Every morning a very large & very snappy crocodile shouts this selfish message: ‘ Stay away from my river! It’s MY river! If you come in my river, I’ll eat you all!’ The animals in the forest don’t know what to do. They are frightened of the crocodile. Even the fish, tadpoles, frogs, crabs & crayfish stay out of the water. Until one day the creatures are woken by a loud groaning sound which turns out to be the selfish crocodile in a lot of pain, & the smallest of them all, a little mouse, finds a way to solve their snappy dilemma! Celebrate 20 years of the classic The Selfish Crocodile with this anniversary edition! Astoundingly bright, bold illustrations bring to life all the wonderful creatures of the forest in a rainbow of colours. ...

An adaptation of the beautiful traditional Scottish folk tale of the selkie (a seal who can become human). Shonagh’s seal skin is found by a lonely little boy. Will Fergus & the selkie girl become friends? ...

When Kezzy makes friends with new-girl Nell, they form their own club: a secret society for acts of kindness. It’s their mission to cheer people up with treats & surprises. But then Kezzy’s mum reveals a secret of her own: she used to be married to Nell’s dad. & technically, she still is! Is this the end of the Karma Club friendship? ...

Sally is now twenty-two, & running her own financial consultancy – a thoroughly modern woman in a world of pompous men – but she’s about to be thrown headlong into a vicious web of murder, mystery & pure evil. ...

So thrilling it’ll grab you in a stranglehold: the epic conclusion to the trilogy. A series with all the swordplay & savagery of Merlin, & it’s being adapted for film by the Game of Thrones editor. How can a king save his kingdom when he can’t even save himself? War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door & window in the l&. No one is immune from the horror. Imogen has been kidnapped by a rival king. Jaron’s rescue mission is failing. & now a terrible, unforeseen danger descends upon the l&. As Jaron sets off on a last-ditch quest to save everything he loves, he risks losing just what matters to him most. & in the end, who will sit on Carthya’s throne? ...

In an alternate 15th century, where dragons roam, sailing ships transform into submarines, & blacksmiths build steampunk robots, ten-year-old orphan Benjamin Blank battles monsters, rescues maidens & discovers new lands, but never quite manages to get his homework handed in on time. & Ben & his friends are facing a monstrous menace. ...

A tale loved by many from one of Britain’s best-known authors, this wonderful new edition of The Sheep-Pig comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo. The Sheep-Pig is one of Dick King-Smith’s most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. ‘ Why can’t I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?’ When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can’t be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. ‘ An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book’ – Guardian ‘ Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children’ – Observer Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, & afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children’s books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award & filmed as Babe), Harry’s Mad, Noah’s Brother, The Queen’s Nose, Martin’s Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child & Harriet’s Hare (winner of the Children’s Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children’s literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight. ...

The hilarious, inspirational tale of a chubby little piglet who dreams of herding sheep. Can Babe prove himself against the odds & become a true sheep-pig? 6 copies of this classic children’s book to accompany Read & Respond: The Sheep-Pig. readandrespond-0816 bookpacks-0816 reading-spine-year-3 reading 3for 2 pie 3for 2 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie piecorbettreadingspine pm 19-offer ...

The hilarious, inspirational tale of a chubby little piglet who dreams of herding sheep. Can Babe prove himself against the odds & become a true sheep-pig? 6 copies of this classic children’s book to accompany Read & Respond: The Sheep-Pig. readandrespond-0816 bookpacks-0816 reading-spine-year-3 reading 3for 2 pie 3for 2 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie piecorbettreadingspine pm 19-offer ...

This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled stories are engaging, & are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. ...