Leopard loves to bang his drum, but when he refuses to share it with the Sky God, he finds himself in a lot of trouble!

A family goes out to dinner at a diner and gets a monstrous meal. Blue chicken? It was fine a month ago. Cheese full of bugs? The chef roars out the kitchen door when the shrieking begins and thank goodness, there’s a human diner just next door. Whew! I thought we were going to have to eat those hairy pears! Rhyming and revolting and great for early readers who want some disgusting pictures and a whole pot full of laughs.

Father Mouse wants his daughter to marry the best husband in the world – the Sun! But Miss Mouse has her own ideas in this charming folktale from Japan.

Inconvenient monster alarms, a sparkly array of princess guests, and spot-on slapstick pacing make for a party readers will celebrate.

Saira is a little girl with Big Emotions. She doesn’t know what to make of them or how to make her family see she isn’t just angry all the time. One day, when Saira is feeling particularly blue, help comes to her in the form of a very strange and magical friend…

The Red Pyramid: the first book in Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles.

Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world…

‘I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .’

CARTER AND SADIE KANE’S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .

The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent’s Shadow is the final thrilling instalment in award-winning author and Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles trilogy. Is their inherited magic enough to battle against the most powerful mythical forces that Egypt’s gods have to throw at them?

This thrilling fantasy adventure will not only entertain young readers but inspire them to see the beautiful, exciting, and precious world around them with new eyes.

A gentle adaptation of the classic tale by Beatrix Potter. Jemima Puddle-Duck wants to lay and hatch her own eggs, so she sets off to find a safe spot in the woods to make a nest. But she meets an unusual gentleman who has other plans for Jemima!

Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is know as “the shrew”, and no man is brave enough to propose. Can Petruchio tame her with his outrageous behaviour?

A wonderful retelling of this classic Shakespearean comedy.

Nat and Ned are poor and often hungry until Ned rescues a wish-granting fairy. But are all their troubles over for good? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone.

The Ultimate Guide Shark is a fantastic book for children aged 8+, detailing hundreds of mind-blowing facts. Your child can take a close-up look inside 5 body systems using the acetate pages Packed with facts and information, artwork, photos and two large posters.

Children will learn to count from 1 to 10 in this playful book filled with bright, bold illustrations and sturdy board pages. Finger-holes that decrease in size with each turn of the page add to the fun!

With colorful felt tabs on every page, this is the perfect book to introduce colors and feelings to young children.