From the creators of the Blue Peter award-winning Funniest Book with Pictures Raven Mysteries" team this is the first in a humorous & magical adventure series " Raven Boy & Elf Girl" perfect for readers of 8+ about Raven Boy & Elf Girl's magical humorous & creepy adventures as they battle to save the world. Eep...the adventure begins! Raven Boy has short black spiky hair amazing night vision & can talk to animals. Elf Girl is light of foot sharp of mind &...elfish all over. She hadn't expected to meet Raven Boy; it's not that often someone falls out of the trees & squashes your home flat like Raven Boy did. Before they know it they are plunged into some very strange creepy altogether spooky & hilarious adventures as they save their world from trolls ogres witches & things that slither & slide in the fiendish forest." ...

When Maddys best friend moves away Maddy feels like shell never be able to replace her. To cheer her up her parents get her a kitten
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This is history with twice the nasty bits.. .in a brilliant new edition! The Frightful First World War" tells readers all the horrors a hardship of the war that was meant to last four months.. .but ground on for four grim years. " The Woeful Second World War" reveals the dire details about the worst war ever
- from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches. This title is packed with curious quizzes rotten recipes gruesome games & terrible tests... History has never been so horrible."
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Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Frightful First World War including what the ' Fat King' did with food scraps ad dead horses how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack & why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold accessible new look & a heap of extra-horrible bits these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. ...

Delve into television's most otherworldly phenomenon with this in-world collection that explores the intricate destinies of Walter Bishop Peter Bishop & Olivia Dunham. Packed with concept art exclusive photos & intriguing ephemera September's Notebook will satisfy every serious fan's hunger for details about the Observers character facts Fringe science & much more. ...

Children will be fascinated by the steps in the life cycle of the frog from the male & female frogs meeting & mating to seeing a tadpole's gills disappear & replaced by lungs. This is a perfect introduction for young children to the circle of life with close-up photography & humorous text. ...

One of the launch titles in the amazing new Essential Picture Book Classics list from Harper Collins this book contains five engaging warm & very funny stories about Frog & Toad. A collectable classic picture book that every child should read & own. Julia Donaldson says I hugely admire & envy Arnold Lobel; he is my hero". Once upon a time there were two good friends a frog & a toad... From writing letters to going swimming telling stories to finding lost buttons Frog & Toad are always there for each other
- just as best friends should be. The Frog & Toad stories from Arnold Lobel have been loved by generations. Essential Picture Book Classics
- timeless stories for every child to treasure."

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This is a hilarious picture book based on the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm & retold for younger children. When a frog rescues Princess Poppy's treasured golden ball she is revolted that to return the favour she has to let him live in the palace with her. But could there be more to this frog than meets the eye? It features illustrations taken from the popular Young Reading" series." ...

After the Princess kissed the frog he turned into a handsome prince & they lived happily ever after... or did they?" The Princess can't stand the Prince's froggy habits
- the way he hops around on the furniture or sneaks off to the lily pond. The Prince is unhappy too & decides that it would be best if he were changed back to a frog. But finding a witch who will do the job is harder than he expects. They all seem to have other spells in mind..."
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Life didnt hold much promise for ordinary little Angie. With few jobs around bland food & cold weather the best that Angie could hope for was a job at the local Findus factory. Her family didnt have it easy. Her baby brother was a cot death & the tragedy caused her mother to turn to the Jehovahs Witness faith. Their poverty now combined with an austere belief system meant no Christmas no birthdays & little joy. But aged 16 Angie decided that she was destined for bigger things. After seeing a TV advertisement she entered a beauty pageant. & won. She went on to take 25 titles including Miss Leeds & her home town title Miss Cleethorpes giving her the opportunity to model while travelling the world. Just as Angie felt that life couldnt get any better she got engaged to a man who trapped her in a terrifying cycle of domestic violence. When she eventually escaped him she had lost all of her money & self-esteem. She was on the bottom rung of the ladder yet again. But Angie picked herself up turned her talents to event management & grafted her way to becoming Director of Miss Engl&. Evoking the magical lost world of the 1970s beauty pageant Angies story is a real life fairytale with heart & humour. ...