Alice and Andy are twins. They have just turned seven and like most children their age, they are curious, dynamic and always alert to what goes on around them. On their birthday they receive a very strange present from their favorite uncle: a globe with magic powers! Thanks to the magic globe the twins, always accompanied by their mischievous cat Jo, explore fantastic places on our planet Earth and beyond, in the infinite sky. Throughout six books we join Alice and Andy in fantastic journe...

Marcus Atkinson is a basketball hero (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his bounce.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 sport.

When his telepathic dog Harry is grounded for nipping another dog, Mike wonders how he'll ever make it through the baseball game without his advice and encouragement. Sequel to "The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter"

Susie K is the life of the party (not!). But her mum is convinced that Susie can make it as a social butterfly ...Susie K likes science instead of netball and has the class goldfish for a best friend. But Susie's mum finds it hard to believe that she's happy that way. She's constantly trying to push Susie (with the best of intentions, of course!) to be something she's not. And the last thing Susie wants is to disappoint her mum...Susie's mum is thrilled to ...

Sandy's beach holiday at Perfect Bay is perfect! The waves are just the right size. But when Sandy is dumped by a BIG wave, her holiday isn't perfect anymore . . .

'Zack's not scared of anything. But everyone's scared of him.'Rose wishes Zack wasn't such a big bully. He's always teasing her at school. Luckily for Rose, her Uncle Vinnie has a wizard trick or two up his sleeve - maybe he can conjure up a magic solution to her problem?Soon, with a little help from Uncle Vinnie and the classroom pet rat, Rose is ready to teach Zack a lesson he'll never forget . . .A comical and thought-provoking story by an award-...

Wings and feathers! Pearlie’s latest trip is as sparkling and exciting as ever!In a lush New Zealand forest, Pearlie is helping the park fairy Omaka prepare a very special party. The rushing streams and glistening silver fern fronds make one of the loveliest sights Pearlie has ever seen, but soon she discovers that this wild park is full of surprises. And its creatures are the most surprising of all! When Pearlie finds herself lost among the ancient trees, she star...

Life on the softball circuit means games and practices and tournaments, with just enough time to eat and sleep.But Alice wants more. A real life involving real friends and boys and God forbid...Going on a date.When all seems lost and life lets you down, hope finds you in the most unlikely of places. And, in the most unlikely of people. Don't miss, "Fireworks Wait for No One," the next installment in the popular Little League Series.

'people eat boiled eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, you name it, they eat it, without a word of thanks to the great chicken. I'm going to teach them a lesson they will never forget.' with these dreadful words the great chicken declares war on anyone who has ever eaten an egg or a chicken leg or told a chicken joke.but it's beulah, an ordinary chicken from minnesota, who hatches the first lime egg chicken. naturally the egg is green, the color of limes, but that's not the worst of i...

'I'm Starving, Mum' is an adventure packed story of ten year old Billy, who is left alone on a train and undergoes all kinds of problems before he finds his mother again.

With just two magic words this kid becomes the world's greatest striker. He can't miss. But then the horror begins for the person he loves most. Will he be strong enough to save her?

A little African American girl uses her poverty induced imagination on her older brother to convince him to leave the oldest fish in the lake alone. Like the Fish King and her, Ronnie and her brother Deshazier were best of buddies, and an adventure followed them day to day along with their mother's switch.