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Dick King-Smith
A delightful anthology from the master of animal adventures Dick King-Smith, featuring a never-before-published story.
In this collection of stories you will meet a guinea-pig that can do clever tricks…
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There are six puppies in the pet shop window; five posh pedigree puppies, and a scruffy little mongrel with a grand ambition - to be a guard dog. The other…
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Launching herself on the trial of the mysterious present her uncle brings back from India, Harmony spends her hours puzzling out the cryptic clues she finds. Imagine her disappointment then…
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From the bestselling author of The Sheep-Pig. It’s not easy having a younger brother, William finds. Especially one like Charlie who shows off, asks a million questions and will say…
Laura is amazed when her baby brother George starts talking to her when he’s only four weeks old, particularly as he sounds like a grown-up! It’s a big secret to…
Aristotle is a bold little cat who is always getting himself into danger. He lives with a good witch called Bella Donna who thinks he’ll make a proper witch’s cat…
A brand-new format for this comic tale, which follows two tall brothers on their search for true love.
A charming book from the ever-popular Dick King-Smith. Charlie Muffin breeds mice of every imaginable colour - except green, of course. Everyone knows that mice are never green. But his…
Presented for the first time in paperback reader format, a classic anthology of Dick King-Smith’s real-life animal encounters, narrated with anecdotal charm.
When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can…
When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can’t believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be a tiny leprechaun, she can’t believe her…
From the creator of Babe, the Sheep-Pig. When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can’t believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be…
Look up into the starry sky on the night of the full moon and you’ll see … a bird? A plane? No … a little boy! Eight-year-old Mary Bird has…
Winner of the Children’s Book Award. Lubber the dog and Squintum the cat join forces with a racing pigeon and a pretty young Irish setter to search for Lubber’s home…
I want to sail the seas, said Jackson. I want to see the world … Jackson is a very unusual rabbit - a rabbit with a dream. He spends his…
A chicken learns that being a duck isn’t all it’s quacked up to be in this delightful young chapter book by the beloved author of Babe: The Gallant Pig.
Muriel, the Catlady, lives alone with just her feline friends for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear it is no ordinary cat. Vicky is a…
An unusual tale of animal madness. Muriel, the Catlady, lives alone with just her feline friends for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear it is…
Peter is a young boy, living on a farm. Ninnyhammer is so grateful that he starts to help Peter and his family with their struggling farm - making the sow…
Small but very determined Sophie wants to be a lady farmer when she grows up. Down in the potting shed, she has made a start and keeps flocks of free-range…
Flora was born on the first day of term in the new school year, which might be why she’s a very special mouse indeed - a mouse who has taught…
A delightful story with a truly engaging mouse hero ‘If only that horrible cat didn’t live here!’ When Beaumont Robinson, an inquisitive young mouse, is nearly killed by the cat…
Harry isn’t very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him…
A story featuring Magnus, the baby mouse with a voracious appetite who just keeps on getting bigger. With black and white line drawings by Mike Terry.
Siegfried loves to explore. One day his explorations take him on a big adventure - from his home in the grass, to the airport, on to an aeroplane and all…
A funny and fantastical adventure story featuring a finger-eating troll and a very determined heroine, from one of the world’s favourite children’s authors.
He’s no ordinary pig! While E.B. White’s Wilbur may long endure in our hearts, … Ace may run him some pretty stiff competition .–The Horn Book, starred review. An IRA/CBC…
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…
Six-year-old Sophie faces home and school life in her unique, stoic fashion, which will draw a smile from both the young, empathetic reader and the most wearied parent. A classic…
Farmer Buzzard’s collie has a puppy so ugly that he can’t sell him. As the ugly puppy grows, it becomes clear he’ll never make a sheepdog and he certainly isn’t…
A story which follows the demise of a colony of dodos after the arrival of man, and of one small group of birds who made their escape and set up…
A charming story about a little boy and his new pet …At the zoo, Jack steals an ostrich egg that’s about to be fed to a snake, brings it home…
Fitzherbert, the son of a goose and a swan, gets tired of being teased for being a swoose and leaves the farm, ending up in Windsor Castle, where he becomes…
Martin, a kitten, is branded a ‘wimp’ by his siblings for his friendly interest in mice. He loves caring for them and can’t understand their desire for freedom. Only when…
Farmer Skint and his family have fallen on hard times at Woebegone Farm until their goose lays a golden egg. With the birth of Joy the Golden Goose, the fortune…
The tale of a scruffy young pup whose ambition is to become a guard dog. Age group 5-8.
From the creator of Babe, the Sheep-pig. Sir Tumbleweed is an unlikely knight - afraid of horses, jousting and dragons. But with help from Arthur the Lion and Spearhead the…
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to…
