This book is a bout a fun loving squirrel named Scrappy. He goes on a little adventure with his friends from the forest to learn some things about the world outside the woods.

An exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy.Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people’s stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into the innermost lives of everyday people. From a family saved from ruin by a mysterious benefactor, to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a mugger, these masterfu...

This program is read by the author and includes an audio-only bonus story, Call Me Ishmael's Mother.A new collection—about loss, alienation, aging, and the strangeness of contemporary life—by the award-winning, and inimitable, author of The Book of Goose.A grieving mother makes a spreadsheet of everyone she’s lost. Elsewhere, a professor develops a troubled intimacy with her hairdresser. And every year, a restless woman re...

Marcus Atkinson is a taekwondo master (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his kicks.Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to, with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about taekwondo.

Book 2 in the fantastic four book series about taking risks and flying high, from the children's book legend Paul Jennings and brilliant cartoonist Andrew Weldon.'You're grounded, Ricky,' said Mum. 'Yes,' said Dad. 'In more ways than one.'Ricky is an ordinary boy, who can fly. He can really fly! But only when no one is looking. His dream is to one day be FAMOUS. But after accidentally opening the car window at the car wash, he's grounded. No movies...

'Okay, okay. So slap my teensy little paws. I messed up - big time.'Tuffy can't wait for Ellie and the family to go away on holiday. He and the gang plan to ignore the grumpy new cat-sitter, and run wild all night. But could that furry bundle, suddenly flying through the air, put a stop to all the fun?

Dawhoud is haunted by the loss of his parents to Hurricane Katrina. After his first year of college he returns to the home of his childhood friend only to realize his feelings forher have grown and evolved over the years into something that may be strong enough to help him through his tragic loss. Set in a beautiful house near the roaring ocean Dawhoud will have to face his fear in order to get what he wants and needs.

Best selling author F. Paul Wilson and award-winning illustrator Alan M. Clark offer up this fun children's Christmas story about little Jessica, who wishes for a monster of her own for Christmas, and then gets more (and less) than she could have hoped for.

Spending years in a wooden chest Betty "The Doll with Odd Eyes" was reluctantly given to a charity shop. She was a gift to Annie over 60 years ago. What will become of her favourite doll now? Would she be loved and cared for.?

Adventures happen when you least expect them!Steve Tomkins wasn’t crazy about having his cousin, Gail, come to stay – especially during the holidays when he had hoped to be doing exciting things with his friends. Gail was a country kid. What did she know about all the fun things you could do in the city?Too bad about her Mom being sick and in the hospital. But what would his best friend Tony and all his other friends think about him having to hang out with this boring girl ...

At the 'Rainy Days' shop Izzy buys her favourite yellow umbrella decorated with penguins. On the next rainy day Izzy heads off to school with her umbrella only to find she loses it in the wind. She chases after it, helped by by a man in a red mackintosh, an elderly gentleman, a tiny dog, a window cleaner, and a trio of hot air balloonists. Only no one can catch the penguin umbrella! Is there something magical about it? Only when Izzy returns to 'Rainy Days' does she finally understand the ...

When Harry the alien lands his spacebin in his friend Colin's garden, it's time for an adventure!There's just one problem - they'll have to take Colin's naughty, snotty little brother with them...Colin's day is about to turn Cosmic! But when aliens attack, will it end in disaster?