When Wilma is denied the opportunity to become a Wicked Queen even though she has earned her Grade Three Magic certificate, she decides to get her revenge by devising a cunning plan that involves a girl named Snow Drop.
When clever, unflappable Elsie offers to house-sit the mysterious home of local witch Magenta Sharp, she has no idea what she's getting herself into. Left with a talking raven and a scruffy dog for company, and a book of instruction called Everything You Need to Know , what could possibly go wrong? With an assortment of weird and wonderful neighbours banging at the door and a box of volatile magical ingredients that must be used immediately, Elsie is forced to get experimental with magic!
In una misera casupola nella brughiera vive un ragazzino di nome Solomon Snow. Ogni giorno si spezza la schiena per Ma' e per Pa' nella lavanderia e ogni sera trangugia una scodella di zuppa senza nemmeno un cucchiaio. Immaginatevi la sua sorpresa quando viene a sapere di essere stato abbandonato da piccolo con un cucchiaino d'argento in bocca! Solly (colmo di sdegno!) partirà alla ricerca dei suoi genitori e dell'eredità che gli spetta. Insieme a due imprevedibili compagne di viaggio, dovrà vedersela con scellerati strozzini, meschini gestori di orfanotrofi, farabutti, vagabondi e rapitori. Ma alla fine il nostro intrepido eroe scoprirà che...
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. There are lots of things Algy doesn't like - top of the list is his own name. Algernon is just weird. Pugh sounds a bit like - well, never mind. Other things on his list Girls, the Dark, and Having Adventures. So imagine Algy's surprise when he finds a jungle at the bottom of the garden of his new house! And imagine his irritation when his annoying next door neighbour, Cherry - yes, a GIRL - wants to come and explore it with him. She'll only giggle and whisper if he doesn't go with her. But will they ever make it home again?
Even the most delightful ducks can have a bad day . . . What's the matter with Dick the Duck? He's usually so kind and friendly!But today Dick got out on The Wrong Side of Bed. He feelshumpy and grumpy, cranky and cross. How can his friends cheer himup?A magnificently funny rhyming story about the power of kindness andfriendship.
A boy takes refuge in a sinister, crumbling castle and gets the shock of a lifetime. An empty suit of armour goes out for a nice walk and gives people a nasty turn. Spooks from the ghost train have a wonderful ride on the dodgem cars when the fairground's closed. next door. right for beginning readers to tackle on their own. plots and the comic characters, and are now brought together in one book with delicious new drawings.
A stunning new bind-up of the books 3 and 4 in Kaye Umansky's much loved PONGWIFFY series!
Friendship wins the day in this fabulously funny quarrel!Two frogs sit on a rock - and both of them think it's theirs. Theyfight and squabble furiously over it. But when a hungry heron swoopsdown, the frogs realise it's time to find another rock . . . together! A brilliantly witty rhyming story with hilarious illustrations.
Queen of comedy Kaye Umansky returns with another hilarious twist on fairy tale tradition! An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince in 'The Princess and the Pea' as you've never read it before ... Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
