Thursday, 9 June 2011

Francesca Simon: Horrid Henry's Thank you letters

Horrid Henry hates writing thank you letters. Why should he waste his precious time thanking people for terrible presents? In fact, why should anyone? Then he has a wonderful, spectacular idea ... one that's guaranteed to make him rich, rich rich!

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Francesca Simon: Horrid Henry's Birthday Party

Horrid Henry creates havoc at his birthday party.

Friday, 13 May 2011

Ian Whybrow: Harry and the Dinosaurs - Roar to the Rescue!

Harry thinks he’s too old for his bucketful of dinosaurs but they have other ideas. When a mysterious set of plastic dinosaur cards appear on his key-ring, Harry soon finds that he can call on an army of Back-Up Dinosaurs. And when Harry hears that Mr Oakley has been robbed by a nasty crook, he hopes that he and his friends – Jack, Charlie and Siri – can solve the crime...

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Julia Donaldson: The smartest giant in town

George wished he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he’s the smartest giant in town . . . until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes!

Sunday, 8 May 2011

Julia Donaldson: Room on the broom

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. One after the next climbs on, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

Friday, 8 April 2011

Emily Gravett: Meerkat Mail

Sunny the meerkat lives with his enormous family in the Kalahari desert. They are all very close . . . so close, in fact, that one day Sunny decides he's had enough and packs his bags. He's off to visit his mongoose cousins. But from the watery world of the Marsh Mongoose to the nocturnal lifestyle of the Malagasy Mongoose, Sunny just doesn't fit in, until eventually he finds his way home again.

Christopher Wormell: George, the Dragon and the Princess

Far, far away over the high, high mountains in an old castle wall, in a tiny, tiny hole there lives a little mouse called George. He’s very small and rather timid and he can be a bit clumsy too. In fact, poor George is so hopeless that he can't even make lunch without burning his cheese on toast! But when a huge and terrifying dragon attacks the castle, George springs into action! Because as fans of George and the Dragon know only too well, George has a very special talent ...

S Churchill & C Fuge: What can a baby do?

Ollie the baby could do so many wonderful things - he could climb a mountain, bake a cake, grow a flower or charm a snake - if only he wasn't still a little baby!

Nick Butterworth: My grandma is wonderful

The grandma in this book is truly wonderful. She always buys the biggest ice-creams, she knows all about nature, she's brilliant at untying knots, she makes the most fantastic clothes, and she's always on your side when things go wrong... The book ends: "It's great to have a grandma like mine. She's wonderful!"

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Lauren Child: Charlie & Lola - But where completely are we?

Lola really wants to live in a tent. 'I would quite like to be an explorer, Charlie,' says Lola. So Charlie and Lola set off on an adventure, but instead of packing explorer essentials like binoculars or string, Lola has brought lots and lots of glitter and pink milk! They head off into the wild, ready to face tigers and bears and go foraging for food. But, when it starts to rain, Lola's not so keen on being stuck outside – so they do indoor-outdoor camping at home and go on an imaginative adventure instead!

A Cottringer & AT Smith: Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero

By day, Eliot is a quiet boy who likes to read and play with his toys. But when the clock strikes midnight, Eliot is transformed into a hero! When he's not showing off his super swimming skills or wowing the crowds with his expert-lion taming, you can find him assisting the Queen. But one day Eliot receives an urgent messae from the world's Most Important Scientists: a giant meteor is hurtling towards Earth. Will Eliot be able to rise to the challenge and save the world from destruction in the nick of time?

John Burningham: Avocado Baby

The Hargraves want their new baby to grow up big and strong, but it will hardly eat a thing. One day Mrs Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the strangest things start to happen...

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Wet World

A new theme park has just opened near to where Nick and Matt live and they can't wait to try out the giant water slide - spills and all!

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Paul Bright: I'm not going out there!

I'm underneath the bed, Hardly poking out my head. It's a squeeze and hurts my knees, But I don't care. Can you guess, do you know, Why I whisper soft and low? Something out there is very scary. And it's coming this way.

Paul Bright: Under the bed

A fabulous book about the monsters who live under the bed. These monsters are a great variety of greedy, sleepy and just plain cowardly. By the end of the book they have all run away scared by the frightening creature IN the bed.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Julia Donaldson: The Troll

The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat – but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship's cook . . . but it seems they’ve sailed to the wrong island. Again.

Nick Park: Wallace and Gromit in A Grand Day Out

When hare-brained inventor Wallace discovers there's no cheese in the house, he sets about building a rocket to take him and his trusty dog, Gromit, to the Moon - knowing the Moon is made of cheese.

G Andreae & R Ayto: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!

This time, Flinn is hot on the trail of some stolen treasure and he knows exactly who's to blame. With the help of his friends and Captain Gurgleguts, fearless Flinn tracks the rotten crew to the Lost Island. So far, so good, but Flinn and his pals hadn't reckoned on the dinosaur's secret weapon – the Giganotosaurus, T-Rex's cousin and the biggest dino the world has ever known!

Saturday, 26 March 2011

G Andreae & R Ayto: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn the captain and they sail away on an old pirate ship...they finally find the Acorn but, to their horror, realise it's been stolen by PIRATE DINOSAURS!

Monday, 7 February 2011

A Langen & C Droop: Felix, bei den Kindern dieser Welt

Sophie fährt mit ihrer Familie im Sommer nach Schweden, wo Sophies geliebter Hase Felix über Bord fällt. Aber Sophie muss nicht lange traurig sein: Schon bald erreicht sie Felix’ erster Brief. Diesmal führt der Weg zu den Samen mit ihren Rentieren, nach Algerien, Südafrika, Neuseeland, Israel und in die USA.

Roald Dahl: The magic finger

The story of a little girl with magical powers. When someone makes her angry she zaps a punishment on them with her magic flashing finger!

Sunday, 6 February 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Golf legends

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Saturday, 29 January 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Paper round

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Friday, 28 January 2011

Hilary McKay: Charlie & the rocket boy

There's a new boy in Charlie's class. Zachary says his dad is away on a rocket, flying to a star, but Charlie knows better. Zachary is a liar, liar, pants on fire! ...Or is he?

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Mega rich

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Olympic Champions

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Monday, 24 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: The magic tree house 1 - Valley of Dinosaurs

Jack and Annie get more than they had bargined for when Jack opens a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them for real. They end up in prehistoric times with Pteranodons, Triceratops and a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex! How will they get home again? The race is on . . . !

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Hilary McKay: Charlie and the big birthday bash

Charlie can't believe his big brother Max hates parties and doesn't want to celebrate his birthday| So Charlie sets out to give him a surprise birthday bash that he'll never forget.

Monday, 10 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: Das magische Baumhaus 4 - Der Schatz der Piraten

Palmen, glitzernder Sandstrand und leuchtend blaues Wasser! Philipp und Anne können ihren Augen kaum trauen. Sind sie mit dem magischen Baumhaus etwa ins Paradies gereist? Plötzlich entdecken sie am Horizont ein gigantisches Schiff. Es hat die schwarze Flagge mit dem Totenschädel gehisst! Philipp und Anne ahnen, wer an Bord ist: Piraten auf Schatzsuche...

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Brian Cox: Wonders of the Solar System

In "Wonders of the Solar System" Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit. The Wonders of the Solar System – from the giant ice fountains of Enceladus to the liquid methane seas of Titan and from storms twice the size of the Earth to the tortured moon of Io with its giant super-volcanoes – is the Solar System as you have never seen it before.

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: Das magische Baumhaus 3 - Das Geheimnis der Mumie

Philipp und Anne reiben sich den Sand aus den Augen. Wo sind sie diesmal mit dem magischen Baumhaus gelandet? Da entdecken sie eine Pyramide, auf die eine große Menschenmenge zuströmt. Sie müssen im alten Ägypten sein! Die Geschwister folgen den Leuten in das beeindruckende Bauwerk. Bald schon sind sie dem Geheimnis der Mumie auf der Spur...