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Three perfectly pitched school stories hilariously told by Pamela Butchart and brilliantly illustrated by Becka Moor. Is that a superhero dog on the school roof? Yes! Is the lunchtime mashed potato really, really weird? Yes! Does Susie Keys own an alien egg? Yes! So what are Class 2R going to do ...

One day, the Thing falls from the sky and four strangers stumble across it. But what is the Thing? Who does it belong to? What does it do? And is it any use for anything at all? A captivating picture book and a subtle piece of social commentary about modern life by award-winning author, Simon Put...

When a platypus visits the zoo, the animals all assume he has come about the vacancy and he is swiftly taken through a rigorous interview process. But the platypus is far too bland for the chameleons and not nearly graceful enough for the flamingos So, he leaves. The animals soon regret being so ...

Something strange is going on at Lizzie's school. Suddenly everyone's brilliant at something. Where have these amazing skills come from? And why can't they talk about them? It's as though the pupils have no power over their own actions. Could this be something to do with the mysterious new headma...

Jaundice and Kale are back from their adventure on the high seas, and they are settling back into a quiet life in Dullsville, just the way they like it. The tea is tepid, the oatmeal is tasteless, and the socks are ripe for darning - until Aunt Shallot shows up and reveals herself to be anything ...

Our bodies might all differ in shape, and form, and frame, but think how dull the world would be if we were all the same. Celebrate difference and diversity with this book that tells children it's OK to be different - in fact it's perfect to be different. Told from the perspective of works of art...

A shooting star crashes to Earth and changes Elliot's life forever. The star is Virgo - a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. When the pair accidentally unleash the wicked death daemon Thanatos, they turn to the old Olympian gods for help. But after centuries of cushy retirement on Earth, are Zeus...

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realises that her only h...

When cheerful salesman, Bingo B. Brown, rolls his wagon full of Wild West goodies into town, he's met with a stony silence. This is clearly no place for novelty bow ties and elastic lassos. Not even Bingo's dancing dog can raise a smile! But this town is not just joyless, it's dangerous. And as B...