Murray the horse dreams of winning big races just like the rest of his family but he has one problem - he's just not that fast! When horse Ned Plumb twists his ankle at the start line, his jockey spots Murray in the crowd and says, 'Fancy a race?' Murray finally gets his chance to shine and beat the neigh-sayers with a rather unusual race technique...Written in winning verse, the accessible, bonkers writing in Murray the Horse will charm boys and girls age 7-11 (and horse-...

An ordinary horse with a very ordinary and really quite boring little life... until a rock band called The Tumbling Pebbles come to town.As the music pounds across the hills, Hendrix discovers he has an ear for music! And then he comes across the band's guitar - it flies out the window of the van as the musicians leave the sleepy village - and Hendrix knows there is no looking back. He decides to put on a concert of his own. He ties a pair of pants round his head. Socks round his w...

Poppy was fit, strong and healthy - her parent's delight.But for reasons unknown she was born without sight.But lucky for you lot, she had an amazing sense of smell. So she's recruited by the police force to solve the toughest crimes by nose . . .

Colin was a cart horse,Hay his favourite treat,It was ever so soft and incredibly sweet,But the day he branched out and broadened his diet...Why, who could have guessed it would trigger a riot?Gavin Puckett, Welsh comic extraordinaire, brings us another wonderful tale of rhyming fun and nonsense, in the very best tradition of Edward Lear and Hilaire Belloc.

In today’s fast-paced world, we’ve never seen people more stressed, anxious, and time poor than we are now. The big question is: how can we help individuals overwhelmed by constant pressures to cultivate a better mindset and cope with daily challenges? How can you transform your mindset and conquer these with ease?In the Time Poor Series: Mindset, we’ve gathered insights, practical tips, and real-life strategies fr...

The first book in a charming new chapter book series about enterprising young pups who start a neighborhood newspaper, for fans of The Secret Life of Pets.Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human, he doesn't know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS. Or BEES. And he couldn't have even imagined MUD. Luckily he's got Jilly, the wolfhound next door, to show him around.But Jilly has a problem. Her puppie...

Deirdre's surname is Duck, and she hates it! Everyone teases her at school, and even her dad calls her his little duckling.First Deirdre tries to smarten herself up a little, but that doesn't stop the name calling. So she decides to become a duck and go and live on the pond on the park. She eats a lot of bread and swims every day. That plan doesn't work either.But the day she rescues a duckling which is all tangled up in fishing line is the day that changes her life. With hel...

Ice Cube Award is an action-packed story about Dani, a young girl who lives in Ice Town. Dani has a serious and destructive anger problem. When Dani feels angry, she generates so much heat that things start to melt, like the floors in the grocery store, the church pew, her sisters crib, and the final strawthe statue of the mayor! Dani has to learn how to control her anger, or her family will be forced to move out of town. Dani enters a competition against the school bully to save her famil...

You can never leaveHeartache High's Primer for Students, as written by Stephanie Johnson, Heartache High Permanent Student.Ever been in love with someone who didn't even know you existed?Or someone who broke up with you?Congratulations; you've just enrolled at Heartache High.Oh, but didn't anyone tell you?Once you've enrolled, you can never leave.(Includes the first chapters of the soon to be released novel, Heartache High: The Wakening.)

It starts with a game of I hear with my little ear. It continues with the arrival of someone with gelled hair and sunglasses, and holding a guitar he can't play. His name, he tells them, is Pop Star, which "they" gave him after winning this competition thing on the telly. It ends in the only way Cat can end it...

When Lila and Alex sneak off for a romantic weekend away, Lila's hoping she'll finally have a chance to work on Alex's resolve.But just as things start heating up news reaches them of a serial killer at loose on the island and it isn't long before their intimate weekend away is interrupted.A mind reader, a projector, a protective older brother and a serial killer. Which one is going to find Lila first?---Set 8 weeks after the end of Losing Lila, this story w...

Jasmine and Chad Bear are going into the second grade this year. They are a little anxious and at the same time excited as they are going to a new school. Jasmine and Chad are surprised and a little uneasy when they fi nd out that their new school is nothing like their old school. The desks, teacher, and especially the students appear to be very different from Jasmine and Chad. It takes an assignment from the teacher to teach them about working cooperatively and about respect for diversity...