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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Aisling Fitzsimons

Hi! I'm Aisling and I am on the eve of a new adventure. My family are moving from Boston, USA, to Dublin, Ireland, and I have decided to chronicle the whole affair. I'm leaving behind my school, all my friends and Phil Donnelly, the object of my affections. 
 
But I'm excited about moving. What will it all be like - and will they like Irish Aisling? Either way I'm recording everything here in my diary and it's going to be broadcast on RTE - oh my god! Come and join me at www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/aislingsdiary 
 
See you there! 
 
Love, Aisling xx

Aisling's Diary

Charlie has this little sister Lola. Today they are visiting London on a school trip. Lola says, "London is extremely huge and very BUSY. . . I can't wait!" 
 
Join Charlie and Lola as they take in all of London's most famous and best sights. There's plenty to see so tick off all the places they visit on your own extremely good London map at the back of the book! 
 
This new mini hardback is perfect for tourists and commemorates the 10th anniversary of Charlie and Lola on TV in 2015.

Charlie and Lola: We Completely Must Go to London

Lola has a cold and is feeling really ever so not well. So her big brother, Charlie, thinks of all sorts of ideas to try to cheer Lola up. He brings her pink milk and biscuits, sings her a special song, plays her best smiley jigsaw puzzle and even takes her on a cloud-hopping adventure! Soon Lola's feeling much, much better!

Charlie and Lola: I'm Really Ever So Not Well

Peter Rabbit is back! Find out what trouble he and his friends are getting into this time in this colourful storybook based on the new movie, starring James Corden, Rose Byrne, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth 
Debicki, and Domhnall Gleeson.

Peter Rabbit 2: Little Rabbit Big City

Max Mills

Harvey Mills

Max and Harvey have become pretty well known in the past year. Since joining Musical.ly in 2016 their lives have changed forever: they've toured America, released music and gained over 4 million loyal fans - all while still at school! 
 
In their diary, the boys tell us exactly what they've been up to. From hanging out backstage at VidCon to starring in a school play, this is Max and Harvey's year - in their own words.

Max and Harvey: In a Book

Lauren Child

Charlie has this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny... 
This really very good Charlie and Lola book includes two wintery stories: Snow is My Favourite and My Best and I Really Need Actual Ice Skates. This wonderful book is perfect for fans of Charlie and Lola, and for cold winter bedtimes.

Charlie and Lola: I Completely Love Winter

Beatrix Potter

Lily, Peter and Benjamin are BEST friends! Play the games, colour the pictures and stick the stickers to win your puzzle skills award.

Peter Rabbit Animation: Best Friends Sticker Book

Charlie Higson

The explosive first book in the bestselling Young Bond series, with a brand-new introduction by the author. 
 
Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man. Meet Bond. James Bond. 
 
There's something in the water at Loch Silverfin. Something that must be kept secret. Something deadly ... 
 
It's James Bond's first day at Eton, and he's already met his first enemy. This is the start of an adventure that will take him from the school playing fields to the remote shores of Loch Silverfin and a terrifying discovery that threatens to unleash a new breed of warfare.

Young Bond: SilverFin

20th Anniversary Edition

Charlie has this little sister, Lola, and together they have lots of extremely good adventures and do some very fun things. All Charlie and Lola fans will love this collection of five favourite stories, featuring Charlie and Lola, their friends Lotta and Marv and, of course, Marv's dog Sizzles! 
 
Containing these five ever so good stories: 
We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog, Whoops! But It Wasn't Me, My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out, I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won and Snow Is My Favourite and My Best

Charlie and Lola: My Completely Best Story Collection

Lola is clearing out some of her old things because she does not want her bedroom to ever get as messy and pongy as Marv's older brother Marty's bedroom - yuk! Charlie persuades Lola that instead of throwing her things away, she should recycle them. 'Recycle it? What is that?' asks Lola. With a bit of help from Charlie, Lola learns all about recycling and how it is extremely very important to look after our planet. Soon she has found an extra-specially fun way to do more recycling - and gets lots of her classmates to join in too!

Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet

Onk Beakman

Boom! When some innocent-looking sweet stuff explodes in a Gillman's face, it leads Terrafin on an amazing journey to the summit of Junk Mountain. Can he and his friends conquer Kaos or is Sky, the biggest brawler, about to meet his match? 
 
Based on the characters from the smash hit Skylanders video games, Terrafin Battles the Boom Brothers is the fourth tale in the thrilling Mask of Power series.

Skylanders Mask of Power: Terrafin Battles the Boom Brothers

Book 4

Roald Dahl

Sibéal Pounder

Paul King

Simon Farnaby

Emily Jones

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . 
 
Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. 
 
As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. 
 
But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny. 
 
Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible. 
 
This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder. This edition of Wonka is brought to life with brand-new illustrations by Emily Jones.

Wonka

Lola and Lotta are BEST friends. They do absolutely completely everything together, like eating lunch, playing in the sandpit and going in pairs. But when a new girl, Evie, arrives in their class, Lotta starts spending all her time with her, and not Lola. Everything is extremely very different and Lola worries that Lotta is not her Best, Best, BESTEST friend anymore. How will Lola get Lotta's attention? Find out in this ever so good Charlie and Lola story.

Charlie and Lola: My Best, Best Friend

Shhh - this is TOP SECRET! Learn all about how Peter, Lily and Benjamin earned their secret treehouse and what it takes to be a member of the club, as you play the games, colour the pictures and stick the stickers to win your puzzle skills award.

Peter Rabbit Animation: Secret Treehouse Sticker Activity Book

Peter, Benjamin and Lily are starting a club - an amazing adventure club! But Mr Tod, Tommy Brock and Old Brown are teaming up too, to set a terrible trap for the unsuspecting bunnies. Will Peter and his friends beat the beastly band or will it be rabbit stew for supper?

Peter Rabbit Animation: The Peter Rabbit Club

Sam Hay

A brand-new story, based on the global Netflix movie and inspired by the characters of Roald Dahl’s The Twits! 
 
The Twits are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world. 
 
They spend their days plotting dirty tricks on each other – and the whole town of Triperot where they live – oh, and they also own the most revolting amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. 
 
When one day, the Twits go too far, two BRAVE children and a family of marvellous creatures decide to stand up to them. 
 
But they will need to become as tricky as the Twits themselves to get justice... 
 
Can our pair save their town from a plan more dastardly than anything the Twits have attempted before?

The Twits: The Terrible Tale of Twitlandia

Sarah Gomes Harris

Meet Sarah and Duck! This brilliantly quirky pairing offer an alternative look at the world as they head off on adventures together. This picture book sees them trying to cheer up Scarf Lady's Donkey - with mixed results!

Sarah and Duck at the Library

Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. Lola loves playing with Bert, and she and Charlie even build him his very own guinea-pig run! But when Bert goes missing, Lola soon discovers that she knows something about Bert that no one else has even thought of . . . 
 
A completely special Charlie and Lola story, now available in paperback.

Charlie and Lola: I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs

Puffin

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is hopping into cinemas on 17th May 2021! 
 
Featuring the same star-studded cast, including James Corden (the voice of Peter Rabbit), Domhnall Gleeson (Mr. McGregor) and Rose Byrne (McGregor's animal loving neighbour, Bea). 
 
This action-packed chapter book is based on the major new movie, so you can relive the best moments of the film. 
 
Other Titles In The Series: 
Peter Rabbit, Based on the Major New Movie 
Peter Rabbit The Movie: Sticker Activity Book 
Peter Rabbit Quiz Book Peter Rabbit Sticker Activity Book 
Peter Rabbit Colouring Sticker Activity Book 
 
Perfect for keeping younger Peter Rabbit fans busy for hours!

Peter Rabbit Movie 2 Novelisation

Frederick Warne

Peter Rabbit is hopping into cinemas in spring 2018. A live action / CGI animated adventure comedy, starring James Corden (the voice of Peter Rabbit), Domhnall Gleeson (Mr. McGregor) and Rose Byrne (McGregor's animal loving neighbour, Bea). 
 
This action-packed chapter book is based on the major new movie, so you can relive the best moments of the film. 
 
Peter Rabbit is always breaking into Old Mr McGregor's garden and stealing his vegetables. And it's always getting him into trouble! But everything is about to change . . . Will Peter finally be able to take control of the vegetable patch, or will someone stand in his way? 
 
Also look out for the Peter Rabbit Sticker Activity book. Perfect for keeping younger Peter Rabbit fans busy for hours!

Peter Rabbit: Based on the Major New Movie

Jay, Jim and Jake Hawkins long to be sailors and spend their days listening to old Billy Beak's tales of the high seas. So when they discover Billy Beak's long-hidden treasure map, they set sail immediately with a crew of suspiciously green pirate birds, led by a cook called Long John Smooth Cheeks . . . 
 
 Can the Hawkins find the fabled Easter Egg Island, and can they trust their new pirate shipmates? Find out in this epic adventure based on Robert Stevenson's original swashbuckling tale. Featuring the Angry Birds and the Bad Piggies, this classic mash-up is sure to appeal to every Angry Birds fan.

Angry Birds: Treasure Island

Lola loves guinea pigs, and wishes more than anything that she can take home the classroom guinea pig, Bert. With a little help from her friends and Charlie, she learns all there is to learn about guinea pigs. But caring for a pet is a big responsibility... Is Lola up to the challenge? 
 
Charlie and Lola's love of animals continues in the second story, in which they care for their new pet mouse, Nibbles. As they discover, mice are extremely clever and seriously brave; Nibbles, an expert tightrope-walker, is no exception. Join Charlie, Lola and Nibbles as they embark on a heartwarming journey of adventure and friendship.

Charlie and Lola: I Absolutely Love Animals

Charlie and Lola are back with another ever so completely good story &ndash; this time involving Lola&rsquo;s wobbly tooth. It's her first ever wobbly tooth and Lola is determined to hang on to it &ndash; until she finds out about the tooth fairy!

Charlie and Lola: My Wobbly Tooth Must Not ever Never Fall Out

Benjamin thinks Lily is amazing - she knows EVERYTHING! Lily promises to teach Benjamin about nature and they set off on a nature walk together. Peter is bored - he wants to go on an ADVENTURE, but his friends are more interested in leaves and bugs - and feeling left out, he sets off on a radish raid in Mr McGregor's garden. But suddenly Benjamin and Lily are in trouble. It's time for Peter to prove he's a true friend and leap to the rescue!

Peter Rabbit Animation: Friends Forever

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. Someone else has borrowed it! Charlie tries everything he can think of to placate her but nothing is ever going to beat Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies. That is, until Charlie finds Chimps and Chimpanzees and then Lola has a new best book ever!

Charlie and Lola: But Excuse Me That is My Book

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is hopping into cinemas from 17th May 2021. 
 
Featuring the same star-studded cast, including James Corden (the voice of Peter Rabbit), Domhnall Gleeson (Mr. McGregor) and Rose Byrne (McGregor's animal loving neighbour, Bea). 
 
This action-packed quiz book is based on the major new movie, so you can test your memory, answer quizzes and relive the best moments of the film. 
 
 
Other Titles In The Series: 
Peter Rabbit, Based on the Major New Movie 
Peter Rabbit The Movie: Sticker Activity Book 
Peter Rabbit Quiz Book Peter Rabbit Sticker Activity Book 
Peter Rabbit Colouring Sticker Activity Book 
 
Perfect for keeping younger Peter Rabbit fans busy for hours!

Peter Rabbit Movie 2 Quiz Book

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

Beatrix Potter Animation

Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and their new friend - a white rabbit named Lily Bobtail - are trying to find somewhere safe to enjoy the radishes they have stolen from Mr McGregor's vegetable garden. But someone else is after them too. Who could it be? Is is toothsome Mr Tod? Is it silly Squirrel Nutkin? Or is it someone much closer to home . . . ? 
 
As soon as Peter Rabbit hits the screen with his funny friends, his taste for radishes and his thirst for adventure, everyone will want to join the gang. Be one of the first with this great value adventure storybook. 
 
So much more than a story - complete Peter's special skill, and write your name on the special achievement certificate at the back!

Peter Rabbit Animation: Mystery Thief!

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. Can Lola and Lotta keep their promise and look after Sizzles?

Charlie and Lola: We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog

Grumpy Old Brown has stolen Peter's journal, left to him by his dad. Peter, Lily and Benjamin and their squirrel friends set off on a TOP SECRET mission to Owl Island to get it back. But when Nutkin is in danger Peter must make a choice: will he save his precious journal or his special friend?

Peter Rabbit Animation: Peter's Secret Mission

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