This Australian book was inspired by the author’s own experience of taking part in a tough television survival competition – coming last, but feeling very proud that she had done her best. Last-Place Lin has to take part in sports day but is not good at running, jumping, obstacle races or even the fun run.…
This timeless, myth-like chapter picture-book is one to savour whatever your age. It tells of a baby lost in a far-off forest and found again days later having been cared for by a she-panda. A strong bond is formed between the bear and the grateful village so that when, some nine years later an exotic…
This book is one of a series featuring Nikhil and Jay, by an Indian born British author and Storyteller is for early readers. It is an adventure for Nikhil and Jay to visit their Granny and Grandad in Chennai, India. The story was inspired by her own upbringing and stories from Indian myths and epics.…
I must agree with Jacqueline Wilson – ‘I LOVE Gina Kaminski’. This is such a fun, clever book. Feisty Gina finds three big mistakes that Red Riding Hood and the wolf make in the well-known traditional tale, and she determines to go and fix things, so off she goes to fairytale land. The font changes…
Gus the Goat loves a bit of wordplay so when he meets Mavis Mole he delights in guessing that she lives in a hole: ‘A mole in a hole. A moley in a holey. A holey moley!’ And although Mavis insists that she doesn’t live in a hole, he goes on inventing more and more…
Continuing the series of daring rescues, escapes and general heroism, the Volcano of Doom is a real challenge for Supermouse (aka Peter Parmesan) so he seeks help from the League of Remarkable Rodents: Dare Digger, Inflato Girl and Speed Eater. Mouseopolis is plagued with a spate of robberies carried out by Fingers McMouse and Sally…
Carol Thompson’s smudgy, whirling images perfectly capture the breathless pace of this story. A storm is coming and Grandpa tells his granddaughter to get the spyglass and the shield (dustbin lid) so that they can hunt for storm dragons. They dash through imaginary dragon trails, stomping, galumphing splattering and roaring (the onomatopoeic language is a…
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam used to be robbers, but saw the error of their ways and are now bakers. Their latest adventure takes them on the Pawrient Express to Venice for Carnival Night but Kitty le Claw, the notorious jewel thief, has disguised herself as a train porter and is busy stealing the passengers’…
It’s ten years since readers first met Noi and his encounter with a young whale. In this latest adventure, Noi’s Grandma has come to visit. It’s a stormy night and to take Noi’s mind off the howling wind, Grandma tells him a story about a young girl who was once friends with a whale. One…