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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Ann McDonagh-Bengtsson

Sam is a dog, a wee fat dog with short legs and a fat tummy. When he goes to sleep, he dreams of sausages and juicy bones. That's why Jim packs two whole sausages for Sam when they go on a picnic. But then Sam spots a rabbit...

Sam, The Wee Fat Dog

Scoular Anderson

When the bin men find Dotty the Dinosaur, they put her up on the front of their truck. There she meets three other Bin Bears, called Posh, Threadbare and Dusty. The Bin Bears have lots of fun together. But Dotty doesn't really want to be a bin truck mascot. She'd rather be safely tucked up at home... 
 
An entertaining story from a very popular author/illustrator.

The Bin Bears

Sandi Toksvig

Boris is a mouse who lives on the London Underground. He shares his station with wise grandfather Garibaldi, his swaggering cousin Kicker and his best friend, Heavy Duty, the station cleaner. Kicker and Boris love football and when they see a brand-new football rolling down the station platform towards them, they can't resist the temptation to start a game. Their footballing exploits end up taking them all over London on their biggest adventure yet.

Super-Saver Mouse To The Rescue

K M Peyton

Webley is a fine black army horse, ridden by a soldier called Fred. But he is not a very GOOD army horse. When he gets bored, he crosses his eyes, drops his ears out sideways and hangs his tongue out. And when he gets very bored, he lifts his tail and makes a very rude noise . . . 
 
A delightful and light-hearted horsey tale, perfect for younger readers.

Windy Webley

Rebecca Lisle

Ruby wants a pet. She thinks it's very unfair that her older sister Jane is allowed a kitten for her birthday, especially when Jane refuses to let Ruby play with the kitten. So when she finds a very friendly-looking stone, she decides to adopt him as her pet. Jane thinks Ruby is being silly, but Ruby is pleased to discover that her new pet has some appealing characteristics - and she doesn't have to clean up any messes like Jane does! When the girls enter their pets in the school fete pet competition, there is a very surprising result.

Rocky

Boris is a 'tube' mouse - he lives in the underground railway in London. His best friends are his cousin, Kicker, and Heavy Duty, the station cleaner. One day, Boris discovers an accident and has todevise a brave and clever plan to save the day. 
 
Illustrated throughout by whacky cartoon pictures, this is an ideal story for children who have just learned to read.

Super-Saver Mouse

Jenny Millward

'Zack's not scared of anything. But everyone's scared of him.' 
 
Rose wishes Zack wasn't such a big bully. He's always teasing her at school. Luckily for Rose, her Uncle Vinnie has a wizard trick or two up his sleeve - maybe he can conjure up a magic solution to her problem? 
 
Soon, with a little help from Uncle Vinnie and the classroom pet rat, Rose is ready to teach Zack a lesson he'll never forget . . . 
 
A comical and thought-provoking story by an award-winning author. 
 
Illustrated by Sue Heap, winner of the Smarties Prize Gold Award.

Invisible Vinnie

Jane Clarke

Garry Parsons

David and Lucy have got a new dog from the Rescue Centre, but they don't know what his name is. What they do know is that he's ace at digging and he's got a good nose for fossilized bones. In this humorous holiday adventure story, set on the Isle of Wight, David and Lucy are determined to find out if the bones their dog digs up are real dinosaur bones. Imagine if they've discovered a new kind of dinosaur! A dramatic storm and encounter with a local beachcomber eventually lead to the discovery of a complete dinosaur skeleton in the rock cliffs -- and the right name fortheir keen-nosed dog.

Dino Dog

Paul May

"DON'T BE FRIGHTENED, LITTLE BIRD," SAID BEN... 
 
When Ben discovers that his new next-door neighbours have a cat, he is horrified. Ben loves birds - and he's scared that the cat will catch one and hurt it. So Ben and his sister set up a cat patrol. It's the only way to keep the garden safe for the birds. 
But then Ben finds a special little bird who can't fly away...will he be able to protect it?

Cat Patrol

Paul Stewart

Tony Ross

WOOF! Alice's new pet budgie doesn't speak. It barks! Dad says the bird must go, but what do you do with a barking budgie? 
 
OINK! When greedy Albert pinches a Mars bar, his grandmother warns him of the curse of the were-pig. Will he grow a curly tail when the sun comes out? 
 
RIBBIT! The croaking frog in the garden is driving Looby loopy! Grandad wonders if it's an enchanted prince, but Looby doesn't believe in fairy tales any more. Maybe she should just give the frog a tiny kiss . . . 
 
Three lively, funny tales from Smarties Prize-winning author Paul Stewart.

Dogbird and other mixed-up tales

Malorie Blackman

Sami Sweeten

"IT'S GOING TO BE WOOF-ONDERFUL!" 
 
There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Grandad has an idea - he and Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better, he has some special clay, found at the end of a rainbow, so that the dog will be extra-special. Maybe even magic . . .

Snow Dog

Jacqueline Wilson

Nick Sharratt

A hand reached out and patted Dinah on the shoulder. A large scaly hand with a spiked thumb! 
 
On a school trip to see the dinosaurs in the museum, everyone in the class has a packed lunch. Everyone, that is, except for Dinah. Until a friendly iguanodon decides to help . . . 
 
Soon Dinah has a very special packed lunch - and a huge surprise to come!

The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

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