When the greedy emperor hears about Shen’s magic brush, all he can think about is gold. How can a little village girl stand up to him?
Lydia Monks
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Picture Books
Fiction
Early Readers
Poetry
Educational
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Follow the Swallow
Chack the blackbird is trying to get a message to Apollo the swallow. We follow dolphins, camels and crocodiles, under oceans and through deserts to help get the message across. There is also an “early reader” version of this title, with illustrations by Martin...
Night Monkey Day Monkey
Night Monkey and Day Monkey’s worlds are as different as . . . night and day! But in laughing at each other’s misunderstandings they learn to be the best of friends.
Fly, Pigeon, Fly
When a boy finds a young pigeon, half-starved, in a derelict warehouse in Glasgow, he takes the bird home, looks after him and teaches him to fly. Da says that Percy the pigeon should be set free but the boy wants him to stay for ever . . .
The Cook and the King
The hungry king asks Wobbly Bob to cook his favourite dish – fish and chips – but will there be too many wobbles along the way?
The Everywhere Bear
The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack and embarks on his own big adventure.
The Ugly Five
Meet Wildebeest and Warthog, Spotted Hyena, Lappet-Faced Vulture and Marabou Stork. People call them the Ugly Five . . . but are they really?
The Detective Dog
Whether it’s finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, Nell’s ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. So when the books at her owner Peter’s school have disappeared one morning, Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the...
The Teeny Weeny Genie
When wish-granting genie appears from the spout of old McDonald’s teapot, he wishes for a wife . . . who wishes for a baby . . . who wishes for a dog . . . who wishes for a cat. The farmyard is soon very busy and VERY noisy! Will the genie ever get a...
Spinderella
Spinderella the spider loves football. She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn’t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can’t count the goals. Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan . . .