Meet the queen in this sweet story by Anne Fine, perfect for children learning to read. Pip’s class are sending big red helium balloons off to celebrate their school’s 100th anniversary. They ask the people who find them to tell them how far they’d gone....

A classic collection of tales to tell children of about four, featuring beloved characters and lively stories, by Michael Bond, Jill Barklem, Anne Fine amongst others, chosen by children\"s book expert, Julia Eccleshare....

Reissued for the Originals series of powerful teen fiction. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip exciting....

Funny Stories For 8-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children....

La vie de chat peut parfois etre magique. Ellie et ses parents partent une semaine en vacances. Je vais pouvoir me dorer au soleil sur les parterres de fleurs, sans leurs reprimandes et leurs cajoleries. Magique, je vous dis. A un detail pres : ils m\"ont trouve un chat-sitter, le pasteur Barnham, un vrai tortionnaire....

Lundi, j\"ai tue un oiseau. C\"est vrai. Ellie, ma maitressse, a sanglote si fort en me serrant contre elle que j\"ai cru me noyer. Mais dites-moi, qu\"est-ce que je suis cense faire quand une petite boule de plumes m\"arrive entre les pattes ? Je suis un chat, tout de meme. Mercredi, j\"ai rapporte une souris morte a la maison....

Little Hetty dreams of being a glow-worm instead of a boring old grey worm. She wants a light of her own so she can glow and light up the dark places. All the better to read after lights-out! So off Hetty sets, determined to get a glow of her very own. But will any of the people who live in the forest actually be able to help her achieve her dream?...

When the rain threatens to ruin the fun at summer camp, Malik and his friends are tasked with inventing a pram that any baby would love. But when ideas start flowing, tensions run high and it turns out that not everyone agrees on exactly what a baby would need. Only the PramBusters can be sure to sort this out!...

Madame Doubtfire by bestselling author Anne Fine is a wonderfully funny, punchy story about family life. Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents\" divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and from their volatile mother, Miranda, and their out-of-work actor father, Daniel....

Perfect for children learning to read, this is a wonderful story about facing fears as a family from Anne Fine, a former Children\"s Laureate whose awards include the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children\"s Book Prize. There\"s never......

Christmas comes but once a year. Luckily... The Christmas holiday is, traditionally, a time when families gather together. In Ralph\"s case, this means ten or more relatives coming to stay, including assorted aunts and uncles, nutty Great-Aunt Ida......

Harry is in trouble. He\"s burned down the family kitchen so now has to spend a week of his summer hols with his uncle Tristram - who\"s heading off to stay with a new girlfriend - Morning Glory - on a tiny British island. Harry doesn\"t......

From the author of Bill\"s New Frock comes a gentle, humorous illustrated chapter book about the pros and cons of being an only child. Ryan wants to start a club. An Only Child Club. He knows that as an only child he doesn’t always have the same experiences as some of his classmates....

From the author of Bill\"s New Frock comes a humorous and sensitive story about growing up and feeling like the odd one out. Rosie loves everything about parties: balloons, presents, games, birthday cake, goody bags!...

Ryan wants to start a club. An Only Child Club. He knows that as an only child he doesn’t always have the same experiences as some of his classmates....