The perfect Christmas gift and stocking filler for young adventurers.Will Timmy the dog save the day when all the Christmas presents are stolen from Kirrin Cottage?And can the New Famous Five help when Santa goes missing before the Christmas Eve parade?Join the Famous Five in this seasonal collection by the world's best-loved storyteller, Enid Blyton. Featuring a festive short story, recipes, activities and a brand-new mystery with the New Famous Fi...

This hilarious festive adventure is brilliantly written by internationally bestselling authors and children’s literacy advocates Greg James and Chris Smith and illustrated by Emily Jones.Santa Claus… kindly old man with a flying sleigh, who delivers presents to kids each Christmas Eve . . ? OR a cool, suave super-spy?In this story, he’s both! Discover how Santa Claus gets recruited by the Secret Service one dark and cold December as their newest secret agen...

Chris Smith is executive director of The Utopian Seed Project, a crop-trialing nonprofit working to celebrate food and farming. Within this work, Chris collaborates on the Heirloom Collard Project, hosts a seasonal Trial to Table event series, and publishes Crop Stories, a crop-specific multimedia project. His first book with Chelsea Green, The Whole Okra, won a James Beard Foundation Award in 2020, and he is the co-host of The Okra Pod Cast. In 2023 Chri...

'A rip-roaring delight.' - Anna James, author of Pages & Co.The New Famous Five are back on Kirrin Island and this time they must solve the lighthouse mystery.A brand-new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton and featuring original and new characters.Maddy, Fran, Tom and Gilbert the dog are looking forward to exploring Demon's Rocks with Professor George Kirrin. But when one o...

Join the New Famous Five in a brand-new Christmas short story by bestselling author Chris Smith.The New Famous Five are on the case when Santa Claus goes missing before the Christmas Eve parade. But can they find him in time to deliver presents to the local children?Filled with Christmas cheer and adventure, this festive short story is perfect to listen to over the holidays.This story appears in the book Christmas with the Famous Five: a se...

This hilarious festive adventure is brilliantly written by internationally bestselling authors and children’s literacy advocates Greg James and Chris Smith.Santa Claus… kindly old man with a flying sleigh, who delivers presents to kids each Christmas Eve . . ? OR a cool, suave super-spy?In this story, he’s both! Discover how Santa Claus gets recruited by the Secret Service one dark and cold December as their newest secret agent, Treble-Ho Seven. The world i...

'A rip-roaring delight.' Anna JamesThe Famous Five are back as a new group of kids go camping in the Forest of Secrets and crack their third mystery.A brand-new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton and featuring original and new characters.Maddy, Fran and Tom - plus Gilbert the dog - are off on a camping trip with Professor George, and they can't wait! There will be sausages ...

'A rip-roaring delight.' Anna JamesThe Famous Five are back as a new group of kids go camping in the Forest of Secrets and crack their third mystery.A brand-new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton and featuring original and new characters.Maddy, Fran and Tom - plus Gilbert the dog - are off on a camping trip with Professor George, and they can't wait! There will be sausages ...

'A rip-roaring delight. Captures the spirit of Blyton with a fresh, fun new story.' Anna James, author of Pages and Co and Alice With a WhyCan the new Famous Five catch the thief and find the forgotten treasure before it's too late? Join the original Famous Five and a new group of children in this thrilling adventure series by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton.When Fran, Tom, Maddy and Gilbert the dog stay wit...

In a top secret school for kids with super powers, it's hard being the only 'normal' one – that's what Murph Cooper thought before he became part of the Super Zeroes! The third book in the laugh-out-loud Kid Normal series for readers aged 8+, from radio stars Greg James and Chris Smith_______________Praise for KID NORMAL:'So funny, it's almost criminal' - Indepe...

Anyone can be a leader. All they need is a title - a role, a 'position', right?Well, no. The title 'leader' is ... just a title. True leaders don't need a title. They don't even need a role, much less a 'management position'. They just ... are.So just what is it they have?Whether we agree with them or not, the truly great leaders around the world have one thing in common: massive respect. They have flaws. They make mistakes, and often big ones, but lots of people fo...

From the incredible imagination of bestselling author Chris Smith comes a hilarious fantasy adventure for 8-12 readers. Cressida Cowell meets Robin Stevens with a dash of Pixar gold.'Never, ever eliminate the impossible.'Clarity JonesWhen Mutt gets a job as an apprentice at the leading detective agency in the realm of Rillia, he's not expecting to work with ex-princesses, snow gnoblins and the most notorious assassin of the ...