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This is a story about a little Viking who cannot fit in. Unlike his dad, Stoick the Vast, Hiccup is tiny, thoughtful and polite and scared of almost everything - especially of going to sea for the very first time. But go he must. So who will save the day when everything goes wrong aboard ship and...

Every Friday the 13th, 6th-grade genius Nate Bannister does three not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. This time, he taught a caterpillar to read, mailed a love letter, and super-sized his cat Proton before turning him invisible. Now Proton is on the loose, and Nate and his new friend De...

The freaky comic world collides with three fearless kids in an explosion of fun, action, laughs and adventure!

This is a very funny, witty, zany collection for children, which will also appeal to the author's adult fans. It has all the John Hegley comic hallmarks, including references to wearing glasses, Luton, and dogs (being superior to cats)! The poems are arranged alphabetically by title, with family ...

Malala Yousafzai tells her story - from her childhood in the Swat Valley to her shooting, recovery and new life in England. She's a girl who loves cricket, gossips with her best friends, and, on the day of the shooting, nearly overslept and missed an exam. A girl who saw women suddenly banned fro...

This is a sweet and gentle story about sisters, trust, parrots, disappearing - and doing the right thing!

'Just Joking' is packed with the silly jokes that kids love - including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, riddles and traditional question and answer jokes - paired with photos of laughing animals and funny people for extra visual humour.

A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent Dad can't, or won't, talk about Mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his book, 'A History of the Lemon'. Meanwhile the house is d...

Laura loves to practise. She's been a kangaroo, a parrot, and a crocodile - but nothing beats being a lion! It's fun to leap, run, and roar really loudly, isn't it? Laura's patient parents aren't so sure. So when Laura takes a lion-sized leap too far, she gets a small telling off. But like all go...