Step into a world of magical creatures! Digby, Mog and Tao must pass three challenges to become Apprentice Guardians of Beastopia in this brand-new adventure for 7+ readers.Magical creatures exist. You just need to know where to look...Everybody knows one thing about Digby Griffin. Wherever you might find him, you'll also find his pet mouse, Cheddar.Unfortunately, The Curse of the Tenth Birthday is about to strike. Family pets ALWAYS disappear when their owners turn...

Become a happier person by applying the wisdom of philosophers.What is happiness? What makes you happy? And is there more to life than happiness? Looking at the history of thought, this Practical Guide will help you answer these questions. Learn to cultivate your taste for pleasure, free yourself from the various disturbances of life and overcome irrational expectations that cause distress. Happiness willhelp you to go with the flow and rediscover the joy of existence. Filled...

The fourth and final adventure in the hilarious series about Scooter and his alien sidekick Fizzbee. The jam factory is under surveillance by the Alien Intelligence Agency – will they succeed in finding a reason to evict Fizzbee from Earth?Scooter and Fizzbee are experts when it comes to making out-of-this-world jam inventions. But lately there have been a few hiccups. Giant vegetables, floating children ... their new line of jam infused with Fizzbee's alien ingredients has got a li...

The second hilarious adventure starring Scooter the inventor and his top secret alien sidekick.Scooter's hyper-creative brain is a constant fizz of brilliant ideas, but when he pairs up with his best friend Fizzbee the alien, his inventions are out of this world...McLay's Jam factory is scheduled for a Grand Re-Opening TONIGHT. That is until Scooter's nemesis Daffy Dodgy turns up to reveal her name is still on the deeds. Scooter must either hand over all his best ideas, or ...

Join inventor Scooter and his alien sidekick, Fizzbee, on their third adventure!Scooter, Fizzbee and Cat have turned McLays jam factory into a tropical jam-making paradise. Delicious!There's just one problem. SLUGS. Slithering everywhere, eating all the fruit, and in danger of causing the factory to fail its hygiene inspection. Scooter has to think of a way to get them out, pronto. Hyper-creative, he usually has ideas constantly whizzing and whooshing around his head. But som...

The first book in a hilarious, jam-packed new adventure series starring Scooter the inventor and his top secret alien sidekick.Scooter McLay’s cerebral palsy affects how quickly he can move his body, but his hyper-creative brain is a constant fizz of brilliant ideas. He spends every day inventing top secret recipes and machines for his family’s jam factory. There’s just one thing missing ... a pet, to share it all with. Or better still, a friend. When a tiny alien named Fizzbee cra...

From the author of The Last Chance Hotel comes a brand new fantastical mystery series!When there's a murder in the village and a hag is heard howling at the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she could have a rival - one who practises the worst kind of magic.With the help of amateur sleuth, Mortimer Scratch, and Nightshade, a talking cat with a feline sense of detection, she sets out to solve what's been going on ...Praise for THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL:...

When ex-SAS soldier, Michael Purdy, comes in front of the judge for hacking the bank account belonging to the Minister for Invalidity Benefits and wiping out his personal wealth, he braces himself for a prison sentence.What Michael doesn’t expect, is to be put in charge of a group of offenders and sent to a remote location in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Spain to teach them survival skills as part of their rehabilitation programme.But Michael knows nothing at all about surv...

Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception.Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans.To keep from getting dec...

The Kingdom of Thrynne is a place where fairy tales don’t behave, and magic can be found in unexpected places. But magic brings danger to Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, because it is forbidden. Now, the future of magic itself is under threat from powerful enemies: those who fear it and, worse, those who want to use it for their own ends. What can three ordinary children do to protect it?In Guardians of Magic the award-winning, 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell weaves toget...

Step into a world of magical creatures! In the second title in this adventure series, Apprentice Guardians Digby, Mog and Tai must journey out of Beastopia to dodge dinosaurs and re-home a very special ice phoenix.Magical creatures exist. You just need to know where to look...Digby, Tai and Mog have successfully completed their challenges to become Apprentice Guardians of Beastopia. Now they have to learn how to take care of each magical creature that lives there.Th...

From the co-author of the phenomenally bestselling The Courage to Be Disliked, the 15-million-copy bestseller, comes a story to help kids build confidence and be comfortable with who they are.A self-help book for kids from the co-author of The Courage to Be Disliked, the 15-million-copy bestseller.If you want the kids in your life to build confidence, reduce worries and anxiety and get to know themselves, give them this book.Blending fiction and self-help, The Coura...