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For Lil, life at the Squawking Mackerel inn couldn¿t be more miserable. She''s tasked with the sloppiest, grottiest jobs and picked on at every turn. Her only friend is Augustus Scratchy, a cantankerous crow with a habit of stealing. When the dread villain Rotten Bob Hatchet and his gang of cut-throat highwaymen begin attacking travellers on the road, things get really dire.Joining forces with a new servant boy, Ned, and armed with the contents of the inn¿s lost property cupboard, a pocket full of revolting dumplings and some knicker elastic, Lil comes up with a plot to scare off Rotten Bob. And so the legend of Ghastly Jack Crowheart the Demon Highwayman is born!Dangerous highwaymen, furious crows, ludicrous underwear, and a turnip apocalypse - stand and deliver!

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins!Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Romans at school. So Grandad uses his time machine to send them back to Roman Britain.Scarlett finds herself in a Roman camp and is chosen as a slave by the Emperor Claudius¿s daughter, Antonia. The two become friends and Scarlett sees first hand the glamour and treachery of the Roman court.Thomas joins a rabble of local kids who hate the Romans. Their leader is a small red-headed girl called Boudicca. Even when the kids are overwhelmed and taken as slaves, Bou hatches another plan to attack the Romans.Will the twins find each other and escape, or will they both be stuck as Roman slaves for ever?Also in the series: The Viking Attack

What makes a great story? How are stories made? This clever and unique look at storytelling can help us to understand that great stories need more than exciting and imaginative settings...Meet Bella ¿ she¿s not that rabbit, nor the squirrel, she¿s the hills, and the trees, and everything in the background. But today, she¿s taking control and creating her own story. Today, she¿s Bella the Storyteller, and she wants her story to have dragons and dinosaurs and pirates and unicorns and aliens in space! This is going to be the best story ever...but Rabbit and Squirrel might not agree.

A lyrical countdown to your baby coming into the world and a count-up to the memories you''ll make together.One wonderful world, and now, one you. For nine magic months, two hearts beat together, then with ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes, a new life begins. Through the magical story of the journey into parenthood, a beautiful message to a child is revealed: nothing else counts more than you.This poetic and poignant book about a child coming into the world would make the perfect gift for new parents, or a beautiful first book for a baby.

You see that duck over there? You could watch it all day and it wouldn¿t blink. Nothing works ¿ not shouting, not jokes, or even sad stories. Maybe you have some other ideas? Just don¿t take your eyes off the duck, and don¿t, even for a second, think about blinking!From award-winning author and illustrator Alex Latimer comes this sharply witty picture book that will have every child trying to outwit this devilish duck... if they can stop giggling, that is!

Award-winning Smriti Halls presents this heartwarming tale that teaches us that home is always in your heart.What does home mean to you? Home is where yoüre known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a feeling? Following Bear¿s journey far from home and back again, you will see that home is not one place, it¿s the people who love you. And most importantly, you can hold it with you wherever you go.

Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their Little Brother to survive - until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day. No boy knows what's beyond the forest. No Brother who left has ever come back. Until now . . .'An imaginative world with the glint of originality . . . richly conceived' Sunday Times'The writing [is] sharp and funny, the boys [are] an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness' Guardian

When Maddy learns her grandad Agung is turning 80, she offers to plan the party with her best friend Dev. There's tonnes to do - like sorting the guest list, entertainment and birthday cake, but Maddy's brothers are no help and things quickly get out of hand. Then Maddy has the best idea of all: getting Agung onto his favourite TV show, Strictly Ballroom Prancing. Will the party be a night to remember, or a recipe for disaster?

This is your nose. What happens when we press it? BEEEEP!From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in with each family as they play their own games to name different bits of the body.From Waterstones Prize-winning Sally Nicholls comes this interactive book full of fun and play, illustrated with diverse young families by illustrator Gosia Herba.

Honey is a young bee buzzing with ambition, who can't find her role in her small hive. Just when she thinks she's found a job she likes, a swarm threatens the whole hive! Honey makes her escape, and discovers a rooftop paradise at the top of a tower block - the perfect place to set up a new hive. Fighting off a swarm of angry wasps, and working together with her friends, Honey saves the day and builds a new home for her and her community!The first book in an exciting new series from New York Times bestseller Mo O'Hara, packed with bee facts and stunning illustrations by Aya Kakeda.

A hilarious story jam-packed with royal pants from the author of the award-winning, bestselling, funny family favourite The Queen''s Knickers!The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can''t be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King''s undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope?''A delightful tale'' GuardianThe Queen''s Knickers has been a bestselling family favourite for 30 years, and won The Sheffield Children's Book Award and The Coventry Inspirational Award. Praise for The Queen''s Knickers:''Made my four-year-old son hoot with laughter'' Daily Telegraph''Cheerily irreverent'' Guardian''Pure fun'' The Mail on Sunday''Naughty and charming'' Evening Standard

Discover who has the mightiest bite in this hilarious competition between some of the biggest - and the smallest! - animals on Earth...As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including a shark with its 300 teeth in rows, and a t-rex with 60 huge bone-crunchers! But while each animal is fighting over their claim to the title, there¿s a clever mosquito at work... can the hungry mosquito outwit them all, even the little girl?

The #1 New York Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong'oDreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. But when the unthinkable - a sudden death - occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. Yet Kofi's dreams may be the key to his freedom...

Discover your inner-roar with Ida, and your inner kindness with Hedge Lion!Ida sees Hedge Lion every day on her walk around town. Hedge Lion wants everyone to think he¿s a hedge. Nobody¿s scared of hedges. But Ida is brave, she notices things that other people don¿t, and she¿s not fooled. She knows Hedge Lion is a lion, she just needs to help him find his roar¿ Along the way, Ida learns to be patient and kind, and Hedge Lion learns to be brave and confident.

How do you tell a story that starts in Africa and ends in horror? About strength and pride and refusing to be broken? One that still hurts and still loves?A powerfully moving, poetic exploration of the story of slavery: from Africa to the tall ships, from back-breaking work in a strange land to resilience and eventual emancipation, Kwame Alexander tells the story that''s hard to hear. Told through the lens of a teacher speaking to their young pupils, and in multiple art styles from award-winning artist and sculptor Dare Coulter, the story of slavery becomes one that you can tell with the bravery to lift your voice.A must-read for all children and adults alike, and the perfect companion to Kwame Alexander''s award-winning picture book The Undefeated.