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Claire Powell
The first instalment in a funny and charming two-colour series from a beloved and bestselling illustrator
It's Marty Moose's first day on the job as Postmouse. He's ironed his uniform…
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Alasdair Beckett-King
Bonbon is back in the second installment of this illustrated murder mystery series. The gentleman detective can't get away from murder-even on vacation.
Bonnie Montgomery is finally getting a vacation…
From a rising stand-up comedian and exciting new talent in children's fiction comes a brilliantly funny murder mystery series that BBC Radio called "Knives Out meets Poirot-but for children!"
Bonnie…
"Brilliant, hilarious shenanigans, and lots of them. Montgomery Bonbon is on the case in their most bonkers adventure yet." Thomas Taylor
Bonnie Montgomery (as her case-cracking alter-ego Montgomery Bonbon) has…
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Beth Lincoln
An instant New York Times bestseller and sequel to the multi-award-winning The Swifts - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens
Shenanigan Swift hates…
Jeanne Willis
Soft and Sticky are total opposites, but does that mean the end of their friendship? Soft and Sticky are best friends, but Soft's fluff always gets up Sticky's nose, and…
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Dermot O'Leary
Join one tiny bird on a hilarious adventure to save his sister - and his country! An action-packed tale of courage, adventure and a smattering of bird poo, from the…
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Can a crafty fox and a genius chicken complete an epic rescue mission... without one of them getting eaten? A funny action-adventure story from bestselling children's author Dermot O'Leary, with…
Catherine Emmett
A heart-warming story of acceptance from the bestselling creators of The Dodo Who Dreamed She Could Fly.
Instant New York Times bestseller!
Shenanigan Swift is headed to Paris, where new mysteries await in the hilarious, quick-witted sequel to Beth Lincoln's #1 bestseller, The Swifts: A Dictionary of…
A hilarious new mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.
On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They…
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On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they…
The second instalment in a brilliantly clever, funny and highly illustrated murder mystery series
The most troublesome thing about being a detective is that it is almost impossible to go…
A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker - and exciting new talent in children’s fiction.
Many people go their whole lives without noticing…
An unsentimental exploration of love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family.
Claire Freedman
A joyful, rhyming celebration of finding your voice and not judging others by their appearance, from the bestselling author of the Aliens Love Underpants series.
Francis Martin
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An inspiring story about the incredible things that can happen when you give something a try, from award-winning author Catherine Emmett and bestselling illustrator Claire Powell.
Peter Bently
—————– Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting - The Royal Leap-Frog … has all these in the story of a frog, a…
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Suzy Senior
The perfect pants are hard to find for someone shaped like me. Could Octopants be just the job? Why not dive in and see …?
Mark Sperring
Meet Princess Scallywag - a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this…
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A little baby princess and a fancy royal ball . . . ONE fairy not invited, and she wasn't pleased AT ALL! She cast a spell - and now the…
David O'Connell
When a batch of his experimental sweets goes wrong at the McBudge Confectionery Company, Archie needs a distraction. And when he hears about a book of magical wisdom lost in…
El pelo de Amy estaa fuera de control y saolo hay una cosa que pueda solucionarlo: AEun peinado de papaa! Papaa ha heco sus deberes y sus estilismos no son…
Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work, because when he and his Mum are summoned to Honeystone Hall in the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find Archie…
Michelle Robinson
Archie McBudge’s lazy summer has just turned into a magical meltdown! The second adventure in this madcap magical mystery series is perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon…
A little baby princess and a fancy royal ball … ONE fairy not invited, and she wasn’t pleased AT ALL! She cast a spell - and now the sleeping princess…
In this hilarious spin on the traditional fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, a certain fairy is not invited to the party for baby Princess Liss. So the angry fairy shows up…
A young octopus is embarrassed that he doesn’t have any pants to wear! He goes to several stores in the sea, but none of them has what he needs. Then…
Pufferfish has lost his pants! Where COULD those undies be? Ahoy there, Pirate! Step aboard - Let’s join the search and see! A pant-tastic undersea adventure!
Incredibly clever and funny - Picture Book Snob Just brilliant - Rascals and Rainbows Young readers will love this hilarious twist on a classic tale - GCBG Blog
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Kaye Umansky
An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince as queen of comedy Kaye Umansky returns with another hilarious twist on fairy tale tradition.
Simon Farnaby
From the star of Ghosts and Horrible Histories comes a time-travelling comedy. Merdyn the Wild is the greatest wizard of the Dark Ages. Rose is his 21st-century descendent. And together…
Princess Scallywag and the Queen are back in a brand new rollicking adventure, taking on no-good pirates on the high seas in their hilarious, take-no-prisoners style!
Kes Gray
A brilliantly funny picture book about what happens the night before Christmas Eve - from the bestselling author of Oi Frog! - now available in a Book and CD pack.
Puffer Fish wakes up one morning to find that his pirate underwear has been taken from the clothesline! So Octopants the octopus offers to help look for them. They check…
A brilliantly funny picture book about what happens the night before Christmas Eve - from the bestselling author of Oi Frog!
Meet Merdyn the Wild (the world’s most badly-behaved wizard), Rose (the world’s most ordinary girl) and Bubbles (the world’s best guinea pig) on a hilarious adventure that might just end…
Merdyn the Wild is the greatest wizard of the Dark Ages. Obviously. Rose is his 21st-century descendent. Lucky her. And together they’re on a time-travel adventure to rescue Rose’s brother…
