Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

Book SynopsisA rhyming text about three funny fish and scary-looking big fish with very sharp teeth. Two of the funny fish are brightly coloured but vane, while the third funny fish is brown. The big fish comes along and eats the two brightly coloured fish, but the dull brown one is able to hide safely among the stones on the sea bed!

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Book SynopsisHooray! Hooray! It's the horses' holiday! They come by coach, they come by car, they come from far away.This humorous rhyming story takes the reader on a riotous journey to Dobbin World, where the horses' holiday activities seem strikingly similar to our own

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Book SynopsisAt Good Fun Farm, the animals are fed up. The sign says Good Fun Farm, but they never have any fun. Then the smallest duckling makes an interesting discovery. Soon everyone on the farm is having fun ... find out how.

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Book SynopsisRead this humorous fantasy story about Rex the dinosaur who wants to give animals super haircuts and make them happy.Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type A humorous fantasy story.The illustrations on page 22 and 23 prompts children to recap and discuss the story.Curriculum links Citizenship: Choices; Living in a diverse world; Taking part.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Book SynopsisMona the goat''s brother is good at jumping. Mona''s sister is good at leaping. Mona is good at growing sunflowers. But when she meets a big, fierce lion, Mona finds out she''s good at something else too! A humorous fantasy story by renowned childrens'' author Vivian French.Mona the goat''s brother is good at jumping. Mona''s sister is good at leaping. Mona is good at growing sunflowers. But when she meets a big, fierce lion, Mona finds out she''s good at something else too! A humorous fantasy story by renowned childrens'' author Vivian French.Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelTrixie''s hilarious diary, written by acclaimed children''s writer, Ros Asquith, tells of her plans to be a world famous trumpet player, horse rider and first child president of the world. She is also determined to teach animals to read! But when her beloved puppy is sick, everything changes.Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children''s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.Text type: A humorous recount.A hilarious diary for her pet dog on pages 54-55 allow children to further explore the diary format, while reviewing the book from another perspective.Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us. Developing our school grounds.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Book SynopsisWhen a hungry boy wishes for an egg he gets a surprise - a magic egg that makes everything he wishes for come true with hilarious consequences. But in the end does he ever really get what he wants? This traditional tale is beautifully illustrated by Karen Donnelly to set the scene and encourage discussion.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when a lucky pair of socks goes missing? Where do all the lost socks go? Discover the mystical world of sock land for yourself.Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type: A story with a familiar settingCurriculum links: Literacy: Stories about a fantasy worldThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Book SynopsisA rich and greedy sultan meets his match in a VERY cheeky little red roosterHilariously wacky tale by bestselling author of War Horse.The rich and greedy sultan loves his jewels more than anything, so when he loses a diamond button he is furious!Especially as a naughty little red rooster seems determined to keep itA marvellously funny tale by master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.Trade ReviewPraise for Michael Morpurgo:“Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” – Daily Telegraph “There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” – Daily Express “Morpurgo’s gift is to make this long-ago world of danger and heartbreak accessible without ever patronising his young readers.” – Sunday Mercury “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative”Elizabeth Reilly – British Council “The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” -The Guardian.

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Book SynopsisThe fifth animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.From the author of the hilarious WORLD OF NORM series comes the second crazy koala caper.Dude, Bro and Squirt are pros at doingnothing. They can do nothing all day long nothing but munch on their favourite treat, lie in the sunshine and think about moving.Their little sister, baby Squeak, is not quite so good at doing nothing. In fact she's got more energy than her brothers know what to do with! She's so lively that when the boys lose track of her they soon discover she's no longer in the tree topsshe's heading for the beach!Can they find Lil before the dingos do? What if she's swept off to sea? Or is little Lil a bit more like her brothers than they thought? Find out in a brand new KOALA CALAMITY!Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE AWESOME ANIMALS SERIES:“Charming. Funny and exciting.” – The Daily Telegraph “Very funny, action-packed animal adventure.” – The Bookseller “This book is witty and wonderful.” – The Liverpool Echo

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Book SynopsisMeg and her mum go to the market with their donkey, but find that listening to everyone else's advice along the way doesn't always make for a smooth journey. This humorous fiction story is based on Aesop's fable The Farmer, His Son and the Donkey and is written by Simon Puttock.Meg and her mum go to the market with their donkey, but find that listening to everyone else's advice along the way doesn't always make for a smooth journey. This humorous fiction story is based on Aesop's fable The Farmer, His Son and the Donkey and is written by Simon Puttock.Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.Children can recap the journey of Meg, Mum and the donkey at the market on pages 1415.Text type: A retelling of a traditional taleCurriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us

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Book SynopsisJoin Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The fourth book in a new time-travelling series perfect for fans of Beast Quest.When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!On their fourth adventure Tom and Isis become Spartan soldiers and must fight against the powerful Trojans. As they dodge clashing swords and flying arrows, will they find the next amulet?FREE collectable Gaming Cards and fascinating facts with every book!Trade Review“I thought it was epic. I really enjoyed it. It was really exciting and I loved the adventure.” Sam, aged 8. “Fascinating! Cool, good and easy to read.” Lauren, aged 8. “I read it in one afternoon because I liked it so much.” Noah, aged 7.

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Book SynopsisJoin Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The sixth book in a new time-travelling series perfect for fans of Beast Quest.When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!On his sixth quest, Tom goes to Ancient Egypt. He must fight alongside King Tutankhamen in a ferocious battle. Can he protect the king and find the final amulet?FREE collectable Gaming Cards and fascinating facts with every book!Trade Review“I thought it was epic. I really enjoyed it. It was really exciting and I loved the adventure.” Sam, aged 8. “Fascinating! Cool, good and easy to read.” Lauren, aged 8. “I read it in one afternoon because I liked it so much.” Noah, aged 7.

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Book SynopsisSupercat is back in the second highly illustrated instalment of everybody's favourite cat superhero series, from bestselling author and queen of comedy, Jeanne Willis.Tiger was an ordinary pet, until the day he licked a toxic sock and was transformed intoSUPERCAT!Now, the evil Count Backwards has kidnapped the Queen from her own birthday party and plans to take over the world! With his superpowers, his best friend James, and a few tricks in his party bag, can Supercat save the day?It's party timeTrade Review5 STARS… a mindblowing adventure … really exciting. In fact I was unable to put it down!Nicole age 8, Love Reading I loved this book … it was funny.Rebekah Choi, age 11, Love Reading An amazing story.Ophelia Robinson-Beesley, age 7, Love Reading 10/10 because it’s funny!Daniel Bisland, age 6, Love Reading

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Book SynopsisThe brilliant new romcom from 2020 CILIP Carnegie medal nominee and New York Times bestseller, Robin Talley.*************************************************************It's easy not to fall in love, right?Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything. What she doesn't have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off love until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over.Of course, Mel didn't count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely didn't expect Odile to be sweet, and funny and care as much about the play's success as Mel. Which means that Melody McIntyre's only plan now is trying desperately not to fall in love.A hilarious, heartwarming and empowering read, perfect for fans of Pitch Perfect, Love Simon and To All the Boys I've Loved Before.*****************************************

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Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds.Hip and Hop are putting on duck socks. But socks with no dots make Hop sad. What will make him happy again? This fiction story is written and beautifully illustrated by An Vrombaut.Hip and Hop are putting on duck socks. But socks with no dots make Hop sad. What will make him happy again? This fiction story is written and beautifully illustrated by An Vrombaut.Pink B/Band 1B offers emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.The focus sounds in this book are: /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ckPages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds.Bob has a pink wig, but a gull picks it up and carries it away! Can he get his wig back? This fiction story was written by Zoë Clarke.Bob has a pink wig, but a gull picks it up and carries it away! Can he get his wig back? This fiction story was written by Zoë Clarke.Red A/Band 2A offers emergent readers predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.The focus sounds in this book are: /v/ /w/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/Pages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisParp through the past with giggles galore in this third fart-tastic tale from the hilarious Olaf Falafel!Old MacDonald is off on his most hilarious adventure yet, on a parp-powered journey through the fart-filled past!Join him in riotous rhyme as he meets dinosaurs, Vikings and queens, and laugh out loud as they parp their way through history in this third side-splitting offering from the comic genius Olaf Falafel.

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Book SynopsisIn the third sensational and side-splitting Cinders & Sparks adventure, Cinders and her companions continue their quest to find Fairyland but the scary Hunstman is close on their tail . . . Perfect for readers of 7-9 and fans of Shrek and Frozen.Cinders, her talking-dog, Sparks, a horse called Mouse, and Hansel (who accidentally on purpose ate some of a witch's gingerbread house) continue their quest to find Fairyland. But even the bravest questers get hungry, and when the quartet stop at a market for lunch, calamity and chaos ensue.Cinders is kidnapped by a greedy goblin, Mouse is turned back into a mouse, and Cinders's fairy godmother, Brian, pairs up with Prince Joderick to rescue her.Will Cinders escape the evil goblin? Will Sparks sing karaoke? Will the Huntsman find and capture them?The answers are: yes, not really and kind of.

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Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelHere comes the fearless granny gang,The youngest eighty-two.They leap down from their granny van,And there's nothing they can't do!A gleeful celebration of why grannies are great!Through wonderfully rhythmical writing and exquisite illustrations, Judith Kerr OBE shows us that there is a lot more to this gang of grey-haired grannies than meets the eye!A summary on pages 34 and 35 of each granny and her skill supports children in recapping the story, providing plenty of speaking and listening opportunities.Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Book SynopsisMelrose and Croc discuss all the reasons they are all the very best of friends. From the creator of the Blue Kangaroo series, these adorable characters will soon be your best friends too!Melrose and Croc are the best of friends. They love all the things about each other that make them who they are.So when Melrose or Croc feels that nothing they do is good enough, they always know how to cheer each other up it's easy: they remind one another of ALL the different things that make them special unique and totally loveable!The universal theme of friendship and understanding is sure to touch every heart, as Melrose and Croc show how to love others and also yourself.A summary of the attributes that each character likes about the other on pages 26 and 27 supports children in recapping the main events in the story.Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating ac

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Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Nothing mysterious happens in Puggle that is until Dev finds a pebble a pebble with a painting and the word HELP on it. Intrigue builds as more and more pebbles appear around the village. Who keeps sending them? And why? Join Dev and his friends as they seek to solve the Pebble Puzzle in this humorous mystery story by Ali Sparkes.White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skill

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Seb the dragon needs to peg his big socks up on the washing line, but the wind keeps blowing them off! This funny story was written by Clare Helen Welsh.Pink B/Band 1B offers emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.The focus sounds in this book are: /b/ /f/ ffPages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.Great Granny Chan can't wait for her holiday in England. But instead of the exciting trip she'd hoped for, her family have the most boring things planned. Can Great Granny Chan somehow have the holiday she wants and keep it a secret from her family?Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.Text type: A humorous storyIdeas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Two deer go into the woods to find some juicy plums but how will they reach the ones high up on the tree? Find out in this humorous story.Yellow/Band 3 offers varied sentence structure and natural language.This book focuses on adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 35.One night, by the light of the moon, zombified chickens take over a sleepy country village. The chickens pop up anywhere and everywhere on the quest for food making their way into other animal's homes and gardens. In this humorous graphic novel, we follow the town's residents as they try desperately to stop the chickens and find out who has put them in a trance and why!Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.The focus sounds in this book are: /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/, and adjacent consonants.Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the cont

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 35.When Jai takes his gran to school to help out, she can''t help herself and tells a bunch of fibs about her life. She has to prove just one of those fibs is true so Jai won't lose face in front of all his classmates! This hilarious story is written by Swapna Haddow.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.The focus sounds in this book are: /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ow/ /air/ /ure/ /er/, and adjacent consonantsPages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and r

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Book SynopsisA hilarious story about one very big-hearted moose who is only too happy to host a menagerie of animals in his antlers until his new guests go too far!When Thidwick kindly offers to give one tiny Bingle Bug a ride on his antlers, he soon finds himself host to a whole menagerie of animals who quickly make themselves far too comfortableWith his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over sixty years.Trade ReviewPraise for Dr. Seuss: “[Dr. Seuss] has…instilled a lifelong love of books, learning and reading [in children]” The Telegraph “Dr. Seuss ignites a child’s imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses” The Express “The magic of Dr. Seuss, with his hilarious rhymes, belongs on the family bookshelf” Sunday Times Magazine “The author… has filled many a childhood with unforgettable characters, stunning illustrations, and of course, glorious rhyme” The Guardian

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Book SynopsisA long-abandoned—and long-haunted—summer camp sets the stage for the sequel to Camp Murderface, perfect for fans of old school scare masters like R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. There’s no such thing as an uneventful summer at Camp Sweetwater. Now that the Vampire Devils beneath the lake have been awakened, the camp is in big trouble. The first victims? Tez and Corryn’s counselors, Gavin and Scary Mary. The Camp Director insists that the missing counselors are just quitting and going home, but Tez and Corryn don’t believe it. They know something much more eeeeeeevil is afoot. With the help of their cabinmates, Tez and Corryn set out to investigate the disappearances. But what they find is a horror closer than the bottom of the lake... and it might just spell the end for all of them.Trade Review"An exceptionally fun read." — Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisBut then not every kid is the son of a member of the super-secret, super-awesome Society of Substitutes!Now it’s up to Milton and his substitute teacher mom to save Beacher Elementary School before time runs out. HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time!Trade Review"True to Katz’s style, the plot is funny, surprising, and a little bit silly. Checkboxes and interactive prompts at the end of each chapter inform readers of their progress and encourage them to keep going. Young readers will enjoy the antics in this chapter book, and teachers will enjoy reading it aloud." — School Library Journal (starred review) “Interspersed with scenes of frazzled students, leering pets, and action highlights on every page of well-leaded narrative, the caper races along to a final, thrilling surprise!” — Booklist

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Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson’s hilarious series continues, and Stick Dog is in the mood for takeout!When Stick Dog and his crew unknowingly discover chopsticks, their taste buds lead them to a lakeside sushi restaurant.

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Book SynopsisThat is, until Otter plays a silly trick on Beaver, and it’s time to start all over again.Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Award winner Brian Pinkney’s playful text and bold, fluid illustrations perfectly capture Otter and Beaver’s exuberant personalities.Trade Review“Can two friends find a way to work and play? . . . Swirling, playful spreads show the two swimming about: fun-loving Otter frolicking, and serious Beaver constructing his structure. . . . With illustrations that ripple with warmth, this simple tale brings together themes of friendship, perspective, and empathy.” — Kirkus Reviews “Told in snappy, reiterative dialogue that offers a chantlike feel, this portrait of two different personalities abounds with fluid sights and rhythmic sounds. . . . Friends don’t have to be similar to get along, Pinkney shows; they don’t even have to define fun the same way to have a good time.” — Publishers Weekly “A playful and vibrant story of friendship. ­. . . When they come across a tumbling stream, Otter sees it as the perfect place to play, while Beaver sees it as just the spot to build a dam. The two friends seem at odds, until a mishap shows that they can work together to both get what they want. . . . With a clear cadence and plenty of charm, this is an ideal read-aloud to introduce lessons on friendship and compromise.” — School Library Journal “Odd dynamics don’t spoil this friendship story . . . Otter delights in playing with sticks and branches in the rushing water, but Beaver ‘really really really really’ needs them to build a dam . . . Pinkney’s big, swirling brushwork gives the fluvial setting plenty of visual flow.” — Booklist “Each element in this playful battle of wills between two best friends exudes joie de vivre. Otter spots sticks and branches and sees them as toys. Beaver, however, sees them as tools to build a dam, and so the pair spends a happy day jostling over who gets the twigs. The patterned, rhythmic dialogue between Otter and Beaver makes for a musical read-aloud . . . This book is bound to become a storytime favorite.” — Horn Book Magazine

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Book SynopsisA bouncing, read-aloud rhyme about a very special friend, from the nation''s favourite llustrator, Quentin Blake!Meet Fantastic Daisy Artichoke. She''s got three fat cats we like to stroke and a pond in which she likes to soak. . . . She isn''t quite like other folk!Blake is beyond brilliant . . . I''ve never met a child who doesn''t love Quentin Blake - Daily TelegraphQuentin Blake is one of Britain''s best-loved and most successful author-illustrators, and was made the first Children''s Laureate in 1999. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, and the Kate Greenaway Medal. among others.

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Book SynopsisA big sister is horrified when she can''t fit into her swimming costume. Her BOTTOM IS SOO BIG! But her little sister has some good advice.There follows a wonderful romp through history and fairyland, as the little sister explains exactly why a big bottom can be useful. Father Christmas needs one for crash landings and, if you are a queen, a big bum is vital to keep you comfy while sitting on your throne . . . Once again Nicholas Allan combines laugh-out-loud humour with real insight that cannot fail to raise a smile.Trade ReviewEndlessly inventive, Nicholas Allan knows just what appeals to young children . . . Clever, quirky and beautifully illustrated, children will love this * Parents in Touch *Cheeky title but with a subtle message about loving your body whatever its shape and size. Lovely * Sunday Mirror *Celebrate your body whatever shape or size with Nicholas Allan's cheeky picture book * Bournemouth Daily Echo *Unconventional . . . Clever narrative * Baby & You *An hilarious picture book with an important message * Right Start *

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Book SynopsisLaurence Higgins, an enormously fat black cat, has breakfast with Mrs Higgins, lunch with the Normans, tea with old Mr Mason and supper with the Barclay-Lloyds. None of them know why he is so fat on just one meal a day! Lawrence is happy until he finds the walking from house to house tiring and begins to get indigestion. His friends tell him to lose weight if he wants a girl friend so he begins to spend one day in four with all his owners. He gets thinner but the cat he fancies down the road tells him she doesn''t like slim boys - she''s lost her heart to an enormously fat black cat she used to see up the road! Triumphantly Lawrence returns to his four meals a day, spurred on by the thought of meeting Bella when he''s back to his normal size.

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Book SynopsisA very funny animal story by one of the nation''s most beloved children''s writers.Magnus is so big and so hungry that his parents have to find extra food for him. But perhaps pig-fattening pills weren''t quite the right thing as Magnus grows and grows and becomes a huge, fearless mouse, a real Power Mouse! But as Magnus grows, so do the problems he faces...

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Book SynopsisNicholas''s baby brother, Cheese, is famous. Well, his bottom is, because he advertises Dumper disposable nappies. Now the whole family is being whisked off on a nationwide tour starring Cheese.Little do they know the chaos waiting for them, including giant babies and goats on motorbikes!Rowan Clifford''s black-and-white illustrations add to the comic mayhem in this sparkling new story.Trade ReviewHis hilarious characters and wacky situations create books that crackle with good humour and invention * TES *

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Book SynopsisIt''s Christmas! Laugh your socks off with Invasion of the Christmas Puddings by Jeremy Strong.''Tis the season to be jolly tra-la-la-la-la ... BUT WAIT!Father Christmas''s EVIL brother, Bad Christmas, is plotting to take over the world.His poisonous Christmas puddings that turn humans into zombies are pouring through from The Other Side in their millions. Millions of Christmas puddings, all made of deadly sticky matter!But four children from Plumpot Primary have escaped the puddings. Are they in time to stop Bad Christmas and save the world?Prepare to be ... puddified!Jeremy Strong''s books have sold three million copies! He is immensely popular with children, particularly boys, who adore his unique brand of silliness. He won the Children''s Book Award in 1997 with The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog and his books about Sigurd the Viking have been made into a TV serial. He lives in Somerset.Trade ReviewAccept no substitutes * Observer *Jeremy Strong's writing has enormous appeal for children aged between seven and eleven * Sunday Herald *Jeremy Strong's writing has enormous appeal for children aged between seven and eleven * Sunday Herald *

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Book SynopsisMichael Broad used to work in animation, but is now a writer and illustrator. The first four Jake Cake books, also published by Puffin, are: The Werewolf Teacher, The Robot Dinner Lady, The School Dragon and The Visiting Vampire. He also has two picture books on the Puffin list - Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished. He lives in London.

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Book SynopsisSennapod (''he whose name mumbles down the ages''), the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, is still living at 27 Templeton Terrace with the Lightspeed family. By accident, he wins a competition to find the Face of the Future, and soon designer bandages and doing the pharaoh dance become all the rage. But he''s also recognised by villains Jelly and Grimstone who are still after his treasure map. Comic chaos follows as the chase ends up in hospital with loads of people in bandages - designer and otherwise - plus the usual collection of cats who follow Sennapod around. But, hooray, the villains are caught, the treasure map is safe and Sennapod can go on living happily with the Lightspeeds.

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Book SynopsisJeremy Strong is immensely popular with children, who love his unique brand of silliness. He won the Children's Book Award in 1997 with The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog, and in 2008 won the Sheffield Children's Book Award for Beware! Killer Tomatoes. In 2009 he will be making children laugh their socks off with his Big Jam Explosion Tour.Trade ReviewAccept no substitutes * Observer *Strong's books are hugely popular with young children with their breezy, daft exuberance * Sunday Times *

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