the scene, give your characters a voice, and guide them through the action. Top it off with a tremendous title, and by the end of this book you’ll have written your very own splendiferous story.

Roald Dahl How to Be a Writer: Splendiferous Stories

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