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A Day at the Farm by |
Hattie, Nisha and their mummies visit a farm where they feed the lambs and enjoy a tractor ride. Nisha has leg braces and uses walking aids, her disability is not mentioned in the text. |
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A Day at the Seaside by |
Hattie, Lucy and their daddies take a bus trip to 'Seashell Bay'. They have a ride on the donkeys, build sandcastles and enjoy some chips for lunch. Lucy is blind and uses a cane, her disability is not mentioned in the text. |
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A Day at the Zoo by |
Hattie, George and their mummies meet lots of different animals at the zoo. They see a parrot show and enjoy a picnic. George is a wheelcair user, his disability is not mentioned in the text. |
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A Day at the Park by |
Hattie, Toby and their mummies visit a country park. After an exciting train ride they feed the ducks, meet a squirrel and other animals. Toby is deaf and has a cochlear implant, his disability is not mentioned in the text. |
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Brodie McHaggis by Helen Campbell |
The haggis believes that people are simply myth. After centuries of peaceful living in a world apart from the Scottish Highlands, a young haggis is about to change that when he goes in search of the truth. Brodie's hunger for the truth sends him into a turmoil of magical adventure as he returns to the Highlands and befriends a young girl, Erin. But he is unaware that the haggis's oldest and darkest enemy is waiting for him. All this just the day before the Burns Supper - where haggis is on the menu. Can he escape the Highlands without being discovered … and without revealing the Secret of Loch Ness? |
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Brodie McHaggis by Helen Campbell |
Brodie's second adventure, "The Curse of the Scotch Mist" follows him through another perilous journey as he continues his fight to free the haggis from extinction. Fun-tastic adventures for all the family. Funny, full of mystery and truly magical. Brodie meets a host of new and exciting characters, with some of Scotland’s great myths and legends brought to life. His story is set in the other world that exists around us. A world that, generally, only children and animals can see because adults are too busy to notice. |
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Rosie Mouse by |
Rosie gets shrunk down to mouse size by a wicked tree witch. She goes to live with a family of mice in a meadow and has lots of adventures. |
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Rosie Mouse and the Wizard's Cave by |
Rosie, a little girl shrunk down to mouse size by a wicked Tree Witch, is living happily and having fun playing games with country mice in a meadow by a wood. Her best friend is Hazel Mouse. The Witch and her boss, the Wood Wizard, are angry. They wanted Rosie Mouse to suffer, not have a good time. But under the laws of the wood they can’t cast any more spells on her for a whole year. So instead they magick Hazel away and imprison her in a cave. Rosie and Raymond Mouse, Hazel’s cousin, set out to rescue Hazel. |
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Rosie, Kathie and the Pot of Gold by |
The pair start High School together and take over the school hockey team. But out of school, the girls find a small bottle in the ruins of an ancient abbey. Inside is a treasure map. |
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Rosie, Kathie and the Disappearing Body by |
Out tobagganing on Christmas Eve, halfway down a hill Kathie's sledge runs into the dead body of a youth - he's been stabbed. But when they return with the police, both snow and the corpse have melted away. |
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Rosie, Kathie and the Haunted Wood by |
Rosie discovers a secret tunnel into a local castle on a map in an antique book. The girls believe it could contain a hoard of coins from Cromwell's time. The only problem is, on investigation they find it begins in a wood reputed to be haunted. |
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The Legends and the Inca Crystals by |
Katelin is just another thirteen-year-old Peruvian girl with her fair share of problems, however these are no ordinary troubles of a teenager! She has powerful ancient crystals in her possession, which an evil wizard is trying to obtain to destroy our world! |
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The Legends Saving the Rainforest Orchid by |
The LEGENDS Katelin and Calum both embark on another fantastic adventure when dolphins call them deep into the Amazon rainforest to help them retrieve a crystal skull. Racing to the rescue they encounter a sinister plot to destroy orchids and are swept into a dangerous world of spiritual beings and a mysterious tribe of female warriors who are protecting Biblical artefacts. |
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Nanny's Babysitting Adventures by |
Four stories, with drawings, activities and jokes for 6 - 9 year olds about a Nanny who think's she as some magical skills over her grandchildren but is usually outwitted by them. |
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Sid the Sock Eating Monster by |
At last ! The answer to what happens to socks in the washing machine! They disappear due to "Sid the Sock Eating Monster" who eats different socks on different days of the week! |
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The Spider Gem by |
Accidentally invoking the magic of a portals, three teenagers, Ashley from the USA and two Welsh boys, Rhys and Michael, are pulled into a fantastic world of mythical beasts and creatures. To find their way back home the trio need the co-operation from the citizens of this strange world, Portalia, and so they join forces with centaurs, elves, dwarves and humans to combat a foe that has reawakened an ancient evil. Reading Age 11+ (suitable for year6) |
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The Shimmering Gate by |
In an effort to rid Portalia of the evil warlock Weldrock, the OverLord Toran sends his Warlord Gorlan on a mission to seek out the island of the Graav. Joined in the quest by the Earth-born teenagers and the twin Pinn riders, Stern and Carl, the expedition seeks out the assistance of a race of sea elves. The Pinns and centaurs of Eumor, assisted by Gatherer, a curious giant of a creature pulled to Portalia by the power of the portals, must once again thwart the efforts of the warlock. Reading Age 11+ (suitable for year6) |
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Shan and the Tree by |
Shan is a cuddly, chocolate-brown Labrador puppy. His best friend is Kit. This adventure starts with a sunny morning, a garden swing and a tree house. When the two furry friends go for a walk, what they stumble on surprises everyone. Together with a band of unlikely detectives, they uncover a lost treasure and bring two criminals to justice. |
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Shan and the Snow by |
Shan is a cuddly, chocolate brown labrador puppy. His best friend is Kit. The first time he sees snow, Shan starts to worry. When a robbery takes place at a nearby stately home, a very unusual snowman has a part to play. And Shan can’t help wondering if he’s being watched by aliens from another planet. |
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Kinmers Lea by |
An exciting adventure story set in the year 1086. The two main characters are a boy aged 12 and his 90-year-old Gran. |
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Herman of Herm Island by |
Herman feels he is the luckiest boy in the world. He has a beautiful island home to explore, friends to play with and now a special new treasure for his collection. What more could a boy want? The story is set thousands of years ago on the small and beautiful Channel Island of Herm, where there is evidence of Neolithic man. |
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Doodle Mayhem by |
Eric would rather doodle than write a story, but when the words start top disappear off the page in front of him and his doodle starts talking to him he thinks he must be dreaming. Eric's doodle has come to life and he's getting bored; he jumps into Miranda's story, where he gets attacked by a rubber, then he's blown off his feet when Natasha sneezes. Miss Roper is getting angrier by the second. How will Eric ever finish his story when his doodle just wants to have fun and create havoc? |
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Lost in the Christmas Post by |
Eric's doodles are on the rampage again. Iver No-Idea and his dog HB are no ordinary doodles, they're alive; and stories and pictures come alive around them. When Iver No-Idea jumps onto a Christmas card and sinks up to his knees in the snow it's just the beginning of Eric's troubles. |
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The Hatters Go West! by |
Maddie's mum is missing – in fact she vanished a year ago, gathering mushrooms in the nearby woods. But when Maddie's little sister disappears as well, in search of Mum, there's no time to waste: Lupin must be found before she gets into trouble. But to make the situation even worse, the sisters have a dad who – though quite loveable – is completely round the bend! |